Meany warns Democrats on platform economy dangers
AFL-CIO President George Meany told the Democratic platform committee that high unemployment and weak consumer spending threaten a deeper recession. He urged renewal of social programs and laid out a six point plan for full employment including tax and policy measures.
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Democratic Platform Committee
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Platform Committee
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Department of Labor
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Military may spy again on civilians in future crises
A 50 page Senate Intelligence Committee staff report warns the U S could resume domestic surveillance if a new crisis emerges similar to the Vietnam era. It notes self imposed limits could be rolled back and cites past tactics such as agents posing as reporters to cover demonstrations.
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New York
Southern Christian Leadership
Richard M. Nixon
Four Philadelphia Firemen Die In Restaurant Fire Collapse
Four firefighters were killed when a floor collapsed during a restaurant blaze at Barson's Overbrook in Philadelphia's Northeast. Roof collapse followed as heavy equipment strained the structure. Victims were David Stewart 53 Bernard McSloy 32 Richard Iannacone 29 and Aloysious Welch 34.
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UPI
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Gulf Oil Corp
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Overbrook
David Stewart
Bernard McSloy
Richard Iannacone
Aloysious Welch
Man killed in Vallejo substation bombing identified
Vallejo California police said a pre dawn bombing at a utility substation killed 26 year old Larry D Wolfe and injured a 17 year old boy whose condition was not released. Authorities seek the explosive's identity.
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UPI
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Vallejo
Poll reveals San Francisco traffic noise study
A UPI report summarizes a federal funded survey by UC Berkeley Professor Donald Appleyard showing 38 percent of 440 residents awake at night due to traffic. Nearly half keep windows shut, a third live at rear, and half see outdoor play safety as a problem. Indoor conversations and TV watching are disrupted.
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UPI
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University of California
U.S. Department of Transportation
National Institute of Mental Health
Emergency meeting called on N. Ireland violence
In Belfast security forces convened an emergency session as Northern Ireland reels from a weekend of sectarian violence that left nine dead and 56 wounded. The toll includes four police and five Catholics amid IRA threats and a deadly chain of ambushes and bombings across communities.
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Kenneth Newman
Giscard dEstaing arrives in U S by Concorde
French President Valery Giscard d Estaing lands at Andrews Air Force Base aboard the Concorde, drawing protests about landing clearance. He meets President Ford for a formal welcome and heads to the White House for private talks amid looming Michigan primary coverage.
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UPI
Valery Giscard d'Estaing
United States
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Ford
White House
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California
Ronald Reagan
Kissinger backs part of Nixon last days account
Secretary Henry Kissinger said the sequence of events described in The Final Days is accurate though many other aspects he calls inaccurate. He declined to comment on specifics, noting the last week of Nixon’s presidency was a deeply tragic personal experience.
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Richard Nixon
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Washington Post
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Brown seeks first Maryland primary win in 1976
Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. campaigns in Maryland hoping for his first presidential primary victory as Carter warns against a loss. Carter defends delegates and unity while Wallace and Udall also contest the Maryland ballot ahead of forty delegates on Tuesday. Reagan predicts a tough showing but signals campaign presence in Maryland.
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