U S Negotiations for Release of Kidnapped Trio
UPI reports the United States seeks to free two American students and a Dutch woman held by Marxist guerrillas in Tanzania and Zaire. Amb W Beverly Carter says no ransom but will explore other options. captors demand 500000 dollars, weapons, and prisoner releases. Victims are Carrie Jane Hunter Kenneth Smith Barbara Smuts and Emilie Bergman. Smuts was released. others remain captive.
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UPI
United States
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U.S
W. Beverly Carter
Carter
Lake Tanganyika
Zaire
Carrie Jane Hunter
Atherton
Cal
Kenneth Smith
Garden Grove
Barbara Smuts
Ann Arbor
Mich
Emilie Bergman
Leading business index posts largest monthly gain in April
The government index of leading business indicators rose 4.2 percent in April, the biggest one month gain on record. Eleven of twelve indicators advanced, with money supply the sole component falling. the prior month saw a 1 percent rise and a rare two month gain streak.
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Leading Business
Washington
UPI
Commerce Department
James L. Pate
Daley's son married in small church ceremony
John Patrick Daley son of Mayor Richard Daley wed Mary Lou Briatta in a private Nativity of Our Lord Church ceremony attended by family and fewer than 200 guests. The couple left in a black limousine for a reception at the Conrad Hilton Hotel.
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Chicago
UPI
John Patrick Daley
Richard Daley
Mary Lou Briatta
Miss Briatta
Daley
Nativity of Our Lord Church
Conrad Hilton
Nixon
Johnson
Kennedy
Husak elected president of Czechoslovakia
The Czechoslovak National Assembly unanimously elected Communist Party General Secretary Gustav Husak president. He replaces the ailing Ludvik Svoboda and will remain party leader, signaling a new push against dissent and a return to tighter control after the Dubcek liberalization efforts.
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UPI
Communist Party
Gustav Husak
National Assembly
Solvakian
Ludvik Svoboda
Husak
Alexander Dubcek
Dubcek
Czechoslovakia
Svoboda
Betty Ford Enjoys Brussels Window Shopping On European Visit
First lady Betty Ford browsed Brussels medieval streets with aides and dignitaries, admiring chocolate displays and fine dining at Villa Lorraine. She joked about her husband’s waistline and drew crowds in the Grand Place area while accompanying Mrs. Leonard Firestone and other U S officials.
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Brussels
UPI
Betty Ford
Ford
Jerry
Europe
Grand Place
Leonard K. Firestone
U.S
Belgium
Lorraine
France
Michelin
Governor Inspects Capitol Refuses Rebuild Plan
In Sacramento the governor inspected the hazardous golden-domed Capitol and refused to commit to rebuilding it. Senate committees advanced several actions including refugee welcomes, appointments to state agencies, and a patient compensation board proposal. The Assembly showed no major action.
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Sacramento
United Press International
State Capitol
Senate
United States
Roberts
Los Angeles
Herbert Rhodes
Robert B. Batinovich
Public Utilities Commission
Carpenter
Newport Beach
Assembly
Southern California doctors weigh stance on strike ends
In Los Angeles and Orange County leaders discuss whether to honor a Sacramento settlement ending the medical strike. Local groups dispute the scope and say many physicians in the south have separate insurance contracts and fail to share the northern agreement, as the walkout affects hospitals across the region.
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Los Angeles
UPI
California
Donald Dose
San Diego
State Society of Anesthesiologists
Orange County Medical Association
Russell Jackson
Presi
San Francisco
Centinela Valley Hospital
Southern California
NATO Leaders Meet in Brussels Summit Debates Alliance Strains
In Brussels NATO leaders convened a two day summit to discuss recession Mediterranean upheavals and Indochina push. President Ford makes a European diplomatic debut as Premiers and foreign ministers hold private talks on alliance strength and Western Europe ties.
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UPI
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Indochina
NATO
Ford
Joseph Luns
Atlantic Alliance
Western
Europe
America
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