Emperor Hirohito Ends 21 Hour Midwest Visit in Chicago
In Chicago the Emperor Hirohito concluded a 21 hour Midwest tour with a reception at Drake Hotel and a luncheon with Mayor Daley. Security stayed tight as crowds cheered Banzai and flags waved for the Japanese ruler and Empress Nagako. He toured local farms in Plainfield and praised Chicago's gardens and food production.
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Chicago
UPI
Japan
Hirohito
American Midwest
Los Angeles
Japan Air Lines
O'Hare
Drake Hotel
Col
Jack Reilly
Richard J. Daley
Nagako
Richard Daley
Daley
Midwest
Donald Baltz
John
Plainfield
Nixon case witness says DeMarco lied to prosecutors
Former IRS agent Anthony Passaretti testified that Frank DeMarco Jr. lied when questioned about preparing a deed for Nixon papers in 1969 and about statements of lying. DeMarco admitted to lying, claiming he did so willfully after rights were explained, as he faces charges over the deed and obstruction of a congressional inquiry.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Internal Revenue Service
Richard Nixon
Frank DeMarco Jr
Watergate Special Prosecution Force
Anthony J. Passaretti
DeMarco
Nixon
White House
Edward L. Morgan
Special Prosecutor
Guard testifies on Jackson death at San Quentin incident
San Rafael UPI report details guard Eugene Ziemer recounting finding George Jackson shot dead in the prison alley on August 21 1971 during the San Quentin Six escape. Ziemer described misreading the fallen man as feigning and recounts securing a 9 mm pistol and clip after the scene in the courtyard. The testimony comes as five inmates and a sixth out on bail face trial for the slayings. An Air Force F111 crash near Nellis AFB Nevada claims two crewmen on a routine training mission.
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UPI
George Jackson
San Quentin
Jackson
Eugene F. Ziemer
Ziemer
John Larry Spain
Nellis Afb
Nev
Here
Indian Springs
Lebanon Braces for Fifth Civil Conflict Amid Citywide Fighting
In Beirut and Tripoli Christian and Moslem militias clashed with rockets mortars and machineguns. At least 35 people were killed and more than 100 wounded as violence erupted in the capital and in northern Tripoli.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Tripoli
Firemen Return From Strike Face Mess and Arson Probe
Kansas City firemen back after a four day walkout complain about the mess left by volunteer crews and offer to aid police in probing arson in some fires. Volunteers fought over 145 blazes as union and city negotiate with a federal mediator. Missouri AG files suit seeking damages over state costs during the strike.
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Kansas City
UPI
John A. Ortega
Barney
D. Walden
Missouri
John C. Danforth
Army helicopter crash kills four soldiers at Fort Carson
An Army HU-1 H helicopter on a routine training mission crashed into a ravine near Timber Mountain at Fort Carson Colorado, killing four soldiers and injuring six others. CW2 Steven D. Hodge of Northridge California is identified among the dead. Fire was not involved in the crash. Four wounded were transported to Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs with two described as very unstable after neurosurgery.
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FT. Carson, Colo
UPI
CW2
Steven D. Hodge
Northridge
Calif
Arne Anderson
Ft. Carson
Penrose Hospital
Colorado Springs
Senate panel approves technicians for Sinai
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved placing 200 American technicians in the Sinai to monitor the Israel Egypt disengagement accord. The 10 to 2 vote clears a path to final action by week’s end with a resolution stating observers do not bind Congress to other exec branch commitments.
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UPI
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sinai
Senate
Mike Mansfield
House International Relations Committee
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Executive Branch
Israel
Egypt
NSA hearings deferred after Ford intervention
President Ford urged Sen. Frank Church to delay the National Security Agency probe as Attorney General Levi sought consultation with the White House. The Senate Intelligence Committee postponed public hearings until after Congress returns from Columbus Day recess, with no new developments expected.
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UPI
Ford
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National Security Agency
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Church
Edward Levi
NSA
Levi
White House
Congress
James R Schlesinger
CIA
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