FBI seeks tower topplers in Oregon bombings
The FBI says it is pulling all stops to solve bombings of nine high voltage transmission towers in remote Oregon areas. Three towers were damaged Thursday after three were destroyed Wednesday. dynamite is suspected. BPA said two more towers near The Dalles were damaged, with replacement costs around 50 000 dollars per tower. No outages occurred due to rapid rerouting of power.
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Rockefeller Wife in Excellent Condition After Breast Cancer Surgery
New York UPI reports Happy Rockefeller wife of Vice President designee Nelson Rockefeller is in excellent condition after surgery to remove cancerous left breast. She passed a comfortable night and rehabilitation has begun as doctors await pathology results. she hopes to return home by Friday.
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Inflation Drives Third Quarter GNP Down Amid Slump Debate
The Commerce Department reports 11.5 percent inflation and a 2.9 percent real GNP decline in Q3 1974, driven by housing and exports drops and oil price shocks. Dent rejects recession label while Burns calls it a recession, noting data may shift with September figures. Housing starts in September were unchanged from August.
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UPI
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Arthur Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Commerce
Frederick B. Dent
Dent
Sisters Die Within Days From Mysterious Heart Disease
In California two sisters aged 18 and 20 died within 10 days of each other from a rare cardiac condition. Janet Penfold died while jogging at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on October 7. Vicki Ann Penfold collapsed during a Cal State Northridge warmup. Autopsies described obstructive cardiomyopathy as a likely cause, with doctors noting possible genetic factors and family pattern.
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UPI
Vicki Ann Penfold
Cal State Northridge
Janet
Cal Poly San
Kirschner
Ted
Gertrude Penfold
Kirchner
Los Angeles
Vicki Ann
Congress Goes Home to Face Voters After Turbulent Session
Congress recessed after a week of fights with President Ford over aid to Turkey and a Cyprus ceasefire. The lame duck session will consider Rockefeller’s VP nomination, Ford economic measures, and major bills like trade tax reform and national health insurance, with few final outcomes expected before next year.
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U.S
Turkey
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Cyprus
Nelson A. Rockefeller
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Sugar prices drive restaurants to curb sugar access
United Press International reports rising sugar costs from 69 cents to over 2 dollars per five pounds prompt restaurants to limit sugar. Waitresses say customers take packets, salt shakers, and more, prompting controls from Chicago to Pittsburgh and Atlanta to Detroit. Some seek substitutes and table warnings to deter theft while noting minimal incidents locally.
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Cambridge House
Northwest
Indiana
Hollywood Holiday Inn
California
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Houston
Detroit
Harry Maroni
Corona Cafe
Four Die In Long Beach Plane Crash
A twin engine Piper Aztec registered in Mexico crashed into a 125 foot natural gas storage tank shortly after taking off at Long Beach Airport in dense fog. Four people were killed and a male survivor was in serious condition at Long Beach Community Hospital with possible head and internal injuries. Identities were not immediately released.
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Long Beach
Calif
Mexico
California
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