Sweden upholds expulsion of North Korea diplomats after illicit sales
Swedish prosecutors briefed the foreign ministry on alleged illegal dealings by North Korean diplomats. Police raided an exclusive Stockholm shop, seizing alcohol and cigarettes and arresting four. Norway and Denmark had already expelled diplomats amid similar accusations. Police say North Korean shipments could exceed one million dollars. Sweden reports about 100 officers on the case.
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Stockholm
Sweden
UPI
Foreign Ministry
Scandinavia
Kil Jae Gyong
Oslo
Swedish Foreign Ministry
Yong Sik Kim
Norway
Denmark
Copenhagen
K. G. Svensson
Military units back Hua Kuo-feng in purge of Mao faction
Regional Chinese commands pledged support for Hua Kuo-feng amid the purge of Mao Zedong widow Madame Mao and radicals. Canton officials condemned the so called student of Mao while Shanghai led protests. Kyodo cited a coup plan targeting Chang Chun-chiao with Chiang Ching as scapegoat.
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Hong Kong
UPI
China
Communist Party
Hua Kuofeng
Mao Tsetung
Chiang Ching
Madame Mao
Canton
Ma Tsu-hai
Mao
Kwangtung Radio
Nanking
Shenyang
Hua
Sinkiang
Inner Mongolia
Tsinghai
Fukien
Kiangsi
Shanghai
Chekiang
Hupeh
Shantung
Chang Chun-chao
Wang Hung-wen
Yao Wen-yuan
Shanghai Party Committee
Japan
Kyodo News Service
Chang Chun-chiao
EPA to extend ban on aerosol sprays
The EPA will extend a fluorocarbon aerosol ban under a new law, covering the remaining 20 percent of products not yet affected by FDA phase outs. Hair sprays and deodorants face elimination in aerosol form, to be replaced by pump sprays using hydrocarbons. The CPSC will act later, but EPA moves may render their ruling moot.
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Washington
UPI
Environmental Protection Agency
Congress
EPA
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
United States
Consumer Product Safety Commission
CPSC
Robbery at Disneyland Lobby Targets Russian Space Chief
Boris Petrov head of the Russian space program and Vasily Sarychev were robbed of 35 dollars at gunpoint in a Howard Johnson lobby opposite Disneyland. Petrov and the delegation were in Anaheim for the International Aeronautical Federation congress and planned discussions with NASA after the incident.
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U.S
Anaheim
UPI
Boris Petrov
Howard Johnson
Disneyland
Petrov
Intercosmos Council
U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Vasily Sarychev
International Aeronautical Federation
Washington
NASA
Mississippi county confronts GAY prefix on 1977 car tags
In Hinds County Mississippi, about 1,000 new 1977 automobile tags with the prefix GAY were mailed. Tax collector Jake Richardson says residents complain the label is inappropriate, while a Motor Vehicle office spokesman defends it as proper and says tags can be recalled if recipients object.
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Jackson, Miss
UPI
Hinds County
Jake Richardson
Motor Vehicle Comptroller's Office
Plum Book to List 2200 Political Jobs for Next Admin
The Civil Service Commission compiles a plum book detailing roughly 2200 federal jobs likely to change with political leadership. Examples include chauffeurs and confidential aides, with some roles such as FBI positions historically less exposed to upheaval. The Health Education and Welfare department, with a $140 billion budget, shows 142 positions for the party in power, all but 13 subject to change.
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Washington
UPI
Civil Service Commission
Congress
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Ford hints at possible changes in HEW after election
The text notes that President Ford has shown no sign of sweeping HEW changes but suggests that if elected on his own, he may opt to replace many remaining domestic program administrators inherited from Nixon.
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Ford
HEW
Richard Nixon
Security Pacific Bank Promotes Agri-Business Lending
An advertisement asserts Security Pacific Bank has invested over 300 million dollars in agri business loans, covering feedlots, fertilisers, citrus, cotton, tractors, dairy farming, and more. It promotes knowledgeable staff and neighborly service, inviting farmers to seek help for any farming need.
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Security Pacific Bank
Rescue teams press search as snow grips the Rocky Mountains
Rescue efforts slow in the Northern Rockies for a nearly blind child Ronnie Rea missing from near Ten Sleep Wyoming after a weeklong wander. Storms bury towns from Wisconsin to New York with 4 inches in Minnesota and 18 inches near the Wyoming Montana border.
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Midwest
Ronnie Rea
Ten Sleep
Wyo
Effel Rea
Ronnie
Wyoming-Montana
Gabrial Franko
Franko
Big Horn Mountains
John Schar
Minnesota
New York
Chautauqua County
Mississippi
Sioux City
Iowa
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Mississippi Valley
Huron
S.D
Trinidad
Colo
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Omaha
Neb
Redwood Falls
Minn
Kansas City
Wisconsin
Michigan
Illinois
South Dakota
East
Carolinas
New York State
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Larry Bowen
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Miss Speers
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Ruby Compton
Natural Resources Defense Council
Victor
Sylvia R. Harris
Foic
Lompoc Record
Lompoc, Calif
United Press International
Little Eva’s
N. A St
Valley Florist
RCA Black & White
Holser & Bailey
St. Lompoc
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