Boston white boycott widens as children skip school en masse
White parents in Charlestown and West Roxbury join a nine day protest against court ordered desegregation and busing. Violence erupts with injuries and arrests as demonstrations spill to Charlestown High and Hyde Park High while overall attendance shifts at South Boston High.
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Boston
UPS
Charlestown
Est Roxbury
Charleston
West Roxbury
U.S. District Court
Arthur Garrity
Southston
North End
K. Marie Clarke
South Boston High School
Hyde Park High School
Hyde Park
Frost on First Day of Autumn Ravages Midwest Crops
Nationwide weather pattern from spring floods to summer drought and a sharp autumn frost hurts farmers. Frost and freezing temps hit farm lands, ending the crop season early in central Illinois after 151 days. An agriculture specialist warned further crop setbacks.
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United Press International
Illinois
Economists gather to tackle inflation at Waldorf meeting
Twenty four economists invited by President Ford met in New York at the Waldorf Astoria Empire Room to debate inflation measures. They flew in on Air Force jets and paid 15 dollars for lunch while Peggy Lee performed nightly for guests dining at least 32.50 per meal.
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New York
UPI
Arthur M. Okun
Brookings Institution
Washington, D.C
Ford
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Peggy Lee
War exiles plan world campaign against Ford amnesty
American war exiles announced a worldwide drive to reject President Ford's conditional amnesty and press for unconditional amnesty. They say the plan reaches only a minority and ignore hundreds of thousands underground or dishonorably discharged. A week of concern is set for Sept 29 to Oct 6 with protests outside consulates in Canada and Europe.
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Toronto
UPI
Ford
National Council For Universal
United States
NCUUA
NCUAA
Canada
Europe
Sweden
Burton Says He Still Loves Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton reveals he still loves Elizabeth Taylor and believes she feels the same, but they are incompatible and cannot live together. He notes her Swiss divorce last June and doubts a reconciliation while confirming ongoing affection and concern.
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London
UPI
Richard Burton
Elizabeth Taylor
Burton
Elizabeth
Henry Wynberg
Weisberg
Miss Taylor
Communists Return to Open Politics as Greek Ban Ends
Greece lifts a 27 year ban on the Communist party and overturns a seven year ban on other parties Premier Constantine Caramanlis says the moves pave the way for elections and a return to democracy Observers warn parties face rebuilding after long illegality with many existing mainly as slogans
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Athens
UPI
Greece
Constantine Caramanlis
Communist Party
Caramanlis
National Radical Union Party
Honduras seeks U S aid to cope with Fifi aftermath
UPI reports Honduras pleads for flamethrowers to cremate rotting Fifi victims and for massive aid to save hundreds of thousands of refugees. Officials describe 7,000 to 10,000 dead, 500,000 homeless, and desperate rescues as floodwaters recede in Sula Valley.
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San Pedro Sula
Honduras
UPI
United States
Fifi
Sula
Choloma
U.S
Phillip Sanchez
Mexico City
Eduardo Andino
National Emergency Committee
Tegucigalpa
Rigoberto Alvarado
Alvarado
Henry Holst
Fort Knox gold vault opened to lawmakers amid high security
Treasury officials let a congressional delegation glimpse the Fort Knox bullion, including a floor stacked with 36,236 bars valued at up to 2.2 billion at market price. Dozens of reporters observed as auditors begin a monthlong check to confirm contents and totals. Senator Huddleston said doubts about theft were dispelled.
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Fort Knox
UPI
Kentucky Hills
United States
Treasury Department
Mexico
Switzerland
Treasury
William E. Simon
Third Case of Burn Self-Destruction Reported in Four Days
Charlotte authorities reported the third case in four days of a woman attempting death by self immolation. Mrs Key Hooks 28 sustained third degree burns over about two thirds of her body and was in unsatisfactory condition at Charlotte Memorial Hospital. Officials said she doused herself with charcoal lighter fluid and set herself afire in her trailer bedroom before dawn. Matches and a death note were found in the kitchen. Earlier, Mrs Pauline Thompson 50 doused herself with gasoline Saturday and ignited it at her home in Gaston County.
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Charlotte
N.C
UPI
Charlotte Memorial Hospital
Key Hooks
Gaston County
Pauline Thompson
Pink Panthers sign 7-foot Gwen Bachman from Arkadelphia
The Pink Panthers announce the signing of Gwen Bachman, a 7 foot tall center from Oachita College in Arkadelphia, Ark. Bachman, described as the world's only known seven foot woman basketball player, joins Phoenix from Denver.
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UPI
Pink Panthers
Gwen Bachman
Denver
Oachita College
Arkadelphia
Ark
Miss Bachman
Danny Gallardo
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