Manila quake deaths rise as city reels in ruins
A five story Manila apartment building collapsed in the Philippines’ worst quake in memory. Rescue workers recovered dozens of bodies and feared hundreds more dead, with tens of thousands affected as fires burned and streets were torn apart. President Marcos visited the site and closed Manila schools.
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Reuters
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Alitalia DC-8 Crashes Near Milan Airport
An Alitalia four engine jetliner en route from Rome to Montreal crashed in a wooded area about six miles north of Malpensa Airport during a violent storm. The plane carrying 95 aboard, with at least 25 survivors reported, struck the wooded area near the northern Italian industrial city. The crash occurred at 4 25 p m and the cause was not yet known.
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Malpensa
Canada
Premiers urge talks on Medicare funding reform
Saskatchewan premiers press Ottawa for broader federal cost sharing in health care. They warn of a widening gap between tax revenues and expenditures as provinces seek adequate funds for medical, education and other constitutional responsibilities.
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Trudeau
Ottawa
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Dubcek Radio Speech Appeals for Calm and Sovereignty
Dubcek spoke on Prague radio at the urging of Communist party members and public groups unsettled by news from the Cierna nad Tisou talks. He urged calm, defended Czechoslovakia’s reform path, and said no single meetings with hostile parties would be staged before the September party congress. He stressed strengthening ties with Comecon and the Warsaw Pact, hinting concessions may be economic rather than political.
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Czechoslovakia
Ludvik Svoboda
Socialist
International Communist Movement
Comecon
Johnson orders boycott to curb steel price increases
Washington reports President Johnson authorized a government boycott of firms raising steel prices to combat potential inflation. Defense buys about 3.7 million tons annually, and Clark Clifford directs agencies to shift orders to nonincreasing-price firms where possible. Bethlehem Steel and U S Steel announced price hikes before the push.
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Clifford
Grain handlers resume talks in Lakehead dispute
Federal mediator D S Tysoe said talks would restart today between 1300 striking grain handlers and Lakehead Terminal Elevator Association. After a July 19 walkout over back pay, 97 percent voted for strike. Tysoe noted tough issues and cautioned against expecting a quick settlement.
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D. S. Tysoe
Tysoe
Vancouver
Lakehead
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Postal strike drags with no new mediation talks
Ottawa CP report says both sides in the postal dispute showed no movement toward new mediation. Unions demand 29 percent raise in 14 months retroactive to Aug 1, while government offers about 49 cents per hour on $2.57 average pay. Judge Lippe will decide if mediation resumes. Trudeau urged Parliament only if public hardship grows.
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Rene Lippe
Montreal
Council of Postal Unions
Treasury Board
Trudeau
North Vietnam denounces U.S. threats at Paris talks
Nguyen Thanh Le, North Vietnam spokesman, blasted U.S. leaders as shameless liars and said Washington must take full responsibility for consequences of its war actions. He rejected reciprocity demands and demanded an unconditional bombing halt before further talks.
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Reuters
Hanoi
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Vietnam
Nguyen Thanh le
United States
Johnson
Dean Rusk
Thanh le
Rockefeller Could Block Nixon Quick Nomination at Convention
At the Republican convention, Rockefeller forces seek to stall Nixon with Romney and Rhodes pledges. Hall says Romney Rhodes will keep their delegations in line for initial ballots, while Nixon claims 700 votes elsewhere can seal the nomination. Reagan backers, led by White, mobilize to push Ronald Reagan’s bid.
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Ohio
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Barry Goldwater
Reagan
Catholic theologians grow group opposing birth control encyclical
A Washington Catholic press report says a group of theologians opposing Pope Paul VI's birth control ban has expanded from 87 to 163 members. The split reflects disagreement over the papal encyclical and its ruling on artificial birth control.
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