British government survives vote amid minority risk
London Reuters reports Prime Minister James Callaghan secured a confidence vote, 287 to 282, preserving his Labour government though the result underscored its fragile minority status. The vote signals likely general elections this October as Liberal rebels abstained to back the government.
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Terrorists Bomb Rome Power Plant In Coordinated Attack
Red Brigades claimed responsibility after time bombs exploded at a Rome area power plant causing a large fire and about 600000 dollars in damage. A second bomb at the national telephone company failed to detonate as guards spotted it. Police say the incidents were part of a single coordinated operation.
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Henry Tanner
N.Y. Times News Service
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Welfare mother surrenders over $240000 LA welfare fraud case
Barbara Jean Williams 33 of Ladera Heights surrendered in Compton on 10 counts of welfare fraud and 13 counts of perjury alleging 47 dependants to obtain payments totaling about $239,587. Eight identities at eight offices were used beginning in 1971. A preliminary hearing was set for July 10.
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Joan Manley
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Ronald Wheeler
Chicago
Arlene Otis
Interior funds convert 73 miles of rails to bike trails
The United States Department of the Interior allocates 5 million dollars to convert over 73 miles of abandoned railroad corridors into bike trails nationwide. The initiative aims to expand outdoor recreation and improve regional cycling networks.
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Washington
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United States Department of the Interior
Carter Faces Canal Zone Hostility in Panama Visit
In Balboa Panama Zone residents show mixed feelings ahead of President Carter’s 23 hour visit and the ratifying of Panama canal treaties. Civilians anticipate a PR event with limited turnout amid bitterness over U S control and future zone status.
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Pacific Civic Council
Balboa
VIA Fare For All Plan Promises Wide Savings For Travelers
VIA unveils Fare For All Plan with basic year round fares and incentive options. Highlights include Round Trip Excursion Fares, Group Fares with 25 to 40 percent discounts, VIA Passes for 8 to 30 days, 65 Plus discounts, and child fares. Restrictions apply for Christmas Easter and Fridays. travel between VIA and CP Rail routes is supported.
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Campus gun battle at University of Panama kills student
A three hour campus gunfight over canal treaties and President Carter's visit left one student dead and nine wounded at the University of Panama near the hotel where Carter would stay. National Guard soldiers surrounded the area as Carter’s advance team stayed nearby. Demestines Rodriguez was identified among the dead.
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Demestines Rodriguez
Gangster Provenzano and Konigsberg Convicted in Castellito Murder
Jurors found Anthony Provenzano and Harold Konigsberg guilty of murdering union rival Anthony Castellito, secretary treasurer of Teamsters Local 560 in Union City. Castellito disappeared June 6, 1961, and his body was never found. The case tied to Hoffa disappearance and other organized crime figures, with witnesses detailing payments and staged killings.
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Here
Salvatore Sinno
Edward Skowron
Salvatore Briguglio
Manhattan
Little Italy
Briguglio
James R. Hoffa
Ralph M. Picardo
Grenade Kills 17 Guard Police in Guatemala City Attack
A hand grenade hurled from a speeding car into a military transport killed 17 military policemen and wounded seven near a water plant as guards were being picked up. Guerrillas of the Army of the Poor were blamed. retaliation theories followed an earlier army raid on peasants in Panzos.
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Army of the Poor
Clementino Castillo
Panzos
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