Rioting Spreads in North Portugal Amid Political Rift
In northern Portugal, rioting broke out after a rally to oust Premier Goncalves. Grenades and Molotovs were used as protesters targeted Communist HQs, with more violence expected during funeral services for a man killed by besieged Communists in Fafe. The resignation of Gen. Duarte Pinto Soares from Lisbon’s Revolutionary Council widened the rift between moderates and radicals, while the military moderates claim broad backing to pressure Goncalves to quit.
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Usbon
Portugal
Vasco
Osmdte
North-Con- Strat
Viseu
Lisbon
Military Academy
Goncalves
Revolutionary Council
Fafe
Duarte Pinto Soares
Pinto Soares
Francisco da Costa Gomes
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
Council
Ransom Returned as Castro-Tied Payment Revealed
A damaged OCR reads that Fidel Castro reportedly returned nearly 2 trillion in ransom paid by Southern ways to the U S government in November 1972 for a hijacked airliner. The record mentions a check for 069,789.83 Canadian age of correspondence between Sparkman and Castro.
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Fidel Cashas
Southern Ways
Southernways
Frank Giers
Cun
D-Ala
Sparkman
Castro
Made In Japan Bicentennial Sparks US Trade Worries
SAN DIEGO AP Foreign countries cashing in on America's Bicentennial. Hugh Hall, assistant to the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration, says the United States is flooded with foreign made bicentennial goods and souvenirs, mostly from Japan and Taiwan. The AREA has sanctioned only American made items for the bicentennial.
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San Diego
America
Hugh Hall
United States
Japan
Taiwan
Jaws surge hits shops as fins fly off shelves
In Lmington California Ralph Ferguson reports a flood of demand for two and six inch jaws inspired by the movie Jaws. Sea World and Universal Studios placed large orders while retailers across the country snapped up stock as fast as it arrived.
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Lmington
Calif
Ralph 5 Park
Los Angeles
Htail
Ferguson
Sea World
California
Ohio
Florida
Busch Gardens
Universal Studios
Dee Dee Stone
Army Patient Died During Drug Test
The Army disclosed that a 42 year old civilian psychiatric patient died in January 1953 after a mescaline derivative injection during a five test series funded by an Army contract with the New York State Psychiatric Institute. Investigators found the file in Edgewood Arsenal Maryland amid a broader probe into LSD and other drug tests dating to the 1950s. The death is the first reported from extensive Army sponsored experiments involving about 4000 soldiers and civilians. The file, partially redacted, cites cardio vascular collapse as a cause though no death certificate was enclosed. Names from the study were not released. The probe seeks to determine what happened and whether subjects knew they were part of the tests.
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Washington
Army
Pentagon
Joseph Laitin
New York State Psychiatric Institute
Central Intelligence Agency
Frank Olson
Laitin
Inspector General
Edgewood Arsenal
Maryland
New Yorktate Psychiatric Institute
Chemical Corps Procurement Agency
July Retail Sales Show Biggest Boost
Washington AP reports July retail sales rose by 49.97 billion dollars, up 2.4 percent, marking the largest gain in a year and the strongest rise since July 1974 per the Department of Commerce data release.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Two Charged With Assault In Callaway
William E. Linzie and James W. Richardson face felonious assault charges in Callaway County for a $5,000 extortion attempt tied to a strike at Caesar's Palace massage parlor. Colum bia suspects Mitchell M. Jackson and Ruth Ann Bowen are jailed on related second degree robbery charges with bonds set at $10,000 each.
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Columbia
Callaway County
William E. Linzie
James W. Richardson
Mexico
Boone County
Mitchell M. Jackson
Linzie
Richardson
Biscayne Mall
Ruth Ann Bowen
Gene Hamilton
Carl Berryman
Caesar’s Palace
Auxvasse Creek
Berryman
Spruce Goose Secures Three Year Hangar Lease
Long Beach Harbor Commission approved a new three year lease at 100000 dollars per year for Howard Hughes famed Spruce Goose seaplane. The giant hangar will house the craft as the aircraft remains largely grounded since a one mile spin in 1947. The eight engine birch wood craft spans over 300 feet.
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Long Beach
Calif
Howard Hughes
Long Beach Harbor Commission
Accident Victim Transferred To AMC
Sandra D. Smith, 16, injured in a Big Spring area crash, was moved from Hermann Area Hospital to Audrain Medical Center in Mexico. She suffered a concussion and multiple injuries after losing control on loose gravel, veering off the road, and hitting a tree. Daughter of Larry and (Mrs.) Claus, she is reported doing fairly well with further exams planned.
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Sandra D. Smith
Big Spring
Audrain Medical Center
Mexico
Hermann Area Hospital
Larry Claus
E. Jackson St
Mansfield In Asia Arrives in Hong Kong on Asia Tour
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield arrived in Hong Kong from Thailand on the third stop of a fact finding tour. The Montana Democrat rode a special U S Air Force plane and went directly to his hotel without speaking to reporters.
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Hong Kong
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Thailand
Montana
Simon Attacks Food Stamp Chiselers in Bloomington
Treasury Secretary William E. Simon labeling the food stamp program a haven for chiselers argues it drains federal spending and encourages government overreach. He notes growth from a $14 million 1962 experiment to $6.6 billion this year, urging tighter eligibility and more self-reliance.
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Bloomington
Ind
Treasury
William E. Simon
Simon
Ford
Congress
Edgar Buchanan to be released from hospital soon
Los Angeles AP reports character actor Edgar Buchanan will leave Hollywood West Hospital on Wednesday after brain pressure surgery. Wife Mildred says he is doing remarkably well but will need around the clock nursing care at home. Buchanan had the July 31 operation and has appeared in over 100 film and television roles including Petticoat Junction. Loyd Wilson of Mexico is a patient in Columbia Regional Hospital for a back ailment in room 34.
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Los Angeles
Edgar Buchanan
Hollywood West Hospital
Mildred Buchanan
Buchanan
Petticoat Junction
Loyd Wilson
Mexico
Columbia Regional Hospital
First Lady Betty Ford stirs wide criticism over remarks
In Vail Colorado First Lady Betty Ford suggested her 18-year-old daughter Susan might have an affair drawing protests from religious and antipornography leaders while some praise her openness. White House aides noted a mixed telegram response and President Ford stayed above the controversy during the family vacation. Susan Ford said she has no affairs to tell her mother about yet and joked about their dog possibly having puppies.
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Vail
Colo
Betty Ford
Susan
Sheila Weidenfeld
Jerry
Betty
W. A. Criswell
First Baptist Church of
Dallas
Edwin Broderick
Albany, N.Y
Mary Whitehouse
Liberty’s
Fords
Miss Leslie Montgomery Receives B S Degree
Miss Leslie C. Montgomery of 405 Harvard received a bachelor of science degree in education magna cum laude at Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau on August 9. She majored in special education with a minor in elementary education and will join the Steelville Missouri faculty next fall to teach special education in the elementary Brades. She is the daughter of the Rev J C Montgomery Jr and his wife.
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Leslie C. Montgomery
Harvard
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau
Montgomery
Steelville
Miss Montgomery
J.C. Montgomery Jr
Fords Dance To Inkspots In surprise Vail appearance
President and Mrs. Ford visited a Vail nightclub with Secret Service in tow to dance with Inkspots during an over hour show. They mingled with diners, swapped partners with Pepi Gramshammer and his wife, and enjoyed classics like You Always Hurt the One You Love and Sentimental Journey.
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Vail
Colo
Ford
Fords
Pepi Gramshammer
Secret Service
John Dix
Yesteryear
Mrs. Ford
Gramshammers
Bond Queries Legislators On Transit Vote
Jefferson City AP reports Gov. Bond surveyed 197 lawmakers on a simple half cent transportation tax extension. About 70 responses are in, with 90 percent favoring extension set to expire Dec 31. Bond will decide on a potential special session focused solely on transit funding, citing it as an emergency issue.
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Jefferson City
Christopher
Bond
Richard Rabbitt
St. Louis
California Man Discontinues Dialysis Chooses Faith Over Life
Chuck McCracken, 36, in San Bernardino unplugged from kidney dialysis after doctors gave him a 30 percent chance of living a year. Three weeks later he remains alive though paralyzed, blind, and diabetic, his family reports his spirits high and he praises the Lord. He sat on a couch with friends and used his ham radio, surprising doctors.
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San Bernardino
Calif
Chuck McCracken
McCracken
Jim Conley
Jesus
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