US Focuses On Greece Amid Cyprus Peace Talks
Washington pursues smoother ties with Greece while awaiting an undisclosed British plan to spark Cyprus peace talks. Kissinger signals U.S. sympathy for Greece and readiness for a negotiated settlement, as Britain drums up preconference groundwork and Turkey pledges to negotiate a pullback. Rosenthal seeks to suspend 242 million in aid to Turkey to pressure negotiations.
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Washington
United States
Greece
Cyprus
Britain
U.S
Turkey
Geneva
Athens
Henry A. Kissinger
High Fashion is Hazardous For Drivers
Safety experts warn Labor Day drivers that platform shoes above one inch, backless sandals, or driving barefoot can trap pedals or slip off. Flat flexible soles are safest, while maxi skirts, bell-bottoms, long sleeves, scarves, hats, or dangling hair can snag gear shifts or obscure vision. Sunglasses should not impair peripheral sight. remove at low light or in tunnels.
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New York
Castro To Be In Film On Hemingway
Los Angeles AP report says Fidel Castro agreed to appear in a television special about Ernest Hemingway to be shot in Cuba. Producer Dick Foster notes Hemingway is highly regarded there, with the writer’s house a museum and bars bearing Hemingway plaques. Parts will also film in Spain Africa Key West and Ketchum Idaho where Hemingway's widow Mary lives.
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Los Angeles
Fidel Castro
Ernest Hemingway
Cuba
Castro
Dick Foster
Bob Banner Associates
Hemingway
Banner
Spain
Africa
Key Wear
Fla
Ketchum
Idaho
Mary
Northeast To Be Short Of Gas Again
New York AP report notes the Northeast may face a winter gas supply curtailment risking plant closures and layoffs with residential usage spared. Federal Energy Administrator Sawhill did not specify affected plants but cited heavy users such as chemical and auto industries and outlined plans for U S energy self sufficiency by 1985. He warned prices should stabilize in the near term with no dramatic swings.
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New York
Federal
John C. Sawhill
Sawhill
Federal Energy
Project Independence
United States
Congress Passes Monitor Agency Bill to Curb Inflation
In Washington the House 379 to 23 and the Senate 83 to 3 approved a measure to create a White House monitoring agency named either the Council on Wage and Price Stability or the Cost of Living Task Force. The plan faces a conference to reconcile differences. President Ford advocated the move as a step to combat inflation.
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Washington
House
Senate
Ford
John J. Sparkman
Dala
Congress
Sparkman
Council On
White House
William Proxmire
Dwis
Chicago
Ford Honeymoon Faces Economic Crisis and Policy Split
President Ford's brief political honeymoon may end as the economy becomes the top issue. He must decide on an anti inflation strategy, risking offense to major economic groups. The era's sharp economic debates split between a tight policy school led by Greenspan and Burns and a freer approach favored by Heller Ecksteen Tobin.
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New York
Gerald Ford
Nixon
Alan Greenspan
Council of Economic Advisers
Arthur Burns
Federal Reserve
Herbert Stein
Council
Ban On Forcing Borrowers To Take Insurance
Missouri regulators approved a rule to stop lenders from insisting borrowers buy credit insurance before loan approval. The rule requires a clear disclosure that any insurance company may be chosen and protects existing policies, deterring coercion and inflated premiums seen in lender tied coverage.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Division of Insurance
Ron Schollmeyer
Consumers
Insurance
Edward C. Farmer Jr
Schollmeyer
Authorities Say Blast From Chemicals In LA Warehouse
Los Angeles authorities and fire officials dismissed claims by the alphabet bomber Isaac Rasim that he triggered the warehouse explosion. They reiterated the Saturday night blast was an accident caused by unstable chemicals in a truck, injuring five and causing about 5 million dollars in damage. Rasim, who calls himself military spokesman for Aliens of America, has claimed other attacks and promised a bombing moratorium.
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Los Angeles
Alphabet
Isaac Rasim
Aliens of America
Los Angeles International
Rasim
Los Angeles Herald-Examiner
One-Man Utility Seeks Exit After 32 Years
Lynn L. Moe has operated Lowpoint Water Co. for 32 years in the Woodford County village. Residents will vote August 31 on forming a water district to take over. Trustee C. L. Banta, 63, says he does not want to remain involved. The firm serves about 55 customers with a flat quarterly rate of 4.50 and tiered usage charges. Banta cites tougher state water regulations and aging assets as burdens, and suggests a replacement may be better for the town.
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Lowpoint
Lynn L. Moe
Lowpoint Water Co
Banta
Peoria
Banta Bros. Inc
Greeks Demonstrate Across Nation Over Cyprus Invasion
Thousands of Greek Americans held peaceful protests at the White House and across major cities including Chicago Philadelphia and Providence. Police counted 20 000 to 22 000 in Washington while Chicago prepared for a nationwide turnout near the Conrad Hilton Hotel ahead of a Ford Veterans of Foreign Wars address.
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Associated Press
White House
Cyprus
U.S
Turkey
U.S. Park
Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Killer Kissinger
Chicago
Conrad-Hilton Hotel
Ford
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Philadelphia
United States
Rhode Island
Statehouse
Providence
New York
New Jersey
Boston
San Francisco
Sneak Drinker Leaves Art Behind in Harrogate
Frank Bowers and his four children returned from a week away to find two bottles of whisky and a bottle of gin drunk, with four oil paintings and eight large murals left behind in various rooms including a Disney cartoon and Superman. One painting was unfinished. he joked about paying the artist to finish it as he plans to leave the art where it is.
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Harrogate
England
Frank Bowers
Bowers
Dam plan for Grand River site scrapped in Missouri
Senator Stuart Symington and Representative Jerry Litton voiced disappointment as the Army Corps of Engineers shelved the Grand River dam at Pattonsburg in northwest Missouri. Col William Needham cited poor investment viability after more than 600000 dollars spent since 1965.
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Washington
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Jerry Litton
Grand River
Pattonsburg
Missouri
Army Corps of Engineers
William R. Needham
Kansas City
Symington
Litton
Expense affidavits filed by Aug 6 candidates
Additional candidates from the Aug 6 primary who filed campaign expenditure affidavits include Carl A Deimeke Democratic candidate for county clerk with 163.60 and Doris Elizabeth Hamilton Republican candidate for county recorder with 279.20 The Audrain County Democratic Central Committee report shows receipts of 510 with no expenses filed by treasurer Miss Nelle Bomar
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Carl A. Deimeke
Doris Elizabeth Hamilton
Audrain County
Democratic Central Committee
Nelle Bomar
Mexico Ledger Aug 20 1974 Page Tue Highlights
Local page from Mexico Missouri Ledger dated Tuesday August 20 1974. Contains community notices brief items, ads, and local happenings typical of a midweek paper.
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Mexico
Girl Paper Carrier Killed By Bullets
Highland Park Michigan police say Edith Perchman a 12 year old paper carrier was slain by gunfire from a subscriber's house while on her Detroit Free Press route. Her father Marion Perchman driver of the route was in the car outside when the shooting occurred. Rudolph Acosta 24 was charged with second degree murder after a community outcry.
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Highland Park
Mich
Sue Amaral
Amaral
Marion Perchman
Perchman
Edith
Detroit Free Press
Free Press
Rudolph Acosta
Acosta
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