San Francisco clash over mayor's police firemen settlement
San Francisco supervisors threaten to strip pay and benefits from police and firemen to rebuke Mayor Alioto over the strike settlement. A class action seeks to block pay raises as neighbors denounce the mayor with terms like absolute sellout. Alioto defends authority under the city charter as emergency powers bypass the board. The dispute follows a 13 percent wage hike to be phased in. police and firemen had gone on strike last week.
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San Francisco
Joseph J
Alioto
City Hall
Aliote
Lame Duck
Teen Ager Prefers Bomber To Highways
Phoenix AP report profiles 19 year old Megann Streeter from Salt Lake City who flies a four engine DC6 slurry bomber in forest fire suppression. She started flying at 13 and holds a commercial multi engine license with 1,200 flight hours. She notes hazards of low altitude work and travel demands, yet finds a unique sense of purpose and camaraderie with the crew.
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Phoenix
Ariz
West
Megann Streeter
Salt Lake City
John Streeter
Tonto National Forest
Arizona
California
Miss Streeter
Death Penalty Set For Papadopoulos
In Athens ex-dictator George Papadopoulos and two aides were condemned to death for insurrection and high treason over the 1967 coup. The government signaled possible sentence reductions while announcing defense rights and retrial options.
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Athens
Greece
George Papadopoulos
Papadopoulos
Nicholas Makarezos
Stylianos Patakos
Miners Stand by Wildcat Strike Amid Court Fight
Charlest on AP report notes Appalachian coal miners reject UMW President Miller and plan to keep a wildcat strike. About 37,000 miners were idle across WV and neighboring states, with votes on obeying a restraining order set for Sunday at Drawdy Falls and Sophia. Citations quote Hayes Holstein and Lacy Workman on rights to strike and potential settlements at mines.
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W.va
United Mine Workers
Arnold Miller
Drawdy Falls
Boone County
Sophia
Raleigh County
Hayes Holstein
Federal
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Virginia
West Virginia Coal Association
Logan County
Skip Delano
Miller
Lacy Workman
Kanawha County
Miler
UMW
W.A
Tony” Boyle
Workman
Delano
41 Strange Deaths Believed Murders In Ann Arbor
FBI intensifies probe into alleged drug murders at Veterans Administration hospital in Ann Arbor and the attempted murder of 33 others. Traces of Pavulon found in a survivor and reports indicate 41 respiratory arrests since July 28, with as many as eight fatalities linked to a paralyzing drug. Investigators seek clues among hospital staff while officials caution on motives and suspects.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
FBI
Veterans Administration Hospital
Ypsilanti
Duane Freier
Nader Leaves Consumer Union Over Resource Use
New York AP report says Ralph Nader resigns from Consumers Union board citing insufficient focus on organizing consumers and advocacy. He argues the division of philosophy within the group hinders direct consumer action.
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New York
Citin
Philosophy
Ralph Nader
Consumers Union
Nader
Paris Youth Killed In Bizarre Accident
Aaron Zane Miller 19 of Paris died at 12 30 am in a five vehicle crash on the highway. Miller fell from his motorcycle and was later run over by a northbound car. Larry Wolfe 22, also on a motorcycle, is hospitalized with possible internal injuries. The investigation involves state patrol Paris police and Monroe County sheriff's office. Miller was a Paris High School graduate and recent welder trainee, survived by his parents and sister Loyd Huffman.
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Aaron Zane Miller
Zane Miller
Monroe County
Dean Mason
Young Miller
Agnew
Larry Ray Wolfe
Audrain
Mexico
Highway Patrol
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Wolfe
Thomas Maxwell
Rush Hill
Harold Dean Jackson
Nancy Bierly
Maxwell
Monroe County Sheriff's Office
Paris High School
Quincy
Ill
Loyd
Chanda) Huffman
Peking Reports Army Sent Into Hangchow Factories
Tokyo based AP dispatch notes Peking radio confirms 4500 PLA commanders and fighters have begun producing in Hangchow factories including meat and tobacco plants. Moscow radio earlier claimed troops were sent to restore production after July worker unrest and that leaders were purged and participants sent to labor camps.
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Tokyo
Peking Radio
China
Hangchow
Chekiang
Chinese People's Liberation Army
Moscow Radio
Peking
Moscow
Young Officers Lead Bangladesh Coup and Assassination
A group of 12 to 20 young officers seized power in Dacca, killing President Mujibur Rahman and his family during an assault at the presidential home. The attack began at dawn on August 15 with artillery and gunfire, killing Mujib’s nephew Mujib Moni and Moni’s wife, and claiming at least 16 total deaths.
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Dacca
Bangladesh
Mujibur Rahman
Sheik
Sheik Moni
Mujib
Bangladesh Times
Moni
Dhanmondi
Kamal
Jamal
Kissinger says peace talks include all Middle East issues
In Damascus Kissinger assured Syria that U S mediation covers all Middle East problems including the Golan Heights during shuttle talks with Egypt and Israel. Rabin warned limited room for an interim pact with Syria or any deal with Jordan while protests greeted Kissinger’s mission and Egypt eyed increased aid.
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Syria
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
Golan Heights
Egypt
Sinai Desert
Yitzhak Rabin
Kissinger
Israel
United States
Middle East, Including All Issues and All Parties Concerned,’ Kissinger
United Nations General Assembly
Ismail Fahmy
Giannaclis
Mediterranean
Sadat
State Department
Robert Anderson
U.S
Ford Administration
Congress
Secretary of State
Jordan
Hussein
Hafez Assad
Jordanian West Bank
Sinai
Rabin
Mitla
Gidi
Abu Rudeis
United Nations
Peddling License Will Come Under Scrutiny
The city council will hear an ordinance to license peddlers, hawkers, and solicitors in Mexico with a $10 daily fee, exemptions for nonprofit groups and self raised goods. Also on the agenda is a $3,000 allocation to Courtney Child Care Centers under the community development program, eligible for federal matching funds.
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Mexico
Gary Eide
Eide
Courtney
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