Platform Ready For Quick Approval At Democratic Convention
The platform pledges an orderly beginning to national health insurance and guaranteed minimum incomes, with a goal to reduce adult unemployment to 3 percent in four years. It proposes easing Hatch Act restrictions for federal workers and supports mandatory busing as a last resort for school integration while cautioning that costly programs cannot be funded immediately.
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New York
New Democratic
Washington
Jimmy Carter
Dan Dozier
United Auto Workers
Labor Coalition
Carter
Democratic Party
No Negotiation In UPS Strike In St Louis Area
No further talks are scheduled in a strike by UPS machinists in St Louis and Kansas City Kansas. About 50 workers in St Louis and 18 in Kansas City walked off Sunday after rejecting a new contract proposal. The machinists, part of International Association of Machinists District 9, reportedly shunned a deal similar to one accepted by UPS teamsters in May. UPS spokesman Dan Buckley said Lodge 777 in St Louis and Lodge 778 in Kansas City have no scheduled talks. the two lodges’ three year contract expired June 30. Service is tied up, and Teamsters union members are honoring the picket lines. The Teamsters contract provided a $1.65 hourly raise over the contract term and fringe-benefit improvements.
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ST. Louis
United Parcel Service
Kansas City
Kansas
UPS
International Association
O F Machinists District 9
UPS Teamsters Union
Dan Buckley
Greenwich
Wallace urges delegates to back Carter in final bid
George Wallace told about 150 delegates in a hotel room that Carter should lead the Democratic ticket as he ends his fourth and final presidential bid. He admitted Carter has more delegates and urged a half victory approach, while supporters urged him to stay in.
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New York
George Gorley Wallace
White House
George Wallace
Alabama
Jimmy Carter
Heket
Wallace
Carter
Motive Sought After Fullerton Library Shootout
Edward Allaway, 37, a custodian at California State University Fullerton, surrendered after allegedly killing seven people and wounding two in the library. Authorities note his break from his wife sparked the act. victims include Paul Herzberg, Donald Karges, Bruce Jacobson, Deborah Paulsen, Stephen Becker, Seth Fessenden, and Frank Teplansky. FBI Director Clarence Kelly, hospitalized for back problems, received treatment at Bethesda Naval Hospital.
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Fullerton
Calif
Edward Charles Allaway
California State University At Fullerton
Vietnam
Allaway
Paul Herzberg
Pomona
Donald Karges
Santa Fe Springs
Bruce Jacobson
Media Center
Deborah Paulsen
Anaheim
Stephen Becker
Seth Fessenden
Frank Teplansky
St. Jude's Hospital, Fullerton
Maynard Hoffman
Donald Keran
Amos Navarro
Navarro
Bonnie
Bonnie Allaway
Hilton Inn
Mary Ferguson
Firefighters Sponsor Circus At Fairgrounds Park
The Little Dixie Fire Protection District will sponsor the Carson and Barnes Circus with two performances on Friday Sept. 3 at Fairgrounds Park. A 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. show will seat 4000 to 5000 under a big top with five rings. Ticket prices range from 1.50 for under 12 to 3.50 for adults, with proceeds supporting the Fireman's Trust Fund, the district, and the state organization.
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Carson and Barnes
Mexico
Little Dixie
Park Board
Fairgrounds Park
Neil P. Quirk
Columbia
State Association of Firefighters
Quirk
Gary Hide
Hannibal
Macon
Kirksville
Kansas City
Boonville
Warrensburg
Rolla
Jefferson City
St. Charles
Dale Cone
Fire Protection
Fireman's Trust Fund
Missouri Green Thumb expands to 25 counties
Missouri Governor Bond announces a $125000 expansion of the Green Thumb program to include Audrain Callaway Montgomery and 22 more counties. The summer jobs for 200 older Missourians pay 230 per hour for 21 hours weekly over 10 weeks, with placements in maintenance public facilities and social service roles. Applications contact Susan Dawson in Mexico and Roger Reinsch in Columbia or the State Green Thumb office in Buffalo.
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Audrain
Callaway
Montgomery
Missouri
Missouri Green Thumb Inc
Christopher 5
Bond
Green Thumb
Mexico
Susan Dawson
Park St
Roger W. Reinsch
Cook Av
Columbia
P.O
Buffalo
Barton
Bates
Caldwell
Clark
Cooper
Crawford
Daviess
Gasconade
Harrison
Henry
Jasper
Laclede
Lafayette
Lewis, Maries
Marlon
McDonald
Newton
Osage
Phelps
Vernon
Washington
Ford Signs Public Works Appropriations Bill
President Ford signed a $9.7 billion energy research and public works appropriations bill. It funds the Energy Research and Development Administration, solar and geothermal research, flood control by the Army Corps of Engineers, Interior Department projects, and related agencies. Additional relief funds total $200 million for Teton Dam collapse victims in Idaho.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Energy Research and Development Administration
Army Corps of Engineers
Interior Department
Teton Dam
Idaho
Sex Perfume Could End Beetle Courtship In Traps
Government scientists developed a synthetic sex lure that may spell the end for male Japanese beetles. Field tests in North Carolina showed traps with the scent caught more males than traps with virgin females. Since 1916 the beetles have caused about 25 million dollars in damage and control costs across over 275 plant types.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
North Carolina
United States
Riverton
N.J
Department of Agriculture Laboratories
Gainesville
Fla
Wooster
Ohio
Ford and Bird May Take Convention's Audience
President Ford plans to attend the All Star baseball game in Philadelphia with Mark Fidrych The Bird. The White House says his schedule changes aim to avoid undermining the Democratic convention but TV audiences may prefer the game over the convention. Ford will meet with a farm family of the year and foreign exchange students after the White House events.
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Washington
Ford
Mark the Bird
Fidrych
Philadelphia
New York
White House
Ron Nessen
Abc-Tv
Bird
National Exchange Club
Bombs Hit Five Midtown Stores as Protest Note Emerges
Five midtown department stores in New York faced small incendiary bombs days before the Democratic National Convention. A note in a telephone booth claimed responsibility for the acts, aimed at Puerto Rican colonialism. No injuries occurred. Gimbels device failed to detonate. stores remained crowded with shoppers unaware of the blasts.
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New York
Macy's
B. Altman
Ohrbach’s
Korvettes
Herald Square
Lord & Taylor
Gimbels
EuCom Seeks World Pact On Hijackers
In Brussels nine West European governments vow to prosecute or extradite hijackers and seek a worldwide treaty to curb terrorism, amid U N Security Council debate over Israel’s Uganda raid to free hostages. Prime Minister James Callaghan supports denying asylum to hijackers and ensuring extradition or justice where they are.
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Brussels
Belgium
U.N. Security Council
New York
Israel
Uganda
Air France
James Callaghan
Narrow Escape For Mexicoan In Pacific
Joe Bailey Jr a Parkrose Oregon attorney and son of Lt Col and Mrs Joe Bailey of Mexico is out of the hospital after a narrow escape from a Pacific Ocean undertow on a northern Oregon beach. He had been resting after a long swim in cold water when an alarm cried for a swimmer in trouble. Bailey swam to aid but found himself in danger. He was rescued by helicopter and brought to Lincoln City hospital where doctors treated him for possible aspiration pneumonia.
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Joe Bailey Jr
Parkrose
Ore
Joe Bailey
Mexico
Oregon
Bailey
Lincoln City
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Centralia
Cietuiunoie
Kelley In Hospital
FBI
Clarence M. Kelly
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Kelley
Dixie
Hardee’s
Kiss of Death
Elly and
Kelly Furniture
Kelly
Thomasville
Manhattan
EuCom
Pacific
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