Jobless Pay Law Sent To President
The House and Senate sent to President Ford a measure extending jobless benefits for about 230,000 workers in high unemployment areas to up to 65 weeks. The bill, backed by Congress, would avert a cut to 62 weeks by March 1977, with Senate approval 83 to 3 and House approval by voice vote.
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Washington
House
Senate
Ford
Congress
National Mortgage Association
GNMA
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Commerce Department
Water Levels Hit Record In Missouri River Dams
Missouri River main stem dams store a historic high nearly 71 million acre feet, topping 1969. Army Corps Brig. Gen. Boerger cites 3.5 million acre feet vacant storage remains for flood control as heavy spring rains boost runoffs. Discharges from Fort Peck Garrison OaKe Big Bend Fort Randall Wins Point Dams rise. releases may adjust if floods threaten.
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Omaha
Neb
Missouri River
Army Corps Engineers
Philip T. Boerger
Corps
Missouri River Division
Boerger
Missouri Basin
Fort Peck
Montana
Garrison Dam
Ota
Oake
Big Bend
Fort Randall
Wins Point
Kenton Attacks Nashville Country Music Scene
Stan Kenton denounces country and western music as an absolute national disgrace and perverted. He says he hates Nashville and almost everything it represents in a telephone interview from Cedar Lake, Indiana. He notes he does not seek a Tennessee revolution but believes someone should speak out.
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Nashville, Tenn
Stan Kenton
Nashville
Kenton
Nashville Banner
Banner
Cedar Lake
Ind
Los Angeles
Tennessee
Buddy Rich
Kelley Says Wiretap Curbs Would Harm Investigations
FBI Director Clarence M. Kelley and Deputy Atty. Gen. Kevin T. Maroney argued against two House bills restricting wiretaps and surveillance. They urged acceptance of looser rules, warning sharp limits could hinder criminal and foreign intelligence probes and noting incidental disclosures after 90 days to third parties.
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Washington
FBI
Clarence M. Kelley
Justice Department
Kelley
Asst
Kevin T. Maroney
House Civil Rights Subcommittee
House
United States
Rod Serling Undergoes Open Heart Surgery
Rod Serling creator of The Twilight Zone remained in guarded condition after ten hours of open heart surgery at Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester New York. He had earlier suffered a heart attack in Ithaca where he taught at Ithaca College. The bypass operation aimed to clear blockages in the coronary arteries.
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Rochester
N.Y
Rod Serling
Strong Memorial Hospital
Serling
Ithaca
Ithaca College
Jain Monk Breaks Travel Taboo in Modern Conveyances
Jain monk Muni Sushil Kumarji, visiting Los Angeles with a worldwide speaking tour, argues travel by plane challenges outdated rules about harming living beings. He walked 20 miles to the airport then flew, wearing white robes and a mouth mask to avoid harming insects, with 2.6 million followers in India.
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Angeles
Sushil Kumarji
Muniji
Washington, D
United Nations
Los Angeles
India
Munji
Queen Elizabeth II to visit the United States in 1976
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh will tour the United States from July 7 to July 11, 1976, during the bicentennial year, accepting President Ford's invitation. This marks her second U.S. visit since 1952, with past ties to Eisenhower’s 1959 border ceremonies.
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Washington
Britain
Elizabeth II
Duke of
United States
Queen Elizabeth
King George VI
Hyde Park
N.Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
George III
England
Elizabeth
George Washington
Robert E. Lee
Ashland Oil Probes Overseas Payments to Officials
Ashland Oil, Inc. disclosed an internal probe found three overseas transfers totaling 190000 to two government officials. One payment to a Nigerian official was tied to business opportunities in that country. An Ashland official claimed prior advice indicated the funds would support social welfare public purposes. The revelations accompany a consent decree with the SEC requiring investigation into overseas cash transfers not properly disclosed in financial statements.
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New York
Ashland Oil, Inc
Ashland
Gabon
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Girls barred from Hannibal Tom Sawyer fence contest
In Hannibal Missouri two 10 year old girls Jill Quattrocchi and Janine Range were barred from entering the National Tom Sawyer Days Fence Painting Contest now open only to boys for 19 years. Jaycee officials cited late applications and rule details while promising further study at the July meeting. The Missouri state contest takes place Saturday with the winner facing Mississippi River state representatives at the national event July 4. The event features whitewash painting a fence with judging based on costumes speed and efficiency. Carter to Missouri Jefferson City former Georgia governor Jimmy Carter will attend the Missouri statewide Democratic barbecue on July 12.
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Hannibal, Mo
Hannibal Jaycees
Jill Quattrocchi
Janine Range
Dave Ebbing
Jaycee
Missouri
Mississippi River
Carter
Jefferson City
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Germany And Brazil Sign Nuclear Deal
West Germany and Brazil signed a 4 billion plus agreement on peaceful nuclear cooperation in Bonn. Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Azeredo de Silveira and West German Foreign Minister Hans Dietrich Genscher announced the pact which Brazil says serves peaceful purposes and provides an alternative energy resource while stressing nonproliferation debate.
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Bonn
West Germany
Brazil
United States
U.S. Senate
Antonio Azeredo de Silveira
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Azeredo
Azevedo
End Of Strikes Cuts St. Louis Unemployed
The return of more than 15 000 automobile and aircraft workers pushed St. Louis May unemployment to 8.4 percent, down from 8.7 in April. Adjusted employment rose 5,700 or 0.6 percent, but current jobless rate remained 51 percent higher and employment 3.3 percent lower than May 1974.
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ST. Louis
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Missouri Division of Employment Security
Las Vegas spree tops second-dumbest act in life
In Indianapolis a 70 year old man jailed for failing to pay an $11,000 settlement to his former wife blames a $35,000 Las Vegas spree over three days as his second dumbest act. Horace R. Allen said his marrying her was the dumbest. Judge Michael J. Dugan ordered 90 days in jail unless back payments are made. Allen described gambling as a losing risk after studying percentages.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Las Vegas
Horace R. Allen
Superior Court
Michael J. Dugan
Allen
Marion County
Florence Allen
Allens
Taverns Sue To Block Church Beer Licenses
MILWAUKEE Wis AP Churches and taverns clash as eight Roman Catholic churches seek unlimited beer licenses. The Wisconsin Tavernkeepers Association sues the city Milwaukee Archbishop William Cousins and the churches to block the licenses. Tavern executives warn of nightly beer access near church events while church officials say the permits would merely cover annual bingo gatherings. The dispute highlights Beertown’s economic stakes and concerns over church social activities.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin Tavernkeepers Association
William Cousins
Carl Schetter
Tavernkeepers Association
Schetter
Sebastian
Bear Attack Severs Girl Arm Near Walnut Creek
In Walnut Creek California a 2 year old girl Dusty Baugh from Antioch was bitten by a 250 pound bear while near its cage on rural property. The bear reached through bars and severed her left arm just below the shoulder. She was taken to a Walnut Creek hospital in satisfactory condition. The bear owner lived on the property and no citation will be issued as the animal was legally caged.
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Walnut Creek
Calif
C.C. Crill
Contra Costa County
Dusty Baugh
Antioch
Crill
Dusty
Office Bombed in Alameda California
An explosion shattered windows at the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs offices in Alameda early today after a phone warning. Police reported several windows blown out with no injuries. FBI San Francisco investigates whether the blast came from a bomb or other cause. The caller linked to the New World Liberation Front.
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Alameda
Calif
U.S
San Francisco
San Francisco Chronicle
New World Liberation Front
BIA
NWLF
California
Cars On Hill Set Free To Roll In Hazleton
In Hazleton Pennsylvania authorities reported that a caller said they released brakes on parked vehicles on a steep fill and went to bed. Police then investigated complaints of 18 cars and one truck being rolled, causing property damage estimated at $16 000 as several vehicles crashed into buildings with no arrests announced.
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Hazleton
Laos notes insult U S embassy as aid talks resume
Laos government labeled a U S note insulting while proposing a meeting to set a new basis for continued aid. The note preceded the closing of the American aid mission as Washington doubts further assistance. About 49 Americans remain, marking a 90 percent cutback.
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Vientiane, Laos
Laos
Pathet Lao
U.S
Washington
North Vietnam
Saigon
South Vietnam
Khanh Hoa
Giai Phong Education Publishing House
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