Black Work Boycott Gains Momentum in Soweto
In Soweto and Alexandra Johannesburg, police fired on demonstrators using tear gas and birdshot as a second day of a three day black work boycott disrupts transit and business. Officials aim to arrest up to 1000 as absenteeism climbs and a skeleton bus service operates amid mass protests.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Soweto
Kriel
Alexandra
South African Press Association
Municipal Transport Department
Soweto Students’ Representative Council
Transvaal
Pretoria
Manhunt in Southwest Missouri for Jail Break Suspects
A sheriff's manhunt is under way in southeast Missouri after four inmates escaped from Scott County jail in Benton just before midnight. The group, armed with a .45 caliber machine gun and a 22 rifle, fled in a car after removing a cell door plate, subduing a guard, and concealing briefly in a closet. Suspects are Lowell Joiner, 34, of Fenton. John Abbott, 28. Jeff Avery, 18. and Charlie Heard, 38, of south St. Louis.
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Benton
Missouri
Scott County
Lowell Joiner
Fenton
John Abbott
Jeff Avery
Charlie Heard
South St. Louis
Weekend Missouri traffic toll tops 14 in crashes
AP report tallies 14 deaths from weekend crashes across Missouri. Notable losses include Leland Wright, 20, of Carthage, in a head on collision on Route 11 near Baring, and Deana Sue Wright, 16, near Eldorado Springs. Other fatalities span Malden, Parma, Doniphan, and Blue Springs with drivers and a teen passenger among victims.
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Associated Press
Missouri
Leland Wright
Carthage
North East
Missouri State
Kirksville
Baring
Roland Lusk
Mary Lusk
Eldorado Springs
Deana Sue Wright
Lowry City
St. Clair County
Bootheel
Malden
Carolyn June Smith
Dexter
Peggy Lois Finney
Monia Jean Rawls
Parma
Gordon Jablonski
St. Louis
St. Louis County
Bradley L. Bryant
Pleasant Hill
Raul Castro Seen At Polish Maneuvers In Warsaw
Cuban Armed Forces Minister Raul Castro attends troop maneuvers in Poland with a 30 000 strong Warsaw Pact force. He left Moscow leading a military delegation en route to Warsaw invited by the Polish United Workers party and the defense ministry. The visit follows a Radio Havana announcement monitored in Miami.
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Miami
Raul Castro
Poland
Havana
Fidel Castro
Moscow
Warsaw
Polish United Workers Party
Defense Ministry
Castro
Europe
Programs Available To End Back To School Bill Blues
Government aid may ease rising college costs with five main programs. The Office of Education supports basic and supplemental grants, work study, and direct and guaranteed loans, varying by need and eligibility with applications through school financial aid offices.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Ford
U.S. Office of Education
Washington, D.C
Dairy Union Okays Contract Ends St Louis Strike Threat
In St Louis area, Teamsters Local 603 ratified a three year contract by 292 to 219, ending a strike threat. About 700 employees in 14 dairy firms receive a $1.50 raise over three years, with cost of living protections included. Separate three year pacts with Kroger and Borden were approved earlier.
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ST. Louis
Teamsters
Kroger
Borden
Kissinger Fears Soviet Intervention In Africa
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger travels to southern Africa with three proposals to curb rising white black conflict. He seeks a negotiated transfer of Rhodesia's power within two years, with multibillion-dollar US backed guarantees, a constitutional writing conference for Namibians including exiles, and UN backed SWAPO participation. He urges Vorster to end apartheid while recognizing gradual change and human dignity.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Africa
Publi
Cly
Tio
Rhodesia
Woll
United States
Allied
Commonwealth
John Vorster
United Nations
Vorster
Investigators Probe Kennedy Death Plot in Mass Court
Investigators weighed whether an alleged plan to kill Senator Edward M. Kennedy was serious or idle talk. Three people charged with conspiring to kill the Massachusetts Democrat faced arraignment in Springfield court.
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Springfield
Mass
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
David J. King
Associated Press
Kennedy
King
Sandra R. Rondeau
Westfield
Robert &. White
Salvation Army
White
Salvation Army Center
U.S
Sen. Kennedy
the Oaks Inn
Rondeau
Ron
Late Package Returns To Sender After Five Years
Marvin Carlson paid 28 cents postage due at the Fairmont Post Office and brought home a package addressed to Connie. Mrs. Carlson found her handwriting on the label and realized she had mailed the item five years ago to her daughter Connie, who is now married. Post Office staff were unsure where the box had traveled in the interim.
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Fairmont, Minn
Marvin Carlson
Fairmont
Connie
Minnesota
Missing Des Moines Terminex bug sparks odd theft claim
Des Moines manager William Keller reported a stolen promotional bug from a Terminex truck, described as a sporty top hat clad critter. In Massachusetts a man and woman faced bail changes after an alleged $30,000 plot to kill Senator Kennedy surfaced during campaign weekend.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Terminex
William Keller
Keller
Congress Spent $1 Billion On Itself Last Fiscal Year
NEW YORK AP Congress spent almost $1 billion on itself in the last fiscal year, about $2 million per member or $4.30 per person. The study cites rising costs for the Senate, the House, and legislative agencies, with $925 million spent and projections to reach $1 billion within a year. Rutland VT AP Miss Vermont Teenager Susan Combatti, 17, sues Cosmetology Shop for $30,000 claiming hair damage before Miss Teenage America, causing emotional distress, public appearances loss, and medical costs including a wig. The shop’s spokesman declined comment.
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New York
Congress
Senate
House
Rutland
Susan Combatti
Atlanta
Miss Combatti
Tax Foundation, Inc
Legislative Branch
42 Arrested In St. Joe Gambling Raid
ST. JOSEPH MO AP report says 42 people were arrested and released on $100 bonds after a gambling raid. The home owner Donald L Miller faces a charge of permitting use of premises for gambling. Others are charged with frequenting a gambling establishment. Suspects carried cash from 17 cents to 321.76 dollars.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
Donald L. Miller
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