Greek Cypriots Storm U S Embassy in Nicosia amid Protests
Demonstrators attacked the U S Embassy in Nicosia burning the north wing and overturning cars while police and UN peacekeepers evacuated staff. A separate attack hit the British Council as protests followed Britain’s refugee policy for Turkish Cypriots.
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Nicosia, Cyprus
U.S
Nicosia
State Department
British Council
Cyprus
Britain
Ankara
Athens
Tax convict Skitch Henderson gets six months in prison
Skitch Henderson, 56, was sentenced by US District Court Judge Edward Weinfeld to six months in prison and a $10,000 fine for filing false tax statements and backdating donated music library values to claim a $350,000 deduction. The government says the loss was $52,000. Henderson contends the gift was worth little. He donated 750 scores to the University of Wisconsin and faced up to six years in prison.
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New York
Skitch Henderson
Edward Weinfeld
Henderson
University of Wisconsin
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
National Archives
Middletown Cloudy with Light Rain Tonight
The Middletown area should expect cloudy skies with a chance of light rain tonight. Lows will dip into the low 30s, and Sunday brings continued cloud cover, a chance of rain, with highs in the upper 30s.
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Middletown
Chou En-lai Reappointed Premier of China
A Japanese report via Peking states Chou En-lai is reap pointed premier of China and Yeh Chien-ying, party vice chairman, is appointed defense minister. The report mentions these leadership changes as current events in China.
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Tokyo
Peking
Chou En-lai
China
Yeh Chien-ying
Downtown Marysville blaze destroys hotel and damages block
Fire swept a downtown Marysville block destroying an unoccupied three story Oakland Hotel and damaging two bars a beauty shop a paint store and a real estate office. Firemen from about a dozen departments aided by a Dublin firefighter reported the blaze under control with no serious injuries. authorities investigated the cause.
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Marysville
Ohio
Oakland
Dublin
Flu Epidemic Spreads North From Southeast
The CDC reports an influenza epidemic centered in the Southeast is moving north. It estimates 530 deaths in the second week of January from pneumonia and influenza, with Type A Port Chalmers the predominant strain. Data cover 121 cities and about 70 million people. Dr. Lawrence Corey notes an epidemic threshold exists when deaths exceed expectation by 50.
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National
Center For Disease Control
CDC
United States
Port Chalmers
Vital Statistics
Lawrence Corey
Ford Plans Nationwide Economic Talks Amid Slumping Housing
President Ford will press his economic recovery plan in a series of speeches across the United States as Democrats resist. The government reported housing starts last month at an eight year low, signaling continued economic trouble. White House aides say talks may begin later this month with cabinet officers meeting business, labor and education leaders outside Washington. Democratic energy critics, including Rep. Morris Udall, doubt the package's passage in the House.
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Washington
Ford
White House
Ron Nessen
Nessen
Congress
Morris K. Udall
Arizona
Auto Industry Faces Large Weeklong Layoffs Across Big Three
Ford recalls 39,900 of 52,525 on temporary layoff. 21,750 more added for one week. Total Ford temporary layoffs next week 34,375 and 1,125 on indefinite furlough. GM lists 10,455 temporary layoffs and four plants closed. Chrysler extends 13,750 layoffs and 50,000 on indefinite layoff. Ten car plants and several truck lines idle at Ford. GM and Chrysler also cut output.
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Ford
U.S
Chrysler
AMC recalls 3 339 autos over possible emissions problem
American Motors recalls 3 339 1975 Hornet and Gremlin cars with six cylinder engines due to a carburetor component assembly issue. Owners will be notified to return vehicles for dealer inspection to ensure emission-control compliance. no safety hazards are involved.
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Detroit
American Motors
AMC
Union Oil strikes swell as 2000 workers walk out nationwide
More than 2,000 Union Oil Co workers walked off the job amid contract talks. About 8,000 Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union members, without contracts, threaten strikes elsewhere. Refineries in California Illinois and Texas idled by the action.
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Denver
Union Oil Co
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union
California
Illinois
Texas
Charles Armin
Los Angeles
Gulf
Atlantic Richfield
Amoco
Man Loses Job Then Sets Self Afire at Intersection
Brooklyn man Robert Marigliano, 33, set himself ablaze near a Queens street intersection hours after learning he was laid off amid a city budget crisis. He suffered burns over about 55 percent of his body and remains in critical condition at Queens General Hospital.
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Robert Marigliano
Brooklyn
Queens General Hospital
Marigliano
Queens
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Brooklyn Supreme
Edward Wright
Abraham Beame
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