Cincinnati Reds NL pennant celebration lights up Fountain Square
About 12 000 revelers, many young, gathered on Fountain Square to celebrate the Reds 5-3 win over the Pirates and clinch the pennant. Police reported 18 arrests, 16 injuries none serious, four officers hurt, as bottles flew but crowd later calmed. Decorations valued at $15 000 were torn down amid the midnight sock hop atmosphere.
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Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh
Reds
Fountain Square
Carl Goodin
Goodin
Chamber of Commerce
Hog prices to stay high through year says federal expert
Sioux City report cites record slaughterhouse prices across the Midwest with pork prices expected to remain elevated at least through year end. U S Agriculture Market News director Sheldon Reese notes prices reflect reduced hog slaughter and pass to consumers, with several markets posting new highs, and a Joliet leader predicting potential fall 1976 price persistence.
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Sioux City, Iowa
Midwest
Reese
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Gunmen Fire on Police in Madrid Violence Spikes
In Madrid a Barcelona police HQ attack sparked a gunbattle. Police killed three civilians and two officers in a passing car, with two more wounded. Eight officers and four civilians have died in seven days amid FRAP-linked violence and political turmoil.
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Spain
Barcelona
la Verneda
FRAP
Patriotic Revolutionary Anti- Fascist Front
Francisco Franco
Middletown Weather Forecast Outlook
Showers likely tonight in the Middletown area with lows in the mid-50s. Thursday brings partly cloudy skies and highs mid-70s. Yesterday’s high was 76 and overnight low 53. The extended outlook shows a chance of showers Friday and fair skies Saturday and Sunday.
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Middletown
Cease-fire collapses in Beirut amid heavy fighting
In Beirut clashes between Christian and Moslem factions resume with mortars and automatic weapons. At least 36 people were wounded near a bakery, while another blast near a hospital in a Moslem district caused several deaths and injuries as the city suffers deep civil strife over political power and Palestinian armed groups.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Howe says 16 years of schooling too long and TV harms scores
Harold Howe II, ex U S education commissioner, tells Washington conference that 16 years of schooling from age six to twenty one is a luxury not found elsewhere and that TV watching may explain declining national test scores. He urges a year of adult education funded by government and predicts a back to basics push in schools. He also notes the women's movement will reshape curricula and leadership in education.
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Washington
U.S
Washington Journalism Center
Howe
Ford Foundation
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