Pony nursed back to health after years of confinement
King the Shetland pony, once malnourished and kept in a dung-filled stall for up to four years, is healthy and in a new home after veterinary care. Plaistow officials will not press cruelty charges against Barbara Reed, whose ownership was disputed, and the case remains unresolved though continued.
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Plaistow
N.H
UPI
Humane Society
Barbara Reed
King
Europe
Alexander Brown Jr
Congress weighs foreign aid funds and ERA extension
Washington lawmakers face a packed week with the House set to approve foreign aid appropriations for the new fiscal year starting Oct. 1 and a bill to extend the ERA ratification deadline beyond March 22. Senate debates a tax credit plan for parents and colleges, with a major fight over eliminating credits for elementary schooling. President Carter’s energy program remains central, with efforts to preserve parts of his proposal.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
House
Senate
Carter
Ernest Hollings
D-S.c
Capitol Hill
British probe searches for Vulcan crash near Glenview air base
A five member British board of inquiry began investigating the Hawker Siddeley Vulcan crash that killed four crew members at Glenview Naval Air Station near Chicago. The four engineers, pilots and crew died in the delta wing bomber crash during a practice flight over the lakefront. The UK team arrived Saturday to lead the inquiry, with results likely kept private as no Americans were killed. The aircraft, from Glenview, was scheduled to appear in the Lakefront Festival Air Show.
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Glenview Naval Air Station
Ill
UPI
Board of Inquiry
Tion
Helen Leong
Naval Air Station
Cook County
Chicago
Lakefront
Chris Edwards
Simon Farlow
Nigel Thomas
Jamie Hamilton
IVCC Offers Eight Free Adult Courses This Semester
Eighth grade level reading writing and math courses are offered free at Illinois Valley Community College starting Monday August 21. The 16 week program runs Mondays 7 to 9 30 p m in Room E 322 with instructor Mrs Margaret Steinz who teaches remedial reading and English. Registration is 8 30 a m to 4 p m daily or 8 30 p m Monday and Tuesday August 14 15. additional registrations possible at first class if space allows.
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Oglesby
Illinois Valley Community College
E-322
IVCC
Margaret Steinz
Illinois State University
Steinz
Mendota
Ottawa
Hangar Fire Destroys 21 Aircraft At Parks Bi-State Airport
A Cahokia Illinois hangar fire destroyed 11 helicopters and 10 airplanes at Parks Bi-State Airport, with damage over 3 million dollars. Fire officials said cause may be unrecoverable due to fuel explosions and four hours of flames. One firefighter burned, one officer estimated losses. helicopter owner valued losses at about 2 million with no insurance.
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Cahokia, II
UPI
Parks Bi-State
Larry Mullendorf
St. Louis
Herschel Riddle
Cahokia
Guy Westbrook
Neo-Nazis cut demonstration in Berwyn after jeers
Frank Collin and about a dozen uniformed National Socialist Party of America members were forced to curb a 1 hour 15 minute rally to 25 minutes as spectators hurled rocks and jeers in Berwyn Illinois. Police reported about 1 000 protesters and five arrests for disorderly conduct amid a hot humid day.
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Berwyn, Ill
UPI
Frank Collin
National Socialist Party of America
Chicago
Collin
Progressive Labor Party
Illinois
Cook County
James Keating
Skokie
Marquette Park
Nine days of mourning for Pope Paul VI
Vatican sources report nine days of mourning before the conclave to select Paul VI successor. Cardinals over 80 are ineligible. preparations and private consultations move ahead as Rome observes the pope's funeral rites. First Lady Rosalynn Carter attended with other dignitaries, and mourners filled St. Peter's Basilica.
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Pope Paul VI
St. Peter’s Basilica
California
Sacred College of Cardinals
Rome
Paul
Castel Gandolfo
Vatican
Alfredo Ottaviani
Lawrence Joseph Shehan
Baltimore
Giuseppe Siri
St. Peter
Cardi
St. Peter's Square
Basilica
Rosalynn Carter
New York
Hugh Carey
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Julie Carr
Los Angeles
New York strike enters fifth day over staffing cuts
The New York Times Daily News and Post face a five day strike by Printing Pressmen Union No 2 led by William J Kennedy over work rule changes that would cut pressmen from 1600 to about 800. Talks planned amid dire financials at The Post. City readers seek out suburban papers as Newsday Inquirer and others sell briskly. The New York Press Club offers facilities and placement services to reporters during the strike.
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NEW York
UPI
New York Times
Daily News and Post
William J. Kennedy
Printing Pressman
Kennedy
Martin Fischbein
Rupert Murdoch
The
Post
Times and News
the Post
Long Island
Newsday
Washington Post
Philadelphia Inquirer
Bill Hotaling
Hotaling
Times Square
Philly
the Inquirer
Bulletin
Boston
Globe and
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National Weather Service
Caribbean
Tom Foster
Fostaire Helicopters Ltd
Foster
Cam
Bowna
MARTY
Liberty St
Vatican City
Paulus VI
Nal
John Patrick Cody
Oscar Mayer
Campbell's Pork & Beans
Mello Roast Coffee
Birdseye
USDA
Riz’s
Illinois State
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