White House weighs response to Soviet Middle East moves
White House planners fear a Soviet armed action in the Middle East and debate a swift heavy counteraction. A key adviser favors tough action, but concerns about Congress and public support loom. The China visit by Ford influences Beijing’s tone and pressure for normalization before reporter residencies in Peking.
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UPI
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White House
Israel
Middle East
Ford
America
Peking
U.s.-China
Taiwan
U.S
Reciprocal Sabbatical Idea Bridges Seminary and Main Street
The Rev William Keesecker proposes a seven year sabbatical for seminary teachers to serve as co pastors in local churches, with senior pastors swapping to teach in their own fields. Funding would involve denomination seminary and congregations plus possible Lay Committee grants, aiming to align church mission with practical church life.
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David E. Anderson
UPI
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Jesus
United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
William F. Keesecker
Presbyterian Church
Council of Theological Seminaries
Keesecker
Council
General Assembly
Presbyterian
Rights activist sues FBI for six million in damages
Charles Koen, a Cairo Illinois civil rights activist and head of the United Front, files a federal suit against the FBI estate of J. Edgar Hoover, former Attorney General John Mitchell, and 14 unknown agents alleging a conspiracy to harass and silence him since 1968. He cites a letter to his wife calling him unfaithful and other actions meant to destroy his civil rights work.
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Washington
UPI
Illinois
FBI
Charles Koen
United Front of
Cairo, Ill
J. Edgar Hoover
John N. Mitchell
J. Wallace laPrade
St. Louis
Koen
Senate Committee
Episcopal
Black Liberators
United Front
Cairo
Stratmar Eyes Street Sampling Lead in Recession
Stratmar Systems of New York trains workers to distribute free product samples on streets under the Intercept program. The firm says direct mail and door to door sampling are costly and slow, while street sampling reaches more people quickly and reduces waste.
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New York
UPI
Penny Barry
Stratmar Systems, Inc
Stratmar
Stratetic Marketing
Dan Ailloni-Charas
America
Ailloni-Charas
Ailloni- Charas
Charas
Search for 10 missing crewmen from sunken Drosia
Coast Guard and Navy units searched 90 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras for 10 missing crewmen after the 351 foot sugar cargo ship Drosia sank four minutes after a hatch ruptured early Thursday. Fourteen crewmen were rescued, 13 on a life raft and one in a small boat.
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Cape Hatteras
N.C
UPI
Coast Guard
Navy
Here
Atlantic Ocean
Elizabeth City
Hayes
Beloit jewelry robbery ends with Rockton arrest
Two Beloit gunmen robbed Hamlin's jewelry in the afternoon. They failed to start their car, one jumped into a woman’s car and fled, then authorities blocked roads near Rockton. Suspect Harry Chambers, 31, Urbana, was arrested. a second bandit remained at large. The female employees were unharmed.
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Rockton, Ill
UPI
Beloit
Wis
Wisconsin
Harry Chambers
Urbana
Ill
Terrence Miller
Hamlin
Miller
Chambers
Winnebago County
Illinois
Wagon Wheel
Rockton
Board chairman rejects higher school aid payments
CHICAGO UP I Jack Witkowsky chairman of the State Board of Education says he will not allow the board to increase monthly state aid to local districts to offset Gov Walker vetoes. He cites potential malfeasance and a private attorney's advice despite an 11 3 vote in favor. Walker filed suit in Sangamon County asking a court to stop the higher payments.
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Chicago
UPI
Jack Witkowsky
State Board of Education
Dan Walker
Witkowsky
Joseph Cronin
Walker
Sangamon County
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