Remember Pearl Harbor Anniversary Observed in Hawaii
Honolulu wreaths mark the 34th anniversary of Pearl Harbor at the Arizona Memorial with a flag-raising ceremony. President Ford will speak at the memorial during his Hawaii stop as part of a Pacific trip. The Philippines visit follows, highlighting American-Philippine ties and bases talks.
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Hoffa body may lie in New Jersey landfill barrel
FBI sources and grand jury witnesses say ex-Teamsters boss James Hoffa was hauled in a barrel to a Jersey City landfill. Three New Jersey Teamsters tied to Local 560 faced a police lineup as investigators press for corroboration from an eyewitness who saw the abduction.
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James R. Hoffa
New Jersey
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Union City
Anthony
Tony
Provenzano
Gateway Transportation Co
Hoffa Grand Jury
Grand Jury
Underworld
Weather outlook with colder night and rising Sunday clouds
A weather summary notes fair and colder conditions tonight with lows of 15 to 20 degrees. Sunday will see increasing cloudiness with highs in the upper 30s, while Friday’s high reached 63 degrees and the night low dipped to 26. Precipitation measured at .43 inch.
Senate Approves 2.3 Billion NYC Loan Package
The Senate passed a 2.3 billion dollar federal loan measure to prevent New York City from defaulting, sending the bill to the White House. The vote was 57 to 40, with Mayor Abraham Beame and lawmakers citing a national interest in securing city finances.
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R-N.y
Abraham Beame
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Opened mouth once too often sparks a factory head shave
Allan Winder reports Melvin Moore, 21, sparked a lunchtime fundraiser at Jacqueline Co. by boasting he'd shave his head for 35 dollars. The $35 was raised by 3 p.m. and a second worker offered to do the feat for 100 dollars. Barber Roger Fordham and Clyde Knott assisted as Moore plans to return home to face his wife. Plant manager Thomas Tarpey called it one more example of the crew's antics.
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Allan Winder
Melvin Moore
Moore
Jacqueline
Roger Fordham
Rt. 3
Clyde Knott
Palm
Thomas Tarpey
Returning body ends eight year wait for Sac City widow
Lincoln area widow Carol Buckley, mother of Linda 17, David 15, Julie 10, awaits her husband Jim Buckley’s remains from Southeast Asia eight years after his A4 Intruder was shot down near South China on August 21, 1967. Buckley, a Sac City High School athlete and Naval aviator, was married in 1957 and educated at Monterey. His body’s return follows Cmdr. Robert Flynn’s capture and later release in 1973.
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Carol Griffith
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Carol Buckley
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Buckley
Karl Buckleys
Auditors finish HUD urban renewal review in Muscatine
Federal auditors completed a study of Muscatine's urban renewal program. A final report is due in mid January. Two HUD IG auditors worked eight weeks reviewing records. Investigations have sparking questions about possible overpayments and documentation gaps tied to the project.
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Charles W. Coates
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
FBI
Environmental Planning and Research Inc
Des Moines
Chicago
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