Farm workers plan Florida boycott drive
The United Farm Workers of America announce a statewide boycott and field organizing drive to aid 150000 Florida farm workers. Ray Demers of the Ailaind CPW office says city consumer boycotts will precede farm organizing with Richard Cook of the Florida Farm Worker Ministry seeking job security and pesticide protections. Traffic on Pittsburghs Smithfield Street Bridge was restricted due to a new structural fault, as Rep H John Heinz III calls for federal funds to repair Allegheny County bridges amid a crack in an angle joining a stringer to a floor beam.
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Miami
UPD
United Farm Workers of America
Florida
California
Ray Demers
Ailaind
CPW
Richard Cook
Florida Farm Worker Ministry
Pittsburgh
UPI
Smithfield Street
Carson St
Monongahela River
H. John Heinz
H-Pa
Allegheny County
State Department of Transportation
Strikers resume talks with rubber industry leaders
Negotiators for the United Rubber Workers Union and major tiremakers resumed bargaining before Labor Secretary W. J. Usery Jr. The strike began April 21 after the old contract expired and involves more than 60,000 workers earning about 5.50 an hour with 5.06 in benefits.
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Washington
UPD
United Rubber Workers Union
Litemakers
W. J. Usery Jr
URW
Firestone
Goodyear
Uniroyal
Goodrich
Army restrains draft for ROTC graduate objector
UPI reports Army barred from ordering ROTC graduate Richard D Lownes to active duty while his conscientious objector claim is reviewed. Judge Clifford S. Green issued a temporary restraining order as Lownes, who helped start ROTC at Western Maryland College in 1973, says he opposes war and withdrew from the reserve officers program in June 1974 after transferring to LaSalle College.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Army
U.S
Clifford S. Green
Richard D Lownes
Lownes
Western Maryland College
LaSalle College
Townes
LaSalle
Leif Erikson Day Honors Norse Explorer in U S
Washington UPI reports President Ford proclaimed April 9 Leif Erikson Day to honor the Norseman who preceded Columbus by centuries. Columbus Day remains the second Monday in October, with Erikson Day authorized by a joint Congress resolution.
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Washington
UPI
Leif Erikson
Christopher Columbus
Ford
Nina
Santa Maria
Dominican Republic
Congress
Alcohol damages brain in chronic alcoholics study
Two Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center studies find brain tissue loss in alcoholics aged 34 to 74, with brain atrophy linked to age. The reports note irreversible tissue loss and applicability to various drinkers, detailing the condition across the groups.
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Chicago
UPI
Chicago Medical Center
Rush-Presbyerian- St. Luke's Medical Center
Residents fear ghetto conditions at Neshannock Village
NEWCASI NEWS reports July 7 100 Project residents describe roach infestations and broken security in Neshannock Village. They cite lax rules and low housing quality as causes of disorder with neighbors blaming both residents and management while one resident praises maintenance and safety efforts.
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Newcasi
Willa McKinney
Atault
Aghetta
L. Hooks
Neshannock Village
Francis Black
Torderson
Voices of Neshannock Village reveal bitterness and decay
Residents voice frustration and fear over rapid housing growth, vandalism, and squalid conditions. Critics cite dirty streets, poor plumbing, pests, and crumbling buildings. Some observers fear rising rents and limited enforcement will worsen the ghetto-like atmosphere.
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Neshannock Village
Stella Caprtole
Clifford Alinman
Heldi Seaty
Myrtle Cragle
Bertha Brown
Fred Schuster
Tempest
Grand jury probes White House intruder shooting
Washington reports a grand jury investigates the fatal shooting of Chester Plummer Jr, a 16 year old who scaled the White House fence and carried a pipe toward the mansion. Pvt. Charles Garland remains on leave as investigators seek justification for the guard’s deadly action.
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Washington
UPS
Chester Plummer Jr
White House
Secret Service
Plummer
Pvt
Charles A. Garland
Suspect barred at border after attempted Canada entry
At the Washington border, James Schoenfeld 24 failed to enter Canada while fleeing with three firearms after a 16 hour subterranean escape in Livermore California. Police issued warrants and later detained him for checks and released him. Frederick Woods and Ralph Snyder linked to the case. An all points bulletin sought Schoenfeld and his brother Richard who surrendered later. The search extended to Marin County and Stinson Beach for evidence.
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Calif
UPI
Canada
Livermore
James Schoenfeld
White
Tim
Schoenfeld
Tate
Atherton
Frederick Woods
Ralph Snyder
Snyder
Schoerfelt
Woods
Richard
Alameda County
Marin County
Stinson Beach
San Francisco
Japan jails ex premier over payoffs
Tokyo reports former prime minister Kakuei Tanaka jailed on suspicion of receiving 1.66 million in secret payments from Lockheed Aircraft Corp. The 69 year old resigned from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party after his arrest, ending a long political tenure. The accusations pertain to payments in 1973 and 1974 via Marubeni trading Corp., Lockheed's agent in Japan.
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Tokyo
Peesee
Remiet Kakuel Tanaka
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Tanaka
Liberal Democratic Party
Hemmier
Marubeni Rading Corp
Lockheed
Japan
Evacuation of Americans from Beirut by unarmed craft
An unarmed Navy landing craft evacuated about 300 Americans and other foreigners from Beirut in a smooth one hour operation guarded by the Palestine Liberation Organization and other leftist groups. President Ford followed the move and praised those responsible, including the FLO, while the exact number aboard remained unclear. Dozens of PLA troops and allied forces manned checkpoints at Risiera Hotel as the mission proceeded.
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Lebanon
UPI
Palestine Liberation Organization
Talcott Seelge
U.S
Stfetorn
Athens
Washington
Ford
Office of Nations
Brent Seowerf
Donald Rumsfeld
Ron Nessen
FLO
United States
Pet
Palestine Liberation Army
al Fatah
Lebanese Arab Army
Peathy Risiera Hotel
FIA
PLA
UPT
Phate
Chief returns as fire chief under new overtime plan
Fire Chief Jack Brest resumes command after agreement granting time off for overtime. Borough Manager Cam Caldwell says a new overtime policy for all department heads is under development and could be voted on at the 7:30 p.m. council meeting. Henry Seymarie is expected to be named assistant fire chief, with Leymarie fitting a prior acting role, restoring full department strength after former chief Dambach’s retirement. Traffic counts are planned near Ewing Park Bridge and Ling Avenue Pershing Street intersection as bridge work and repairs proceed.
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Exlwood Chfy
Jack Brest
Mlanager
Cam Caldwrell
Caldwell
Henry Seymarie
Leymarier
Couril
Robert Dambach
Sunmer
Ewing Park Bridge
Ling Avenue
Pershing Street
Eoving Park
Pith Street
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