Carter reshapes diplomacy after London summit
President Carter shifted from economic talks to the Middle East and Berlin. With Cyrus Vance, he met Valery Giscard d Estaing and James Callaghan then Helmut Schmidt in a four power Berlin session. He traveled to Geneva for talks with President Assad, signaling a possible US position on the Middle East and nuclear proliferation concerns.
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East Germany
Trial Begins on Kickbacks and Fineman’s Innocence Claim
Philadelphia state House Speaker Herbert Fineman faced a federal trial on charges that he accepted $66,000 in payoffs to influence admissions to three area professional schools. Fineman denies the allegations, saying he will confront his accusers in court. Abrams, a key witness, pleaded guilty to related lies to the grand jury and received probation.
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Herbert Fineman
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvenia School of Veterinary Medicine
Thomas Jefferson Medical School
Philadelphia College of Osteopathy
Finegan
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Frank L. Rizzo
Will Hardle
Fori
Ln Einwman
Martin Abmimé
Abrams
Himsel
Waa Grand Jury
Treasury warns of mail errors re 190 senior payments
Washington reports a Treasury official says a computer error may have misdirected about 190 elderly and disabled recipients’ checks last week. Chief disbursing officer James Abbott noted some payments went to wrong addresses or stayed recorded electronically at banks. Recipients who moved or did not update addresses may miss May checks. the Social Security office urged affected recipients to notify authorities promptly.
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UPI
Treasury Department
James Abbott
Abbott
Wiese Dnstances
Energy pricing power split fuels Carter energy plan
President Carter pushes for a Cabinet level Energy Department with a board and secretary sharing pricing authority while the final decision rests with the president. Congress moves energy bills, tax cuts eyed, and a push to improve existing buildings for energy efficiency amid a busy week in Washington.
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Six who went there lose fear of death STORRS Conn
Six people revived after being pronounced dead describe pleasure in the deathlike state. A motorcycle crash victim recalled leaving his body and watching doctors. A woman who almost drowned felt calm and enjoying the moment. A childbirth victim felt happy and believed she could not die due to her children. The students say the interviews left them surprised and less afraid of death.
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Kane Hospital Faces Medicare Funds Cut Deadline Extension
Kane Hospital plans to resolve federal compliance issues after HEW extended the cutoff for $10 million annual Medicare and Medicaid funding loss to 90 days. Officials say a partial shutdown or ward conversion from 24-bed to single rooms will cut capacity from about 2,000 to 1,505 patients.
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Stolen Stamp Collection Valued Up To 250000 In New York
Police say a rare stamp collection valued between 100000 and 250000 was stolen from the New York Public Library. Security guards discovered the theft at 5:50 am after last seen during rounds at 2 am.
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New York Public Library
Greyhound driver charged after bus crash in West Virginia
Donald Swinehart, 47, of Uniontown Pennsylvania, a Greyhound driver, faces a charge of failure to control his vehicle after a bus left Interstate 70 and hit an embankment injuring 17 passengers. The most seriously injured, 66 year old Jeta Wineselt of Pinnacle North Carolina, improved to satisfactory by Sunday. Police put bus damage at about $5,000.
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UPI
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Deckson General Hospital
Jeta Wineselt
Pinnacle
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Fire kills dozen at Poles Hotel in Amsterdam blaze
Fire swept the Poles Hotel in Amsterdam at dawn, causing at least 12 deaths as the building collapsed. Police said eight people including a firefighter were missing, while many guests escaped or leaped from windows in the blaze near Car Squire.
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Netherlands
UPI
Jan Veenstra
Philly transit back to normal after prolonged strike
Philadelphia transit resumed service today after a walkout by Transport Workers Union Local 234 halted operations since March 25. The two year pact was ratified Saturday night, allowing workers to return on a partial basis Sunday. The strike disrupted 400,600 daily commuters, caused heavy traffic, and cost downtown businesses about 2.3 million dollars daily in lost sales.
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UPI
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Laetrile Ban Firm, FDA Chief Says
Washington reports Donald Kennedy, new FDA head, vows continued crackdown on Laetrile. He keeps an open mind but insists the drug should be banned unless backers prove it is effective. The administration will pursue enforcement against manufacturers despite a recent hearing.
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Food and Drug Administration
Donald Kennedy
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Trucker in Alabama Struck By Rare Cholera Case
Federal health officials confirm an Alabama truck driver contracted cholera, the second U S case in over 83 years. Dr Mitchell Cohen from the national Center for Disease Control in Atlanta is coordinating with St. Margaret's Hospital in Montgomery where the patient was admitted on April 28. Symptoms include diarrhea vomiting and cramps. Names and current condition are not released.
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Alabama
United States
Mitchell Cohen
National Center For Disease Tantra
Atlanta
Montgomery
St.Margaret’s Hospital
Burglars in Pasadena Face Lethal Pesticide Risk
In Pasadena California burglars who ransacked a home may have inhaled methyl bromide a pesticide used for fumigation Police spokesman John McAlister said the chemical could cause death or serious illness if inhaled or absorbed through the skin even with gas masks.
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UPI
John McAlister
Mcalister
Stampede at Pompeii vigil injures many
A panic rush during a 12 hour prayer vigil at the Sacred Mary of the Rosary basilica in Pompeii sends 9 000 attendees into a crush. Many women and foreigners are hospitalized after an elderly man drops a bottle triggering the stampede. Police report an ambulance siren amplified the crowd rush.
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Pompeii
Sacred Mary of the Rosary Basilica
Fed up hijacker stops Tokyo to Moscow flight
Bruce Kohl Trayer, 22, of Prairie du Chien Wisconsin, tried to hijack a Northwest Orient jumbo jet en route Tokyo Honolulu to Moscow. He drank heavily, threatened a passenger with a razor, wrestled a purser, and was knocked unconscious. He claimed to be fed up with the United States and cited Soviet additives. He was hospitalized. passport shows a Far East tour ending in Japan May 5.
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Hearst faces jail term for 1974 store robbery
Patricia Hearst, 73, faces possible prison time for one count of robbery and one count of assault with a deadly weapon from a 1974 sporting goods store incident. A “no contest” plea may limit civil suits, with sentencing by Judge E Talbot Callister pending which law applies.
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Symbionese Liberation Army
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