Tug on maiden voyage strafed and seized by Dominican forces
A seagoing tug on its maiden voyage from New Orleans to San Juan was strafed by a Dominican fighter plane and seized by a Dominican gunboat for several hours. Crowley Maritime Corp said officials appeared embarrassed and a U S Embassy defense attache would investigate. In Cincinnati, milk price hike expected by Labor Day with a rise of about four cents a gallon possible.
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Jacksonville
Cincinnati
UPI
W. Ted. Osborne
Cincinnati Cooperative Milk Sales Association
Osborne
Kuwait
Red Army
Subang
Michiaki Suma
Tokyo
United States
Sweden
Japan
Ford
Takeo Miki
Washington
State Department
U.S
Woman dies likely from sunstroke on hottest day in N J
In South Plainfield Linda Saverd 29 was found dead by her husband Michael in their backyard after sunbathing in 97 degree heat with high humidity. Police report she had been in the sun since 10 a.m. on the day long cited as the metropolitan area's hottest of the year. In Tampa Florida the bribery conspiracy trial of former Senator Edward Gurney and three associates ends in a jury deadlock on some counts. Judge Krentzman orders further deliberations, calling the case important and costly.
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South Plainfield
N.J
UPI
Michael Saverd
Linda
New York
Tampa
Fla
U.S
Edward Gurney
Ben Krentzman
Carr says lawmakers will return pay raise to Treasury
Rep. Bob Carr of Michigan argues elected officials must live within a budget. He plans to return a $3600 congressional pay increase voted last week, saying if the public must bite the bullet so should members of the House.
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Washington
UPI
Bob Carr
D.mich
Treasury
Congress
House
Murder Charge Questioned in Florida Plant Theft Case
Vera Fraley defends her husband Henry Fraley 63 saying the second degree murder charge is wrong after he shot Curtis Jones 41 who was uprooting Fraley's front yard plants around 2 am. Fraley told police he warned the intruder then fired after fetching a shotgun.
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Miami
UPI
Henry Fraley
Vera Fraley
Fraley
Curtis Jones
Weather and notices from Fan The Record August 5 1975
Partly cloudy tonight with upper 40s to lower 50s lows. Mostly sunny Wednesday with mid 70s highs and 10 percent precipitation. Births to Wright and Reed families. death of Abe Blankenship, 68, Willard. Temperature and humidity readings cited.
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Harold Wright
Norwalk
Gene Reed
Willard
Albert
Abe) Blankenship
Detente Debate Draws Votes On U S China Russia Policy
Monday poll asks if detente costs are worth gains with 63.6 percent voting YES and 37.4 percent NO. Voters urged to call numbers to cast YES or NO by midnight. remarks center on distrust of Soviets and Chinese conduct and warning against concessions.
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Munich
Russia
United States
INO
Robert E. Lee Regains Citizenship in Amnesty Move
President Ford signs an amnesty resolution restoring Robert E. Lee’s citizenship nearly 110 years after his surrender at Appomattox. The ceremony is at Custis Lee Mansion Arlington across from the Lincoln Memorial. The vote followed a stalled petition tied to a lost 1865 loyalty oath and a rediscovered document.
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Washington
UPI
Robert E. Lee
Ford
Virginia
Ulysses S. Grant
Appomattox
Custis- Lee
Arlington
Lee
Potomac River
Lincoln Memorial
Harry Byrd Jr
Andrew Johnson
State Department
Senate
House
Milan Police Find A Pot Of Pot On Seminary Road
Milan police chief R L Holzmiller and Robert Russ found a 6 foot marijuana plant in a woods bucket after responding to an accident on Seminary Road in Erie County. The truck involved, owned by Milan Parts, appeared stolen and witnesses saw a suspect flee the scene. Police will search Seminary Road again for further plants.
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Diane More
Milan
R.L. Holzmiller
Robert Russ
Seminary Road
Erie County
Holzmiller
Paul Delamater
Milan Parts
Erie County Sheriff's Department
Tentative Jury Seated In Second Day Of Trial
A jury of eight women and four men was tentatively seated to hear evidence in the first degree murder trial of Lawrence D. Robinson. The panel was drawn from 90 prospective jurors, with 12 to hear the case and others awaiting challenges.
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Janet Conway
Lawrence D. Robinson
Court House
Rhodes Calls for Resignation of Five Ohio Lottery Commissioners
Gov James A Rhodes demanded immediate resignations from all five members of the Ohio Lottery Commission citing a need for a fresh start amid alleged political influence and misconduct. He cited a Cleveland Press report of liquor spending at parties and record falsifications and criticized the director's lack of authority under an unworkable law.
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Columbus
UPI
James A. Rhodes
Ohio Lottery Commission
Ohio Lottery
Rhodes
Cleveland Press
Ohio
Lottery
Fiveyearold sues mother over fatal car crash
Visalia California UPI reports a 5yearold boy Grant Jason McClung sues his mother on behalf of his grandmother for unspecified damages following the death of Grant's father Jack Edwin McClung in a one car crash on July 28 1974. The suit alleges a party at the Cobb home and that drinks were urged on McClung who drove home intoxicated.
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Visalia
Calif
UPI
Grant Jason McClung
Oneita Talbot
Jack Edwin McClung
Elliott Cobb
McClung
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American International Assurance
Tun Abdul Razak
Japan Air Lines
Ruth L. Francisco
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W. Main St
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Rural Willard
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Edward L. Anderson
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Taylor Ave
Virginia L. Paramore
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Sharon M. Case
Jack J. Moore
Ruth Berner
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Huron County Guidance Center
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