South Vietnam rejects U S mail again and burns claim
UPI reports South Vietnam refused to accept U S mail after the Soviet delivered mail was halted earlier. In Cincinnati a mother Mrs Marion Reilly 34 and her children Billy 10 and Sandy 13 died in a third floor apartment fire. Edie six survived with others. Flames started about 5 a.m.
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UPI
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U.S
Cincinnati
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Agnew Son Given Probation After Peeping Incident
James Randy Agnew, son of former Vice President Spiro Agnew, was placed on probation without judgment after pleading to trespassing with intent to peep. A Baltimore couple aged 17 reported seeing him peering into their bedroom window in July.
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Baltimore
UPI
Spiro T. Agnew
Sol Friedman
James
Randy
Agnew
Timothy M. Frye
FHA Mortgage Rate Hike to 9 Percent Takes Effect
Housing Secretary Carla Hills announced the 8.5 to 9 percent ceiling rise on government backed loans from the FHA and VA. The change, effective Tuesday, raises the monthly payment for the typical buyer by about $10 and could add roughly $1,500 to a home's sale price from the seller’s view amid higher money market pressures.
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Washington
UPI
Carla Hills
Federal Housing and Veterans Administrations
Weather Night Showers With Mild This Weekend Outlook
Showers or thundershowers likely tonight with lows in the mid to upper 60s. Sunday mostly cloudy with a 60 percent tonight and 50 percent Sunday rain chance and 75 to 80 heading to the high. Agricultural outlook notes humidity around 65 percent and total rainfall between a quarter and half inch, up to an inch in storms. Births list Mr Jerry Runkle New London welcomed a boy. Death notices for Paul W Burt 69 Norwalk and Norris L Downing 64 rural Berlin Heights.
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Norwalk
Norris L. Downing
Berlin
Question on smoking trends sparks mixed public opinion
A government study notes a first five year decline in U S cigarette use in 1974. Respondents split on quitting and price concerns with 62.5 percent saying yes they smoke less and 37.5 percent arguing pollution and air quality lessen the impact.
Armed Man Holds Cincinnati Cops at Gunpoint
Robert Krista 28 an auto mechanic from Oakley Cincinnati held two officers at the Hyde Park station for 90 minutes with a 16 gauge shotgun. He surrendered peacefully after his wife arrived for a domestic dispute consideration. Police surrounded the scene with about 60 officers and negotiators for a safe resolution.
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William Weller
Robert Krista
Oakley
Cincinnati
Krista
Weller
Donald Brown
Bob
Hyde Park Area
Robert Deck
Kent State Civil Case Deliberations End Without Plaintiffs Win
Jurors in the 46 million Kent State civil suit against Gov. Rhodes, Robert White, and Ohio National Guard officers did not favor the plaintiffs. Juror Ellen Gaskalla said seven of 12 jurors were aligned with the defendants after 3342 hours of deliberation. Gov. Rhodes was cleared of liability by the first vote after about 20 hours of discussion.
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Cleveland
UPI
Kent State
Ellen Gaskalla
James A. Rhodes
KSA
Robert S. White
Ohio National Guard
Rhodes
Hurricane Caroline Aims for Texas Coast
Hurricane Caroline near Brownsville on a drift toward the land between Brownsville and Tampico. Winds at 80 mph, hurricane advisory issued for lower Texas and upper Mexican coasts as sailors seek shore. Streit over acquittal persists with jurors differing over film and sound tape evidence.
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Tex
UPI
Caroline
Texas
National Weather Service Hurricane Center
Miami
Gulf of Mexico
Tampico
Mexico
Weather Service
Mexican
Caribbean
Gulf
Wave Swamps Raft. 3 Die in Niagara River Demonstration
29 people rode a 37 foot rubber raft during a Niagara River demonstration to test charter rides. The raft overturned in white water. three men, two Toronto residents and a Niagara Falls man, were killed. Eight others were released. 11 injured, several rescued by helicopter.
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N.Y
UPI
David Kewley
Kewley
Ont. Review
Niagara River
Kenley
Joseph DeMarco
Niagara Frontier N.Y. State Park
DeMarco
Anthony Sawczyk
David D. Ross
Toronto
Julia Martinez
Wes Hill
Chippewa, Ont
U.S
Butterfield and Robinson Travel Agency
Ford Trims Federal Pay Raise Amid Inflation Fight
President Ford proposes a 5 percent pay raise for about five million federal workers effective Oct 1, rejecting an 8.66 percent white collar increase. AFL CIO leaders condemn the move as unfair while Congress may override by a majority vote within 30 days.
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Brushwick
Augusta
President Ford
Maine
Afl-Cio
Citizens Committee
United States
Washington
UPI
Congress
Mason Volkomir
National Federation of Federal Employes
America
W. Howard McClennan
Public Employe Department
Nelson Rockefeller
House
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