Great Coupon Caper yields frenzy at airports nationwide
United and American officials call the half fare coupon scheme the most successful promotion yet yet harried agents say it’s over. Hustlers paid $3 per coupon, with some earning up to 1500 dollars daily, as people rushed to collect passes valid through December 15. A Chicago impostor even posed as a United agent to grab coupons at O’Hare.
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United
American Airlines
Bill Davis
Washington
United States
Miss Poche
Chicago
O’hare
United Ticket
Unruly wedding leads to arrests and injuries in San Leandro
At the Blue Dolphin Restaurant a wedding erupted into chaos as the groom hurled the cake at the bride. Five guests were arrested and three officers injured as guests flung chairs and mirrors, prompting a large police response.
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San Leandro
Calif
UPI
Blue Dolphin
SALT II signed as peace victory by Carter and Brezhnev
In Vienna President Carter and Soviet leader Brezhnev signed the four document SALT II pact aimed at averting nuclear war. Carter called it a victory in the battle for peace while Brezhnev framed it as defending humanity's right to live. The leaders pledged safe relations though Senate ratification faces a tough fight.
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Vienna
Austria
UPI
Carter
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Senate
Kremlin
Soviet Union
United States
Air Force One
Moscow
U.S
Washington
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
FAA eased DC-10 tests during 1971 safety review
The Los Angeles Times reports the FAA allowed McDonnell Douglas to skip fault analysis on some DC-10 structural elements in the 1971 safety certification. It is unclear which parts were exempted as FAA records remain largely undisclosed following the May 25 Chicago DC-10 crash that killed 273.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Federal Aviation Administration
McDonnell Douglas Corp
Los Angeles Times
The
Times
FAA
Chicago
Ashbrook argues oil decontrol to boost domestic production
U.S. Rep. John M. Ashbrook of Ohio says only oil decontrol will raise American output and end dependence on foreign oil. He criticizes kept prices as inadequate incentive and warns that reliance on OPEC nations grows more dangerous.
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Columbus
UPI
U.S
John M. Ashbrook
Ohio
Ashbrook
WEATHER FORECAST AND LOCAL LIFE EVENTS
Weather shows clearing tonight with highs near 80 and a 10 percent rain chance. Sunny Tuesday around 80, NE winds 10 to 15 mph, easing tonight. Marriage licenses list six couples including Timbs–Cammarn and Root–Geer. births record three at Willard Area Hospital. Deaths note five residents including Mrs McClain of Tucson and Mrs Stryker of Norwalk.
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David A. Timbs
Wakeman
Toni Marie Cammarn
Thomas L. Root
Virginia
Kathy S. Geer
Norwalk
Lee Joseph Myers
Monroeville
Theresa Marie Todorov
David Melvin Scheid
Shirley Ann Lorenz
Daniel H. Strohl
Fanny Farmer May Move Plant as Union Talks Continue
A Fanny Farmer Candy Shops official said news of a possible Norwalk plant move to Bedford is new to the real estate department. Norwalk plant manager Louis Trotta was unavailable for comment as 400 workers rejected a proposed contract. Teamster Local 20 said the move could occur if the latest offer is not accepted. Senator Edward Kennedy discusses campaign fears and questions about personal issues in a Washington Post interview.
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Fanny Farmer Candy Shops, Inc
Norwalk
Bedford
Mass
Department Today
Louis C. Trotta
Teamster
Chuck Roginski
Teamster Local 20
Fanny Farmer
Roginski
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Kennedy
Washington Post
UPI
Supreme Court rules Laetrile out for terminal cancer patients
The Supreme Court unanimously overturned a Denver appeals court ruling that allowed terminal cancer patients to obtain Laetrile. The court held the drug falls under safety and effectiveness requirements of the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, rejecting claims it exempts terminally ill patients. Justice Marshall stated the act protects all patients from unsafe cures and that Congress did not intend special protections for terminal illness.
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UPI
Supreme Court
Denver
High Court
Thurgood Marshall
Marshall
Congress
Food and Drug Administration
Glen Rutherford
Conway Springs
Kan
Rutherford
Oklahoma
Luther Bohanon
FDA
Bohanon
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United Press International
Suaiy
San Francisco Bay
Oakland
Mary Poche
Utah
Jim Poche
Detroit
Anna Biundo Ruffino
New York
California
Fortune Magazine
Fortune
Ariz
Martha Mae Stryker
Elizabeth C. Gutzeit
North Ridgeville
Maude Miller
Richmond
Floyd Smith
Berlin Heights
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