Ford seeks nationwide railroad strike halt
Washington AP reports the Ford administration vows everything must be done to prevent a nationwide railroad strike set to begin at midnight Sunday. Talks deadlocked with the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks, cooling period expires at 12:01 a.m. Monday. bankruptcy exemptions and emergency legislation loom as potential blockers.
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Washington
Ford Administration
Ford
W.J. Usery Jr
Federal Mediation Service
Reappears Today In Adjourn Arraignment Of Accused Slayer
Pitcher charged with second degree murder for the fatal shootings of Wayne Gates and Cheryl Hawker. He appeared at City Court after being taken from Oswego County Jail despite injuries from an attempted self harm. Arraignment postponed to today to allow counsel contact. grand jury set for late June.
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Fulton
Allen Curtis Pitcher
Pitcher
Syracuse
Auser
Volotta
Robert G. Hurlbutt
Oswego
Itcher
Hurlbutt
Atto
Wayne Gates
Cato RD 3
Cheryl Hawker
S. Second St
Ford Names Calloway to Lead 1976 Campaign Drive
President Ford creates a formal 1976 campaign structure and appoints Howard Callaway of Georgia to head the committee. Alabama Governor George C. Wallace signals involvement in the race and plans a new bid focusing on middle and lower income taxpayers.
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Washington
Ford
Alabama
George C. Wallace
White House
Ron Nessen
Howard H
Bo) Callaway
Georgia
Richard Nixon
South
Nelsen
Wallace
Suorters
Publican National
Dean Burch
1975 Net Profits Decline Across 12000 U.S. Corporations
FTC reports average profits for more than 12,000 American corporations fell by about one third in early 1975. Manufacturing profits totaled 9.3 billion dollars, down 4.1 billion from the prior quarter, with mining at 773 million and wholesale at 2.2 billion.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Oswego High School to Graduate Record Class
Pedestrian death case defendant requests a preliminary examination as proceedings begin. Local coverage notes Oswego High School aims to graduate a record class Friday evening on Page 2 and Page 8 details the court action.
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Oswego High School
Weather Summary and Iroquois Bicentennial Flag Ceremony
The 24 hour weather ended 8 am: high 84 mean 73 low 62 with no rain. Forecast shows partly cloudy today with a 40 percent chance of interest storms, then sunny Friday with highs near 75. Bicentennial flag raised at Fort Ontario marking 200th anniversary events with over 1300 Iroquois attendees.
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Fort Ontario
Guy Johnson
Oswego
New York
Kissinger Pledges U S Fidelity to Asia
Secretary of State Kissinger told the Japan Society that despite U S reverses in Indochina America will not turn away from Asia. He affirmed equal fidelity to Asia and Europe, urged detente with China and the Soviet Union, and said allies will find U S support unless partners seek to modify commitments. He noted U S food aid to Japan and pledged careful soy bean exports to avoid a 1973 shortage.
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New York
Henry A. Kissinger
America
Indochina
Asia
U.S
United States
Europe
Kissinger
Japan Society
China
Soviet Union
Middle East
Japan
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Korea
Police Stop Large Scale Ransom Distribution in Argentina
In Buenos Aires police intercepted a major Bunge and Born ransom campaign claiming 1.2 million dollars in goods were being sent to the poor for kidnapped executives Jorge and Juan Born. Trucks were halted in Mendoza and San Luis with shipments already distributed in San Juan Santa Fe Parana Posadas and Rosario. The brothers' release status remains unconfirmed.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Bunge and Born Company
Jorge
Juan Born
Montonero
Bunge
Born
Mendoza
Vince
San Luis
San Juan
Santa Fe
Parana
Posadas
Rosario
Protest Over Whale Killing Aboard Lightship at Seaport
Demonstrators from the Sierra Club dump Japanese TV sets radios and Russian vodka into the East River in a Boston Tea Party style protest aboard the Ambrose Lightship at South Street Seaport. They urge a 10 year moratorium as Japan and the Soviet Union refuse to accept it. Ann Scott and whale expert Dr. George Small warn of ecological harm if slaughter continues.
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New York
East River
Boston
Ambrose
South St. Seaport Pier
Sierra Club
Japan
Soviet Union
Ann Scott
George Small
Dust Storms Close Southern California Highways
Dust storms from fierce winds swept Bakersfield area causing one traffic death and twelve injuries while highways across deserts 200 miles southeast were clogged by sand. Winds eased but blowing sand continued to pelt windshields and paint in affected vehicles as officials reopened routes near Banning and Palm Springs.
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Los Angeles
California
Bakersfield
Las Vegas
Nev
Phoenix
Ariz
Banning Palm Springs
Regi
California Highway Patrol
Prosecution Continues Case In Slaying Of Phoenix Trooper
Madison County district attorney William OBrien III resumes presenting prosecution evidence in the murder trial of John Ruzas and Robert Donovan, accused of killing state trooper Emerson Dillon during a traffic stop near Canastota. The case ties to a jewelry-store robbery in Dewitt, Onondaga County, with additional defendants charged in the incident.
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Wampsville
N.Y
Madison County Dist
William O’brien III
New York City
John E. Ruzas
Queens
Robert L. Donovan
Brooklyn
Emerson J. Dillon
Dillon
Phoenix
New York Thurway
Canastota
Syracuse
Dewitt
Onondaga County
Caroline M. Bruno
Michael T. Blake
Frank
DiChiaro 40
Ruzas
Iee
Donovan
Ross A. Patane
New York
O’brien
Thomas J. Churn
Troop T
Arnold Yarry
Westbury
Leonard's
Yarry
Esther Ferris
Nicholas Prioleti
Plan to Return Patricia Hearst Not Executed by Cohen
Mickey Cohen said he devised a plan to hand Patricia Hearst to her parents but stopped after fearing a second degree weapon charge. He claimed she was ready for delivery to attorney Jim McGinnis but the plan died for safety concerns.
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Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
Patricia Hearst
Patty Hearst
Jim McGinnis
Hearst
Cohen
Miss Hearst
Postal Strike Looming as Talks Stall On Wages
Union leaders warn a nationwide postal strike is more likely as progress on a new labor agreement slows. Demonstrations near the Postal Service headquarters echo mounting frustration over wages, benefits, no layoff protections, work standards, and mechanization ahead of a July 21 contract expiration.
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Washington
New York
Postal Service
Moe Biller
New York City
Biller
James H. Rademacher
National Association of Letter Carriers
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