Hoffa disappearance probe: O’Brien questioned five hours
Detroit interview with Charles L. O’Brien described by his attorney as lasting five hours with Michigan State Police and FBI agents. O’Brien, foster son of Hoffa, faces pressure to take a lie detector test amid ongoing family notifications.
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Detroit
Charles L. O’brien
Jimmy Hoffa
O’brien
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
James Burdick
Michigan
FBI
Detroit Metropolitan
Boston School Panel Faces Loss of Power Over Desegregation
The federal Civil Rights Commission calls for denying the elected Boston School Committee authority unless it backs an integration plan. It cites minimal compliance with Judge Garrity’s bus 26,000 order and warns of possible receivership, while criticizing local leaders and President Ford’s stance on busing.
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Boston
Boston School Committee
Federal
U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
John J. McDonough
U.S. District Court
W. Arthur Garrity
Garrity
Ron Nessen
Arthur S. Flemming
Civil Rights Commission
Ford
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton Reported Traveling in Switzerland
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton were seen traveling together in Switzerland after their 14 month divorce and reconciliation talks. A secretary said the reconciliation is confirmed and Burton hinted at possible remarriage in Israel, with plans to return before the Israel trip. A New York spokesman added the move is not a trial reconciliation but permanent.
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Murfreesboro
Ark
W.W. Johnson
Amarillo
Tex
Crater of Diamonds State Park
State Parks and Tourism Department
Star of Arkansas
Johnson
Gstaad
Switzerland
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
Burton
Israel
Miss Taylor
Star
New York
John Springer
Springer
Elizabeth
Mike Todd
Eddie Fisher
Los Angeles
Henry Wynberg
Leningrad
Grain exports to Soviet Union spark U S debate
Washington AP reports Ford officials press the claim that grain shipments will only negligibly raise U S food prices while critics warn dry Western harvests could lift costs. Ford meets wheat growers and weighs future sales before September crop data. In Houston dockworkers end boycott after court order amid Meany led dispute. Also notes Elizabeth Taylor and Burton divorce history and recent reconciliation report from Springer.
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Washington
Ford Administration
U.S
Russia
Agriculture Department
Earl L. Butz
Butz
Houston
Tex
Soviet Union
Vail
Colo
Ford
America
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Total income for Americans slips in July
The Commerce Department reports that total American income declined in July for the first time in eight months while the private sector shows continued but slower growth. Personal income includes wages rents benefits and other payments before taxes, guiding spending power and economy strength. The report notes special factors obscuring some signals but overall shows steady moderate growth.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Settlement Near as San Francisco Police Strike Ends
San Francisco leaders and striking police and firemen agreed to a proposed settlement after hours of mediation by Mayor Joseph L. Alioto. The board of supervisors, who opposed the pay deal, were expected to accept the tentative agreement after a night’s rest. Police and fire unions and city officials prepared to present the proposal to members at the earliest opportunity.
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San Francisco
Joseph L. Alioto
Board of Supervisors
Alioto
Police Officers Association
Fire Fighters Local 798
Jerry Schroff
Firemen’s Union
Edmund Brown Jr
Brown
Inflation Jump in July Raises New Cost Pressures
Government economists forecast a notable July CPI rise driven by higher farm and fuel costs mirroringJune’s 0.8 percent jump. Revised GNP figures due later may show slight growth resuming after a prior three-tenths of one percent contraction. Ford officials call the inflation surge temporary with no imminent spiral.
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Robert A. Dobkin
Washington (Ap
Labor Department
Commerce Department
Department
GNP
Ford Administration
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