Belle-Induced Rains Flood South Vermont
Tropical storm Belle drenched southern Vermont causing multimillion dollar damage and prompting state officials to compare the impact with 1973 flooding. Four deaths were attributed to Belle with further damage reported in Connecticut and Long Island as shelters saw limited use.
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Vermont
Belle
Richard Holmes
Connecticut
Gov
Salmon
Holmes
Long Island
Kelle
New York City
Wilson Rejects Debate Over Campaign Issues
Okaloosa County Sheriff Ray Wilson refuses to publicly debate Democratic challenger Frank Mills. Mills demanded an open debate on topics including deputy training, helicopter procurement, and Wilsons real estate dealings. Wilson said he would draw his own crowds and urged Mills to arrange a public forum.
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Okaloosa County
Ray Wilson
Frank Mills
Wilson
The
Daily News
Mills
Kissinger urges U.S. to join Lebanese peace talks
Secretary of State Kissinger calls for new talks to end Lebanon’s civil war with U.S. participation if invited. He warns Europe and the United States must prevent clashes between Greece and Turkey over Aegean oil rights and urges timely action to avert a NATO catastrophe.
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Hague
Netherlands
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Lebanon
U.S
Europe
Asia
Kissinger
United States
European
Aegean Sea
Greece
Turkey
Africa
Iobanon
Syria
Kissinger Newhere
France
Max van der Steel
Joop
Agreement to Abandon Besieged Tal Zaatar Camp Reached
Arab League mediator Hassan Sabry el Khaly announced a tentative agreement to evacuate all refugees and guerrilla defenders from the Tal Zaatar camp in Beirut. The Red Cross could begin evacuations as early as Thursday if cease fire guarantees hold.
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Beirut
Lebanon
API
Tal Zaatar
Arab League
Hassan Sabry el Khaly
International Red Cross
Kholy
Red Cross
AMA Mail Rate Fraud Probe Opens in Chicago
The Justice Department probes falsified AMA records allegedly used to secure lower mail rates. A tipster called Sore Threat supplied documents now with U.S. Attorney Chicago. Postal Service says investigation continues and has sent copies to authorities.
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Washington
UPD
Justice Department
American Medical Association
John Russell
Postal Service
AMA
U.S
Chicago
The
London pool murder of 1 year old Enrico Sidoli
The Evening News offered a reward for solving one of London's most shameful crimes the killing of 1 year old Enrico Sidoli at a swimming pool. Three youths attacked the child beat him pushed him under and trod on him as lifeguards pulled him from the water. He died eleven days later.
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London
Enrico Sidoli
The
Evening News
Enrico
Reward offered to solve Enrico murder at London pool
Scotland Yard struggles five weeks after Enrico, a talkative boy, was killed at a crowded North London pool. A $1,800 reward is offered to the 800 to 1,000 witnesses who may identify the killers. Detectives plead for cooperation as police search thousands, with no informants or results so far.
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Enrico
Scotland Yard
Harry Clement
Yard
London
Evening News
Clement
Iterview
Swine Flu Shots Expected Starting Late September
Washington official Dr. W Delano Meriwether says swine flu vaccinations should begin in late September after Congress approved federal insurance for the program and lifting major legal obstacles. He noted 100 million doses remain to be processed into shot form over five to six weeks.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
W. Delano Meriwether
Washington Press Club
Ford
White House
Ben Nessen
Meriwether
Incumbents Gross More Campaign Cash in 1974 Vote
A Common Cause study shows nearly three times as much money from interest groups went to incumbents as to challengers in the 1974 congressional races. Business and health groups favored incumbents far more than labor, with major donors including the American Medical Association and the AFL-CIO, and top individual giver J. Ross Perot.
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Washington
UPD
Common Cause
Fred Wertheimer
Big Political Contributors Named in Common Cause Study
A Common Cause analysis of 1974 congressional donations lists 24 individuals giving over 25,000 each. Leading donor J H Ross Perot of Dallas gave 90,900, followed by James T Swann of Cocoa Beach with 75,269 and Stephen Kovacik and Lauren Kovacik of Columbus 60,749. Other top names include Richard Sciafe of Pittsburgh 59,500 and Mary Lasker of New York 43,456. The roster also features John M Olin, Arthur Nielsen Sr, Bettina Grimson, J Irwin Miller, and Nelson Rockefeller among others with 30,000 to 90,000-plus contributions.
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American Medical Association
Afl-Cio
J. Ross Perot
Dallas
Tex
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
Washington
UPI
J. H. Ross Perot
Electronic Data Systems
James T. Swann
Cocoa
Fla
Days Inn of Florida
Cocoa Beach
Richard M. Sciafe
Pittsburgh
Alva
Marie Ronda
Cleveland
Ohio
ITT Consumer Services Corp
Peretz Amir
New York
H. Frank Forsythe
Winston Salem
N.C
Joan Paleysky
Los Angeles
Calif
V. H. Monette
Smithfield
Val
V.H. Monette Co
Mary Lasker
New York City
I. W.il
Carol Ferry
Scarsdale
N.Y
John M. Olin
St. Louis
Olin Corp
Arthur C. Nielsen Sr
Winnetka
A.C. Neilsen Co
Charles W. Engelhard Jr
Far Hills
N.J
Stewart R. Mott
Bettina Grimson
Leonard and
Sophie Davis
Colonial Penn Insurance
J.E. Broyhill
Lenoir
Broyhill Industries
Martin Peretz
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Max Palevsky
Four Rioters Killed in South Africa Police Shootout
In a Cape Town area clash near Johan nesburg mobs attacked liquor stores beer halls a library and a post office. Police used teargas and gunfire killing four demonstrators and injuring two others as anti government protests across South Africa reach fifteen deaths in a week.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
UPT
Cape Town
Langa
Gugulethu
Kidnapping attempt against Portillo sister fails in Mexico City
Five Jeffist guerrillas including a woman opened fire on Margarita Lopez Portillo Galindo's car in Mexico City as they tried to kidnap the sister of President-elect Jose Lopez Portillo. A bodyguard and one attacker died. she escaped unharmed though the car was damaged.
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Mexico City
UPI
Jose Lopez Portillo
Margarita Lopez Portillo Galindo
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Tangshan
China
UPL
Montpelier
Vi. Capl
Thomas Salmon
By Suetla Braxton
Heinrich Heine Strasse
People’s Army
Berlin Wall
Senate
Tampa, Fla
Michael Wright
Columbus
Hillsborough County
W. A. Pask
Wright
Phenix City
Ala
Florida
Louisville
Angela Davis
Ms. Davis
Harvey Sloane
California
Federal Communications Commission
Abc-Tv
Nbc-Tv
Texaco
James Abourezk
D-S.d
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Energy Action
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