Reagan and Wallace at VFW rally for strongest nation stance
Ronald Reagan and George Wallace told 40,000 VFW members that America must be the strongest nation to deter communism. They faulted Washington for Vietnam policy, urged decisive victory, and argued troops were not defeated but not allowed to win. Wallace urged superiority and possible negotiations, criticizing communists and seeking hard power.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Ronald Reagan
George Wallace
Veterans of Foreign Wars Convention
Washington
Vietnam
U.S
Reagan
Wallace
America
United States
Alabama
Asia
Ing Haiphong
Hanoi
Ford Pledges Hands-Off Farm Production Policy
President Ford told a cheering Iowa state fair crowd that U.S. grain sales to the Soviet Union will continue and his administration will stay hands off to let American farmers earn as much as they can. He urged delays in further Soviet purchases and forecast more grain sales while touring the drought-stricken town.
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Des Moines
Iowa
UPI
Ford
U.S
Soviet Union
Agriculture
Earl Butz
Russia
Foril
Republican Party
Minneapolis
Minn
American Legion
Pord
Robert Ray
Som Jack
Christie Vail
Logan
Utah
Kidnapping a Lark With High Bail Set
Federal judge orders bail totaling 700000 for two suspects in Samuel Bronfman II kidnapping on extortion charges. Lynch and Byrne face additional state charges in Westchester, with possible life sentences. prosecutors cited fears of flight and IRA ties.
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New York
UPS
Samuel Bronfman II
Westchester County
Carl.a. Verpuri
Bronfman
Edgar
Yorktown Heights
Purchase
N.Y
Ann Margaret Loeb
Manhattan
Federal Court
U.S
Martin Jacobs
Mel Patrick Lynch
Dominic Byrne
Our Lady of Refuge Church
Paul Curran
Jacobs
Lynch
Byrne
Irish Republican Army
Walton County Residents Want Conley Martin Back
More than 600 Walton County residents have signed a petition urging Gov Reubin Askew to reinstate former county commissioner Conley Martin. Martin faces bribery charges dropped by the state, with petitions asking back pay and return to work circulated mainly in District Five.
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Walton County
Conley Martin
Sheila Braxton
Reubin Askew
Martin
South County
Keith Brace
Hare
Portland
Conley
Freeport
Choctaw Beach
DeFuntak Springs
District Four
Daily News
Nome
Kent State defense witness recalls shots on campus scene
Ohio National Guard lieutenant Dwight Cline testified he saw bullets strike behind his men as they moved from a practice field to Blanket Hill during the May 4 1970 Kent State protest. He described rounds tearing dirt behind the Guardsmen as others fired into the air amid the deadly campus clash.
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UPS
Ohio National Guard
Kent State University
Dwight Cline
Mansfield
Ohio
Kent State
Cline
Universit
Blanket Hill
Robert I. White
Robert C. Dix
Kent
Kent- Ragentia Record Courier
University
J . White
the & P.m
Florida unemployment rate shows encouraging drop
Florida's seasonally adjusted July jobless rate fell to 10.4 percent from 10.9 in June, with 400,500 unemployed nationally for the state. Commerce Secretary Ed Trombetta said the decline followed several months of rising rates and noted farm workers and new graduates are factored into the adjustment.
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Tallahassee, Fils
UPI
Florida
Commerce
Ed Trombetta
Trombetta
Commerce Department
Rabin Opponents Rage as Peace Talks Move On
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin faced intensified protests in parliament and outside the Knesset as he defended pursuing peace with Egypt. He pledged the government would exhaust all options and warned agreement hinges on Israel’s interests. Demonstrators in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv shouted slogans including Kissinger go home and Rabin you’re a rabbit, staging live rabbit displays.
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Yitzhak Rabin
Henry A. Kissinger
Israel
Sinai
Rabin
Labor Alignment
United States
U.S
Reypl
Knesset
Egypt
Rabia
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Kissinger
Mediterranean Seafront
Habin
Housing Starts Rise to One-Year High in July
The Commerce Department reported July housing starts up 13.7 percent from June to 7.238 million under construction, the highest since July 1974, with permits up 6 percent to 3.007 million. Multifamily starts surged 51 percent, while two to four unit buildings rose 43 percent as the housing market signals a recovery.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Dune
Juty
Carla Hills
Portugal clashes as troops fire on rioters at Communist HQ
In Ponte de Lima and Angra do Heroismo rioters stormed Communist party headquarters and set buildings ablaze. Troops and police answered with automatic fire injuring over 100 and killing one Communist inside the Ponte de Lima site. A hospital official cited rising casualty figures amid ongoing unrest.
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Lisbon
Portugal
UPD
Ponte de Lima
Jose da Costa Lima
Angra da Heraisme
Azores
Spain
Alcabaca
San Francisco Police Strike Rocks City Amid Walkout
San Francisco faced a major walkout as police officers struck after failing to gain a 13 percent pay raise. Firemen joined the picket lines and threatened their own action, with emergency calls only and moves to extend the walkout to Tuesday or Wednesday.
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San Francisco
UPS
Hall of Justice
Board of Supervisors
Askew Defends Veto of 34 Bills in Florida
Florida Governor Reubin Askew defended a record of 34 vetoes noting they would not help the people amid economic strains. He argued exemptions for pollution control gear and other tax breaks would cost the state and urged sustaining the vetoes despite possible overrides.
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Askew
Tallahassee
Fla
Reubin Askew
Florida
House
Gus Craig
St. Augustine
Tiune
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