Violence rises in Cordoba on eve of vigil
In Cordoba Argentina security forces were placed on full alert after two days of violence left at least 10 dead and 24 wounded. The third anniversary of deaths of 16 Montonero and PRR guerrillas is marked as police claim they were murdered while navy says they were shot escaping.
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Venezuelan oil industry nationalized by year end
Venezuela moves to take over its large oil sector with the bill approved in Congress. Officials expect no immediate changes in operations or supply as the United States, Venezuela’s second largest supplier, imports about 1.3 million barrels daily and officials foresee no disruption in flow.
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Venezuela
Congress
United States
Alioto Uses Emergency Powers to End San Francisco Strike
Mayor Joseph L. Alioto invoked emergency powers and granted police and firemen a 13 percent wage increase, surpassing supervisors requests and suspending the city charter. Police end four day walkout, firemen had joined the strike earlier, and workers returned to duty after the order.
Embargo on Cuba remains but trade via foreign subsidiaries allowed
The State Department kept the 14 year old Cuba embargo intact yet said foreign subsidiaries of U S firms may resume selling to Cuba. The move followed the U S joining 15 Latin American nations in ending the hemispheric embargo.
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United States
Nations seek ban on environmental modification warfare
The United States and Soviet Union propose a draft treaty to ban environmental modification techniques that could alter weather, climate and natural forces. Cochairs Joseph Martin Jr. and Alexei Roshchin present the measure at the disarmament conference amid public concern over undeveloped weaponry. Meanwhile adventurer Bob Sparks remains determined to attempt a second solo balloon transatlantic crossing after a leak caused a dunking 145 miles southeast of Nantucket.
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San Francisco ends police and fire strike after mayor's pay raise
Police and fire workers return to duty as Mayor Joseph Alioto uses emergency powers to grant a 13 percent pay increase after the board of supervisors rejected a strike settlement. The move, supported by unions and opposed by supervisors, restores normal staffing amid a four day police walkout and a Wednesday firemen strike.
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Texas Panhandle hog cholera quarantine lifted
A federal quarantine covering 100 square miles in Deaf Smith and Castro counties is removed along with Texas state restrictions. Thirty-one herds were destroyed due to exposure to infected stock. the source of the outbreak remains undetermined.
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United States
Texas
Oklahoma
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Police unions gain ground after San Francisco strike
Edward J. Kiernan, head of the International Conference of Police Associations, warns more police strikes may follow the San Francisco action unless federal public employee bargaining laws appear. He notes policemen, fed up with politics and lenient crime handling, may increasingly accept unions while courts and politicians face distrust and potential walkouts rise.
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Angry Des Moines cop quits force over low penalties
Patrolman Cole Kern resigned after a judge fined a defendant $100 for assaulting an officer, saying the risk to officers is not worth the payoff. Kern, 25, had been on the Des Moines force since 1972 earning $12,000 yearly and plans to return to college. Police Chief Wendell Nichols cited weak prosecutions as a factor.
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Polk County
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Change of venue in grain battle
A federal court case over a massive sale of American wheat to the Soviet Union shifts from Galveston to Corpus Christi after Judge James Noel recuses himself. The hearing before Judge Owen Cox is set for Monday at 2 p.m. while a temporary restraining order remains in effect. Longshoremen in Houston may resume loading Russian bound grain on two Greek ships, Bosanka and Hellis in Eternity, with a third ship Aegis Bravery expected to load, as a work stoppage ordered by AFL CIO President George Meany continues until government proof mitigates price impacts.
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Hellis In Eternity
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Morning Markets lift on hopes of steady rates
New York stocks rose modestly as investors priced in a larger drop in the nation's money supply reported by the Federal Reserve. The noon Dow gained 2.74 to 794.43, with more gainers than losers on the NYSE. The market value index rose .20 to 82.93 and the NYSE composite advanced .16 to 44.38.
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Mobile home dealers plan bond pool meetings in Texas
In Austin AP Texas mobile home makers and dealers set six statewide meetings for August 26 and 27 to form a bond pooling plan to ease a new law requiring bonds up to 100000 for manufacturers and 2000 for salesmen. The effort aims to prevent closures amid bonding difficulties and potential constitutional challenges in federal court.
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Frank Hopkins
Texas Mobile Home Association
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Lubbock
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Harlingen
Houston
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