Five freed anarchists depart Frankfurt after ransom
Anarchists freed from West German and West Berlin jails were given 52000 dollars and passage out of the country after their capture four days earlier. They left on a West German jetliner from Frankfurt bound for a foreign destination amid uncertainty over the fate of abducted politician Peter Lorenz.
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Berlin
Frankfurt
Peter Lorenz
West Germany
West Berlin
Lorenz
Compromise Talks Shadow Ford Energy Policy Debates
Washington reports indicate potential compromise between President Ford and congressional Democrats on the oil tariff program and broader energy policy. Meanwhile Ways and Means Democrats propose their own plan to raise gasoline taxes gradually up to 40 cents per gallon. Ford to decide today on delaying the $1 per barrel tariff increases set for this and next month.
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Washington
Ford
Democrats
House
Ways and Means
Automatic cow feeding system uses neck transponder
Washington AP reports scientists developing an electronic feed system for cattle. A transponder on a cow’s neck acts like a credit card to activate a trough and dispense measured amounts. The device stops feeding when the memory bank signals full meal completion.
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Washington
Dying girl's Hawaii dream touched by aid fund
Heidi Biggs, 14, terminally ill, died soon after being flown home from Honolulu. Her secret wish to see Hawaii drew a national outpouring of support, with about 24000 dollars raised to fund the trip.
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Belleville
Ill
Heidi Biggs
Hawaii
Heidi
Honolulu
Associated Press
Russell Penny
Sudbury
Ontario
King Fisher unveils giant 22 million pound drilling rig launch
Rotary Club hears King Fisher Marine Service describe the first launching of a 280 by 250 foot triangular rig via dredging method. The rig stood on three legs, was floated offshore, and towed to Brazil where it operates. Fisher showed NASA work frames, docking facility prep, and slides of dredging impacts along the intracoastal canal.
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Brazil
Rotary Club
King Fisher
King Fisher Marine Service
Baker Shipbuilders
Ingleside
Fisher
NASA
Picayune
Mississippi
Intracoastal Canal
Marine Service
Recession Strains Texas Border Twin Plant Zones
The Mexican border towns along the Texas line feel the U.S. recession through the maquiladora twin plants. Electronics and auto parts sectors shrink as import demand drops, with Juarez facing layoffs of about 5,000 of 20,000 workers in January. Unemployment rises in Juarez and Acuna while some plants shed staff or switch to shorter weeks.
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Associated Press
U.S
Mexico
United States
Juarez
Rio Grande
el Paso
Gonzales Vargas
Juarez Labor and Arbitration Board
Bill Reid
el Paso Industrial Development Corp
Reid
Amercan
Ciidad Acuna
del Rio
Acunatronics SA
Standard Components de Mexico SA
Cuidad Acuna
Ed Warzniak
Acunatronics
Texas-Mexico
Coma-Mex
Sunbeam
New York
Adams
Transitron
Nuemo
Laredo wins first plaque for base conversion work
Laredo, Texas, receives the nation’s first recognition plaque from the Defense Department for converting a closed Air Force base to civilian use. Bill Sheehan, chairman of the Federal Office of Economic Adjustments, commends the city as he hands over the base deed, noting Laredo’s base closure progress among over 270 nationwide since April 1, 1973.
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Laredo, Tex
Laredo
Bill Sheehan
Federal Office of Economic Adjustments
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Juror sought in Cuevas capital murder trial
In Houston AP reports attorneys sought a fifth juror in the Ignacio Cuevas capital murder trial concerning a 1974 Huntsville prison shootout in which four people died. Cuevas, the sole inmate survivor, is charged with intentionally causing hostage Julia Stanley’s death during the 11 day siege.
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Houston
Ignacio Cuevas
Cuevas
Huntsville State Prison
Julia Stanley
Elizabeth Belden
Fred Gomez Carrasco
Rodolfo Dominguez
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