Begonias Hydrate Amid San Francisco Strike At Arboretum
A group of women climb the fence into Strybing Arboretum in Golden Gate Park to water potted plants during a city workers strike that closed the gates. One helper, Sally Heumann, insists on caring for living things despite picket lines as she traverses the Hall of Flowers with a watering can. In Los Angeles, a separate report notes a missing cast iron bathtub worth 150 dollars after renovations, with the owner recognizing the incident as an April Fool’s Day joke that ended in confusion.
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Hall of Flowers
Buelan Robertson
Los Angeles
Atte
Hollywood
Kissinger aides listen in on telephone conversations
Secretary of State Kissinger says aides still listen in during his calls with President Ford and others. Notes are taken on promises he makes to help him track affairs. Reporters heard the explanation at a White House ceremony amid recent stories. In Stockholm, King Carl XVI Gustaf departed for a four week US tour with officials and 16 Swedish business and press representatives. The visit includes stops in New York Washington Philadelphia Detroit and more, with rumors the German fiancée Silvia Sommerlath may join for a Colorado ski holiday. marriage planned June 18 in Stockholm.
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Ford
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America
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Los Angeles
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Houston
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Boston
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Silvia Sommerlath
Colorado
Carl Gustaf
Nelson Rockefeller
Congress
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Kurt Waldstedm
Princess buys birthplace in County Mayo Ireland
Princess Grace of Monaco bought the thatched cottage in Diamurra County Mayo where her grandfather Big Jack Kelly was born. Lawyers said she paid 98000 dollars for the two bedroom home long inhabited by Ellen Mulchrone for over 50 years. The princess may add onto the cottage and use it as a retreat after state visits in 1961.
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Grace
Monaco
Ireland
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Diamurra
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Ellen Mulchrone
U.S
Grace Kelly
Tough fight over breaking up U S oil giants in Senate subcommittee
A bill to force divestiture of 18 major oil firms advanced in the Senate Judiciary Committee subcommittee on anti trust despite opposition from Mobil Oil and others. Supporters say consumer benefits. opponents warn higher energy prices and energy insecurity. Subcommittee vote favored Bayh plan. full committee likely weeks away.
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Capitol Hill
Judiciary Committee
Congress
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Birch Bayh
Ind
James F. Flag
Energy Action
William P. Tavoulareas
Mobil Oil Corp
Bayh
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Texaco
Shell
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Gulf
Mobil
Standard of California
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Getty
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Sun
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Continental
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Amerada Hess
Ashland
Subcommittee
Hart
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
James Abourezk
D-S.d
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Hiram L. Fong
Hawaii
World’s smallest man and bride cut life size cake models
Michu billed as the world’s smallest man and his bride Juliana pose beside life size cake models of themselves during a Ringling Bros reception on opening night. The quirky event highlighted the circus couple’s fame amid a festive crowd and show bustle.
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Michu
Juliana
Ringling Bros
New York City Faces Budget Gap in Washington Hearing
Comptroller General Elmer Staats told Congress that New York State is behind on balancing its budget with no long term fix in sight. Mayor Beame defended federal loans and forecast repayment by 1978 while warning wage freezes may strain budgets and drive workers to other jobs.
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New York
Elmer Staats
General Accounting Office
Congress
New York City
Staats
Abraham Beame
Senate Banking Committee
Beame
Sadat says no more U S military aid this year
Secretary Kissinger testified before the Senate that Egypt’s President Sadat will not seek further military aid if Congress approves a $65 million sale of six giant transport planes. Kissinger warned Congress that rejection could harm U S aims with Egypt and Arab moderates, noting Sadat’s decision to request no additional equipment this calendar year.
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Anwar Sadat
United States
Congress
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Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Kissinger
Sadat
Vissessinger
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