House votes to curb Soviet aid amid emigration row
The House debates an amendment to halt credit loans to all nations except Poland and Yugoslavia until the President certifies citizens can emigrate freely with no or minimal exit fees. Supporters say the move pressures Soviet emigration policy while backers warn it may anger Moscow and hinder broader trade negotiations.
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House
David Obey
D. Wis
Poland
Yugoslavia
Nixon
Congress
Petit
Israel
U.S
Europe
Japan
Senate
Court split on search powers in student case
The Supreme Court upheld a police search in a Florida case, ruling probable cause to arrest justified the search even without full custody. In dissent, justices Marshall argued the district of Columbia and Florida exams went beyond necessary protection and aimed at disarming the suspect.
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Florida
Rehnquist
Marshall
District of Columbia
Gustafson
Auto price decontrol yields limits on increases
Ford GM AMC agreed to cap wholesale increases to an average of 100 to 150 dollars and keep compact and subcompact retail hikes within 150 dollars. Chrysler did not commit but rivals expect competition will constrain it. Executives warn the raises still cover less than half of rising production costs.
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Applicon
Ford
AMC
Chrysler
John F. Dyntop
Syfia Townsend
Richard Gerstenberg
Naughton
Thailand Assembly Resignations Prompt Election Move
In Bangkok the president of the National Assembly and 122 members resigned after King Bhumibol Adulyadej announced plans to elect a new 293 member legislature. A national government convention of 2,346 citizens will select the body, replacing the military hand-picked assembly ousted in October. The first resignations were by military and police officers, with remaining members expected to follow in days.
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Bangkok
Thailand
National Assembly
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Gunmen Kill Man at Brooklyn Democratic Club
Masked gunmen burst into a Brooklyn Democratic Clubhouse near Stenderat and opened fire on Miguel Cosme, 48, fatally wounding him with two shots in the back and one in the head. They calmly fled the scene, taking nothing from Cosme or the others present.
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New York
UPI
Brooklyn
Democratic
Democratic Club
Standerat
Miguel Cosme
Cosme
Suspect shot to death by Harlem police
In Harlem a man held at the 135th Street Station grabbed a patrolman’s gun and fired three shots at officers before being killed by police. Calvin Smith, 20, was being booked on extortion and weapon charges when the incident occurred. Across the bay in San Francisco a man jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge after dropping a wallet belonging to Joe B. Jentick, 19. Coast Guard divers recovered the body.
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New York
UPI
Harlem
Calvin Smith
135Th Street
San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
Coast Guard
Joe B. Jentick
Wife killer gets up to 25 years
MINEOLA New York August court records show J Patrick Flynn an 87 year old Wall Street stockbroker was sentenced to up to 35 years for the murder of his wife shot during a spring Long Island struggle for a rifle. The judge noted the evident intent to kill but Flynn faces a separate board determined minimum with two children in care.
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Mineola
N.Y
J. Patrick Flynn
Wall Street
Long Island
Flynn
Bernard Tomson
Sarah
Kiernan
Hahn Is Elected Chairman By Unanimous Board
Hahn wins the board chairmanship after last week’s unanimous vote against himself and statements that he would seek the position. Debs praised Hahn’s compassion and noted board tensions. Schabarum also indicated support, while Ward proposed a pro tem chair rotation for future terms. Hahn urged leaving past clashes behind and displaying generosity after elections.
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Debs
Hahn
Los Angeles
Schabarum
Ward
Hayes
Rockefeller Steps Down as Governor and Political Ties Detailed
The article traces Rockefeller’s gubernatorial departure and his long standing links with Ford and Henry Kissinger. It notes his campaigns for GOP presidential nominations in 1960 64 and 68 and mentions his cautious stance on his own presidential ambitions. It also outlines Rockefeller family lineage from John D. Rockefeller Sr Abby Aldrich Rockefeller to Nelson Aldrich and siblings with varied prominence.
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Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller, Sr
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
U.S
Nelson Aldrich
Rhode Island
Nelson
John D. III
David
Chase Manhattan Bank
Laurance
Winthrop
Arkansas
Larceny lottery proposal stirs Wilmington shop owner
Ed Dresh, owner of a local auto repair shop, proposes a larceny lottery to fund victims of thefts in Wilmington. Police say the plan hurts the department's image despite the potential payout to future victims.
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Image
Wilmington
Ed Dresh
Wilmington Police
Police Department
Meat shortage grows as talks stall over wage demands
Market talks stall over Teamster wage demands as butchers strike causes meat shortages in several markets. Drop shipments from nonunion workers ease some shelves, while Cole's Markets report shelves in bad shape and Von's notes shipments help prevent wider gaps. Cost of living rises drive union demands, with management offering 5.5 percent pay increases plus a cent hourly raise, but capping total living-cost adjustments. Northern California strike deepens with 250 markets closed and about 10,000 clerks and 3,500 butchers idle. contract talks to resume.
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Cole's Markets
California
Cedeno held in slaying at hotel in Santo Domingo
Cedeno, after drinking, reportedly fired a .45 pistol during a dispute with Altragracia de la Cruz in a motel room. The incident, ruled an accident, led Cedeno to surrender at Central Police Headquarters about 10 a.m. His wife Cora, along with his father, accompanied him at surrender.
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Lion Ktr
Cedeno
Altragracia de la Cruz
Central Police
Cedena
Cora
Houston
Santo Domingo
Carlos Hernandez
Keira
Vernandez
Miss de la Cruz
Daylight saving time set to start January 6
Congress threshed out energy measures as conferees agreed on year round daylight saving time starting January 6 and the Senate backed auto maker mileage standards aimed at 20 mpg by 1984. Hawaii Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands would be exempt.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Nixon
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Alaska
Arizona
Transportation Department
Four Die in Chicago Skid Row Gas Leak
UPI reports a blocked chimney allowed gas fumes to seep through the Hartman Hotel on West Madison Street in Chicago. Four men aged 50 and above were found dead on the second and third floors, with ten others injured. Victims named include Anthony Johnson 60 Edward R Schwartz 70 Lee Hoagland 52 and Davidson around 50. People Gas Co. said the vent from the building’s gas furnace and water heater led into a shared chimney.
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Chicago
UPI
Madison Street
Skid Row
Hartman Hotel
Salvation Army
Harbor Light Center
Anthony Johnson
Edward R. Schwartz
Lee Hoagland
Davidson
Peoples Gas, Co
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Roy Ash
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Builer
Gover
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