Health Fears Mount Over Mao and Chou in Peking
Western diplomats report Mao Tse-tung, 81, may have suffered a stroke and Chiou En-lai, 76, is hospitalized for heart trouble. No clear successor exists as Peking may move to a collective government. Moscow hopes for pro-Soviet forces to shift China toward the Kremlin amid China Moscow split. This comes as Chou rests and Mao sometimes appears on TV, keeping distance from major events.
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London
UPI
Mao Tse-Tung
Chou En-Lai
West
Moscow
Peking
Mao
Chou
Albert Bernard Bongo
Gabon
People’s Republic of China
Chow
Thief thwarted by vigilantes in San Jose chase
A purse snatcher fled through a vacant lot pursued by a truck. He was knocked down and escaped, then a second bystander drew a gun and fired twice. He hid in a garbage can until a passerby with a knife at his throat kept him until police arrived. Coburn Jr. was jailed after $19 was recovered.
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San Jose
Jim Coburn JR
Coburn
Fresno golfer apologizes after high shot damages pilot
Colfer apologizes to a crop dusting pilot after a high shot on the twelfth hole at Fort Washington Golf Course shattered the pilot’s windshield and struck his helmet. Pilot David Hughes circled and landed in Papagni’s vineyard as the incident was reported last week. Mike Bakula of Fresno offered apologies for the errant shot during the event.
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Fresno
Fort Washington
David Hughes
Papagni's Vineyard
Mike Bakula
Critics vow to keep fighting aid to Turkey after veto defeat
In Washington critics of U.S. military aid to Turkey pledged to persist in opposing the program despite the House's 16 vote loss in attempting to override President Ford's veto. They warned that the stalled continuing resolution risks leaving Agriculture, Labor, and HEW short of funds while a new measure is drafted to extend aid until December 10 to aid a Cyprus peace effort.
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Washington
UPD
U.S
Turkey
House
Ford
Congress
Departments of Agriculture, Labor, and Health, Education and Welfare
Appropriations Committee
Fort
Cyprus
Benjamin
Rosenthal
D-N.y
Rules Committee
Ankara
Bank Robbery at Union Bank on Long Beach Boulevard
A man in his mid twenties wearing dark glasses robbed Union Bank at 221 Long Beach Blvd Tuesday afternoon, taking $1,008 after handing a note demanding all the money. Feller Gail Campbell reported the suspect fled as bank cameras captured photos. description places him at about 5 feet 8 to 9 inches, 150 to 160 pounds, in a light shirt and dark trousers.
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Union Bank
Long Beach Blvd
Gail Campbell
Long Beach
Fire Causes $100000 Damage at De Mille Junior High
A 3 a.m. blaze at De Mille Junior High School caused about $100,000 in damages to offices in a single story stucco building. Cause under investigation. Classes continued as normal.
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Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Cornelia
de Mille Junior High School
Parkcrest St
Bigfoot tracks verified spark eight foot tall monster
Seattle report says 161 man like tracks found by loggers in Lewis River Basin southwest Washington point to a creature over eight feet tall and about 800 pounds. Washington State University anthropologist Grover Krantz calls them highly probable. Expedition leader Robert W. Morgan notes strange noises and near boatyard sightings amid winter pause.
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Seattle
UPS
Robert W. Morgan
Morgan
Grover Krantz
Washington State University
Krantz
Lewis River
Washington
Elizabeth Moorman
Ms. Moorman
National Wildlife Federation
Fords mark anniversary with balcony serenade
President and Mrs. Ford celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary with a balcony serenade by a Grand Ole Opry troupe. Tennessee Ernie Ford and 31 singers performed the Anniversary Waltz as Betty Ford watched from the balcony. The event drew hundreds of White House staffers and featured gifts exchanged during a mid day luncheon.
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Ford
Grand Ole Opry
Soviet Union
Betty
Grand Rapids
Mich
Mrs. Ford
White House
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