Post Office Lets Patrons File Service Complaints
The Postal Service rolls out a consumer service card program to gather complaints and feedback. Patrons may obtain a two piece card at post offices and via letter carriers, with copies sent to local postmasters and Washington's Office of Consumer Affairs for indexing.
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Jeffrey Mills
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
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Consumer Service
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Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Office of Consumer Affairs
Washington
Bailar
Syrian minister says Sinai pact closes doors to peace progress
Syrian Foreign Minister Abdul Halim Khaddam told reporters after a breakfast with Henry Kissinger that the Sinai agreement has closed all doors to further Middle East peace progress. He warned against bleak conclusions, saying he did not rule out future talks with Israel, while urging U S efforts continue.
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United Nations, N.Y
Abdul Halim Khaddam
Sinai
Israel
Egypt
Middle East
Khaddam
Henry A. Kissinger
Golan Heights
Kissinger
United Nations General Assembly
Damascus
Syria
Phytn
United States
General Assembly
Say
Train crash near Buenos Aires kills 30
A commuter train rear ended the El Rosarino passenger train 30 miles north of Buenos Aires killing at least 30 and injuring about 100. Many injured were in critical condition as rescuers worked through darkness.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
el Rosarino
Rosario
Kissinger hints at broader Arab peace role in Middle East
In a dinner toast Kissinger suggests the United States could extend its efforts to any Arab state. He warns the Palestinian issue should be settled by Israel and Jordan, while Ford asks Congress to approve U S technicians to monitor the Sinai peace accord by Oct 3. Congress debates the plan as steps toward a broader settlement unfold.
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Kissinger
United States
State Department
Palestinian Liberation Organization
Israel
U.S
Jordan
Washington
Ford
Congress
Sinai Desert
Senate
Hugh Scott
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Egypt
Sinai
Middle East
Gunmen hold Italian hostages in London restaurant siege
A Black Liberation Front member urged three gunmen in a Knightsbridge Spaghetti House basement to surrender after disowning them. The trio of West Indian and Nigerian captors refused, threatening to harm the nine Italian workers as police prepared contingency plans during the third day of the siege.
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London
Black Liberation Front
Yemmi
Britain
Ernest Bond
Bond
Knightsbridge
Pasquale Cenicola
Mario Manca
Christopher Payne
Daily Mail
Davis
Abducted GM official's family released after ransom in Ann Arbor
Four members of a GM divisional official's family were abducted from their Ann Arbor Township home and released after a ransom was paid. Police reported the incident occurred early today. The cases involve a U S company executive and unknown assailants. No further details were provided.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
General Motors Corp
Ann Arbor Township
Agent offered cash to kill President Ford
An undercover Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agent was offered 25 000 to kill President Ford. Rex D. Davis said the would be assassin was arrested the next day after evidence was gathered. The incident followed a high risk sighting at Kiel Auditorium and comes amid renewed Secret Service scrutiny. Davis noted informant tips about a militant group and a felon en route to a meeting about the President. Treasury Secretary Simon defended the agents while a Senate panel considers funding for expanded protection.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Ford
Rex D. Davis
Senate
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I. Cantember
Kiel Auditorium
White House
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Hervis
Treasury
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Ble
Treasury, Postal Service
General Government Appropriations
Joseph M Montoya
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