Coal Mine Sealed as 11 Remain Entombed at Scotia
The Scotia Coal Co mine in southeastern Kentucky will be sealed after a methane gas blast and a follow up explosion killed 11 inspectors and eight miners, leaving 26 dead overall. Memorials were held, investigations launched, and aid discussions held as authorities deem recovery too dangerous.
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Richard Walker Partridge
UPI
Kentucky
W.R. Compton
Interior Department
Coal Mine Health and Safety District No. 5
Scotia Coal Co
Finance Ministers' Measures Shake European Money Markets
European finance ministers unveiled night time monetary measures that unsettled money markets across the continent. Authorities in Brussels coordinated policy steps aimed at stabilizing liquidity while signaling a broader crackdown on volatility in currencies and debt.
Aerosol Sales Back To Normal Amid Ban Doubts
Risdon Manufacturing Co president Christopher Buckley says aerosol can demand has rebounded after a 50 percent cutback, disputing Arthur D. Little’s forecast of a fluorocarbon ban. He notes no proven harm to the atmosphere yet and urges caution before industry-wide alarm.
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Naugatuck, Conn
UPI
Christopher H. Buckley
Risdon Manufacturing Co
Arthur D. Little
Cambridge
Mass
National Academy of Sciences
National Aeronautic and Space Administration
Buckley
Arthur _D Little
Medical Team Saves Arm And Leg After Tram Injury
A 10 member team at Notre Dame Hospital in Montreal grafted an arm and part of a leg to nine year old Daniel Normandin after a weekend tram accident. Surgeons used microsurgery to reconnect tendons nerves and blood vessels six hours after the injury with post operative signs showing restored blood flow. The outcome remains uncertain but the operation was described as extremely difficult.
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Montreal
UPS
Daniel Normandin
Cap de ‘la Madeleine
Frenette
Dr. Frenette
City Officials Seek Renewal of Revenue Sharing Extension
Washington hosted hundreds of mayors urging Congress and President Ford to extend and boost five year revenue sharing. Moon Landrieu led calls for funding to rise from 150 million to 500 million annually to offset inflation and prevent local service cuts amid partisan veto battles.
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Washington
API
National League of Cities
The
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Ford
New Orleans
Moon Landrieu
Mayors’ Conference
Landrieu
Outgro Claims Fast Relief for Ingrown Toenail Pain
Outgro promises quick temporary relief from ingrown toenail pain by soothing irritated skin and reducing swelling. The product allegedly does not affect nail growth position while easing discomfort.
Rebels Advance as Palestinians Block Roads Near Beirut
Rebel Lebanese Arab Army units push north toward the Baabda presidency while Syrian controlled Al Saiqa and Palestine Liberation Army troops dig in to block routes. Brig Gen Aziz Ahdab supporters move toward the Damascus highway as fears of a palace assault rise.
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Lebanon
Sidon
Baabda
Beirut
al Saiqa
Yakoub Daher
Aziz Ahdab
Damascus
Palestine Liberation Army
Safar
Franjieh
UPI
Ahdab
Daher
Ahdab Hammana
Michael Keats
Khalde
Saiga
Sidon-Beirut
Beta Sigs See Africa Slides
Idaho Nu Chapter Beta Sigma Phi met at Gwen Pagne's home last week. Treasa Deshon presented Africa trip slides from 1973 noting natives and animals in natural habitats. An invitation to a historical society ground breaking was extended and a Junior Miss scholarship fund contribution was proposed. Next meeting at Patty Howell's home.
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Idaho Nu
Patty Howell
Doctors Find Relief for Hemorrhoidal Inflammation
Doctors report Preparation H provides prompt temporary relief from pain and burning itch in hemorrhoidal tissues and helps shrink swelling. No prescription is needed for Preparation H ointment or suppositories.
Terror plot to kill Ford and Reagan at GOP convention
Chicago Tribune reports FBI and Justice Department sources in San Francisco warned of a Bay Area commando style assassination plan to disrupt the Republican National Convention in Kansas City this summer. An informant provided details of an early stage, with federal agents alerted and the Secret Service briefed.
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Chicago Trune
Toda
FBI
Ronald Reagan
Kansas ‘City
San
Francisco
Dispatch
Ron ‘Koziol
Justice Department
Bay Area
San Francisco
California
Tribune
Jaug
Ema
Nated
Ford
Sac ‘Ramento
Secret’ Service
Patricia Hearst
the Tribune
Egyptians Move to End Soviet Friendship Treaty
Cairo sources report Parliament's Foreign Relations Committee approved Sadat's plan to cancel the 1971 friendship and cooperation treaty with the Soviet Union. A subsequent step is expected to end naval facilities for Soviet warships in Egyptian ports, per diplomatic sources.
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Michael S. Barrett
Cairo
UPI
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Soviet Union
Sadat
Moscow
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Electric Dart Gun Used In Slaying
Middletown Township Police Chief Howard C. Shock said a dart gun that delivers electrical shocks was used in the slaying and robbery of an elderly couple, Edward and Margarita Vogenberger, 77, found dead in their farmhouse. Darts were recovered from the bodies, and autopsy results were awaited to identify the weapon caliber and involvement. The crime followed a separate Trevose double slaying. police deem robbery the motive there, not linked to the Vogenberger case.
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Langhorne, Pa
UPI
Middletown Township
Howard C. Shock
Edward
Margarita Vogenberger
Trevose
Shook
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