Balloonist Rescued by Soviet Ship Near Halifax
The missing balloonist Karl Thomas was picked up by a Soviet merchant ship about 300 miles south of Halifax after a safety float separated him from his 90 foot helium balloon. Thomas is reported in good condition and will be dropped in Rotterdam on July 8.
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Halifax
Candada
Karl Thomas
Thomas
Suri
United States Federal Aviation Administration
Rotterdam
Holland
Hijackers free 100 captives at Entebbe airport
Diplomats report 100 more hostages liberated at Entebbe as Israel agrees to negotiations through France for releasing prisoners. Rabin authorized talks to secure freedom for Israelis held since the French airliner hijacking, with 145 aboard including Jews and other nationals aboard the Air France jet.
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Kampala
Uganda
Entebbe
Israel
Tel Aviv
Yitzhak Rabin
Greece
Air France
Nairobi
Kenya
Paris
Hilarion Capudji
Jerusalem
Kozo Okamoto
Idi Amin
Philadelphia Municipal Workers Go On Strike Over Contracts
Most of the citys 24600 municipal workers walk off jobs after bargaining breaks down. Earl Stout head of District Council 33 AFSCME says there is nothing on the table from the city but an empty shoe.
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Philadelphia
Earl Stout
American Federation of State
States cannot require spousal or parental consent for abortion
The Supreme Court ruled that states may not compel a wife to obtain her husband’s consent nor a minor girl to secure a parent’s permission before an abortion. The decision limits state power over reproductive rights and clarifies consent requirements.
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Washington
Supreme Court
British Heat Wave Continues as July Promises Hot Sunshine
London endured a rare four day spell in late June with temperatures near 99 degrees, far above the normal upper 70s. Forecasters say the heat will persist into July with generally sunny and hot conditions across Britain.
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London
Britain
Judge to Rule on Evidence Suppression in Longet Manslaughter Trial
Aspen district court was to decide today on a motion to suppress diary entries and blood and urine test results in entertainer Claudine Longet's manslaughter case. Longet is accused of shooting her lover in their shared home and her lawyers seek to bar the notes and tests as evidence.
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Aspen
Colo
Claudine Longet
Miss Longet
Senate Votes To Send Bombing Measure To Ford
A tense Senate session ends with a 78 to 1 vote on the bomber measure. The bill now moves to President Ford for final action amid the ongoing crisis and public debate.
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Senate
Fia
Shin Batidivic Sreeran
Ford
Mayors Back Defense Cuts At U S Conference
Milwaukee reports that major city mayors endorsed a resolution to redirect federal funds from the military budget to domestic programs. The 70 to 62 vote closed the 44th annual meeting of the U S Conference of Mayors amid a reversal from last year’s defeat of a similar measure.
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Milwaukee
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Weather outlook for today and Friday with heat and minimal rain
Mostly sunny today and Friday with a slight chance of a late afternoon or evening thundershower and dusty winds. Highs around 104 today and 102 Friday, overnight low upper 70s, and only a 10 percent chance of measurable rain today and tonight.
DeGrazia Art Collection Deal Ties to Maricopa CC District
An agreement signed June 18 commits the Maricopa County Community College District to design and build a building for a Ted DeGrazia art collection. A.W. Flowers says DeGrazia may receive a percentage from sales of reproductions. The district plans select locations and assess financing while awaiting final board approval at the July 6 meeting.
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Maricopa County Community College District
Ted DeGrazia
DeGrazia
A.W. Flowers
Roger Brooks
Flowers
Maricopa County
Progress Gru
Ceeebrary
Eer
Brooks
N. St
Father Kino
Paradise Valley ham radio tower victory upheld by appeals court
The Arizona Court of Appeals affirmed a lower ruling allowing Paradise Valley resident Carl Lindberg to erect a 90 foot ham radio tower near his home without a special use permit. The decision held the tower is an incidental use to a single family dwelling and not governed by the utilities pole section of the zoning code. The town plans further review possibly to the state supreme court.
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Paradise Valley
Arizona Court of Appeals
Carl L. Lindberg
Orchid Lane
Maricopa
Court of Appeals
Gary K. Nelson
Lurie
Oscar Butt
Arizona Supreme Court
Roger A. McKee
Lindberg
Butt
Ohio
Arizona
Deaf couple fights 330 dollar fine over barking dog law
Vita and Fred Harrison, a deaf couple, challenge a 330 dollar fine after a judge ruled their watchdog Sunshine a nuisance under a city barking dog ordinance. They argue the law is unjust since it allows a single complaint to trigger enforcement and vows to appeal in Superior Court.
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Fred
Vita Harrison
Sunshine
Vita
Fred Harrison
Harrisons
Robert L. Quinn
E. Camelback
Edward Boyle
Quinn
Phoenix Day School For the Deaf
Southwestern Litho, Inc
Carol Agster
James Hollister
Hollister
Harrison
Sun
Council
Scottsdale Wins NSF Grant for Regional Tech Transfer Program
Scottsdale received a 30000 dollar National Science Foundation grant to start a one year pilot plan linking private industry and academia to solve municipal problems. An advisory committee with ASU, Motorola and others will guide a technologist who can translate technical solutions for public use and potentially expand to neighboring cities.
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Scottsdale
National Science Foundation
Martha R. Almon
Jack DeBolske
League of Arizona Cities and Towns
League
Robert J. Solem
Motorola
Government Electronics
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ASU
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