Refugee Processing Shambles Under Ford Plan Senate Finds
Senate investigators say the Ford administration’s program handling 131000 South Vietnamese refugees is a shambles. They warn camps on Guam could take a year or more to clear with 80 percent still unprocessed. The report cites disorganization and unclear civilian leadership, while noting some refugees’ diverse backgrounds and health risks amid approaching typhoon season.
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AFSCME Plans Work Slowdown Tied to 3.5 Percent Offer
In Harrisburg AFSCME members plan a Monday work slowdown to pressure Gov Shapp on a 3.5 percent wage increase and a retreat hospital cutoff. Organizers predict 20 000 of 65 000 members may rally at the Capitol steps with possible real strike planned for July 1.
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Riordan dies former Inquirer editor at age 72
Philadelphia AP reports Leo Riordan longtime executive sports editor for the Philadelphia Inquirer died at 72. He started journalism at St. Joseph's College and left the Inquirer in 1959 to join Thomas Jefferson Medical College in public relations. Services are Tuesday.
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Antiwar Activist Saxe Goes On Trial In Philadelphia Robberies
Susan Saxe, 26, an antiwar radical linked to the Weather Underground, goes on trial in federal court in Philadelphia for taking part in a 1970 Bell Savings and Loan heist. prosecutors say she held a gasoline bomb outside while an armed man took $6,240 inside.
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Denver
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FBI
Robert Valeri
Somerville
Mass
Feds Losing Drug Battle in Senate Inquiry
Senate investigations open into the anti narcotics effort amid DEA mismanagement and interagency feuds. Customs claims DEA withholds intelligence. EPIC director cites air drug flows while arrests rise on borders. DEA seeks 9.6 million for evidence and information in fiscal 1975.
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Tex
United States
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Kiere
Mellon Bank predicts economic revival near Pittsburgh
Mellon's Norman Robertson says the leading indicators index rose 4.2 percent in April signaling recovery after the 1974-75 downturn. Improvements cited include consumer spending aided by tax rebates, strong homebuilding permits and single family home sales, and falling unemployment claims. He warns against premature stimulus that could reignite inflation and trigger another recession.
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Weather Outlook for Monday and Tuesday
Sunny and mild conditions dominate Monday with clear skies and cool nights. Lows in the mid 40s to low 50s, highs in the mid 60s to near 70, followed by a warmer Tuesday with highs in the 70s and northerly winds 5 to 15 mph.
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