Japanese automated supermarket eliminates shoplifting and lines
A Tokyo area OK Supermarket uses plastic magnetic cards and glass vending cases connected to a minicomputer. Shoppers scan items with their card, receive instant receipts, and a cashier handles payment. the system claims faster service, reduced labor, and more display space but limits handling of merchandise before purchase.
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Tokyo
Osamu Enoki
Pass Engineering Corporation
Japan
Enoki
Soko Yamaguchi
Masako
Kanako
Sweden
West Germany
Malpractice War Nears as California Doctors Threaten Strike
San Francisco medical leaders warn renewal of the malpractice insurance battle is imminent. The California Medical Society says no progress has been made and a Sept. 15 deadline looms for relief, threatening a statewide doctors’ strike if demands aren’t met.
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San Francisco
UPI
San Francisco Medical Society
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
California Medical Society
Climbers Begin Bid for Everest Southwest Face
Nine British climbers led by Chris Bonington left for Everest to attack the unclimbed southwest face. The group planned to establish base camp in three weeks, facing a race against winter winds as five prior expeditions failed at the 29,028-foot peak.
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Katmandu
Nepal
UPI
Chris Bonington
Mt. Everest
Everest
Bonington
Betty Ford dances with gypsies in Bucharest
UPI reports First Lady Betty Ford danced in the streets of Bucharest with her husband President Ford Gypsy folk dancers and crowds estimated at 250000 welcomed the American first family during their four nation tour.
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Bucharest
UPI
Betty Ford
Finland
Helsinki
Ford
Jack
Egypt Libya reinforce borders amid regional tensions
The Sunday Telegraph reports both Egypt and Libya have increased military presence on their mutual frontier. Libyan units, including 400 tanks, were sent first, with Egyptian forces then moving from the Suez Canal zone to bolster the border as contingency for a potential Israeli Arab war.
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London
UPI
Egypt
Libya
Sunday Telegraph
Cairo
Anwar Sadat
Telegraph
Sadat
Suez Canal Zone
Nine Spanish officers detained in Madrid crackdown
The Madrid regional military commander reports two new arrests, raising total Spanish officers detained to nine including seven captains and a major. Officers allegedly discussed politics and expressed support for Portugal's leftist rulers, violating military code on gatherings and forbidden political discourse.
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Madrid
Spain
UPI
Portugal
Angel Campano
Egyptians End 10 Day Soviet Debt Talks In Moscow
An Egyptian economic delegation left Moscow after a 10 day visit centered on rescheduling debts to the Soviet Union. Cairo reports say the Soviets offered to accept repayment in Egyptian goods for about 200 million dollars, with overall debts to Moscow runing to several billion. Talks ended inconclusively and a new Cairo meeting was invited.
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Moscow
UPI
Cairo
Egypt
Ahmed Abu Ismail
Tass
Abu Ismail
Ivan Arkhipov
Soviet Jew leader says emigration policy will not change
Professor Alexander Lerner said a top Soviet emigration official told him no policy change is planned for Jews seeking to emigrate to Israel. Lerner, meeting Brezhnev after the Helsinki final act, said the policy is already as liberal as possible.
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Moscow
UPI
Russia
Alexander Lerner
V.S. Obidin
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Lerner
Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Obidin
Israel
Helsinki
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Betty
UPI Telephoto
Enola Gay
Hiroshima
Col
Paul Tibbets
Sutton
W. Va
Braxton County Hospital
World News
Vivitar
Antone Fortes
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