Major earthquake rocks Turkey killing at least 1300
A massive 6.8 magnitude quake struck eastern and southern Turkey at lunch, with Diyarbakir region reporting at least 1,300 deaths and 800 bodies recovered around Lice. Officials say about 75 percent of Lice's homes were leveled as rescue teams worked through collapsed mud and brick houses before nightfall.
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Diyarbakir
Turkey
UPI
Turkish National Radio
Lice
Diyarbakar
Seismological Institute
Uppsala
Sweden
Diniz
Presidential candidates left unguarded by Secret Service
Washington UPI report notes potential 1976 contenders have not yet begun Secret Service protection under 1968 law. A Treasury panel decides eligibility. no meeting yet for 1976. Protection costs were about 185000 dollars monthly per candidate in 1972, with criteria set by poll thresholds and announced status.
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Washington
UPI
Secret Service
Treasury Department
Robert F. Kennedy
Treasury
Congress
Ford describes California incident to Dem senators
President Ford briefed Democratic senators on the Sacramento assassination attempt. He downplayed the event, calling it a brief episode as he met a Senate delegation at the White House. Reporters noted his calm demeanor as he planned to play golf after the briefing.
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Ford
California
Dem
Washington
UPI
Ron Nessen
Senate
White House
Sacramento
Calif
Senators
Secret Service
Fromme acted alone in Ford assassination attempt
UPI reports U.S. Attorney D. Dwayne Keyes said Lynette Fromme acted by herself with no evidence of a conspiracy to kill President Ford. The 27 year old from Sacramento was held on 1 million bail for attempted murder after nearly delivering a pistol shot at Ford outside the State Capitol.
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Sacramento
Lynette Alice
Fromme
Charles Manson
Ford
Secret Service
Larry Buendorf
Miss Fromme
California
Air Force One
Calif
UPI
Lynette
U.S
D. Dwayne Keyes
Rick
George White
Susan Good
Manson
Keyes
Washington
FBI
Miners in West Virginia face decision to end wildcat strike
In Charleston West Virginia United Mine Workers locals held meetings over whether to end a four week wildcat strike that idled more than 30 000 of the state 50 000 miners Union leaders reported 95 percent favored returning to work while Arnold Miller urged restraint and warned against injuries The walkout began August 11 after a clash with Marmet officials over grievances and operator use of courts to compel return to work
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia
United Mine Workers
Mountain State
UMW
Reform
Arnold Miller
Miller
Marmet
Busing protesters arrested as Louisville riots flare
Police with 800 National Guard troops detained about 75 protesters on yellow school buses amid clashes near three suburban high schools. Gov. Carroll and Mayor Sloane called for order, banning demonstrations, as more than 300 people were arrested since Thursday. Over 50 injured, including 15 officers, while anti busing demonstrators including Klan leaders were booked.
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Louisville
UPI
National Guard
Julian Carroll
Louisville-area
Ku Klux Klan
Harvey I. Sloane
National Guard backs Boston desegregation busing security
Six hundred National Guard troops joined 1,600 police and federal marshals to support the second year of school desegregation by busing in Boston. Gov. Dukakis would order movements. 82nd Airborne stood by at Ft. Bragg. U.S. District Judge Garrity imposed strict security rules as ROAR prepared a Unity Day march toward City Hall Plaza.
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Boston
UPI
National Guard
Camp Curtis Guild
Wakefield
Michael S. Dukakis
U.S
82Nd Airborne Division
Ft. Bragg
N.C
W. Arthur Garrity
ROAR
Restore Our
City Hall Plaza
Talks to End Teacher Strikes in Progress
Negotiators in Chicago and New York City pressed to resolve two major teacher walkouts while uprisings in Louisville led to mass arrests of antibusing rioters. The nationwide spate of strikes affected nearly a million students across multiple states and districts.
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United Press International
Chicago
New York City
Louisville
United Federation of Teachers
Nho
New York
Robert Healey
Chicago Teachers Union
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Healey
Chicago School Board
American Federation of Teachers
Brooklyn
Half Hollow Hills
Long Island
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