Memphis Fire Strike Sparks Citywide Crisis and Curfew
Mayor Wyeth Chandler accuses 1400 member Local 1784 of setting hundreds of blazes while seven hundred guardsmen police Memphis after a three day walkout. Court action seeks restraining order to end the strike as National Guardsmen, Marines, and other crews man streets under a state of emergency and curfew.
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Memphis
Chancery Court
Robert Hoffmann
Hoffmann
International Association of Firefighters
Gailers
Millington Naval Air Station
Forestry Service
Chandler
Priests and directors spar over Milwaukee funeral rites
Milwaukee priests push for director-led simple services to limit costs while funeral directors insist the public deserves the same ceremonies as presidents and popes. Archdiocese officials back guidelines favoring simple, non cosmetic funerals and cremation, prompting a heated debate within the Priest Senate.
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Milwaukee
UPI
Senate
Milwaukee Journal
Harold J. Ruidl
Wisconsin Funeral Directors Association
Roy T. Pfeffer
Association
Pfeffer
Wisconsin
Traffic Death Toll Remains High Despite Police Efforts
United Press International reports limited impact from a 55 mph speed limit enforcement during the Fourth of July weekend. Texas led fatalities with 28 deaths. California 23. New York 16. Missouri 15. A regional crash near Montpelier, Ohio killed three women. an Elgin, Illinois family perished in a Denison, Iowa plane crash killing four.
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Texas
Department of Public Safety
DPS
Richard Grimmett
CARE
National Safety Council
United Press International
California
New York
Missouri
Alabama
Virginia
Mississippi
Ohio
Montpelier
US 20
Elgin
Denison
Iown
Burton Stearn
Anne Stearn
Alexandria Jane
Jennifer
Stearn
Ohio relaxes helmet rule for most motorcyclists
Ohio's new law effective July 10 exempts riders 18 and older and beginners with under a year of experience from helmet use, while requiring eye protection. National data show motorcycle deaths rose 23 percent nationwide after repeals. the NHTSA notes safety benefits of helmets, though some lawmakers dispute their effect.
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Columbus
Ohio
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
Joan Claybrook
Terry Tranter
Cincinnati
Tranter
FTC proposes full disclosure rules for used cars
The Federal Trade Commission would require window stickers on used cars to show approximate mileage and dealer repairs over 100 dollars plus whether the car was used for rental or other government or commercial purposes. It would also require disclosure of warranty extent or if the car is sold as is.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Trade Commission
No criminal charges filed in Texas child cage case
Welfare workers found three young children, aged two and three, unclothed and in a 4 by 6 foot chicken wire cage near Texarkana. Authority say no charges against James Jake Williston or his wives. Williston defended the setup as a safety measure for when adults work in the fields.
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James Williston
Kathy
Linda
Hooks
Texas
Andy
Dorothy
Florence Kay
Williston
Charles McAllister
McCallster
Westchester man charged in brother-in-law smuggling death
Noel Golding, 31, of Mount Kisco New York is charged with criminally negligent homicide for causing the death of his brother-in-law Audrey Gibson 23 of Montego Bay Jamaica aboard an American Airlines flight to Kennedy Airport. Gibson was being smuggled in a suitcase.
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New York
UPI
Westchester County
Jamaica
American Airlines
Kennedy Airport
Port Authority
Noel Golding
Mount Kisco
N.Y
Audrey Gibson
Montego Bay
Sardinian boy Mauro Carassale freed after ransom paid
Three masked bandits abducted Mauro Carassale on Sardinia's Emeral Coast on April 23. They released him to a family after a $175000 ransom. The boy, son of a furniture merchant, thanked his captors who asked forgiveness. Pope Paul VI had appealed for his release.
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Olbia
Sardinia
UPI
Mauro Carassale
Emi
TNS
Mauro
Emeral
Auro
Pope Paul VI
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Eye Rite
Weakland
Dallas Morning News
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Texarkana
Pentagon
Les Aspin
D-Wis
Aspin
America
Defense Department
Sandro Pertini
Italy
Christian Democratic Party
Pertini
Chamber of Deputies
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