Bomb blasts injure four in Chicago loop
Two couples reported finding a dark leather bag on a window ledge of the First National Bank of Chicago and fleeing after seeing a bomb in the bag. A second explosion near Mid Continental Plaza caused window damage. Four injured, none seriously, were hospitalized and questioned. A Puerto Rican Nationalist group claimed responsibility.
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State Street
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State and
Monroe Streets
Wesley Pavilion
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Brezhnev calls for ban on new armaments
Moscow AP reporting Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev proposed an international treaty to ban development of systems of mass destruction more terrible than nuclear weapons. He warned a serious danger from advancing science and tech but gave no specific weapon names. Washington sources note lasers are under study but still about a decade away.
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Carpenters and contractors ratify wage contract
Carpenters and contractors in the Lake Erie District Council ratified a new retroactive wage contract effective June 1, raising base journeyman pay by 2.10 per hour over three years. The raise reaches 11.41 per hour by June 1, 1977, affecting about 1,200 carpenters across Elyria Local 1426 Lorain Local 705 Oberlin Local 1968 and roughly 500 Ohio Contractors Association members.
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Council Carpenters Union
Elyria
Lorain
Oberlin
Ohio Contractors Association
Ohio Edison seeks 21.8 percent wholesale rate rise
Ohio Edison filed for a 21.8 percent base wholesale rate increase with the FPC affecting 20 municipal customers including Amherst Grafton Lodi Milan Oberlin and Wellington. Effective Aug 13 unless suspended, it aims to add about 4.4 million annually to revenue to offset rising costs with municipalities expected to pass the rise to retail customers. Oberlin and Wellington officials warn of added costs and potential local rate actions. Public hearings may delay final action for up to two years.
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Grafton
Lodi
Milan
Oberlin
Wellington
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Charles Carter
Carter
Ohio Edison
Thomas Dalton
Ain
Dalton
Public Utilities Commission
Bob Dupee
Light and Water
Board of Public Affairs
Inside the CIA Part 6 Foreign sources demand protection
Mike Ackerman, praised as one of America’s brightest spies, resigned from the CIA on May 30 amid doubts about his ability to carry out his duties. The piece outlines his covert leak disclosures, fears among sources, and his proposed reforms for CIA accountability, secrecy, and structure including breaking the clandestine arm from analysis and limiting paramilitary operations.
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Chile
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Senate
House
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Central Intelligence
Rainy weather with scattered thunderstorms this weekend
Partly cloudy today with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Tonight and Sunday bring higher chances of rain with high temperatures in the upper 70s Sunday. Forecast shows 4 percent precipitation today, rising to 66 percent tonight and 79 percent on Sunday.
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