Dress stolen from bus by thief near Indianapolis
Olympic gymnast Olga Korbut had a wedding dress and veil aboard a bus in St. Louis and later discovered boxes on a bus in Indianapolis. The thief reportedly opened the luggage compartment and left the boxes in the terminal parking lot. The Railway Bus Co. found the items and WIBC station planned to retrieve and deliver them.
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Indianapolis
Olga Korbut
St. Louis
Miss Korbut
United States
Bell
Atrailways Bus Co
WIBC
Pews
Florida
Senator warns world has months left to avert war
Senator Dick Clark returning from a five week Africa tour warned that the world has just months to avert a massive racial war in Rhodesia. He urged Britain to assume residual colonial powers and push a peaceful solution within six months to prevent escalation of guerrilla warfare.
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Des Moines
Lowa
Dick Clark
Dowa
Africa
Rhodesia
Clark
Senate
Subcommittee On
Britain
Ford to Spend Christmas Holidays in Vail Colorado
President Ford and family will spend a 10 day Christmas holiday in Vail Colorado. They will rent Richard Bass’s home for Secret Service protection and easier security. The Fords are scheduled to arrive on Sunday.
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Vail
Calo
Ford
Fords
Richard Bass
Secret Service
Congressman Justifies Wife’s House Staff Role
House Majority Leader Jim Wright defends his wife Betty Wright working on the Public Works Committee staff. He says her knowledge aids his work and argues closer involvement by political spouses could reduce scandals. Betty Wright, a former staffer, faces a decision about quitting a $25,000 four year job.
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Washington
House
Jim Wright
House Committee
Betty Wright
House Public Works Committee
Wright
Congress
Brinkley calls TV news to break from newspaper lead
NBC coanchor David Brinkley urged at the RTNDA convention in Miami Beach that television news stop copying newspapers. He argued TV should tailor stories to the TV audience and avoid bore, stressing bigger audience potential if broadcasts are more dynamic and viewer friendly.
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Miami Beach
Fla
NBC
David Brinkley
Brinkley
Radio-Television News Directors Association
Dole urges Republicans to focus on smaller jobs locally
Sen Bob Dole told Hillsborough County Republicans in Tampa that building a strong grass roots organization is key to a future White House campaign. He argued voters want action and warned against a perception of inaction following the Ford Carter losses.
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Tampa
Fla
Bob Dole
R-Kan
White House
Hillsborough County
Dole
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Amtrak Ordered to Halt Pass Tail Examinations
A federal judge ordered Amtrak to stop pass-tail examinations for promotion for its police officers. Judge Joseph L. McGlynn Jr. set a hearing for December 23 after Sgt. Vanaghn Carver and Lts. Frobert Slimbock and John Griffin claimed they were not informed their appointments were permanent or that they would face placement tests. They allege promotions would rely on seniority, unlike other ConRail transfers.
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Philadelphia
Amtrak
US District Court
Joseph L. McGlynn Jr
Vanaghn Carver
Frobert Slimbock
John Griffin
Con- Rail
ConRail
Handicapped riders swap wheelchairs for horses in Oakland program
In Oakland, paraplegics and quadriplegics join a Berkeley sponsored recreation program trading wheelchairs for horseback riding. The year old effort funded largely by a 17 000 grant offers riding, swimming, gymnastics, archery and more at Grizzly Peak Stables with about 20 riders.
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Oakland
Cali
Susan Sygall
Berkeley
Steve Young
Lester Freeman
Grizzly Peak
Freeman
Pinto
Porsche
California
Berkeley HH
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TV News
Sen. Dole
Robert Waniz
Delbert Martin
Benjamin Art Gallery
Sun
Phil Morgan
Cherokes
East Bay
Young
Hardees
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