Notable Figures News Roundup
Mrs. Jay Rockefeller, wife of West Virginia's governor, expects her fourth child this summer. Energy Secretary James Schlesinger warned fuel controls are possible if the Iranian oil cutoff endures and urged voluntary saving of 600000 barrels daily. Senator William Proxmire noted frigates lack armor. a single rifle shot could disable one. Gen. Alexander Haig will resign as Supreme Allied Commander Europe on June 30 and retire as commander in Europe.
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Jay Rockefeller
West Virginia
James Schlesinger
Washington
William Proxmire
D-Wisc
Joint Economic Committee
U.S
Alexander M. Haig
Europe
NATO
UPI
Slaying suspect released in Conrail workers case
Jackson County Prosecutor Edward Grant released Rudy Bladell 45 of Elkhart Ind while keeping him under surveillance as the primary suspect in the New Year s Eve slayings of three Conrail crewmen. Laboratory tests on bloodstains were inconclusive and further tests were planned.
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Jackson, Mich
UPI
Conrail
Jackson County
Edward Grant
Rudy Bladell
Elkhart
Ind
Bladell
Grant
Jackson
Conrad Hilton dies at 91 in California
Industrialist Conrad Hilton, who built a global hotel empire starting from Cisco Texas, died in Santa Monica at 91 from pneumonia. He expanded Hilton hotels to 38 US cities and 54 abroad by 1974, buying landmark properties including Roosevelt and Plaza in New York, Palmer House, Stevens, Waldorf Astoria, and Statler chain.
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Santa Monica
Calif
UPI
Conrad Hilton
Texas
Hilton
United States
Cisco
Plaza
New York
Palmer House
Stevens
Chicago
Statler Chain
Vietnamese invade Cambodia with large penetration
Vietnamese troops and warplanes reportedly penetrated 100 miles into Cambodia in an eight pronged assault and captured a quarter of the country. Radio Phnom Penh praised Cambodian resistance while noting plans to seek UN aid. the United States indicated support for a Cambodian request for a UN debate.
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Bangkok
Thailand
UPI
Cambodia
Radio Phnom Penh
United Nations
Washington
State Department
United States
U.N
CEI challenges EPA on coal burn rules in Ohio
CEI spokesman James Friedman says EPA rules risk an economic civil war between coal miners and Ohio electric users. CEI to argue at January hearing in Columbus that utilities cannot be forced to burn high-sulfur Ohio coal and may tap southern West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky coal to meet standards. CEI cites $480 million in capital costs plus $160–$180 million yearly operating costs to burn Ohio coal.
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Columbus
UPI
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Ohio
James Friedman
CEI
EPA
Sen
Howard Metzenbaum
Friedman
Metzenbaum
West Virginia
Kentucky
Chuck Berry
Two Die In Cleveland Apartment Fire On East Side
In Cleveland two women died and six others were left homeless after a fire of undetermined origin swept a two story building housing apartments and a business. Shirley Frederick age 28 and her mother Catherine 65 were found dead inside. Linda Forrest 30 and her four children were rescued by neighbors as firefighters fought the blaze.
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Cleveland
UPI
Shirley Frederick
Catherine
Massillon
Linda Forrest
Carter Heads to Guadeloupe Summit With European Leaders
President Carter travels from Washington to Guadeloupe for an informal three day summit with French President Giscard d Estaing British Prime Minister Callaghan and West German Chancellor Schmidt. The gathering aims for open dialogue on European security Iran and Middle East peace while a large press contingent travels with the president.
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Helen Thomas
UPI
White House
Washington
Carter
Guadeloupe
Caribbean
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
James Callaghan
Helmut Schmidt
Rosalynn
Amy
Iran
West Germany
France
Britain
United States
Middle East
Leonid Brezhnev
U.S
China
Crane Called to Remove Car from Maine Summer Residence
A crane was used to remove a vehicle from Emma Maker's summer home in Searsmont Maine. The driver Ronald Decamp Jr 19 of Bartlett New Hampshire said he swerved to avoid a collision.
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Searsmont
Maine
Emma Maker
Rowley
Mass
Ronald Decamp Jr
Bartlett, N.H
Violence flares as independent truckers strike widens
Attacks and arson target independent truckers near McKees Rock and Washington Pennsylvania as a nine week strike by the Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers escalates. Drivers Ottenschot and Wozniak Miller report brick and rock assaults and gunfire amid continued labor action. A court consolidation fight remains unresolved as major steel firms seek an injunction and fines.
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United Press International
McKees Rock
Pittsburgh
Washington, Pa
Scab
Ottenschot
Jefferson Trucking Co
Lorain
Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers
U.S
Louis Rosenberg
UAW Pushes 1980 Social Security Tax Freeze
United Auto Workers President Douglas Fraser urged Congress to freeze Social Security taxes at the 1980 level and seek more equitable funding, opposing cuts to disability and other benefits without ample discussion. He cited payroll inequities and called for general revenue funding for key programs.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
United Auto Workers
Douglas Fraser
Fraser
UAW
United States
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Rockefeller Schlesinger
Proxmire
Haig
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Elizabeth Taylor
A One
New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell
N.M
School of Mines
Socorro
Dartmouth
Hodding Carter
Kra Tie
Kompong Chan
Kurt Waldheim
Security Council
Phnom Penh
Charles Gallagher
The
Fredericks
Summit
Hamak
Pointe-a- Pitre
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Henry Owens
Hamilton Jordan
Jody Powell
Bright Water
Thomas Ottenschot
Cortland
N.Y
Pennsylvania
Lawrence Wozniak
Larry Miller
Lorain Area
Bill Hill
FASH
Bankamerica AD
Pearl RD
Brunswick
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