Yankee Flyer heads for home from nationwide truckers strike
Andy Packard, 33, driving a 50 foot Bekins Van Lines tractor, leaves Bartonsville Pa on Interstate 80 after 18 hours at a blockade and four weeks on the road. He joins calls for a nationwide truck stoppage to protest fuel costs and speed limits and insists on a written agreement.
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Interstate 80
Andy Packard
Citizens Band
Bartonsville
Worcester
Mass
Elmira
N.Y
Massachusetts
Packard
Washington
California
Ohio
Bekins van Lines
Truckers plan nationwide protest over fuel prices
Drivers using citizens band radios urged a midnight home slowdown for two days to protest fuel costs and speed limits. Shippers warned of possible freight shutdowns as hog and livestock markets faltered. The Houston Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association urged Nixon and officials to address trucker grievances to avert food shortages. Estimates of participating drivers ranged from a few thousand to thousands as Teamsters cite 21 million registered trucks and 170000 union drivers.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Houston Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association
Nixon
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Frank Fitzsimmons
Egypt shakes up Army as Sadat readies for possible war
President Anwar Sadat shuffled Egypt's high command naming Lt. Gen. Mohamed Abdel Ghany el Gamasy as chief of staff and appointing new chiefs for the 2nd and 3rd armies to meet a looming war. Israel and Syria reported tank battles along the cease fire line with limited casualties, while Lt. Gen. Ahmed Ismail remained commander in chief.
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Associated Press
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Military High Command
Middle East
Mohamed Abdel Ghany el-Gamasy
Israel
Bar-Lev
Suez Canal
Saadeddin Shazir
Sadat
Syria-Israel
Golan
Nixon opens up special cabinet in Watergate move
The White House opened a document-filled cabinet to Watergate prosecutors and may reveal information from secret presidential tapes. Jaworski disclosed nine tapes were turned over, and he received a pledge of support from Sen. Saxbe. Breyer examined documents as Buzhardt led a staffer through the cabinet. Senate Republicans discussed releasing tape information. Haig said the matter was under study.
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Washington
White House
Watergate Prosecution
Wategate
Leon Jaworski
Ohio
Nixon
Jaworski
Senate Judiciary Committee
Saxbe
Sen
Robert C
J. Fred Buzhardt
Breyer
Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Scott
Haig
NY's mad bomber goes home after long manhunt
George Metesky the so called mad bomber who terrorized New York in the 1940s and 50s is released after 17 years in prison and deemed harmless by the state Mental Hygiene department. He returns to Waterbury Connecticut to begin life anew acknowledging past grievances while preserving a grudge against Consolidated Edison.
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New York
George Metesky
Waterbury
Conn
State Supreme Court
State Department of Mental Hygiene
Creedmoor State Hospital
Metsky
Consolidated Edison
Metesky
Hellgate
Con Edison
New York City
Britain widens emergency as rail strike deepens crisis
Britain prolongs a state of emergency into a second month as 29 000 train engineers slow work, worsening oil and coal shortages and threatening power supplies. Home Secretary Carr warns of grave risk to essentials of life amid railway dispute and energy squeeze.
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London
Britain
Edward Heath
Home
Robert Carr
Four year old Dillon girl dies after home accident
Annette Kuipers born August 20 1969 in Bozeman died after falling on a welding rod at her Dillon home. She was pronounced dead on arrival at Barrett Hospital. Survivors include her parents sister Stacie two grandparents and several great grandparents. Services and burial will be in Bozeman.
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Dillon
Barrett Hospital
Ron Stone
Annette Kuipers
Stanley Kuipers
Bozeman
Stac
Airport nets new federal grant for Bert Mooney
Senators Mansfield Metcalf and Representative Shoup announced a March grant of 256 656 to Bert Mooney Airport for a firehouse addition to the maintenance facility. The project will also add a parallel taxiway segment, overlay parts of the taxiway turnaround, and extend the terminal apron. The earlier 252 494 grant funded 1300 feet of auxiliary landing strip, runway rebuilds, new lights, and an auxiliary generator not yet arrived.
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Bert Mooney
Mike Mansfield
Lee Metcalf
Dick Shoup
Art Korn
Korn
Partin appeal heard over witness hospitalization claim
Ed ward Grady Partin, Baton Rouge Teamsters business agent, appeals a seven year sentence for conspiracy to extort tied to a concrete monopoly scheme. He argues the jury should have heard that key witness Bill Rogers was hospitalized, affecting credibility. The government counters trial rulings on evidence were proper. The appeals panel retains the case for decision.
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New Orleans
Ap) Teamsters Union
Edward Grady Partin
Partin
Baton Rouge Teamsters
Atlanta
William H. Jeffress Jr
Washington, D.C
Bill Rogers
Jeffress
Rogers
Veterans Administration
Houston
Tex
Dunham
Bruce Wilson
Justice Department
Antitrust Division
U S Draws War Reserves to Fuel South Vietnam and Cambodia
The Defense Department said it supplies about 23 500 barrels daily to South Vietnam and Cambodia from Pacific war reserves, less than two tenths of 1 percent of U S domestic oil demand. Fuel for civilians remains sourced on the world market, with no replacement actions for losses at Nha Be.
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West Bank
Jordan
Hebron
Abba Eban
Geneva
Moshe Dayan
Dayan
Israel
Syria
Eban
Egypt
Lebanon
Copenhagen
Washington
Defense Department
Pacific
Pentagon
United States
South Vietnam
Cambodia
William Beecher
Department
Nha Be
Saigon
Civil defense outlines disaster plans at Montana conference
About 60 business and industry leaders plus public officials gathered at a Ramada Inn for Montana's Business and Industry Conference. Col. Carlyn L. Gilbertson, Montana civil defense director, outlined current and evolving plans focused on natural disasters and energy shortages, including the middle distillates program and heating oil priorities for ranch homes and small towns.
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Montana
Col
Carlyn L. Gilbertson
Helena
Silver Bow County
Gilbertson
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