India faces grim mine disaster as hundreds feared trapped
Coal and Energy Secretary Srinivasa Rajagopalachari said there were no hopes for survivors among the hundreds trapped when floodwaters inundated the Chasnala mine in India. Officials and unions disagree on total numbers, with as many as 900 possibly inside. Exgratia payments were begun for grieving wives as pumps race to drain millions of gallons of water and recover bodies.
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Chasnala
India
UPI
Coal and Energy
United States
New Delhi
Srinivasa Rajagopalachari
Manjura Gorai
Air travel costly to U.S. taxpayers
Senator William Proxmire labels the Air Force fleet of 23 jets a wasteful use of funds calling it a private airline for government bigshots. He cites a $66 million purchase and annual operating costs exceeding 6 million dollars with 24 hour readiness and capacity for up to 50 passengers.
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Wash Pngeon Cart
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Air Force
Proxmire
Arms exports cut into U S supply
A GAO classified audit finds U S weapons shipments to Vietnam and Israel from 1972 to 1974 depleted U S stocks and reduced readiness. The Army faced shortages of 4943 tanks and 1822 APCs, while the Air Force and missiles transfers further strained war reserves.
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Washington
UPI
Vietnam
Israel
United States
General Accounting Office
U.S
Jack Anderson
GAO
Europe
Middle East
Iowa Minimum Wage Hike Sets Stage for 2.30 Floor
Iowa workers will see staged increases under a 1974 wage act amendment. Hotels retail health care and preschools gain 0.20 to 2.20 while manufacturing and banks rise to 2.30. Agricultural workers jump from 1.80 to 2.00 now and to 2.30 in two years.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
U.S. Department of Labor
Paul Lynn
The
Employment Standard Administration
Lynn
Congress
Grading survey in Washington School District inconclusive
The Washington School District grading survey shows parental support for current reporting forms but strong opposition from grades 4-6 parents to a new checklist system. About 49 percent of eligible parents responded, with 945 forms returned.
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Washington
al Kinzler
Kinzler
Board of Education
Curriculum Council
Bomb explodes at LaGuardia Airport killing 11
A bomb packing the power of 20 to 25 sticks of dynamite blew in a TWA baggage area at LaGuardia Airport killing 11 and injuring about 75. Victims suffered severed limbs as flying debris filled the downstairs terminal. Police traced the blast to a coin operated locker near baggage claim. FBI and FAA launched investigations as President Ford ordered a federal inquiry and a $5,000 reward was offered for information.
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New York
UPI
TWA
LaGuardia Airport
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
United Nations
LaGuardia
New York City
Thomas Mitchelson
Ford
Vail
Colo
Lawyers ask Burger to block postal rate increase
Lawyers for bulk mail users urged Chief Justice Burger to halt a postal rate rise set to take effect at midnight. The appeal followed the Court of Appeals lifting an injunction allowing the 3 cent first class hike to 13 cents to stand, with Day filing on behalf of large mail users.
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Washington
UPI
Warren E. Burger
J. Edward Day
Burger
U.S. Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals
Federal
John Sirica
U. S. Court of Appeals
Postal Service
Independent
Postal Rate Commission
Rate Commission
Easter Seal Society
Sirica
Congress
Threat targets Harris and three congressmen in CIA fallout
FBI investigations are launched after a threatening letter, signed Veterans Against Communist Sympathizers, names Democratic presidential candidate Fred Harris and three lawmakers Sen. Frank Church Rep. Otis Pike and Rep. Ronald Dellums, plus magazine editor Tim Butz. The letter stems from Welch’s CIA identity disclosure and his Greece murder. It adds no arrests.
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Washington
UPI
FBI Today
Fred Harris
Congress
CIA
Richard Welch
Greece
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Otis Pike
D-N.y
Ronald Dellums
Robert Franck
FBI
Houston
Welch
Franck
FBI Crime Laboratory
Church
Pikhead
Dellums
Pike
Tim Butz
Fifth Estate
Peru
Athens
Harris
Partly Cloudy Night Then Warm Wednesday Forecast
Partly cloudy conditions continue tonight with lows in the low 20s. Wednesday brings a high in the upper 30s under continued partly cloudy skies.
Leading indicators rise in November after declines
Commerce reports the leading indicators composite index up 0.4 percent in November to 102.5, reversing October's 0.4 percent decline. Seven of eleven components rose while four fell, with gains led by more new business start ups. The figures align with expectations of little to moderate growth over the next five to six months.
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Washington
UPI
Commerce Department
Commerce
Sheriff offers house check program for vacant homes
The Washington County sheriff's office provides a house check form for residents to register homes for police checks during extended absences. Sheriff Yale Jarvis says the confidential forms collect name, address, dwelling directions, and vacancy dates to log and schedule patrols.
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The
Evening Journal
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Yale Jarvis
Jarvis
Washington to install George Washington bust in city square
The Washington City public display will honor the historic figure with a replica bust by Mougin. The University of Iowa Art Department will supply the bronze cast, with costs estimated between 350 and 400 dollars for the sculpture, base, and inscription tablet. Mayor Harold Johnson and county bicentennial chairman Jim Frier are pictured. Donations to cover expenses are welcome through the County Bicentennial Commission.
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Washington County
Washington Township
George Washington
Mougin
Art Department
University of Iowa
Harold Johnson
Jim Frier
Journal
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