New York City Seeks 1976 Democratic Convention
Mayor Beame wooes the site selection committee asserting New York City can host the bicentennial convention with strong security and ample hotels. He promises Madison Square Garden as the venue and extra police protection while highlighting union support amid fiscal strain. Los Angeles also pitches, but New York leads per Strauss and party insiders.
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New York City
Abraham Beame
Beame
Tom Bradley
Los Angeles
Beam
Madison Square Garden
New York
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Robert S. Strauss
Selection Committee
Strauss
Kissinger Says Key Pact Section Near Signing in Sinai Deal
Secretary of State Kissinger reports progress on an Israeli Egyptian accord with one section ready for signing. Israeli officials say the portion bars force and allows Suez Canal cargo. a remaining 10 percent involves guarantees against economic and propaganda warfare.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Henry A. Kissinger
Sinai Desert
Jerusalem
Israel
Kissinger
Anwar Sadat
Suez Canal
Sadat
Tahsen Bashir
Syria
Jordan
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Ford Administration
Congress
Wildcat Coal Strike Spreads Into Pennsylvania Mines
West Virginia wildcat coal strike spreads to Greene County Pennsylvania shutting two mines. About 550 UMW Local 6310 members at Warwick Mine walk out and 450 at Shannopin Mine. Union leaders blame picketing and delay talks, while a coal official criticizes UMW leadership.
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Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Greene County
Duquesne Light Co
Warwick
Greensboro
United Mine Workers
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Shannopin
Bobtown
John DeBaise
UMW District 4
DeBaise
Haile Selassie Dies at 83 in Ethiopia
Haile Selassie longtime ruler of Ethiopia known as King of Kings has died at 83 in Addis Ababa. He was found dead in his bed, with illness cited as cause and prior isolation by the military regime. Princess Tenagne Work visited him before death.
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Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Ethopia
Washington
Selassie
State Department
Mussolini
Grand Palace
Lion of Judah
Elect
God
Kings
Africa
United States
Haile Selassie University
Solomon
Sheba
Lij Yasu
Prince Tafari Makonnen
Leading indicators rise for fifth straight month in July
The Commerce Department reports the index of leading indicators up 1.7 percent in July, signaling ongoing recovery. Seven of ten components rose, led by a 7 percent jump in new orders for consumer goods and materials, while the money supply fell 1 percent.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Bargain Corner and Store Ads Highlight Savings
Read the Star for today coupons and bargains. Men’s Wrangler Western Jackets priced at 11.99. Powhatan Shop preopening on August 28 from 10 to 4. Ballet and tap shoes available at Shoe Center. Call Concern 667-0145 for help.
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Powhatan Shop
Army clash looms as Laplane resists resignation
Argentine Army units are on full alert amid a dispute over military participation in government after Gen. Alberto Laplane offered to resign and Isabel Peron rejected him. Police report bombed showrooms and tensions rise as generals call meetings to patch rifts, with few attending.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Alberto Numa Laplane
Isabel Peron
Laplane
Vicente Damasco
Peron
Damasco
Juan D. Peron
Fashion designer aims for men and stage work in Morgantown
Jessica Sullivan interviews David Sindledecker of Morgantown West Virginia about pursuing a career in fashion design for men women and children and for theatrical production. The report notes the first annual Alcohol Safety Action Program in Winchester and its death toll findings.
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Jessica Sullivan
David Sindledecker
Morgantown
W. Va
Alcohol Safety Action Program
Winchester
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