President Francisco da Costa Gomes of Portugal sought to delay the ouster of his Communist-backed Premier, General Vasco Gonçalves, but protesters in street demonstrations led by Socialists and centrist Popular Democrats in Lisbon and other cities demanded that General Gonçalves go immediately. President Gomes, in a meeting with Mario Soares, the Socialist leader, reportedly asked for 45 days in which to replace the Premier, but Mr. Soares was said to have rejected the delay.
Secretary of State Kissinger gave strong United States support today to non-Communist forces in Portugal. In a major policy declaration, in Birmingham. Alabama, Mr. Kissinger said “We sympathize with those moderate elements who seek to build Portugal by democratic means. We will oppose and speak out against the efforts of a minority that an. pears to be subverting the revolution for its own purposes.” He seemed to involve the United States openly in the country’s political turmoil by stating that the United States was “ready to help a democratic Portugal.” Mr. Kissinger’s remarks, in light of the current political situation in Portugal, amounted to a significant endorsement of efforts by many military officers, the Roman Catholic Church and the non‐Communist parties to force the ouster of Premier Vasco Gonçalves, who has been backed by the Communists.
Political prisoners in a labor camp complex southeast of Moscow have started a hunger strike, apparently to back a comprehensive list of demands for better conditions, dissident sources in Moscow said. The sources, who gave the list to Western newsmen, said it had been smuggled out of the Moldovian camps.
Fading winds helped 11,000 exhausted troops, firemen and volunteers to bring northern Germany’s week-old scrub and forest fire under control. The blaze, which may have been started by a discarded cigarette butt, has killed five firemen and devastated an area of 35 square miles.
King of Norway Olav V opens Svalbard Airport near Longyearbyen, the northernmost airport in the world with scheduled public flights.
Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich is buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow.
Representatives of the United States and Israel began discussions in Washington on guarantees insuring Israel an undiminished oil supply when she returned to Egypt, as proposed in the new Sinai agreement, the Abu Rudeis oilfield captured in 1967. Abu Rudeis has been providing Israel with about 55 percent of her oil requirements. Israel has asked the United States for aid amounting to $350 million a year to cover the cost of purchasing alternative oil supplies on the world market.
Mediation by Saudi Arabia appears to have softened a dispute between Syria and Iraq over water of the Euphrates River, but there is no sign that an ideological quarrel between the two Arab neighbors has abated. On Tuesday, a visit to Damascus by Crown Prince Fand of Saudi Arabia ended with a communiqué saying that the Syrians had accepted a Saudi formula for Syria’s sharing with Iraq the Euphrates waters. The Iraqis have charged that their farmers along the river have been suffering from a lack of irrigation water as a result of Syria’s large dam at Tabqa. The communiqué said that Syrians and Iraqis would meet to discuss a final agreement.
A $1 million study of Iran’s energy needs will be made by the Stanford Research Institute in Palo Alto. Energy requirements of the oil rich nation are increasing dramatically, an SRI spokesman said. He said increased revenues from petroleum have led to a building boom and potential growth in other areas. “With this greatly increased growth rate goes greatly increased demand for energy.” he said. The contract from Iran followed a $6.4 million SRI contract for a five-year development plan for Saudi Arabia.
Harold R. Austin, base commander of the Utapao Air Base in Thailand, was relieved of his command May 13 because he “exceeded his authority” by ordering the drugging and forced evacuation of 13 Vietnamese refugees, Rep. Joshua Eilberg (D-Pennsylvania) said. Eilberg, chairman of the House immigration subcommittee, who has just returned from interviewing the refugees on Guam, said the Air Force colonel may be guilty of a criminal act. He also said the Air Force was withholding information on the matter.
Thousands of mountain tribesmen who fled Laos in the last two months are barely subsisting in the jungles near Ban Nam Lan, Thailand, weary, sick and in some cases starving. They walked for up to four weeks over rugged terrain only to find themselves unwelcome in Thailand and not safe from Pathet Lao raiding parties even here, a day’s march into that country. They are Meos, members of an independent primitive tribe of woodsmen and black-clad, silver‐bedecked women, who were on the pro‐American side of the Laotian war. Thai and Western experts estimate that 12,000 Meo refugees are living in temporary shelters in the area of northern Thailand, and Thai medical authorities say that 80 percent of them are suffering from malnutrition, malaria and anemia. Some 18,000 more have sought refuge in northeastern Thailand.
South Vietnam’s Provisional Revolutionary Government has refused to accept the United Nations as an intermediary in negotiations for Vietnamese refugees who want to go home, according to Rep. Joshua Eilberg (D-Pennsylvania), chairman of the House immigration subcommittee. So far 2,051 refugees, including 1,607 in Guam, have asked to be repatriated to South Vietnam.
A visiting North Vietnamese economic delegation held talks with Chinese officials in Peking today in an atmosphere that appeared diplomatically correct but lacked the warmth and fanfare that marked relations between the two countries during the Indochina war. No details of the talks, which presumably focused on Chinese aid for postwar reconstruction in Vietnam, were made public. The meetings were the first since the Communists’ victory in Saigon last April. The North Vietnamese delegation was led by Lê Thanh Nghị, a Politburo member and Deputy Premier in charge of economic development. His Chinese counterpart was Li Xiannian also a Politburo member and Deputy Premier for economics.
Bombs exploded near three police sentry boxes at scattered locations in Tokyo on the eve of Japan’s observance of the 30th anniversary of the end of World War II. Two passersby were injured. Police said that in the midst of the explosions, which occurred over a 15-minute period just before midnight, the Mainichi newspaper reported an anonymous telephone caller who said the bombs were the work of the “East Asia Anti-Japanese Armed Front.”
The government of the Philippines and the rebel Moro Liberation Front signed a cease fire agreement after five years of fighting. The Front would repudiate the agreement on September 11, and fighting would continue until 1986.
Representatives of New Zealand and Guyana told the 42-nation Ad Hoc Committee on the Charter of the United Nations that the big powers’ right of veto in the Security Council should not apply when dealing with the admission or suspension of U.N. members. New Zealand’s Ambassador Malcolm Templeton suggested that in dealing with both admissions and suspensions, there should be at least a two-thirds majority in both the council and the General Assembly.
The bullet-riddled bodies of four persons and a seriously wounded woman — all members of slain guerrilla chieftain Mariano Pujadas’ family — were found on a road outside Cordoba, Argentina, police said. The five were reportedly kidnaped earlier in the day by five hooded terrorists. The victims included Pujadas’ parents, brother and niece; the wounded woman was believed to be his sister-in-law. Two other unidentified bodies were found elsewhere outside Cordoba.
Portugal resumed its colonial administration of Angola, but pledged to abide by the scheduled November 11 independence date. Portugal resumed administrative control of embattled Angola and effectively sealed the collapse of the transitional government made up of Portuguese representatives and officials of three groups that was to rule until the country became independent of Portugal in November. Meanwhile, fighting continued among the three liberation movements. Radio Angola said that heavy fighting among the groups since Wednesday had left many dead.
Prime Minister Ian Smith warned Rhodesians not to put too much faith in a successful outcome to talks with the country’s black nationalist leaders. But because of the new move — the first formal session of which is expected at the Victoria Falls August 25 — “some finality” in the constitutional situation could reasonably be expected within two months, Smith said in a nationwide broadcast.
Former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter said he had raised enough money to qualify for matching federal funds in his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. Carter became the sixth candidate to raise at least $5,000 in contributions of $250 or less in each of 20 states to qualify for matching funds under the new campaign reform law which provides government financing for presidential candidates. The total amount donated to his campaign is now slightly over $435,000.
A major battle is brewing between Congress and President Ford over the long-standing Presidential practice of making executive agreements with other nations that are not subject to Congressional approval, but that must be transmitted to Congress. Several legislators have charged that the President has been breaking a law governing such agreements, and they have introduced bills to give Congress up to 60 days to veto them. The President has been, lobbying against the bills, which, Administration officials say raise Constitutional questions and could substantially restrict Presidential flexibility in foreign affairs.
The Department of Transportation announced it had ordered Ford Motor Co. to recall all 1968 and 1969 Mustang and Cougar automobiles because the seat back pivot pin brackets constituted a safety defect. It said the brackets could suddenly fail, cause partial collapse of the front seat backs, resulting in loss of control and possible accident. The department estimated the order would affect about 600,000 cars. A Ford official said the company believed the department was “mistaken.” In a separate announcement, Ford said it was recalling 6,700 tandem-axle heavy trucks of the years 1973-75 to find about 675 which have defective rear-axle housings that could cause a wheel to fall off.
The launch of the trouble-plagued Viking spacecraft was rescheduled for August 20, giving the mission another chance to land on Mars on July 4, 1976, officials said at Cape Canaveral. Officials set a firm date for launching the rocket on its 505-million-mile, 303-day journey to the red planet as technicians worked to switch the spacecraft with a sister ship that had been readied for a second launch later in the month. If all goes well, the craft will go into orbit around Mars on June 19, 1976.
On the sixth day of his son’s disappearance, Edgar Bronfman publicly pleaded to the kidnappers of his 21-year-old son, Samuel II, for “additional evidence that Sam is still alive.” His plea dashed optimism that had been raised by a tape recording received Wednesday from the kidnappers that included Samuel’s voice. Mr. Bronfman said the new instructions on the tape had been met, but “the abductors so far have failed to follow through.”
Oklahoma City lawyer Stuart Russell drew three concurrent two-year prison terms for his part in the Watergate milk fund scandal. However, U.S. District Judge John H. Wood Jr. added to the sentence a provision that would make Russell eligible immediately for parole. Jurors in San Antonio found Russell guilty July 11 of helping his client. Associated Milk Producers, Inc., funnel corporate funds to candidates in federal elections. Russell’s attorney said the conviction would be appealed.
Five persons, including two white firefighters stoned while responding to a false alarm in the predominantly black Roxbury section of Boston, were injured. But outbreaks of racially oriented violence lessened. All of those injured were treated and released. Two other whites were hurt by thrown objects and one black was injured when assaulted by a gang of white youths in the predominantly white South Boston section. Earlier, black leaders toured Roxbury trying to cool tensions among black youths who on four consecutive nights have thrown rocks and bottles at passing cars carrying whites.
Black leaders and city officials met in Elyria, Ohio, to seek an end to the violence and vandalism that flared in the city of 53,000 the last two nights, injuring 24 persons. Law enforcement officers said they arrested at least 40 persons during the second night of disorders. Police Chief Maurice C. Flood estimated that between 400 and 500 persons were involved. “mostly young blacks.” Flood said the disturbance was sparked by Tuesday’s pre-dawn death of a 19-year-old black youth, shot by a patrolman as he ran from a tavern that had been burglarized.
A particle representing the basic unit of magnetism, whose existence has been suspected for most of the past century but which has stubbornly eluded detection, is now believed to have been observed. The particle would bear the same relationship to magnetism that the electron has to electricity. Scientists said the finding, if confirmed by further experiments, “could rank as one of the major scientific events of the century.”
Six black bears classed as three-time offenders for injuring humans or damaging property were painlessly slain at Yosemite National Park this year, according to rangers. One of the bruins marked for euthanasia by sodium phenobarbital was involved in two injuries (minor) to people and the others were “car clouters,” said Dick Rigelhuth, director of the park’s Human-Bear Management Program. Rigelhuth said an animal is “considered for permanent removal” after three offenses, but is not automatically doomed. After their first two crimes, bears are anesthetized, tagged and removed to remote areas of the park. If a bear keeps coming back, its days may be numbered. Rigelhuth said 250 to 300 black bears reside in the 759,000-acre park, which has more than two million visitors a year.
There will be some environmental risk from oil spills if 1.6 million acres of oil and gas leases on the outer continental shelf off Southern California are sold as planned in October, the government admitted in a final environmental impact statement published in Washington, D.C. The statement, compiled and published by the Bureau of Land Management, will be used by the Interior Department to decide whether to go ahead with the sale. The city of Los Angeles and state of California have threatened legal action in an attempt to stop the lease sale.
Major League Baseball:
A three-run homer by Dave May in the first inning opened the Braves’ attack in a 6–4 victory over the Cardinals. After the Braves added a tally in the third, Vic Correll homered in the fourth. Phil Niekro followed with the first triple of his major league career and scored on a single by Rowland Office. Willie Davis and Reggie Smith hit homers for the Cardinals, who wasted many of their scoring opportunities, leaving 14 men on base.
George Foster hit two homers and drove in five of the Reds’ runs in a 6–1 victory over the Pirates. Singles by Ken Griffey and Johnny Bench preceded Foster’s first smash of the game in the fourth inning. The Reds’ outfielder then connected for the circuit again after a single by Tony Perez in the sixth. Manny Sanguillen homered for the Pirates’ run.
Using squeeze bunts as a scoring weapon, the Cubs broke a 2–2 tie with two runs in the fourth inning and defeated the Astros, 5–3. Jose Cardenal singled to open the stanza and took third on a single by Pete LaCock, who advanced to second on the throw. Rob Sperring then bunted and Cardenal beat the throw home. Steve Swisher followed with another bunt that went for a hit, scoring LaCock.
Dave Rader smashed a three-run homer and Jim Barr helped himself at bat with a two-run double while pitching the Giants to a 9–2 victory over the Expos, who suffered their sixth straight defeat. Willie Montanez and Chris Speier were on base with singles when Rader rapped his round-tripper in the second inning.
The Angels snapped Bill Lee’s six-game winning streak, rapping the lefthander for five runs in the third inning to post a 5–3 victory over the Red Sox. John Balaz and Ike Hampton singled and Dave Collins walked to start the Angels’ outburst. Jerry Remy knocked in two runs with a double and Leroy Stanton plated two more with a single.
With help from Dave Hamilton in relief, Jim Kaat gained his 17th victory when the White Sox defeated the Indians, 6–4. Hamilton, after replacing Kaat with two men on base and one out in the eighth inning, retired Charlie Spikes on a fly. Duane Kuiper, running for Rico Carty, then attempted to steal home on a delayed double steal and was thrown out. The White Sox scored three runs in the second, two crossing the plate on a triple by Pat Kelly, but the Indians went ahead, 4–3, with the aid of a homer by Carty. The White Sox came back with a homer by Kelly and doubles by Jorge Orta and Deron Johnson to take the lead in the seventh. After Hamilton’s rescue act in the eighth, Bill Stein provided an insurance run with a circuit clout in the White Sox half.
The Athletics broke a tight game apart with four runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Yankees, 5–1. Phil Garner walked to open the stanza and gave way on the paths to Matt Alexander, who took second on a sacrifice by Bert Campaneris and scored on a single by Bill North to break a 1–1 tie. North advanced to second on a fumble of his hit by Rich Coggins and also scored when Fred Stanley threw wildly on an infield hit by Claudell Washington. A single by Gene Tenace drove in Washington. Tenace then counted the last run on a double by Sal Bando and a wild pitch.
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Atlanta Braves 6
Boston Red Sox 3, California Angels 5
Cleveland Indians 4, Chicago White Sox 6
Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Cincinnati Reds 6
Chicago Cubs 5, Houston Astros 3
San Francisco Giants 9, Montreal Expos 2
New York Yankees 1, Oakland Athletics 5
Dow Jones Industrial Average: 817.04 (-3.52, -0.43%)
Born:
Mike Vrabel, NFL linebacker (NFL Champions, Super Bowl 36, 38, and 39, 2001, 2003, 2004-Patriots, Pro Bowl, 2007; Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs) and coach (Tennessee Titans 2018-20), in Akron, Ohio.
Greg Ellis, NFL defensive end (Pro Bowl, 2007; Dallas Cowboys, Oakland Raiders), in Wendell, North Carolina.
Michael Pittman, NFL running back NFL Champions, Super Bowl 37-Buccaneers, 2002; (Arizona Cardinals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Denver Broncos), in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Jeff Posey, NFL linebacker and defensive end (San Francisco 49ers, Carolina Panthers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Houston Texans, Buffalo Bills, Washington Redskins), in Bassfield, Mississippi.
Justin Swift, NFL tight end (Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers), in Kansas City, Kansas.
Nolan Pratt, Canadian NHL defenseman (NHL Champions, Stanley Cup-Lightning, 2004; Hartford Whalers, Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, Tampa Bay Lightning, Buffalo Sabres), in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.
Scott Stewart, MLB pitcher (Montreal Expos, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers), in Stoughton, Massachusetts.
McKay Christensen, MLB oputfielder (Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets), in Upland, California.
Eric Cammack, MLB pitcher (New York Mets), in Nederland, Texas.
Christy Smith, WNBA guard (Charlotte Sting), in Miami, Florida.
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