Funeral for Yonatan Netanyahu and Uganda raid heroes
Israel holds a hero’s funeral for American-born Lt. Col. Yonatan Netanyahu the only commando killed in the Entebbe raid rescuing more than 100 hostages. Two of the three Israeli civilians killed in the gun battle were buried with honors as Brig. Mordechai Piron praised the three-plane operation.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Yonatan Netanyahu
Uganda
Entebbe
Mordechai Piron
Reagan Seeks GOP Delegates With TV Speech
Ronald Reagan plans a national television address at 10 30 p m on ABC TV from a Hollywood studio to persuade undecided GOP delegates after acknowledging the importance of the speech.
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Los Angeles
Ronald Reagan
California
Hollywood
Reagan
Abc-Tv
Cease-Fire Talks Postponed Amid Frontline Shifts in Lebanon
In Beirut the AP reports cease-fire talks postponed as Lebanese leftist Palestinian forces claim a new northern front. Moslem forces supposedly moved into Christian territory below Tripoli, seizing Chekka and advancing toward Amchit near Beirut. Christian radio denies Chekka’s fall.
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Beirut. Lebanon
Lebanon
Beirut
Tripoli
Chekka
Bei
Dynamite Cache Found Linked to Regional Bombings
State police in Topsfield Massachusetts reported 611 sticks of dynamite in three 55 gallon drums buried in a wooded area off a dirt path. Fresh digging at the site followed the weekend arrest of two Maine men for interstate transportation of explosives, tying the cache to recent bombings in Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
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Topsfield
Mass
Boxford
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
John R. O'Donovan
TV drama scene at Aiken Community Hospital prompts questions
A patient in a pajama suit wandered from his room yesterday around 5 30 pm and was driven away in a fast car by a woman in the front parking lot. A witness noted the license plate and an effort to return him. A Daniel resident visiting her mother asked if Cablevision of fened carries x rated content like in Florida.
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Aiken Community Hospital
Andr
Daniel
Ai E
Aiken
Florida
Church Membership Rising Nationally and Locally
National church attendance rose to 132 287 450 in 1975 with 62 3 percent of the population churchgoing. Protestants lead with 73 million, Catholics 49 million, plus Orthodox Jews and others. Local leaders report rising contributions and attendance, though inflation outpaces gains.
35 Newborns Aiken County Public LJ-BR
Fragmentary notice from a county publication lists 35 newborns for a local event or record. Details on names or dates are unreadable in the provided text.
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Aken County Publ
Lj-Br
Newbor
Aiken, AF
Kenya Israel raid strains East Africa ties at Entebbe
AP reports Israel conducted a raid on Entebbe Airport heightening tensions between Uganda and Kenya. Amin accuses Kenya of complicity while Kenya denies it. Israeli planes stopped at Nairobi for wounded treatment and advance agents reportedly operated there.
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Associated Press
Nairobi
Kenya
Uganda
Entebbe
Ida Amin
Amin
Tanzania
Milton Obote
Jomo Kenyatta
Obote
Israel
East Africa
Kenyatta
Police Shift Reveals Aiken Officers Face Fourth of July Night
Reporter shadowed Lt. B Eagerton and his eight hour shift as Aiken police respond to a Fourth of July robbery. An 18 year old deaf mute is robbed of $14 near a rehabilitation center. suspect described with chin scar green shirt and brown pants is arrested at a tavern.
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Aiken
Aiken Police Department
B. Eagerton
Eagerton
Robert E. Hardt
Hardt
R. Wendell Hall
Cashword Contest Yields At Least One Winner In Aiken
The Aiken Standard reports a winner in its Cashword contest sponsored by local merchants. At deadline, entries were still being checked but at least one winner receives 500 dollars. More than 1100 entries were submitted this week. this week’s prize is 50 dollars and the puzzle appears on page 11.
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Aiken Standard
Wet Weather Remains Forecast With Intermittent Showers
Area residents face ongoing wet weather as intermittent showers persist through the remainder of the week. A 30 percent chance of rain is due tonight and tomorrow, with highs in the mid 80s and tonight’s lows around 50.
City Council N Augusta to Discuss Home Rule
North Augusta city council plans to establish a Home Rule form of government under the Home Rule Act. The agenda includes approving over $1,000 for city property repairs, the 1975 76 Revenue Sharing Actual Use Report, loan agreement amendments, insurance for employees and city vehicles, and consolidation of the public safety department. Mayor McKenney will read several city code amendments for the second or third times.
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North Augusta
Public Safety Department
Henry R. McKenney
Libyan airliner hijacked lands at Palma de Mallorca
A Libyan Boeing 727 hijacked during a Tripoli Benghazi flight landed at Palma de Mallorca with 86 aboard. The hijacker surrendered to airport police, turning over two toy pistols. No injuries reported as passengers received assistance from airport authorities.
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Balearic Islands
Libya
Col Moammar Khadafly
Algiers
Boufarik
Tunis
Alge
Rian Airforce
Palma de Mayre
Algeria
Tripoli
Benghazi
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