Waldheim launches 4000 strong UN peace force in Lebanon
U N Secretary General Kurt Waldheim began raising a 4000 man peacekeeping mission to patrol southern Lebanon as Israeli forces push northward to flush out Palestinian guerrillas. Israel’s command said troops swept Tyre and held territory to the Litani River across about 30 miles, inching 15 miles north of the border. Begin’s government pressed to clear guerrillas from south of the Litani before US pressure to withdraw.
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Associated Press
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Lebanon
Tyre
Litani
Menachen Begin
United States
Israel
U.N. Security Council
French voters reject leftists in National Assembly run off
Paris reports the leftist bid for power defeated as President Valery Giscard d Estaing’s center right coalition wins 291 seats to 200 for the leftists in the 491 seat chamber. Robert Fabre’s Leftist Radical Movement takes 10 seats and hints at shifting support to the government.
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Paris
National Assembly
Valery Giscard d
Robert Fabre
Radical Movement
Pact of Alliance
Giscard
New Federal Rule Bans Harassing Debt Collector Calls
A federal law effective today prohibits harassment by bill collectors. It bans late night calls and threats, prohibits impersonating police, applies to personal and family debts, and requires a written five day notice listing amount owed and creditor details with guidance if the debt is disputed.
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Washington
Congress
Carter
Safety Probe Opened on Ford Transmission Failures
Safety investigators confirm a federal probe into 5.3 million Ford vehicles from 1973 to 1978 with potential automatic transmissions that shift from park to reverse. The issue may have caused at least 114 accidents over five years and is linked to 171 accidents, 72 injuries, and five deaths in models with C-6 transmissions since 1966.
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Detroit
Ford
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Stevenson eyes ballot name fight in lieutenant governor race
Rep. Nancy Stevenson estimates her legal effort to appear on the ballot under Ferdinan Stevenson has cost about $1000. She argues the publicity may be worthwhile as she notes friends know her as Nancy and Ferdinan could be seen as a political asset amid two court hearings.
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Columbia (Ap
Nancy Stevenson
Charleston
Ferdman
Nancy
Ferdinan Stevenson
Ferdinan
Four-hostage rescue ends manhunt in Georgia slayings
Emanuel County authorities planned to return Bill Oglesby to Georgia after a five day search in connection with the shotgun slayings of Lola Bell Johnson and Allen Giles. Four presumed hostages were found safe, including Oglesby’s estranged wife Linda and three children.
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Swainsboro, Ga
Emanuel County
Georgia
James B. Mason
Bill Oglesby
Myrtle Beach
Oglesby
Lola Bell Johnson
Allen Giles
When It Rains They All Wake Up
In Johnstown Pennsylvania residents recount lingering fear seven months after a deadly flood. Sam Felix recalls the night water surged down the mountain and the family sheltered on a dark second floor while the town woke to the sound of rising creek and screaming neighbors.
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Johnstown
Sam Felix
Mrs. Felix
Terry
Bethlehem Steel Mill
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Ken Mattson
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