Leftists Push Toward Beirut Victory Amid Looting
In Beirut port district a Persian carpet warehouse looting marked the first open Christian seizure in the area as Arab tensions flare. Egyptian President Sadat proposed Arab troop involvement to keep peace while Lebanon sees refugee boats reaching Cyprus. Pierre Gemayel urged Muslim rivals to halt the fighting, conceding past errors and calling for protection against destruction. Kamal Junblatt pressed for a ceasefire only with stronger Muslim guarantees, amid continued shelling and political maneuvering. The fragmented leadership and shifting loyalties complicate a path to stability as Syria’s Hafez Assad pressures for an immediate halt to hostilities.
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Anwar Sadat
Cairo
Lebanon
Cyprus
Pierre Gemayel
Gemayel
Christian Phalange Party
Phalange Radio
Rashid Karam
Saeb Salam
Phalange
Gemayel Decared
Kamal Junblatt
Junblatt
Damascus
Hafez Assad
Syria
Congress Sets Fight Over Campaign Law and Fisheries
The Senate advanced its election campaign bill while the House weighs amended proposals. A conference with the Senate looms to reconcile differences as spending on presidential campaigns faces Supreme Court driven cuts. Separately, Senate action seeks to grant U S fishermen priority rights to Atlantic and Pacific nets in a 200 mile zone amid heavy trawler activity. The House plans rules for producing oil from public lands like Elk Hills, California.
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Senate
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Federal Election Commission
As Now
U.S
Elk Hills
California
Teamsters vote shows broad strike backing in trucking talks
Early weekend tallies from Arlington Heights indicate strong union support for a strike as the 400000 Teamsters vote on a new National Master Freight Agreement. Locals nationwide reject the employers offer, seeking higher raises and broader pension and health benefits, with several divisions voting to authorize a walkout if negotiations fail.
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Teamsters
Frank
Fitzsimmons and Trucking Employers, Inc
William G McIntyre
Detroit
St. Louis
Teamsters Local
Boston
Pittsburgh
Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers
National Labor Relations Board
Hearst to appear in Los Angeles court on state charges
Patricia Hearst convicted on a federal bank robbery faces a quick Los Angeles arraignment on state kidnap robbery and assault charges. A secrecy plan for security accompanied the one day trip while she is returned to San Mateo County jail the same day. Attorney Al Johnson may seek a delay for the state trial citing extensive publicity.
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Patricia Hearst
Los Angeles
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San Mateo County
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FBI Burglary Record Shows 92 Break-ins of SWP Offices
Newly disclosed FBI documents reveal postmidnight burglaries of the Socialist Workers Party and its youth group in the early 1960s, totaling 92 raids. The files also list two home break-ins in Hamden, Connecticut and Los Angeles, with some parties denying membership or knowledge of the incidents.
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FBI
Socialist Workers Party
SWP
Hamden
Conn
Los Angeles
New York
Young Socialist Alliance
USA
Political Rights Defense Fund
Associated Press
James P Cannon
Connecticut
Dan and
Elisa Morgan
Morgans
Morgan
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