Lebanon forms first military government in 32 years
Beirut battle lines widen as rightist Phalangist militiamen clash with Palestinian guerrillas. Nour eddin Rifai to head an eight member cabinet with one civilian, amid mortar and bazooka fire in eastern Beirut. Cease fire flounders as deaths rise past fifty and injuries exceed two hundred. President Ford signals Middle East reassessment after talks with Sadat and Rabin, aiming for a cooperative U.S. policy and no forced intervention for oil security.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Noureddin Rifai
Rifai
Middle East
Ford
Washington
Anwar Sadat
Yitzhak Rabin
U.S
Lost Bag $10 500 Returned in Tucumcari
Michael J. Miller of Long Beach Calif had $10 500 in cash plus personal items stolen when a flight bag vanished along I 40. The bag was found in Tucumcari by the Ronald Harris family of Stroud Okla who turned it to a cafe proprietor and police. Miller recovered the bag.
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Michael J. Miller
Long Beach
Calif
Ronald Harris
Stroud
Okla
Harris
Miller
Spain ready to grant independence to Sahara region
Madrid said it would transfer sovereignty of Spanish Sahara in the shortest period, amid threats of invasion by Morocco and Mauritania and rising native dissidence. Gen Franco and cabinet met. governor warned Moroccan forces along the border could act any time, while asserting Spain’s military readiness to repel aggression. Meanwhile in Addis Ababa, Emperor Haile Selassie, 82, is seriously ill with a prostate ailment and may require surgery, with officials saying he is stable but could need operation if not improving.
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Sahara
Africa
Morocco
Mauritania
Saharan
Francisco Franco
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Selassie
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Agent confirms policies in Houston murder trial
Insurance agent Robert D. Ballew testified that Ronald C. O'Bryan purchased $20,000 life policies on his son four weeks before the child's death from poisoned candy and filed a claim within hours of the death. He said O'Bryan bought similar policies for his other children while having no personal insurance. The agent noted O'Bryan rejected a more suitable juvenile estate builder policy offering better features but only $5,000 immediate coverage.
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Houston
Ronald C. O'Bryan
O’bryan
Robert D. Ballew
O'Bryan
Ballew
Kleasen On Trial In Austin
A 21 year old son of a taxidermist testified he found a bullet pierced name tag of a Mormon missionary tied to the Kleasen case. The tag belonged to Darley and the accompanying prayer book bore bullet holes, later discarded after being burned. The trial centers on Robert Kleasen accused of killing Gary Darley and Mark Fischer in October 1974.
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Austin, Tex
Robert Kleasen
Jeff Rathbone
Rathbone
L. M. Rathbone
Kleasen
Darley
M. J. Fischer
Gary Darley
Simi Valley
Calif
Mark Fischer
Milwaukee
Wis
Fischer
Jack Paris
Mormon Church
Paris
Vietnam Embassy Closes Leaving 40 Workers Jobless
Washington AP reports the Vietnam embassy shut its doors with 40 staff facing an uncertain future. Miss Nguyen Thi Phuong Dung described the closure as life changing as officials move to Fort Chaffee processing. Embassy staff recall Ambassador Tran Kim Phuong’s brief farewell and discuss post closure job hopes. State and Treasury hold former South Vietnamese assets after Saigon’s fall and US freeze.
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Washington
Vietnam
Nguyen Thi Phuong Dung
Phuong Dung
Saigon
Fort Chaffee
Ark
State Department
Treasury Department
United States
NATO ministers cool to Spain ties and budget talks
In Brussels NATO defense ministers wrap a two day meeting with European members cool to US proposals for links with Spain and a bigger defense budget. They note status of US bases in Spain but say arrangements remain outside NATO. US politics push for Spain to join, Ford to press at next week’s summit.
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Brussels
Belgium
NATO
Spain
Francisco Franco
United States
Ford
Jets Evacuate 150 Americans From Laos Amid Tense Vientiane
In Vientiane a chartered jet shuttled 158 Americans out, mainly dependents of AID staff, as another 20 joined on a regular flight. Evacuation continues with two to three daily trips planned, while Pathet Lao guards and ongoing protests mark the tense scene around the AID compound and the downtown warehouse site.
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Vientiane
Laos
U.S
Bangkok
Thailand
U.S. Agency For International Development
Pathet Lao
Weather Outlook With Warm Days And Cool Nights
A fair spell continues with cool nights and warm days. High today near 80 with a low around 50. Sunday expected in the 80s. Winds southwest 12 to 22 mph today.
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