Beirut fighting spreads to sea in Sidon naval clash
Palestinian gunboats clash with Israeli vessel off Sidon as heavy fire rocks Beirut. Civil casualties rise with at least 15 killed and 22 wounded amid street fighting and shelling in the capital.
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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1976
Page
4
Palestinian gunboats clash with Israeli vessel off Sidon as heavy fire rocks Beirut. Civil casualties rise with at least 15 killed and 22 wounded amid street fighting and shelling in the capital.
Pierre Sebilleau aged 64 was shot in the back during a hunting trip for diplomats in northern Belgrade Yugoslavia. He died two hours later at a nearby hospital after Austrian Ambassador Alexander Otto reportedly adjusted his shotgun when it discharged.
In Madrid five Spaniards including two senior air force officers allegedly took a total of 1.1 million dollars in commissions from Lockheed for representing the company in Spain. The air force bought 10 KC130 Hercules aircraft without bribes, but funds entered Spain illegally from Switzerland and were exchanged into pesetas on the black market. The officers reportedly kept their Lockheed role secret.
In a one day session in Dar es Salaam the five frontline states Tanzania Zambia Mozambique Botswana and Angola reaffirmed commitment to back armed struggle for Zimbabwe Rhodesia independence. They urged OAU UN and nonaligned nations to boost solidarity and diplomatic support while denouncing Rhodesian incursions into Mozambique and threats against Zambia Botswana and Angola. President Julius Nyerere presided and voiced confidence in eventual liberation, comparing it to Angola and Mozambique.
Manila reports the government named Arnold Zeitlin AP bureau chief in the Philippines as barred from reentry and accused him of injuring the republic by his work. AP says Zeitlin denies using his position to incite action against Marcos regime.
Former West German chancellor Willy Brandt urged an early strategic arms limitation agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union after Carter takes office. He spoke at a session with West European Social Democrats, stressing Europe’s active partnership and the Vienna talks on mutual and balanced forces reduction.
Emperor Hirohito of Japan told reporters World War II was his saddest experience during fifty years on the Chrysanthemum Throne. He noted his happiest memories include friendship visits to Europe in 1971 and the United States in 1975, during a 20 minute palace meeting with Empress Nagako.
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