Renewed Lebanon fighting shatters fragile cease-fire
In Beirut moslem and Christian militias clash with mortars rockets and heavy weapons as a three week old truce collapses. Police report over 80 killed and 150 wounded with fighting spreading to six suburbs and Baalbek Tripoli and other cities. Karami and Franjieh refuse army intervention amid growing factional tension.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Martyrs’ Square
Middle East
Rashid Karami
Camille Chamoun
Kamal Junblatt
Karami
Resi
Dential
Hamra
Bekaa
Baalbek
Tripoli
Suleiman Franjieh
Schlesinger Sees Less Than 50-50 Chance Of New Soviet Treaty
Former Defense Secretary James R. Schlesinger on NBC Meet the Press said the odds of a strategic arms limitation treaty with the Soviet Union next year are under 50 percent. He cited hardening Soviet attitudes and a possible leadership change, noting Brezhnev's health and a looming February party congress.
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Washington
James R. Schlesinger
Soviets
Schlesinger
Soviet Union
NBC
Meet the Press
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosegin
California Fire Rages Into Los Angeles Area
A blaze leapt from 12 acres to 14 000 in a day and swept toward Los Angeles burning a three mile front. It destroyed or damaged at least 13 homes as hot winds up to 50 mph pushed the flames along ridges threatening scores more.
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Los Angeles
Santa Has Rough Day in Wheeling Parade
Santa Claus in Wheeling during the Sunday Christmas parade complained about a rough year. He said a child roughly eight years old threw a brick at him and a group of youths boarded the float and ripped a leg off a reindeer. He quipped I need a drink.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Santa Claus
Moynihan Ford Talks Set To Decide UN Ambassador Future
Daniel Patrick Moynihan flew to Washington for talks with President Ford to decide whether he remains United Nations ambassador or resigns after under five months in office. Sources said he was prepared to quit Friday but Kissinger and Cheney urged him to stay.
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United Nations
N.Y
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Washington
Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
Richard Bruce Cheney
Two Hostages Freed From Rikers Island Uprising
Rebel prisoners at Rikers Island released two of five correction officers early this morning. Guards Richard Sealy and Thomas Rivera were freed around 8 a.m. after discussions with officials led by Bronx District Attorney Mario Merola following a Sunday night takeover with improvised weapons.
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New York
Rikers Island
Richard Sealy
Thomas Rivera
Bronx
Mario Merola
Island
Fromme Looks to Decide Testimony in Ford Attack Case
Lynette Fromme faces a crucial week as she plans to tell Judge Thomas J. MacBride if she will end her courtroom boycott and testify in her own defense against charges of attempting to kill President Ford. A decision could push the case to a jury before Thanksgiving or begin a new phase in her defense.
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Sacramento
Calif
Lynette Fromme
Ford
U.S. District Court
Thomas J. MacBride
Weather outlook for tonight and Tuesday
Cloudy forecast with a chance of light snow. Tonight lows in the upper 20s and Tuesday highs in the low to mid 30s. Snow chances at 40 percent tonight and 30 percent on Tuesday. Page 8.
Decriminalization Studied by Ohio State Proposal
Atty Gen William Brown backs a year long OSU study on prostitution decriminalization driven by the Equal Rights Amendment. OSU faculty from law sociology journalism psychology and allied fields will research and may receive independent study credit while Nina Hatfield coordinates with other institutions for data.
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Columbus, Ohio
William Brown
Ohio State University
Office of Women’s Studies
College of Law
Jan Brittain
Ohio Task Force
Nina Hatfield
Ohio State
Ms. Brittain
Zarb flights draw criticism over fuel use and cost
Sen. Proxmire accused Energy Administrator Frank Zarb of wasting fuel and taxpayer money with 13 chartered flights this year. The FEA defended the trips as necessary to meet a tight schedule, noting several flights used Air Force jets or small planes when commercial options were impractical.
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Washington
Frank G. Zarb
Air Force
FEA
Zarb
William Proxmire
Proxmire
Zark
Wisconsin
Little Rock
Ark
Washington National Airport
House
Cincinnati Elementary Children Give Thanks
Cincinnati elementary students in two schools share thanks in essays for family freedom and life on Earth. They mention parents doctors clothes food and health, plus gratitude for animals the environment and even Evel Knievel. One pupil notes sports pages and teams highlighting the Red Sox and Cowboys as part of gratitude.
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Cincinnati
Kings Island
Evel Knievel
Dallas Cowboys
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Cincinnati Reds
Ship collision kills and injures crew off Naples
In the Mediterranean near Sicily the U S aircraft carrier John F Kennedy collided with the cruiser Belknap. Four men were killed, four missing and 16 injured. Belknap sustained heavy damage while Kennedy reported slight damage and continued search efforts.
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Naples
Italy
U.S
John F. Kennedy
Belknap
David Vollmer
Waupaca
Wis
Vollmer
6Th Fleet
Bordelon
Augusta
Sicily
Mediterranean
Pan Am Strike Looks Likely Amid Walkouts
New York AP reports a faltering effort to avert a strike by Pan Am Airline Division after some reservation clerks walked off. A union spokesman says workers were told not to report at all. Pan Am denies a strike and says talks continue with 6,000 union members across seven contracts.
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Teamsters
Pan American World Airways
Pan Am
Teamsters Airline
United States
U.S
National Mediation Board
Kay McMurray
Grand Central Terminal
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