Ambassador Meloy Missing in Beirut Front Line
American Ambassador Meloy and Economic Attache Waring disappeared after leaving the Moslem district of Beirut for a meeting with President-elect Sarkis. Reports say they were possibly kidnapped by armed gunmen as militias on both sides of the front line intensified search efforts.
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National Liberal Party
Tiger
Sarkis
Washington
State Department
Guatemala
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Foreign Service
Paris
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London
Rome
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Henry A. Kissinger
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Plaza 90 expansion turns Albert Lea mall plans into 8 million project
Albert Lea developer James Peterson says Plaza 90 will grow to a 220000 square foot center with two major department stores on 22 acres at IL 90 and Bridge Ave. The cost rises to 8 million, with a motel restaurant complex and completion slated for fall 1977. Peterson reports strong local and some outside interest.
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James Peterson
Person Development Corp
Peterson
Albert Lea
Bridge Ave
FBI seeks identity of mass mail bomb sender in extortion case
The FBI probes who mailed 13 bombs to two hundred companies and executives after extortion notes demanding millions. One bomb exploded at Merrill Lynch in New York injuring four. 12 did not detonate. Beatrice Foods received a similar letter demanding 16 million. FBI Director Kelley cautioned the case may involve a single person or an organization and declined to name victims.
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Associated Press
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Merrill Lynch Inc
New York
Beatrice Foods Inc
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Clarence Kelley
Kelley
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Og Corp
Cargill Inc
Minneapolis
DuPont Co
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Exxon
McDonald's Systems Inc
Oak Brook
Rest fumes trigger LA suburb evacuations
Rest fumes blanketed a northwest Los Angeles suburb forcing evacuations of thousands and sending up to 20 firefighters to hospital care, in an incident reported by AP Wirephoto.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles City Fire Dept
Price hike hinted for canned goods this summer
Canned fruits and vegetables may see higher prices this summer despite ample supplies. Wholesale increases end the previous discount era as canner warehouses remain stocked. Economist Lawrence Van Meir notes producers sold many items at a loss to move excess inventory while retail prices barely rose from last year.
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U S to Sell Kenya 12 F5 Planes in Major Arms Deal
Senior U S defense officials announced an agreement in principle to sell Kenya 12 Northrop F5 fighter planes at more than 70 million dollars. The sale would mark the largest single U S arms sale to an African nation south of the Sahara.
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Northrop
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Syrians promise blockade lift as Lebanon talks progress
Syrian Premier Jalloud announced Syria would lift sieges in Sidon and nearby towns and then withdraw after a peace accord with Lebanese Christians. Reports said fighting eased briefly but later clashes killed 45 and wounded 62, with Palestinian camps shelled near Sidon. Syria and Libyan mediation aimed to avert wider conflict as blockades remained on Beirut and Tyre.
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Sidon
Arkoub
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Marjayoun
Abdel Salem Jalloud
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Bhamdoun
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Bekaa
Carter Unites Democrats With Broad Platform Agenda
The Democratic platform committee produced a united 89 page program for Carter’s presumed nomination. It supports national health insurance minimum income guarantees and full employment within three years while maintaining strong defense and detente. Spending would phase in as full employment returns, with an overall cost around $30 billion excluding health insurance.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Stuart Eizenstat
Atlanta
Ia Party
Six Killed as Soweto School Riot Erupts Over Afrikaans
Police clash with about 10 000 black high school pupils in Soweto just south of Johannesburg. At least six people are dead and 33 injured as officers use guns tear gas and dogs to quell violence over mandatory Afrikaans language policy.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Soweto
Dozens of White Mercenaries Face Murder Trial in Luanda
Prosecution witnesses accuse 13 white mercenaries of mass murder looting and robbery in the Angolan civil war. Testimony names Daniel Gearhart of Kensington Maryland among the Americans on trial. others include Gary Acker and Gustavo Grillo. A former commander Costas Georgiou is linked to killings including a boy shot during attempted abduction.
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People’s Revolutionary Court
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Kensington
FNLA
Bob Cesner
Columbus
Ohio
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National Front For the Liberation of
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Gary Acker
Sacramento
Calif
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Argentina
Jersey City
N.J
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Alfonso Carlos
San Salvador
Carlos
Georgiou
Hay for sale in Austin area want ad promoted
Advertises alfalfa hay for sale at 75 cents per hole under the farmers market section. The notice notes hay is in short supply, urges readers to place low cost ads, and mentions a canceled six day run after two days with a contact number 433 8851 for fast action.
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Austin
Herald
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