Americans urged to leave Lebanon evacuation ordered
President Ford ordered the U S Embassy in Beirut to evacuate Americans by convoy to Damascus with no U S military protection. Roughly 30 of 1 350 Americans and 470 dependents signed up with a British convoy. The plan followed the murder of Ambassador Francis E Meloy Jr and his economic adviser.
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Washington
Ford
U.S
Beirut
Lebanon
Damascus
Syria
Pentagon
State Department
Francis E. Meloy Jr
Robert O. Waring
National Security Council
Racial upheaval spreads across South Africa riots flare
In Johannesburg and seven black townships violence spreads as at least 58 are reported dead and 788 wounded. Prime Minister Vorster vows to maintain law and order amid calls for tougher measures.
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South Africa
Johannesburg
John Vorster
Vorster
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
West Germany
James T. Kruger
Soweto
Rhodesia
Uncommitted Delegates Hold Balance in GOP Nomination
An Associated Press survey shows uncommitted delegates rising while Ford and Reagan hold near parity in pledged totals. With 960 for Ford and 873 for Reagan, 1,130 needed for nomination, 170 uncommitted delegates may decide the outcome as some move from Reagan or Ford camps.
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Washington
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Associated Press
Reagan
South Carolina
GOP
J. Drake Edens
Mariene Zinzel
Missouri
Wyoming
Pennsylvania
Kansas
Hays resigns as House Administration chairman in scandal
Rep Wayne Hays steps down amid the Capitol Hill payroll sex scandal linking to Elizabeth Ray. He cites health and charges hindering duties while seeking possible restoration of the post. Separate DC policy review follows Rep Joe Waggonner’s reported prostitution incident.
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Washington
Wayne Hays
Elizabeth Ray
Capitol Hill
House Administration Committee
Hays
House
Carl Albert
Barnsville
Ohio
House Democratic Campaign Committee
Congress
Carol Clawson
Democratic
Albert
Miss Ray
Thomas P. O'Neill
O'Neill
Mike Gravel
Alaska
President Ford declares disaster aid for 40 Minnesota counties
President Ford declared a state of emergency for 40 Minnesota counties hit by severe drought with federal funds for hay transport and relief. The move also targets parts of South Dakota and Wisconsin. Dairy and beef prices may rise as cattle herds shrink and hay crops fall, officials say.
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Washington
Ford
Minnesota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
National
Ayrshire Breeders Association
Forrest Muetzel
Owatonna
Wefald
Illinois
Werald
Mercenary Trial in Luanda Demands Firing Squad
In Luanda Angola a government prosecutor seeks the firing squad for 13 white mercenaries captured in the civil war. Ten are British and three Americans. The prosecutor denounces imperialist sources and attacks Britain the United States and Kissinger before a Revolutionary People's tribunal audience.
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Luanda
Angola
Rui Monteiro
Monteiro
Britain
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
Revolutionary People's Tribunal
Argentine police chief killed by bombing in Buenos Aires
Federal police chief Cesario Cardozo was killed when a bomb exploded as he and his wife returned to their Palermo apartment at 1 30 a m. His wife mother and a daughter were seriously injured. The military rulers launched a search for the killers.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Cesario Cardozo
Palermo
Heated Clearwater County Board meeting over regional development act
The Clearwater County Board clashed with the Committee to Restore the Constitution as tempers flared over resolutions to repeal the Regional Development Act and to withdraw from the HRDC. CRC leader Jim Born accused regional government of being a trap while board members urged a November ballot vote and orderly action.
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Pearl Highberg
Bagley
Clearwater County Board
Committee To
CRC
Jim Born
Clearwater County
Headwaters Regional Development Commission
HRDC
Born
Headwaters
Beltrami
Hale Gribill
Grabill
Joseph Chevalier
Shevlin
Elmer Rershaw
Rershaw
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John Young
D-Tex
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