Portuguese Communists face survival crisis after failed revolt
In Lisbon, the Communist party suffers a major setback after the Nov. 25 coup attempt by paratroops. The party is condemned by both left and right as traitorous, with observers noting internal rifts and a collapse in influence as its military allies are jailed and its media purge continues. Socialist leader Mario Soares demands a solemn condemnation to preserve his cabinet seat amid growing party disarray.
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Portugal
UPI
Communist Party
Far Left
Party
Mario Soares
Soares
Avante
Why was Schlesinger fired same day asked by reporters
President Ford faced a question about the dismissal of former Defense Secretary James Schlesinger at a shakeup news conference last month. He said he kept the Nixon cabinet when he took over but now wanted his own team in key administration posts.
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Schlesinger
Ford
Washington
Henry Kissinger
Congress
Kissinger
Harry Truman
Nixon
Defense Department
Floods devastate Pacific Northwest aid efforts continue
United Press International reports floods across the Pacific Northwest as rivers flood land, drowning cattle and contaminating homes and water supplies. Coast Guard evacuations occur while storms bring high winds and heavy rain feeding already swollen rivers and melting snow. Two hundred cattle drowned on a farm near Hamilton, Washington as floodwaters surged.
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United Press International
Pacific Northwest
Cockerham Island
Hamilton
Wash
Electric stun gun questioned as hazardous device
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is weighing a ban or tighter controls on the Taser F1 or Taser Public Defender. Promoted as a self defense tool, the weapon reportedly fires two barbed contacts delivering a 50 000 volt current capable of immobilizing a person even through clothing. The device has seen use in at least one robbery and is banned in Nassau County New York.
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Nassau County
N.Y
Michael A. Lubin
Washington, D.C
Taser Systems
Los Angeles
Lubin
Commission
Liberty Bell Tops U.S. Christmas Tree
Workers decorate a 45-foot blue spruce on the Ellipse near the White House with a liberty bell ornament at the crown. The bicentennial themed tree will display 4600 red white and blue lights and be surrounded by 13 colonials and 44 other trees. The lights are set to be lit December 18 by the President if present. A balsam fir is cut for the Capitol grounds.
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UPI
White House
Shickshinny
Ottawa National Forest
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
U.S. Capitol Grounds
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