Five Soviet backed troops seize Luanda as Angola gains independence
Soviet backed Popular Movement proclaims itself ruler of Angola at midnight as Portugal ends colonial rule. Agostinho Neto named president while rival groups clash near Luanda. The city endures artillery fire and water shortages as independence celebrations collide with war.
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Luanda
Angola
API
Portugal
National Front For the Liberation of
National Union For the Total Independence of
Popular Movement For the Liberation of
West
Lisbon
Popular Movement
Agostinho Neto
National Union
Nova Lisboa
Huambo
National Front
Kissinger signals openness to SALT talks with Gromyko
Secretary of State Kissinger said he would meet Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko soon to try to break the deadlock in SALT talks. He noted Brezhnev’s Washington visit was postponed and floated a possible Ford Brezhnev meeting if needed. He stressed a reasoned US response to the Sept 21 proposal and called 90 percent of SALT terms agreed. The Senate meanwhile ratified a missile defense treaty limiting ABM defenses to a single field as part of Nixon legacy talks from Moscow.
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Washington
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Andrei A. Gromyko
Kissinger
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Ford
Brezhnev
United States
Kissinger-Gromyko
Moscow
U.S
Senate
Soviet Union
Richard M. Nixon
Quake rattles Hawaii near Kilauea summit
A second 4.0 magnitude quake shook Kilauea’s lower east rift zone in Hawaii on Monday. Scientists said it did not trigger renewed volcanic activity and caused no damage. A 4.5 quake struck near the summit last Thursday.
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Volcano
Hawaii
Kissinger says Schlesinger lacked elegance in parting
Kissinger acknowledged personal disputes with James R. Schlesinger during his Pentagon firing. He cited tensions over arms talks and detente strategy, praising Schlesinger as highly capable. Schlesinger bowed out with a farewell, handing Pentagon to William P. Clements Jr. until Donald Rumsfeld’s Senate confirmation. Senate hearings for Rumsfeld start Wednesday.
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Soviet Union
House
Schlesinger
Pentagon
William P. Clements Jr
Donald Rumsfeld
Ford
Defense
Senate
Rumsfeld
Kissinger
National Security Council
Living Iwo Jima flag raiser Gagnon in bronze at memorial
At Arlington a ceremony honors the Iwo Jima flag raisers with Rene A. Gagnon, a Manchester NH hotel auditor and travel agent, as the last living Marine depicted in bronze. Veterans recalled the brutal beach assault and the iconic flag raising on Mt Suribachi.
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UPI
Rene A. Gagnon
Manchester
N.H
Iwo Jima
Gagnon
Mt. Suribachi
U.S
Navy
John H. Bradley
John A. Daskalakos
Daskalakos
Daskalos
Ford
Louis H. Wilson
Guam
Fromme gun owner recalls warning her about danger
Harold Boro, owner of the pistol Lynette Fromme brandished at President Ford, testified he warned her the weapon was dangerous and complicated. He said he demonstrated basic use, refused to instruct in loading, and offered to buy a smaller gun before she left with the firearm.
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Fromme
Sacramento
Calif
UPI
Lynette Fromme
Ford
Harold Boro
Boro
Miss Fromme
Millstone II Starts Producing Electricity In Connecticut
Northeast Utilities reports Millstone II in Waterford began generating power on Sunday and has produced about 70 000 kilowatts. The 830 000 kilowatt plant is expected to reach near full power by year end. When in full operation it may supply about half of the utility's 1 million customers.
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Hartford, Conn
UPI
Waterford
Millstone II
Northeast Utilities
Atom
Lelan F. Sillin
Sillin
Northeast
Millstone I and II
Connecticut Yankee
Haddam
Maine
Massachusetts
Vermont
Australian governor general fires Whitlam appoints Fraser caretaker PM
In Canberra Sir John Kerr, the Queen's representative, dismissed Prime Minister Gough Whitlam after Budget approval failed and appointed Conservative leader Malcolm Fraser to head a caretaker government until a December 13 election. Fraser said his sole aim is to ensure a general election for both houses. The 26 day crisis ended Labor's tenure as the opposition blocked Whitlam's budget in the 72 seat Senate.
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Canberra
Australia
UPI
Labor Party
Gough Whitlam
Malcolm Fraser
John Kerr
Whitlam
Fraser
Ment
Labor
Senate
Filmmaker wins record libel award against PG&E
Don Widener, prize-winning filmmaker, receives 7.758 million dollars in damages from Pacific Gas and Electric in a libel suit. A Superior Court jury awarded 750000 in general damages and 7 million in punitive damages after a five-week trial. An 8000 judgment was issued against PG&E engineer James Carroll for drafting a letter accusing Widener of doctoring a film. The documentary The Powers That Be aired in May 1971 and featured Jack Lemmon.
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San Francisco
UPI
Don Widener
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
David E. Pesonen
Widener
United States
James C. Carroll
Pg&e
Pesonen
Jack Lemmon
Knbc Television
Los Angeles
Carroll
Edmund Fitzgerald Sinks With 30 Aboard In Lake Superior
The 729 foot ore boat Edmund Fitzgerald reportedly sank in a severe storm on Lake Superior with 30 to 35 hands aboard. Debris including lifeboats pieces from the vessel and lifejackets were found by the ship Arthur M. Anderson, near Whitefish Point and Copper Mines Pointe. Coast Guard officials said there were no survivors after 85 mph winds and 20 to 25 foot waves damaged the ship.
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Mich
UPI
Edmund Fitzgerald
Lake Superior
Coast Guard
Bob Wiard
Sault Ste Marie
Wiard
Arthur M. Anderson
Fitzgerald
Whitefish Point
Copper Mines Pointe
Ont
Anderson
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