Christians Block Palestinian Supply Convoy Near Beirut
Christian militiamen thwarted a Palestinian attempt to deliver aid to Jisr el-Basha and Tal Zaatar camps, disabling two flour trucks with gunfire and explosions. Guerrilla spokesmen claimed the convoy returned. clashes and roadblocks also surged as both sides escalated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut
Lebanon
al Fatah
Yasir Arafat
Jisr el-Basha
Tal Zaatar
Isaan
Arafat
IRA Guerrilla Wing Claims Massacre Credit
In Belfast the South Armagh Republican Action Force claimed responsibility for the mass shooting of 10 Protestant textile workers returning from work. Police say the group acts as a front for the Provisional IRA and note the violence follows the Reavey and O’Dowd family killings. The attack, part of a surge in sectarian bloodshed, raises Northern Ireland’s death toll to 1,413 since 1969 with further clashes reported near Castledawson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Northern Ireland
South Armagh
Reavey Brothers
Whitecross
O'Dowd
Ballydugan
Reavey
O’dowd
IRA
Castledawson
Freelance Soldiers Head For Angola
An unnamed Viet Nam veteran calling himself a free lance soldier says he will join the Soviet backed Angola front for higher pay and to fight as a major. He claims US and Soviet recruiters target mercenaries, with alleged ads and letters backing Holden Roberto’s cause. A separate Navy veteran in Minneapolis says he can recruit 15 willing mercenaries to Angola, arguing fighters should aid Africans against fascists and communists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome, Ga
Vietnam
Angola
Romeens Tribune
Soviet Union
United States
White House
Central Intelligence Agency
US S
Popular Movement For the Liberation of
Betsy Neal
Don
Atlanta
Atlanta Journal A Constitution
West
Fie
Miss Neal
Holden Roberto
Front For the National Liberation of
Chile
Long Beach
Calif
Minneapolis
U.S. Navy
Counet
Willis Trueblood
MLPA
No Lives Threatened In LA Doctors' Slowdown
Los Angeles area hospitals faced a growing doctors slowdown amid soaring malpractice insurance rates. County USC Medical Center reports no lives at risk but warns of patient inconvenience. 71 of 234 Southern California hospitals were affected. private facilities largely halted specialized emergency services. UCLA Medical Center saw near double usual emergency loads as Sacramento officials and state leaders discuss possible malpractice legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Deutsch
Associated Press
LOS Angeles (Ap
Los Angeles
Gail V. Anderson
Mammoth County-Usc Medical Center
California
Usc
Leon Hauck
Hospital Council of South
Ern California
Orange
Riverside
Riverside County
Travelers Insurance Co
Ple
Daniel Yatabe
Ucla Medical Center
al Hicks
Ucla Center
Sacramento
Assembly
Leo McCarthy
San Francisco
William Coffin resigns Yale chaplain post after 17 years
The Rev. William Sloane Coffin Jr. steps down as Yale University chaplain ending a 17 year tenure marked by civil rights protests and antiwar activism. He predicts ongoing activist work and notes past jail terms linked to his opposition to U.S. Vietnam era policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Pentagon Fire Sparks Inspection After Quick Containment
Government inspectors will probe a fire at the Pentagon that burned about an hour near the National Military Command Center on the second floor. Officials said no major damage to the building occurred and the command center remained in operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pentagon
National Military Command Center
Suburbana County
Armstrong Named U S Ambassador to Britain
Anne Armstrong, former Republican National Committee co chair and presidential counselor, is expected to be named U S ambassador to Great Britain. If confirmed, she would succeed Elliot Richardson and would be the first American woman named ambassador to a major embassy since 1950s Rome posting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Anne Armstrong
Republican National Committee
U.S
Great Britain
White House
State Department
Senate
Richardson
Court of St. James's
London
Armstrong
Claire Booth Luce
Rome
Cochairman
No Roadblocks Lie In Way Of Bright Year For Car Sales
Domestic car sales rose by 30 percent in mid-December, eight straight 10 day periods above year earlier levels. Ford, American Motors, Chrysler all posted double digits gains as GM lagged, leaving industry hopeful for a strong 1976 despite overall 6 percent lag versus mid-December 1973.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
U.S
William P. Benton
Ford Motor Co
American Motors
Ford
Chrysler Corp
General Motors
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. Polakowich
Main Street
Biddeford
Our
UPI
William Coffin
Yale
Entleman
Inus
the Luce
Goodyear
Kennebunk
SACO
Britain
Gloucester
Mass
Pia
M Bros Bes
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!