Franjieh takes refuge as civil war rages near Beirut
Moslem leaders threaten land and sea shelling of the Christian stronghold where President Suleiman Franjieh has fled to Jouneh. The fighting kills and wounds hundreds as artillery and mortars fire on Beirut and surrounding hills. Franjieh vows to stay in office until the constitutional mandate ends next September amid Muslim demands for political change.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Suleiman Franjieh
Franjieh
Jounieh
Kamal Junblatt
Hussein Awwad
Lebanese Arab Army
Mona dex and Aqua ta water pill ad at Percy’s Pharmacy
An advertisement promotes Mona dex to curb appetite and reduce fat with a money back guarantee. It also touts Aqua ta water pill to reduce water retention. Located at 244 Main St Saco Me with no questions asked refund policy.
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Percy’s Pharmacy
Main St
Saco, Me
Junta to Install Vi esa as Argentina President After Coup
The military junta announcing on Thursday night that General Jorge R. Videla will take the presidency on Monday and remain army commander in chief. The rule of the armed forces sets term limits for service chiefs and bans several leftist parties while suspending the right to strike and the Justicialist party.
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Army
Navy
Air Force
Argentina
Peron
Juan D. Peron
Andes Mountain
Buenos Aires
Communist Revolutionary Party
Socialist Party of the Workers
Worker Policy Party
Trotskyite Worker Party
Marxist- Leninist
Communist Party
Peronist Justicialist Party
Ford fights to California as primary clock winds down
President Ford heads to California for campaign events as the Democratic field targets April 6 primaries in New York and Wisconsin. Carter Udall and Jackson push plans in key states while Reagan plots a West Coast TV push and Laxalt sees GOP potential in Tennessee Georgia Alabama and Texas.
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Associated Press
Ford
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New York
Wisconsin
Georgia
Pree Carter
Upstate
Washington
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Arizona
Morris K. Udall
San Francisco
Los Angeles
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West Coast
Reagan
North Carolina
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Udall
Madison
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Stevens Point
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Jackson
New York City
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R-Nev
Chattanooga
Tenn
Tennessee
Alabama
Texas
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Laxalt
Oregon
Hawaii
Oklahoma
Fred Harris
Dallas
Cuba
Harris
Rhode Island
Minnesota
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Ohio
State Party Rules Committee
Florida
Dan Evans
Utah
Calvin Rampton
U S hints at measures over Cuban interventions
The Ford administration steps up psychological warfare to deter Cuba's internationally backed interventions while denying any readying of military forces. White House and Pentagon stress contingency plans but indicate no orders to alert or move units, amid Cuban support for Angola's factions and potential Africa moves.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington (Ap
Ford Administration
U.S
White House
Pentagon
Henry Kissinger
United States
Cuba
Angola
Africa
Rhodesia
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Fidel Castro
Fred Harris
Ron Nelsen
Ford
Soviet Union
John F. Kennedy
Congress
Egypt U S plane sale study faces Senate debate
Washington lawmakers scrutinize a State Department plan to sell six C130 cargo planes to Egypt for about 65 million dollars, a move critics worry could widen arms aid and affect Middle East balance. Kissinger expected to testify, with Ford stressing no broader deals beyond these six.
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Conress
Egypt
U.S
Israel
Pentages
State Department
Henry A. Kissinger
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Clifford Case
R-N.j
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Kissinger
Javits
Middle East
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Congress
Department
Ford
United States
Erosion probe sought for Popham Beach damage
Maine's congressional delegation urged the Army Corps of Engineers to examine erosion at Popham Beach after eight cottages were destroyed by storms. State geologists contend Kennebec River dredging may have reduced sand supply, while corps officials deny links to the beach damage. If dredging is found responsible, the corps would be required to fix the problem.
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Maine
Army Corps of Engineers
Popham Beach
Engineers
Corps
Kennebec
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