Collapse of FNLA in Angola Signals Shift in War
Secret Kissinger cable says FNLA has collapsed as Cuban and Soviet aid flow into Angola. MPLA and UNITA gains threaten U.S. position. Kissinger to testify Jan. 26 on Angola policy. Scripps-Howard reports note 7,500 to 8,500 Cubans involved and $200 million in Soviet equipment. State Department denies the report.
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Washington
Angola
Henry Kissinger
Scripps-Howard
Dick Clark
Diowa
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Kissinger
U.S
NATO
Force For the Liberation of Angola
FNLA
National Movement For the Liberation of Angola
MPLA
National Union For the Total Liberation of Angola
UNITA
United States
Zaire
Russia
Howard
Carmona
State Department
Israel agrees to Geneva talks without PLO participation
Israel endorses Sadat's proposal to restart the Geneva Middle East conference without PLO in the talks and to address Palestinian representation later. Ambassador Herzog cites U S and Soviet invitations, denies PLO as Palestinian representative, and criticizes Syria linked to Lebanon's civil conflict. The Security Council debate continues with PLO and Western powers weighing Palestinian rights.
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United Nations
UPI
Israel
Anwar Sadat
Geneva
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Chaim Herzog
United States
Soviet Union
Cochairmen
Sadat
Cairo
Ahmed Esmat Abdel Meguid
Security Council
Lebanon
China
Council
Shafik el-Hout
Sara Moore Sentenced to Life for Ford Shot
Sara Jane Moore, once an FBI informant tied to radical groups, was sentenced by U S District Judge Samuel Conti to life for attempted assassination of President Ford. The sentence, the second life term for a Ford attempt in a month, followed Moore’s unrepentant statement and testimony about her political beliefs and protest actions. Ford survived the Sept 22 shot near the St Francis Hotel. Lynette Fromme had received a similar life term earlier in Sacramento.
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San Francisco
Sara Jane Moore
FBI
Ford
U.S
Samuel Conti
Conti
Miss Moore
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
St. Francis
Lynette Fromme
Charles Manson
Sacramento
Calif
Fumes Rescue Family From Carbon Monoxide in Residence
Gloria Thune and her husband Thom as and their 20 month old daughter Angela were rescued from a carbon monoxide filled home at 3507 H avenue NW. They were treated at St. Luke's hospital and released. The fumes came from a rusted vent to a gas water heater. The family woke amid faintness and a shattered china cabinet as they summoned help.
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Gloria Thune
H Avenue NW
Thune
Delaware Couple Seeks 1.7 Million in Diving Mishap
Gerald and Jacqueline Soukup of Manchester sue Fred and Dorothy Thomas doing business as Freddies Beach at Lake Delhi for 1.7 million dollars in damages from a August diving accident. Soukup says a 17 August dive from a floating dock into three feet of water left him paralyzed and seeks 1.5 million while his wife requests 200 thousand. The suit alleges negligence for failing to warn of danger and lack of supervision. No trial date set.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Gerald
Jacqueline Soukup
Fred
Dorothy Thomas
Freddie's
Lake Delhi
Soukup
Freddie's Beach
Soukups
Election Unit To Probe Morton Appointment
The Federal Election Commission will investigate Rogers Morton's White House adviser role paid by taxpayers and tied to political duties. Fred Harris filed a complaint seeking a full investigation and disclosure of Morton’s mixed duties. FEC officials noted the complaint may be reviewed in a closed session while staff probes begin. Morton would be paid $44,600 as a White House counselor with liaison duties to the Ford Committee and the Republican National Committee.
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Washington
Federal Election Commission
Rogers Morton
White House
Ford
Fred Harris
Morton
FEC
Harris
Commission
Curtis
Commerce
President
Ford Committee
Republican National Committee
Ford Election Committee
Probe of Bread and Cereal Profits
The Council on Wage and Price Stability said it will study bread and cereal manufacturers to see if prices reflect excessive profits. Preliminary margins appear higher than in other industries amid industry concentration. FTC investigations into International Telephone & Telegraph, Continental Baking, Kellogg, General Mills, General Foods, and Quaker Oats continue.
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Washington
UPS
Council On
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
International Telephone & Telegraph Inc
Continental Baking Co
Kellogg
General Mills
General Foods
Quaker Oats
Two Arrested in Cedar Rapids Drug Raid
An adult and a juvenile were arrested in a southeast Cedar Rapids raid on a residence where drugs valued at 1000 dollars were seized. Edward Ehrenberger, 18, and Lynn Johnstone, 17, faced multiple drug charges and were detained in the Linn County jail on bonds and juvenile holds.
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Cedar Rapids
Edward Ehrenberger
Lynn Johnstone
Fourth Avenue SE
Linn
Johnstone
Ehrenberger
Today's Index More than one pessimist got that way by financing an optimist.
A brief humorous quote about pessimism arising from funding optimism, attributed to an unspecified author. The line plays on financial irony without additional context or names.
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