PLO official Mohsen dies from gunshot wound in France
Zuheir Mohsen, 43, PLO military operations chief and Saiqa faction head, died in Cannes after a close range ambush. Doctors said he remained in a coma after a .32 caliber wound despite surgery attempts. Police guarded the neurosurgical unit as investigations followed possible Israeli involvement and regional tensions escalated with UN and US diplomacy ongoing.
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Riviera
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Pasteur Hospital
Mohsen
Cannes
PLO
Israel
Paris
Lebanon
Egypt
Saiqa
Ankara
Eagles of the Revolution
Farouk Kaddami
Jean-Francois Poncet
Middle East
United States
Sinai
Cyrus Vance
Senate panel OKs Harris nomination to HEW post
The Senate Finance Committee approved Patricia Harris to be secretary of Health Education and Welfare by voice vote. Harris, HUD head, would replace fired HEW chief Joseph Califano. Allegations by HUD employee David Stith about corruption were referred to the General Accounting Office.
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Senate Finance Committee
Patricia Roberts Harris
Health, Education and Welfare
Senate
Harris
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Joseph Califano
HEW
Carter
David Stith
Durham
N.C
HUD
Hedley Donovan Named Senior Advisor to President Carter
Hedley Donovan 65, retired Time Inc. editor in chief, is appointed senior advisor reporting directly to President Carter. The move positions him as the sole White House senior staffer with direct access to the president.
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Hedley Donovan
Time Inc
Carter
Donovan
White House
Brown forms exploratory committee for presidential bid
Gov. Edmund Brown Jr. confirms fundraising for a Democratic presidential exploratory committee in Sacramento. He told reporters in San Francisco that an announcement would come soon and that money is being raised for the committee. Gray Davis, Brown's chief of staff, noted the first contribution to the effort.
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Sacramento
Calif
Edmund Brown Jr
Brown
San Francisco
Gray Davis
Firestone Tire Firm Fined in Tax Fraud Plea
The Akron based Firestone Tire and Rubber Company was fined 10000 by a federal judge after the company pleaded guilty to two counts of filing fraudulent income tax returns for 1972 and 1973. Civil claims for back taxes interest and penalties could total about 2 million. Judge William Thomas accepted the plea bargain on Wednesday after a prior hesitation.
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Cleveland
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
U.S
James Lynch
William Thomas
Charan Singh Named India's Next Prime Minister
Charan Singh, 76, leader of the party revolt that toppled Morarji Desai, was named to form India's fifth prime minister and said he expects to be sworn in Saturday. President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy tapped him after reviewing parliamentary support lists from Singh and Desai. Desai resigned July 15 amid defections and a no confidence vote.
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India
Charan Singh
Morarji Desai
Singh
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Reddy
Desai
Nicaragua Nationalizes Major Industries in Revolution
Managua Nicaragua AP reports the revolutionary government nationalizes four key sectors and moves to consolidate control over the economy. The action signals a shift toward socialist policy and aims to redirect resources to state programs amid ongoing political upheaval.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Revolutionary Government
Fifth Suspect Surrenders in Dedrick Kidnapping Case
In Newark Jose Fonseca about 19 walked into Paterson police headquarters and turned himself in. FBI said the bulk of the $217,000 ransom already recovered. Fonseca named as the fifth suspect in the kidnapping of Joan Dedrick wife of a Paterson banker. An anonymous caller had led police to a dumpster behind a local high school for the money.
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Newark
N.J
UPI
Joan Dedrick
Paterson
Jose Fonseca
Fire on Atlantic Empress halted as salvage crews plan weekend battle
Salvage men paused fighting the blaze aboard the supertanker Atlantic Empress near Tobago after two days of efforts. They will resume this weekend with additional foam, chemicals, and equipment to contain the fire that started after a collision with the Aegean Captain off Trinidad.
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Port OF Spain
Trinidad
Tobago
Public split over Carter cabinet shakeup and 1979 poll
An AP NBC poll shows mixed public reaction to President Carter's cabinet shakeup after his energy crisis speech. 39 percent approve while 21 disapprove. 47 percent say changes will not improve government effectiveness. 7 in 10 believe moves aim to boost reelection chances. 18 percent unaware of changes. The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports the nationwide response contrasts with Washington's narrower view.
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Carter
Associated Press
NBC News
Washington
White House
Jody Powell
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