Uganda leader claims mercenaries march through Kenya
President Idi Amin said 2600 American British and Israeli mercenaries are marching via Kenya to invade Uganda and accused the United States of sending warplanes and ships. The broadcast raised fears for about 240 Americans still in Uganda amid easing tensions with the U S. Tens of thousands heckled Indira Gandhi at campaign rally as national elections near with protests and rival cheers.
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Nairobi
Kenya
UPI
Idi Amin
Uganda
United Sates
Amin
Radio
United States
New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Lebanon fighting flares near Israeli border despite diplomacy
Foreign Minister Fuad Butros acknowledged the Lebanese government lacks control over intensified clashes between Christians and leftists in southern areas near the Israeli border. He said the flareup risked breaking through diplomacy, but contacts helped reduce the dangers.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Fuad Butros
Butros
Group predicts violence in U S with rising terrorism
The Task Force on Disorders and Terrorism warns a slight rise in terrorism and a new round of violent political protests similar to 1960s riots. It urges officials to prepare detailed emergency plans but does not specify when events will occur.
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Washington
Task Force
U.S. Army Helicopter Crashes South of Seoul
A CH-47 helicopter of the U.S. 8th Army crashed 40 miles south of Seoul in dense fog, killing four American service members. Police say the helo struck a high-voltage cable in bad visibility. The incident prompted a formal U.S. military statement.
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Seoul
South Korea
U.S. 8Th Army
French communists push for Spain party legalization in Madrid
Georges Marchais led a Euro Communist Summit in Madrid with Spanish and Italian leaders, urging legalization of the Spanish Communist party. Earlier, a time bomb exploded near the Justice Ministry, causing a three foot hole, shattering windows and injuring two people.
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Madrid
Spain
UPI
Georges Marchais
Marchais
Justice Ministry
Airlines Told to Warn Passengers About Overbooked Flights
The CAB ordered all airlines and travel agents to display warnings that confirmed reservations may be unhonored due to overbooking. Warnings must appear on tickets sold nationwide and be printed on all tickets.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Carter Launches Large Foreign Exchange Program
President Carter launches the Friendship Force a privately financed 10 day exchange to send Americans abroad and bring foreigners to the United States. Plans target up to 600 exchanges yearly by 1980 with trips averaging 300 to 400 dollars. A national effort will rely on volunteers with a staff in Atlanta.
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Washington
Carter
United States
White House
Friendship Force
Five Charged With Drunk Driving In Separate Stops
Five individuals faced drunk driving charges after late Tuesday and early Wednesday arrests. Larry Dingman, Everett Builta, Kathleen Carroll, Michael Courtney, and John Lappe were detained at various locations within the city. None of the arrests followed traffic accidents.
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Larry E. Dingman
Burch Avenue
A Avenue
Eighth Street
Everett A. Builta
B Avenue NW
First Street
Kathleen M. Carroll
Fifteenth Avenue
Eighth Avenue
Blairs Ferry Road
Hiawatha
Michael J. Courtney
Alpine Road
Marion
Thirty-second Street
First Avenue
John T. Lappe
C Avenue NE
Second Street
Cedar Rapids Skyway Plans Remain Under Review
Cedar Rapids private skyway plans tied to downtown development stay under study as Iowa lawmakers debate federal funding use. Last year the legislature blocked federal funds. a new House measure would allow it if private connections avoid public money. 1861 note mentions Dakota territory organization.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
House
the Gazette
Joan Lipsky
Weather Snapshot Outside City
High temperatures Tuesday and overnight lows are listed with no precipitation. Wind from the SE at 21 mph at 10 a.m. Sunrise is 6 39 and sunset 5 59. Year ago today highs reached 38 and lows 32 with no precipitation. Extended forecast shows rain or snow Friday to Saturday with highs in the 30s to near 40 Friday rising to the 40s Saturday and Sunday and lows mostly in the 20s.
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Bismarck
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Des Moines
Detroit
Milwaukee
C.R. Weather
St. Paul
Omaha
Henan
Sioux Falls
Births and Marriages and Fires and Alarms Notice
Vital Statistics lists births at St. Luke's Oklahoma City Houston Des Moines Suisun Calif and marriages dissolutions, with families and dates. Fire and emergency calls include grass fire at Linwood cemetery trash can unknown trash and furnace faults with times and locations.
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Oklahoma City
David L. Prescott
Prescott
Ray E. Prescott
Ninth Street
Houston
Texas
Kenneth P. Quinn, Jr
Mr. Quinn
Kenneth P. Quinn
Thompson Drive
Des Moines
Don Goeman
Goeman
Tony Anthony
Marion
Suisun
Calif
Ronald Meyer
Meyer
Earl H. Sebrecht, Jr
Palo
D. Leo Meyer
Johnson Avenue
Linwood Cemetery
Sixth Street
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U.S
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UPS
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Dakota
U.S. Territory
Tom Bowler
National Weather Service
Central Plains
Mississippi Valley
Lakes Region
North Pacific Coast
Tennessee Valley
Anchorage
Miami
Mets
N. Orleans
Denver New York
Duluth Phoenix
Honolus
Seattle
Houston Washington
St. Luke's
Gary L.sburg
Williamsburg
Ronald A. Wetton
Homestead
Larry L. Starr
Fourth Avenue SE
Jeffrey Dykema
Tenth Street
Robert D., Jr., and
Terrie B. Russman
Cobboncourt
Fourth Avenue
Twenty-sixth Avenue
Forty-second Street
Eighteenth Avenue
Thirteenth Street
First Avenue West
KODAK
3Rd Ave
Tom
John Zachar
East
West
Sears
Novus
America
Sears, Roebuck and CO
Lindale Plaza
Car Rapids
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