Masked Gunmen Block Beirut Toll Reaches 101
Beirut endures fiercest street fighting of the week as the death toll rises to 101 including a two month old baby found shot on a street. All roads into the capital are blocked by masked gunmen while Premier-designate Rashid Karmal holds six hours of talks with President Suleiman Franjieh and vows to form a new cabinet within 24 hours to end the violence.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Lp1
Rashid Karmal
Suleiman Franjieh
Karami
Kuwait
Bahrain
Iraq
Arab League
Cairo
Phalange Party
U. S
Popular Democratic Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Ein ‘Rummaneh
Stalingrad
Ein Rummaneh
Chiyah
Lebanese Red Cross
Tripoli
Phalangist
Designa Rashid Karami
Defense booms to rebuild low cost fighter faces loud industry clash
A race to develop a cheap fighter for Air Force and Navy has fractured ties among major contractors. LTV sues Navy over McDonnell Douglas bid while Grumman protests the high price of the F14. Lobbying, congressional maneuvers, and bids deepen the feud as defense orders shrink.
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Defense
Dep
Air Force
Navy
Military
LTV Aerospace Corp
General Accounting Office
Congress
McDonnell Douglas Corp
Grumman Aerospace Corp
Defense Department
Labeling Of IUDs Proposed
The FDA proposed labeling for IUDs to inform physicians and patients about effectiveness, risks, and trial results. The plan includes a patient brochure in lay terms, safety notes on complications, and guidance on insertion and removal, with a push for informed choice.
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IUD
FDA
Alexander M. Schmidt
Associated Press
New Style Begins In Gazette Today
The Gazette switches from an eight column format to six columns across all news and advertising pages. Fronts sections and editorials already use the style, now extended to nearly all pages except classifieds and the stock market page, promising easier reading.
Inflation Drives Calls for Tax Reform Across Era
The article discusses how inflation has raised living costs and tax receipts, prompting proposals to adjust tax rates to keep liability constant. It cites Brookings Institution and American Enterprise Institute studies, notes inflation indexing ideas, and mentions a Treasury study and the 1980 budget outlook with no surplus before then.
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Brookings Institution
Congress
American Enterprise Institute
County Man Dies in Fire
Two men died in mobile home fires in Boone and Kanawha counties over the weekend. Michael Hughes, 25, of Acme Cabin Creek died in a 5:50 a.m. blaze blamed on neglected cooking. The fire gutted the interior. his body found in the living room from smoke inhalation. In Boone County 27-year-old William Paul Workman died when a malfunctioning TV wiring sparked a fire in his Seth mobile home. Workman’s home burned in under 16 minutes. Hughes was a Bethlehem Mining Co. employee from Conway, S.C.. survivors include wife Linda, parents Louis and (illegible) Hughes, siblings. Valley Funeral Home, Whitesville, in charge of arrangements.
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Boone
Kanawha
Cabin Creek
Whitesville
Acme
Michael Hughes
Hughes
T.E. McCallister
Glasgow Detachment
Mobile
Cabin Creek Fire Department
Boone County
William Paul Workman
Seth
John Proton
Workman
Conway
S.C
Bethlehem Mining Co
Rayford
Linda
Louis Hughes
Valley Funeral Home
Woman Killed On Turnpike Near Beckley
BECKLEY A 20 year old South Carolina woman Marcella Davis Curry of Easley was killed on the West Virginia Turnpike when her car veered into an oncoming tractor trailer. Troopers say she appeared to fall asleep at the wheel. The truck driver and two passengers were treated and released at a Beckley hospital.
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Beckley
South Carolina
Here
West Virginia Turnpike
Marcella Davis Curry
Easley
8.C
Economic Outlook Improves As Recoveries Loom In 1975
The second quarter of 1975 shows signs of economic recovery amid high unemployment. May indicators rose for a third straight month, inflation slowed, and consumer spending edged up aided by tax rebates. Unemployment reached 9.2 percent with 8.5 million out of work, while employment rose by 320,000 to 84.4 million as businesses hoard staff or use overtime. Prices climbed 0.4 percent in May, with year over year inflation at 9.5 percent, aided by higher meat prices.
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Ford
Inside Today State Forecast Sunny through Tuesday highs in 80s
Medium range forecast notes partly sunny conditions through Tuesday with daytime highs in the low to mid 80s and overnight lows in the mid 60s. Details continue on page 2A.
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Daniel Lawless
Daniel
Lucy Lawless
Hilltop Court
Gazette
the State Newspog
Ing
Internal Revenue Service
David Wallace
Sunday Gazette-Mail
Tem
Treasury ‘Department
Charleston
Richmond
Louise Cook
Asociated Press
Sestegen
Redreeweriee
Crosswort
Frazetteer Svenete
Boroggeo
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