Looters Hit In Lebanon
Armed thieves roam Beirut amid civil war looting. Robbers hit Hamra Street, stealing valuables as guards from the Palestine Research Center respond. A Chevrolet agency wall is knocked down to snatch 23 cars worth over $100,000. BBC correspondent Chris Drake is robbed of $400. Widespread theft targets apartments, hotels, and banks as private militias and refugees fuel an erosion of law and order across Beirut.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Hamra Street
Palestine Research Center
Chevrolet
BBC
Chris Drake
Drake
Qantari
Holiday Inn
First National City Bank
Fleming says Gulf donation was small not 25000
Former State Sen. Robert D. Fleming says he received a Gulf Oil cash contribution in 1970, but far less than the $25,000 cited in a deposition. He says the payment was from Arthur V. Harris and he mistakenly thought it came from Gulf employees. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette found no Gulf record, and Pete Flaherty sues Gulf. The SEC is probing Gulf political contributions.
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Pittsburgh
Robert D. Fleming
Gulf Oil Corp
Fleming
Aspinwall
Arthur V. Harris
Gulf
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Allegheny County
Securities and Exchange Commission
Thomas Wright
Wright
Flaherty
Pete Flaherty
Harris
Gulf and Wright
Plaherty
SEC
Gull
London Hospital Faces Slowdown Strain on NHS
A London hospital reports emergency delays as junior doctors pause beyond a 40 hour week, and some 24 of 67 London hospitals restrict casualty care. Ambulances circle the city for treatment and Bartholomew’s turns away up to 100 daily patients amid staff shortages. Prime Minister Wilson holds crisis talks with medical leaders but no breakthrough emerges.
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London
St. Bartholomew's
Britain
National Health Service
Harold Wilson
Rome
The
Health Service
Vital Statistics Spur Obscene Calls in Erie
An Erie caller targetting new mothers from published birth records made obscene inquiries. Eight women named in the Vital Statistics column were contacted. five reported obscene calls. The caller, described as a young man, seldom repeats. police noted no confirmed complaints. The paper urged victims to consider tapping lines with consent to pursue prosecution.
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Erie
General Telephone Company of Pennsylvania
William Schilling
Erie Office
Levi Defends FBI Oversight Amid Past Abuses
Attorney General Edward H. Levi vows to supervise the FBI and drafts broad guidelines to prevent future misconduct. Testimony before the Senate committee outlines decades of covert spying on newsmen government officials civil rights leaders across administrations. Levi criticizes past tactics but notes shared responsibility among presidents and attorneys general.
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Washington
Edward H. Levi
FBI
Levi
Senate Intelligence Committee
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Committee
Attoney
King
J. Edgar Hoover
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McNamara
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Clinton County
Paul E. Guay
Guay
Harold Soden
Los Center ST
Corry Pa
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Rmygay
Bute
Ebag
Martin Luther King
Jodo
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Roberts
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Jamesway
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P.O
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