Soviet backers seize key Benguela Railroad in Angola
The MPLA, backed by Soviet and Cuban forces, has captured the Benguela Railroad across central Angola and pressed toward the South West Africa border. UNITA and South African troops retreat. Luso falls, giving MPLA control of the 1000 mile line from Benguela to the Zaire border.
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Associated Press
Benguela
Angola
Luanda
National Union
UNITA
Popular Movement
MPLA
Tass
Luso
Lobito
Zaire
South
Jane Bergerol
London Financial Times
N'Giva
South-West Africa
Miss Bergerol
Sao Salvador
The
National Front
BNLA
South Africa
Calueque
South- West Africa
London Daily
Salisbury
Warren County Fair Sees Kiddie Days Return in 1976
Warren County Fair will observe Two Kiddie Days this year from August 9 to 12 at the Pittsfield fairgrounds with 1 to 5 pm sessions offering reduced ride prices and kiddie shows. The fair board met in the county courthouse basement with Bernie Wingert hosting while representatives reported on the state fair association meeting in Harrisburg. World of Mirth Shows, Inc will provide the carnival. a Bicentennial committee works to expand crafts demonstrations and plan a dedication for a new show building on August 9. The next fair board meeting is set for March 4 at the DeVor is home.
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Warren County Fair
Fairgrounds
Pittsfield
Fair Board
Waren County
Bernie Wingert
Pennsylvania State Fairs Association
Harrisburg
Bob Scott
Bot Hollabaugh
John Wyon
World of Mirth Shows, Inc
Max Bemnink
Dick Broxton
Jack Donaldson
Kent
Erie County Judges Weigh Fines Against AFSCME Union
Erie County judges met to decide the fate of $50-a-day fines on each union member and $1,000-a-day on Local 2666 of AFSCME. Judge William Pratt will hold a hearing to argue whether the fines were legally imposed, with AFSCME attorney Rick Kirschner to present the case after the current criminal term. One judge favored upholding the fines, while another recommended dropping them, but no formal action to rescind was taken.
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Erie
Erie County
William Pratt
Pfatt
Erie ‘County
American Federation of State
Afscme
Rick Kirschner
Tueson
Pennsylvania Bicentennial Insert Plans in Reader's Digest
Harrisburg AP report details a $1,357,000 Reader's Digest Bicentennial Insert promoting Pennsylvania travel. The passport style pages showcase the 13 regions, Independence Hall, Valley Forge, and aims to draw 25 to 40 million visitors. The program, run by the state Bicentennial Commission, has spent $17.7 million since 1968, with $10 million appropriated for the current year and $1.7 million planned for 1976 77.
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Harrisburg
Reader's Digest
Pennsylvania
George H. Ebner
Ernest P. Kline
Commission
Consylvania
Independence Hall
Valley Forge
Philadelphia
Ebner
Kline
Speman
Controversy Over Family and Child Act Causes Public Outcry
Local readers across Ohio and Kansas confront a proposed 1975 Family and Child Services Act. Flyers claim the bill would grant government control over children, sparking anger though the measure centers on voluntary services, parental rights, and family support programs. The flyer source remains unknown, officials warn, and many denounce misinformation while officials explain the act would not infringe on parental rights.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Ken Calis
Portsmouth Times
George Stowell
Stowell
Leavenworth
Kan
Ted Anderson
the Times
Wheeler
Calia
Congress
Mom
Dai
Walter Mondale
Minnesota
Child and Family Services
John Brademas
D-Inot
Sen. Mondale
Min
Iyer
Congressional Record
Carl Z. Curtis
R-Neb
Curtis
Charter of Children's Rights
British Advisory Center On Education
National Council For Civil Liberties
Brademas-Mondale
House Committee On Education and Labor
Senate
Mondale
American Conservative Union
ACU
Human Events
Becky Morton
William Harsha
Lengyy
Wilbur Wheeler
Zanesville
John Ray
Ken Calia
Tennessee
Flights of Faith and Family News from North East and Beyond
A collage of local reports covers family visits in North East and Clymer, birthday celebrations, and hospital updates. Citizens react to a circulating anti government flyer tied to a proposed child welfare bill, with politicians and journalists noting its misleading nature and wide mail influx.
Pigeon Drop Bets Erie Woman In Get Rich Scheme
ERIE A 63 year old Erie woman was swindled out of 85 by two white women yesterday in a get rich scheme. The pair claimed to have $9,000 in cash and bonds and demanded 700 cash from the victim. She had $45 on hand and another 100 at home. The conspirators accompanied her to her home and took a further 400 before promising a later meeting to split the money. Captain Joseph Ruffo described the incident and the involved descriptions. The report notes the geographic center of North America is in Pierce County North Dakota six miles west of Balta.
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Hawaii
Gerald Silvis
North East
Bernice Marsh
Forest Peiffer
Gamma Road
Amos van Barden
Leon Newhouse
Youngstown
Ohio
Randall Shampoe
Randall Jr
Trudy Williams
Arthur Wallace
Grace Beckerink
Clymer
Randy
Erie
Joseph Ruffo
Ruffo
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Js Centers
Coshy
REX Theatre
SRT
Debyn
VTL
Eran Stu
N.C
Everie
GTE
Washington
Couny
May
Sugar Grove
Betsy VanderSchaaf
Bernice Perkins
Marion Humphrey
Neet” Messenger
Phyllis Rinker
James van Barden
Jamestown
Berkey’s Greenhouse & Floral Shop
Spartansburg
Corry Foodliner
North Center St
Eslic
Woodworth
Union City
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