Car Horns Replace Gunfire as Beirut Reopens Streets
Beirut civilians poured into the capital in a relaxed mood as car horns replaced gunfire. Premier Karami announced roads would reopen by Sunday evening and barriers and gunmen would withdraw by Tuesday under a Syrian‑sponsored cease fire. Palestinian PLA patrols enforced calm while Arafat backed a joint security force to police Moslem areas and protect Christian villages, with warning to gunmen. Police reported two leftist gunmen killed amid looting, as Chamoun’s palace was burned nearby.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Rashid Karami
Palestine Liberation Army
PLA
Syria
Karami
Yasir Arafat
Arafat
Rejection Front
Bei
Camille Chamoun
Saadiyel
Chamoun
Damour
Camile Chamoun
Wallace Claims Very Significant Victory In Mississippi Caucuses
Wallace says he scored a very significant victory in Mississippi Democratic Caucuses and expects strength for his 1976 bid in other states. Carter trails, Shriver gains among black voters, with about 47 percent of county delegates tabulated and Wallace at over 43 percent.
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Wallace
Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
Alabama
George Wallace
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Sargent Shriver
Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
Oklahoma
Fred Harris
Shriver
Ford Economic Message Sets Limited Surprises
President Ford will send Congress a largely anticipated economic message detailing a 391.2 billion fiscal 1977 budget, a 10 billion tax cut, and a 5.9 percent price rise forecast for 1976 with 6.2 percent in 1977. The plan accepts higher unemployment around 7.7 percent in 1976 and 6.9 percent in 1977 to reach objectives, and promotes tax incentives, gas price decontrol, and steps to lessen dependence on foreign oil.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Man Greenspan
United States
Missing MAPOM Funds and Air Force Jets Shrouded in Audit
Rep. Aspin released a State Department audit revealing three F-5 fighters said to be in Thailand actually crashed in the United States in 1967 1969 and 1970. About 8.4 million dollars from the MAPOM military aid account, representing about 58 percent of the total, could not be accounted for. Other unaccounted items include jet engines and support equipment. Aspin said the shortages are not fully explained and the Pentagon cannot confirm what happened.
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Washington
Defense Department
State Department
Thailand
United States
Les Aspin
D-Wis
Addiion
Pentagon
Inspector General of Foreign Assistance
Air Fore
Air Force
Aspin
Grand Jury Probes Brokerage Firm Loss From IBM Gamble
A federal grand jury in Newark has opened a criminal fraud inquiry into Executive Securities Corp, a bankrupt brokerage once linked to large IBM stock gambles. The SEC charged the firm with taking customers’ funds while not delivering shares, causing substantial losses to brokers and about 30,000 customers as it liquidated in federal court.
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Newark, NJ
IBM
Executive Securities Corp
Boston Stock Exchange
New York
Jersey City
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Grand Jury
U.S. Atty
Jonathan L. Goldstein
Grand
Executive Securities
Richard Bertoli
Sparkitt
New York Stock Exchange
Dean Witter
Shearson Hayden Stone
Bertali
Thomas Boccieri
IBAI
Boccieri
Bertoli
Boocieri
Centronics Data Computer Corp
Weather Readings From Weather Station Virginia and North Carolina
Breezy and mild Monday with showers, highs mostly in the 50s to near 60. Showers likely overnight, cooler in the mountains with low 40s to 30s. Tuesday brings a mix of rain and storms, mountains 30s to near 40, lower elevations 40s to near 50. North Carolina shows occasional mountain showers spreading to the coast by Monday.
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Virginia
North Carolina
Weather Log Notes Show Mild Coastal Highs This Week
Building continues Monday night and Tuesday with mild coastal highs in the 70s. Mountain regions expect upper 70s to low 80s while eastern areas dip to the 30s at night. Downtown log records show light wind, calm conditions, a 24 hour low around 50, and precipitation near .12 inches.
Squatters Occupy Raleigh Parking After Court Ruling
In Raleigh, motorists crowd metered spaces and loading zones after a Superior Court ruling deemed city parking enforcement unconstitutional. Officials weigh appeals while Covington touts legal victories. merchants report mixed impacts as downtown workers fill scarce spaces and shoppers face delays.
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Raleigh
Superior Court
Jerry 8. Alvis
Alvis
Covington
Edward Feiner
Feiner
Barnette
District
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Einter
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Guy
State Court of Appeals
State Supreme Court
L. Philip Covington
Robert Morgan
Henry V. Barnette Jr
Lawrence P. Zachary
Wesley Williams
Raleigh Merchants Bureau
Bill Hudson
Hudson-Belk
William L. McLaurin Jr
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