Morocco Claims Sahara Victory Amid Desert Battles
Morocco said it captured the Spanish Sahara region after three days of fighting with Algeria, reporting 101 Algerian prisoners. Paris and Rabat reported heavy artillery use and troops clashing near Amghala, 175 miles from the Algerian border, as Polisario Front guerrillas faced the Moroccan advance.
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Rabat
Morocco
Spanish Sahara Desert
Algeria
Amghala
Polisario Front
Sahara
Spain
Mauritania
Hassan II
Spanish
Paris
Alpiers
Foreign Ministry
Algiers
Leftist Attack At Bendix Plant Kills Two Executives
In Buenos Aires a left-wing assault at the U S owned Bendix automotive parts plant left two Argentine executives dead and a policeman killed. Guerrillas fired on managers and offices, damaged walls, and fled as police pursued. The plant is a wholly owned Bendix subsidiary amid 400 percent inflation and political unrest.
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Bendix
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Bendix Corp
Jorge Zarlenga
Alberto Clavarrieta
New York
Fire destroys multiunit building in Roanoke area
Firefighters battled a two hour blaze that killed a woman and several children believed to have lived on the second floor. Two injured residents, a girl and a boy, were hospitalized for burns and smoke inhalation, while eight treated and released. Security guard Fred Wright and maintenance man George Flannagan found the fire minutes after checks.
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Roanoke
Salem
Roanoke County
Fred Wright
George Flannagan
Roanoke Fire Destroys Spanish Trace Complex Killing Three
A Roanoke apartment blaze gutted the 228 unit Spanish Trace complex prompting heroic efforts and panic as residents fled. Fire officials traced the fire to a first floor stairwell then to the roof, likely trapping occupants. A police officer rescued a month old child through a third floor window. Three people died in the blaze and investigators will examine building code compliance.
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Wilson Ray Posey
Clark
San Diego
James Gough Posey
Posey
Flannagan
Wright
Roanoke
KR. B. Lucas
C. C. Holt
Concorde Flight Issue Sparks Virginia Assembly Debate
The Virginia General Assembly debated Concorde operations at Dulles with amendments to delay flights until FAA noise rules exist and to require bonds from British Airways and Air France for damages. Opponents cited environmental concerns and pending court cases. supporters urged testing the plane's impact to judge merits. The resolution passed 18 to 7 and moves to a Monday House hearing.
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Joseph V. Gartlan
D-Fairfay
Federal Aviation Administration
British Airways
Air France
Manns
Assembly
Fairfax
Loudoun
Garilan
Clive D
Wiley F. Mitchell Jr
R+ Alexandria
Dudley
New York City
England
France
Waddell
Andrews
Rabin Accuses Syria of Pressing Islamization in Lebanon
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin accused Syria of seeking to Islamize Lebanon and control its future, urging Arab nations to reverse the 1974 decision granting the PLO sole representation. The State Department credited Syria with a constructive role in Lebanon, while Rabin pressed a firm line against Palestinian militants. Rabin expressed satisfaction with talks with President Ford but did not secure a higher aid level beyond the $1.8 billion plan for fiscal year 1977.
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Ford
Congress
Dale Milford
D-Tex
House
U.S
Pike
Intelligence
Washington
Yitzhak Rabin
Syria
Lebanon
Rabin
Mideast
Israel
Jordan
Palestine Liberation Organization
White House
Kissinger warns Soviets risk open conflict if restraint fails
Kissinger argues Moscow must fear counteraction to gain restraint in a volatile Cold War run. He cautions that continued Soviet aggression in Africa could push the superpowers toward an ultimate confrontation and refuses to reveal counter tactic details. Senator Bartlett plans a fact finding Angola trip to urge peaceful settlement as UNITA and MPLA clash amid Cuban support. In Lusaka UNITA reports calm along a 600 mile defense line while battles loom near Novo Redondo. Zambia imposes emergency controls as Kaunda curbs civil liberties to counter subversion threats.
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Gress
Ruth
Soviet Union
Kissinger
Angola
United States
Dewey F. Bartlett
Rokla
Zaire
Zambia
Senate Armed Services Committee
Lusaka
UNITA
Benguela
Novo Redondo
Lobito
Simants to Die for Six Kellie Family Murders
Erwin Charles Simants, 30, was sentenced to die in the electric chair for the killing of six members of the Henry Kellie family in Sutherland Nebraska. The judge set the execution for April 21 at the Nebraska Penal Complex in Lincoln after rejecting defense claims the death penalty is unconstitutional. Simants confessed to the killings at close range Oct 18 and faced a seven-wemale five-man jury verdict on six counts of first degree murder while committing or attempting sexual assault.
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North Platte
Simants
Henry Kellie
Sutherland
Kellies
Lincoln County District Court
Florence Keltie
Audrey Marie Kellie
Kidnapping Continued from Page One
Edmondson, a native of Atlanta, was reported missing and later found tied to a Cadillac near 9 a.m. Thursday. A veteran performer who rose in vaudeville, he later moved into radio and television and claimed a dream-inspired skill for speaking and singing backwards. He married actress Audrey Clark in 1973 in a televised ceremony attended by Mayor Sam Massell. all three marriages ended in divorce.
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Brown
Cadillac
Edmondson
Atlanta
Audrey Clark
Miss Clark
Superior Court
Sam Massell
Massell
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Intelligence Committee
House Rules Committee
CIA
Hempstead
N.Y
Harry Mott
Long Island
N Y
Mott
Big George
Virgil Partch
Barry Ward
Gene Bane
George
Mgn Temperaturae
Oraa
Bate
National Weather Service
NOAA
US Dept. of Commerce
Great Wakes
Wirephore
North Dakota
Jordan River
Kissinger Se
MPLA
US Supreme Court
Nebraska
Stuart
State Supreme Court
Erwin Charles Smants
MGM Furr. Meares Ts
Ss. Buta
Kurt Thes
Key Largo
South Boston Road
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