Monumental Wash Marks A Family Of Eighteen
In Darby Pennsylvania Joan Gibbons mother of 18 describes daily life coordinating a large household with 16 children aged 24 to a newborn. Laundry runs 6 am to 3 pm for eight loads plus 10 shirts ironing daily while the family spends about 200 dollars weekly on food and 1600 annually on Catholic school tuition. The couple own their home. the eldest child is 26 and six have attended college. Mrs Gibbons attends Delaware County Community College aiming for an associate degree and future studies in philosophy psychology or sociology. The family finances rely on the husband’s job and older children contributing. privacy is scarce and she calls parenting both rewarding and tough.
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Francis
Gibbons
Darby
Joan Gibbons
Foster Child Sues Agency Over Adoption Delays
Geonsl Smith, a 1 year old who has lived in 16 foster homes, sues Alameda County Social Services and Hayward Unified School District for 300000 claiming failure to place him for adoption and mislabeling him as retarded. His attorney argues many foster children drift without stable homes while officials say they will reexamine operations. The suit cites misdiagnosis and long limbo as the core issues.
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Calif
Geonls
Smith
Alameda County Social Services Agency
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Robert Walker
Waller
Hayward Unified School District
Senet
Alameda County
Librada Perez
Social Services Agency
Lebanon faces cabinet split hindering unity efforts
Lebanon's divided leadership shows Premier Rashid Karami remains separated from a Christian-led legal government for months. Sarkis plans a roundtable with rightist and leftist leaders to form a new government while peacekeeping forces prepare to occupy Tripoli and Sidon to implement an Arab League truce plan. Palestinian guerrillas evacuate hills above Sidon, opening space for Syrian tanks.
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Sarkis
Tripoli
Beirut
Sidon
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Talks and Deadlines Amid Rhodesian Interim Talks
A spokesman for Bishop Muzorewa said the conference will proceed while talks with Richard focus on the interim government. Pieter Van der Byl and Sithole met on the issue, with whites pressing for a biracial but white controlled administration and blacks opposing it. Disputes over the form of government and the constitution remain unresolved.
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Muzorewa
Richard
Sithole
Pieter van der Byl
Guerrillas Attack Police Station Near La Plata
About 40 suspected left wing guerrillas stormed a police station near La Plata before dawn Tuesday but were forced to flee when reinforcements arrived, security forces said.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
la Plata
Carter Deliberate Transition Plans Slow Cabinet Picks
President elect Carter and running mate Mondale map a careful transition with 6,000 to 7,000 names in a computer roster and outreach to potential candidates. Jordan notes slow, deliberate process with personal qualities defined and calls for recommendations from across the country. In Argentina, violence continues as guerrilla clashes leave dozens dead and security forces tallied over a thousand deaths in ongoing political turmoil.
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Jordan
Carter
Mondale
Robert Lipshutz
Argentina
Isabel Peron
Quebec Sees Big Victory as Separatist surge grows
Opinion polls showed only about 21 percent of voters as hard separatists, prompting views that secession would fail in a referendum. Yet cheering Quebec nationalists celebrated in Montreal streets as Levesque toured party HQ, declaring the victory marks a Quebec of ancestral dreams.
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Levesque
Quebec
New France
Israel Says Arab Summit Aims At Mideast Peace Pressure
Israeli officials say the Arab summit outlined a strategy to press Israel for a peace settlement after Lebanon’s civil war. The plan includes Syrian domination in Lebanon, easing Damascus financial burdens, and pushing toward a new Arab Israeli settlement while pressuring US President elect Carter.
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Israel
Mideast
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Lebanon
Damascus
Beirut
Syria
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
Gilmore Con Kaupe Death Notes Sealed In Utah Case
A university medical center spokesman said laboratory tests showed Gilmore took sleeping capsules 30 to 90 minutes before being found. Springville Police Chief Leland Bowers reported Mrs Barrett found on a living room couch, blanketed, with four photos of Gilmore on her chest. Two empty pill bottles near her bed held Seconal and a milder sleeping pill. Authorities found two notes near her, content not disclosed.
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Waupe
Monslay
University Medical Center
Gilmore
Springville
Leland Bowers
Barrett
Utah County
Brent Bullock
Datsun Importers Accused Of Blocking Competition
A Miami federal suit accuses Nissan Motor USA and its Datsun dealers of curbing price cutting and competition to maintain profit margins. The case, consolidating similar actions from 19 states, could affect about 898,000 Datsun buyers and 4,000 in Dade County who may seek partial refunds if the plaintiff wins. Evidence includes dealer memos urging price stability and threats to suspend franchises or allocations.
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Miami
Nissan Motor Ltd
Tokyo
Burt Arkin
Arkin
U.S. District Court
Dade County
Nissan
Probe Hearing Opens After Motion Failes on Secret Session
The hearing on two murders moved from secret session to public after a 66 vote failed to grant executive session. Rep. Christopher Dodd urged an open forum as critical documents and public conscience drive the inquiry. Chairman Thomas Downing said the evidence was public but feared questions needing sensitive answers.
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Christopher Dodd
Dconn
Thomas Downing
Db-Va
Attack Continues Across Rhodesian Mozambique Border
The agency reports seven Rhodesian planes shot down as fighting rages for hours. Rhodesia seized a ramp at Mavue near the Mozambique border, with Mozambique and Rhodesian forces exchanging artillery and mines seen inside Rhodesia. Officials tally 29 guerrillas killed in Rhodesia, the largest single action in four years, plus reports of casualties among white farmers and black civilians.
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People’s Liberation Forces
Ian Smith
Mavue
Mozanbique
Mague
Zambeai
Mozambique
Rhodesia
Salisbury
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