15 Sep 1975
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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1975
Page
1
In Beirut Lebanon sectarian fighting spread to eastern suburbs Sinnel Fil Nabaa and Bor Hammoud with police reporting six fatalities and over 25 wounded in mortar and machine gun battles. Witnesses said Palestinian guerrillas targeted Christian Phalange militias amid the chaos.
In northern Lebanon and Beirut, two weeks of sectarian fighting leave at least 130 dead. A gunman claimed divine directive while attacking The Night Watch, Rembrandt’s famed canvas, damaged but recoverable during a volatile day of violence amid Palestinian refugee tensions and security crackdowns.
In Port Moresby Charles arrives in tropical uniform amid drum music and ceremonial welcome as Papua New Guinea begins independence day events. Locals await the handover from Australia to Prime Minister Somare while a famed rainmaker stirs omens for the new nation.
Addis Ababa government forces searched Eritrea for two Americans and six Ethiopians abducted after rebels attacked a U S Navy satellite tracking station near Asmara. Nine civilians were killed and 23 injured in the raid as officials confirm. The missing Americans are Navy Electronics Tech. 3 Thomas C Bowidowicz of Jersey City New Jersey and Army Spec. 5 David Strickland of Orlando Florida.
Brig. Gen. Teferi Bante outlined efforts to locate eight captives held by Eritrean secessionists while noting US aid to Ethiopia and the phased closure of Kagnew base. Two American technicians, Steve Campbell and Jim Harre, were identified as kidnapped nearby, with officials reporting tightened security after a 1971 ambush.
Campaign in New Hampshire centers on gun policy as Durkin defends a mandatory sentence for firearm crimes and Wyman argues against gun control. Turnout is expected to be low, with both campaigns mobilizing supporters ahead of Tuesday's vote and President Ford aiding GOP efforts.
The House restarts work on an energy policy bill for President Ford while the Senate handles natural gas legislation. With token sessions on Monday and Tuesday due to Jewish holidays, the House aims to pass the energy bill by Friday as Majority Leader ONeill forecasts, and the Senate may debate but not vote.
David Johnson, 23, convicted of robbing a family at gunpoint, faces 150 years under the Multiple Offender Act. Judge Alvin Oser imposes the sentence as prosecutors push for long terms for career criminals. The act, on the books since 1850, allows harsher totals for each of multiple felonies within five years.
AFYON Turkey officials say the government will license 100000 farmers to grow poppies on up to 50000 acres across seven provinces for medicinal use this year. The plan continues the poppy straw harvesting system and pays farmers 1.50 dollars per kilo of dried husks while inspectors check for signs of opium extraction.
The papal canonization of Mother Seton marked a milestone as she was lauded for her life as wife mother widow and religious. Cardinal Cooke Archbishops Borders and Shehan led American prelates at the Mass. A Pittsburgh judge presented the Pope with a banner bearing the saint's dying words.
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