Beirut Riven By Multisided Strife In Suburban Battle
In Beirut's eastern suburbs militants from Lebanese factions and Palestinian groups exchange mortars and machine guns amid five days of fighting leaving 47 dead and 112 wounded. A PFLP headquarters in Chiyah suffered heavy damage as civilians flee and ceasefire efforts falter.
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Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut
Marxist Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
PFLP
Lebanon
Yasir Arafat
Monsanto Fund pledges $50,000 to Salvation Army drive
R F Crone Jr of the Decatur Monsanto plant presented a $50,000 gift from the Monsanto Fund to the Salvation Army Development Campaign. Barret C. Shelton Sr. and co chairs report the campaign now at $302,489 with pledges over five years. The drive covers Lawrence Limestone and Madison counties and continues with Shelton Jr and Jim Duncan in leadership.
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R. F. Crone Jr
Monsanto
Monsanto Fund
Salvation Army Development Campaign
Barrett Shelton Sr
Major
Salvation Army
Shirley Kilpatric
Salvation Army Drive
Decatur Monsanto Co
Salvation Army Development Fund
Roy McAllister
Monsanto Co
McAllister
Army
Ministry of Service and Compassion
Barrett C. Shelton Sr
Shelton
Henon W. Pearce
William E. Sexton
Lawrence
Limestone
Margao
Garrett C. Shelton Jr
Shelton Sr
Jim Duncan
Lee Salvation
Hijack of Bulgarian airliner ends without injuries in Greece
A 24 year old Ivan Takov hijacked a Bulgarian airliner with 48 on board on a Varna to Sofia flight. He forced entry to the cockpit, led the plane to Salonica and surrendered asking political asylum. No injuries reported. plane to return to Bulgaria.
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Salonica
Greece
Ivan Takov
Varna
Black Sea
Sofia
Takov
Bulgaria
FBI Identifies Suspects in Pine Ridge Slayings
The FBI said it has tentatively identified some suspects in the shooting deaths of Special Agents Ronald A. Williams and Jack R. Coler on the Pine Ridge Reservation and recovered weapons from the house where agents fought a lengthy gun battle. About 200 agents searched the reserve as the investigation continues beyond the scene seeking those who fled.
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Pine Ridge
S.D
FBI
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Tom Coll
Ronald A. Williams
Jack R. Coler
Coll
Joe Roberts
Oglala
Hart Seeks Positive Democrat Response After Wallace Meeting
Senator Gary Hart calls for a constructive Democratic reply to Governor George Wallace's concerns after a three hour Washington visit. He suggests adding a none of the above option to the 1976 ballot to gauge voter interest and warns that disaffection could suppress turnout. Hart also says Wallace should be fairly treated and urges articulation of positive policies.
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Washington
George C. Wallace
Gary Hart
Colorado
Alabama
Hart
Wallace
Senate
George McGovern
Bond Will Run For President At Antioch College
Georgia State Sen. Julian Bond told about 406 graduates at Antioch College he plans to announce his formal candidacy for president within two weeks. He aimed to unite splinter left groups and cited liberal Democrats blacks and McCarthy McGovern veterans as potential supporters. His platform would push controls on multinational firms, universal health care, and a 30 percent cut in defense spending.
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Springs
Ohio
Georgia
Julian Bond
Antioch College
Bond
Eugene McCarthy
George) McGovern
Something Wrong Said Buddy's Mom
Mrs. Lilly Pearl Roden of Hillsboro recalls her son Buddy Melvin, a 19-year-old nicknamed Jethro, who after a year of untreated drug anxiety hanged himself after a shopping list of misperceptions and medical misdirections. The piece notes flashbacks to LSD use, hospital treatments, and escalating costs leading to reliance on a Mental Health Center.
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Lilly Pearl Roden
Hillsboro
Melvin
Buddy
Jethro
Retreat Mental Health Hospital
Mrs
Cambodia incursion troops withdrawn five years ago
Daily On This Date notes the last U S troops involved in the Cambodia incursion were withdrawn five years ago. Weather forecast for today through Monday predicts partly cloudy skies with possible afternoon and evening thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s and lows in the upper 60s.
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U.S
Cambodia
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Chiyah
St. Georges Club
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Eddie Hill
Lisa Foden
Kay Kilpatric
Tommy Foden
Kevin Hill
Margie Jordan
Becky Jordan
Gary Lloyd
Don Wilburn
Moulton
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Decatur Daily Want AD Department
Athens
Dial
Myrtle Smith
Robinson's Furniture
Downtown
Second Ave
Decatur
Buddy Ross Roden
Landers
8Th St
7Th Ave
Tennessee Valley
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