Ford says U S not training foreign mercenaries in Angola
President Ford stated in a NBC interview that the United States is not training foreign mercenaries for Angola. He acknowledged some federal funds may be used to be helpful but emphasized no mercenary training and noted diplomacy with the Soviet Union and Cuba to end their Angola involvement.
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Washington
Ford
United States
Angola
Soviet Union
NBC
John Chancellor
Tom Brokaw
White House
Ron Nessen
United Sates
Cuba
Moscow
Pravda
Senate
Congress
Hat
Cuban Exiles Recruit for Angola Fighting Force
Miami and other cities recruit Cuban refugees to join UNITA in Angola. Pedro Martinez and Jose Antonio Prat say 365 volunteers are ready to travel within a week, with 922 applications from Latins and 562 cleared by UNITA. Exiles aim to form the Jose Marti International Brigade.
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Miami
Angola
Africa
Pedro Martinez
Jose Antonio Prat
New York
Chicago
Martinez
Associated Press
UNITA
National Union For the Total Independence of
Popular Movement For the Liberation of Angola
MPLA
Portugal
U.S. State Department
Jose Marti
Prat-Martinez
Cuba
Prat
U.S
Fidel Castro
Climate and hydrant work questions answered in Exterprise page
Readers ask about North Carolina rainfall averages and hydrant repainting. Town official Ralph Meyers explains hydrants south of the railroad are mostly repainted and notes weather limits to painting. A separate reply clarifies body bequest to medical schools carries no pre death cash and outlines interstate dissection practices. Michael Green offers rigging services.
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North Carolina
Anon. A
Kivett Drive
Travel and Promotion Division
Mt. Mitchell
Madison County
Underhill
Anon
Ralph Meyers
Water and Sewer Utilities Division
Meyers
Devastating European Storm Kills Dozens Across Several Nations
A storm with 100 mile per hour winds swept Western Europe on Saturday, killing at least 28 people and damaging crops, with Britain reporting 24 deaths and the Netherlands and Denmark also hit. The gale toppled trees, ripped roofs, and forced mass evacuations in southwestern Jutland. Authorities warned of ongoing flood risk as dikes bore heavy strain, while rescue crews and volunteers patrolled coastal defenses and assisted displaced residents.
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Associated Press
Europe
Holland
Denmark
Germany
British Isles
London
Britain
Orest
Netherlands
France
Belgium
Jutland Peninsia
North Sea
Jutland
Home Guard
Royal Automobile Club
Burger criticizes Congress over federal judges and prison complaints
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger warned that state prison inmate petitions overwhelm federal courts. He urged Congress to approve 45 district and seven appeals court judges, noting previous needs dating back to 1872, and criticized delayed action on 1972 76 and 1976 80 staffing plans.
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Washington
Warren E. Burger
Burger
Congress
Senate
House
Mail-Go-Round Irks Viola Arkansas Residents
Viola Arkansas resident T D Smith blasts the long detour in mail routing from West Plains Missouri to Viola. First class letters travel 110 miles to Springfield then fly to Little Rock, then 100 miles to Batesville before returning to Viola, while second class routes run longer by truck across multiple towns. Smith and others have petitioned federal officials for route changes as bids for alternate second class paths are considered.
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Viola, Ark
T.D. Smith
West Plains
Viola
Ozark Mountain
Smith
Viola First
Springfield
Little Rock
Batesville
U.S. Postal Service
Smith and
North Arkansas
Daily Quill
Donald J. Childers
Postal Service
Harrison, Ark
Jonesboro
Arkansas
Missouri
Childers
Note Arrives 17 Years Late
In Cincinnati a 3 year old Stephen Sheldon gave a nurse a handkerchief for Christmas and a thank you note arrived New Year Eve 17 years late. Now 20 and at Duke University in Durham North Carolina he found the yellowed envelope dated December 30 1958 addressed to Master Stephen Sheldon. The sender Mrs Linda Charley Moore has since left the doctor's office and works at a Cincinnati hospital.
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Cincinnati
Stephen Sheldon
Sheldon
Duke University
Durham
N.C
Linda Charley Moore
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Anatomy Department
Sherman Hill
Michael Green
Kilternan
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Ireland
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Lower Saxony
Leeds
England
English Channel
Scotland
Coast Guard
Aberdeen
National Farmers Union
English Midlands
Pega
Justice Burger
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