Syrian Forces Drive On Beirut In Lebanon War Escalation
Syrian troops crossed into Lebanon advancing toward Beirut with tanks jets and artillery striking Palestinian positions and Muslim and Christian districts. The assault forced airport closures and raised fears of a broader regional realignment as clashes widened along the Damascus Beirut highway and around Sidon and other fronts.
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Riyak
Middle East
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Saiga
Associated Press
Mohammed Salam
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Army
Saiqa
Sidon
Kleiaat
Lebanese Arab Army
Public wants better TV programs and media reform
Readers weigh in on television offerings and media accountability. A correspondent describes inadequate local programming and notes a National Citizens Committee for Broadcasting efforts to empower viewers. The NCCB promotes public feedback forms and calls for greater public impact on programming decisions.
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National Citizens Committee For Broadcasting
FCC
Nicholas Johnson
Nielsen
RCA Victor
Connecticut Ave
Washington, D.C
Tom Trenkle
Public Information Office
NCCB
Gifford/Wallace, Inc
Park Avenue
New York
N.Y
Dam Break Threat Triggers Mass Evacuation Idaho Falls
Thousands warned that a new earthen dam could fail. Officials reported six dead, about 120 injured and 135 missing as the Teton Dam breached and unleashed a wall of water destroying homes and farms in eastern Idaho. Gov. Andrus toured the area as cleanup began and federal officials opened an inquiry.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Teton Dam
Cecil Andrus
Sheriff's Department
Connally Seen as GOP Veep Favorite by Delegates
AP interviews with about a third of 2259 Republican delegates show John B. Connally as the leading choice for vice president, favored by about one-quarter who expressed a preference. Delegates largely back Reagan or Ford, with little prospect of a third candidate breaking a Ford Reagan deadlock.
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John B. Connally
Treasury
Texas
Associated Press
GOP
Connally
Ronald Reagan
Ford Reagan
Ford
Reagan
Pupils Hurt In Bus Wreck Near Monroe North Carolina
A Union County elementary school bus skidded off a road into a shallow creek injuring 28 pupils with several seriously hurt. All passengers and the driver were rushed to Union Memorial Hospital in Monroe. two pupils were moved to Charlotte hospitals and four were admitted locally.
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Union County Elementary School
Union Memorial Hospital
Monroe
Charlotte
Donald Bjorlin
Union Hospital
Viking To Begin Search For Life On Mars July 4
Pasadena AP reports NASA scientists at JPL prepare for the Viking I landing around July 4 after a 400 million mile journey. The mission aims to detect signs of life by scooping soil and running automated tests in Chryse. Outcomes may be ambiguous, with two weeks of experiments to follow.
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Mars
Pasadena
Calif
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
America
Red Planet
National Aeronautics and Space
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Mara
Earth
Conway Snyder
JPL
U.S
Chryse
Reagan Warns on Nuclear Parity and Soviet Shift
Reagan argues that if the Soviet Union overruns Western Europe the U S could lose nuclear superiority and face no recourse. He notes Russia’s growing conventional strength while Ford officials claim the United States can carry out any mission. Reagan, in California primary campaigning, declines to name a defense budget but backs Schlesinger’s proposal for higher spending.
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API
Rignald Reagan
Soviet Union
Europe
United States
California
Associated Press
Reagan
Ford
Calfornia
James R. Schlesinger
Schlesinger
Lee Reagan
Ford Backs Private Segregation in Private Schools
President Ford said parents should have the right to send children to segregated private schools if no federal funds are involved, while opposing segregation if federal aid exists. He noted his own children attend integrated schools and said he would not back segregated private academies that receive federal funds.
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Ford
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Face the Nation
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