Beiruts Christians clash as Palestinians mass in Lebanon
In downtown Beirut house to house fighting intensifies as Phalange leaders claim 5000 Syrian-backed PLA troops mass at Sad Nayel in Bekaa and Yarmouk unit nears Beirut. Lebanese army battles Zahle area while air force threat looms and casualties rise across 12 districts.
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Lebanon
Syria
Phalange Party
Palestine Liberation Army
PLA
Sad Nayel
Bekaa
Yarmouk
Zahle
Saiqa
Damascus
Holiday Inn
St. Georges Hotel
W T Grant to Shut 280 Stores in Liquidation
W T Grant Co plans a regional retailing approach after closing 280 stores in the South, Midwest and West by year end. The bankrupt chain will operate mainly east of Cleveland and north of Baltimore, reducing to about 494 stores after January 4.
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W.T. Grant Co
Massachusetts
Midwest
Cleveland
Baltimore
Grant
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Minois
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Wisconsin
New Jersey
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
National Energy Bill Won't Halt Busing in Desegregation Push
Washington AP report says Congress nears final energy bill but will not block court-ordered school busing. Conferees rejected a House amendment banning fuel-wasting busing for desegregation and penalties for stations selling fuel for that purpose. Senate conferees rejected phasing out oil price controls in 25 months, while House conferees remain strongly opposed to Ford's plan for higher energy prices.
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Washington
Congress
Ford
Senate House
House
Senate
Wek
Egypt Could Get Reactor From U S
The United States plans to offer Egypt a nuclear reactor during President Sadat's state visit next week. Israeli officials seek more grant aid and credit flexibility in Ford's worldwide package. The administration aims to ease repayment terms on military loans while maintaining aid commitments.
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Washington
United States
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Yitzhak Rabin
Rabin
State Department
Ford
Israel
Congress
Sinai
Ford To Testify In Fromme Case
President Ford will videotape his recollection of the day Lynette Fromme aimed a .45 at him in Sacramento. The session, ordered by Judge MacBride, will address whether a click occurred as the gun was fired.
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Washington
Ford
Lynette
Fromme
U.S. District Court
Thomas MacBride
Sacramento
Calif
California
Miss Fromme
John &. Virgo
MacBride
Virgo
Justice Department
Flip Top Bike Cover Designed for Durham Rider Protection
James M. DeVone of Durham seeks a patent for a rear hub mounted device that shields cyclists from sun wind and rain. A wooden top with clear plastic surrounds the rider, zips open for easy mounting, and can be removed to form a picnic table when sunny.
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Durham
James M. DeVone
DeVone, Jr
Fire Ant Battle Falters as Mirex Production Paused
Fire ant control faces setback as Allied Chemical halts Mirex production awaiting EPA hearings. EPA and Agriculture Department say limited resumption possible in Georgia and Mississippi with a new, allegedly safer formulation. Marketing director Swisher notes $3 million spent with little progress amid hearings.
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Washington
Allied Chemical Corp
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Agriculture Frtment
Georgia
Mississippi
the Swisher
Franco Shows New Signs of Internal Hemorrhaging
Madrid AP reports Gen Francisco Franco, 82, remains stationary with heart failure and complications. New intermittent hemorrhaging noted while lucidity persists. Juan Carlos de Borbon temporarily assumes chief of state powers as Franco’s illness delays decisions on Spanish Sahara independence and sovereignty. Morocco and Algeria tensions loom ahead of a royal succession and funeral plans.
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Madrid
Spain
Francisco Franco
Pardo Palace
Franco
Parce
Juan Carlos de Bora
Socialist Workers’ Party
Enrique Tierno Galvan
Popular Socialist Party
Movement
Juan Carlos
Spanish Sahara
Morocco
Hassan II
Hassan
Algeria
Alfonso XIII
Old FBI Gym Opens to Female Employees at Justice Dept
Washington AP The basement gym of the Justice Department building, once an all male FBI training space, is now opened to female employees. Women gain equal time with men, sessions scheduled by day, with plans for broader occupational fitness program and new equipment. Two gym attendants will run jogging and exercise classes. interim costs estimated at about $7,000 for five months.
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Washington
Justice Department
J. Edgar Hoover
Department
FBI
Larry Bogatz
Bogalz
Major Harold Hering Discharged Over Nuclear Check Policy
Mount Carmel Ill AP Air Force Maj Harold Hering is discharged after questioning checks and balances at the national command authority level He seeks evidence that orders to launch nuclear missiles would come from a sane president He faces loss of pay pension and jobless return home after 20 years service including six Vietnam tours and earlier requests for transfer and knowledge of checks and balances.
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Mount Carmel, Ill
Air Force
Harold Hering
United States
Vietnam
Hering
Mount Carmel
California
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Minuteman
Wyoming
National Command Authority
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