Castro says CIA still plotting to kill me
Fidel Castro claims access to secret CIA communications showing ongoing plots against him. He cites a Cuban double agent on the CIA payroll, and says the agency sought travel details from Langley about upcoming trips to Angola and other nations. Castro recalls 24 CIA assassination attempts in the 1960s and warns of continued danger.
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George Gedda
Associated Press
Washington
Fidel Castro
CIA
Havana
Castro
Langley
Angola
Senate Intelligence Committee
State Department
U.S
Cuba
Prensa Latina
Debaters Clash in Ford Carter Campaign Forum
AP report details a long debate between Ford and Carter running mates Dan Mondale and Bob Dole. Dole delivers sharp jabs on Mondale’s voting record and Carter’s Playboy remarks while Mondale and Dole press leadership and economy issues as they pivot toward October debates.
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Donald M. Rothberg
Houston
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Bob Dole
Illinois
Kansas City
Walter F Mondale
Fritz
Carter
Ohio
Vice Presiden
Tial
Senate
Voles
Mondale
Dole
Sen. Dole
Gov. Carter
George Meany
Sen. Mondale
League of Women Voters
League
Gov, Carter
Playboy Magazine
Playboy
Debaters Clash Over Ratings Records And Taxes
The vice presidential debate between Bob Dole and Walter Mondale centers on ratings voting records and tax reform. Mondale cites a 100 percent rating from the League of Women Voters, while Dole presents contrasting scores and questions about exemptions and corporate taxes including Ford Motor Co. refunds and Ford family ties.
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Walter Mondale
Robert Dole
Houston
Bob Dole
Dole
Mondale
Nonpartisan League of Women Voters
League of Women Voters
League
Industrial Output Drops as Ford Strike Hits September
Government data show U S industrial production fell in September for the first time in 18 months, with the Ford auto strike cited as the main drag. If not for the strike, output would have risen. auto manufacturing plans for the month suggest a rebound. Inflation, rates, and inventories shifted, with mortgage insurance rate cut aiding buyers. The Fed notes the auto stoppage and other strikes reduced production by three tenths of a percent, contributing to higher unemployment alongside slower overall activity.
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G. David Wallace
Associated Press
Washington Tap
Ford Motor Co
Federal Reserve Board
CBs Transforming Travel and Commerce Across America
A feature on CB radio’s surge in everyday use from Idaho school buses to Houston cabs, with promotions in banks and a trucker cafe boom. It notes safety, awareness, and time savings, plus a Cornell study on auto and telecom convergence and a CB accessories market including a digital display billboard for channel signaling.
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Indiana
Controls Inc
Logansport
Ind
Syria Attacks Aley and Sidon Amid Gaza War Front
Syrian tanks again assault the mountain village of Aley while artillery seals Sidon port, cutting the Palestinians’ food and arms supply line. A Palestinian guerrilla spokesman vows repulsed assaults as Sidon’s harbor houses only small boats. Two ships hit, one Greek freighter Christos with four dead and two injured.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Aley
Sidon
Associated Press
Nick Ludington
Christos
Cyprus
Tripoli
Beirut-Damascus
Elias Sarkis
Jounieh
Damascus
Sarkis
Hafez Assad
Gambino Dies in Sleep After Long Underworld Rule
Carlo Gambino, 74, longtime mob boss who led New York five Mafia families since 1969, died in his sleep at a Long Island mansion. He faced deportation orders since 1987 but remained due to ill health. Born in Palermo in 1902, Gambino rose from bootlegger beginnings to head a vast criminal empire.
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New York
Vito Genovese
Gambino
U.S. Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Palermo
Sicily
United States
Norfolk
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Don McLeod
Americans For Democratic Action
Americans For Constitutional Action
Defense
Henry Ford
Ford Motor
Charles Vanik
E. Z. Strange
John Schebroun
Idaho
Clearwater Valley
Schebroun
Texas
Cbs
Montgomeryville
Barbie Doll
Barbara Makinson
Cornell University
Cary Hershey
Patheorn
William S. Thomas
High Point Enterprise
High Point
N.C
Syria
WA Bridge
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