Syrian forces enter Beirut to end Lebanese civil war
Syrian troops and 400 tanks moved into Beirut to complete occupation and end 19 months of sectarian conflict. Rebels encountered sporadic gunfire as Syrians controlled radio, central bank, and government offices along a five mile security belt.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Arab League
Ein Rummaneh
Tripoli
Sidon
Israel
Mediterranean
Cairo
Riyadh
Notable quotes on Kissinger Nixon and housing trends
Excerpts feature H R Haldeman accusing Kissinger and Mitchell of FBI taps with Nixon's knowledge. Alan Paton urges transcending race in crisis. Robert Hazen predicts a record $70 billion in mortgages as housing costs rise and family patterns shift.
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Henry) Kissinger
FBI
John) Mitchell
H. R. Haldeman
White House
Nixon
Robert Hazen
United States League of Savings Associations
Brezhnev Visits Belgrade Seeks Yugoslav Independence Support
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev arrived for a three day Belgrade visit and greeted President Tito with three bear hugs. They will discuss Yugoslavia reaffirming independence from Soviet domination and potential rapprochement between the Soviet Union and Egypt.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Tito
Brezhnevy
White Palace
Brezhnev
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
U.S
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Austria
Bulgaria
Egypt
Paris court denies extradition of four Americans in hijack case
A Paris court refused extradition of four Detroit area residents charged in the 1972 hijacking of a Delta plane to Algiers and ordered them tried in France on the hijacking charge. The ruling accepts political motive claims and leaves two other hijackers to be handled separately.
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Paris
Delta Airlines
Algiers
France
Detroit
Mich
United States
George Brown
Joyce Tillerson
Melvin McNair
Jean McNair
U.S
George Wright
Willy Holder
Catherne Kerkow
Salem Poor Cited for Valor at Bunker Hill in 1775
The World Almanac notes that Salem Poor a 28 year old freeman and church member received bravery and valor citations from 14 officers who fought that day on June 17 1775. A petition to Congress proposing an award received no action.
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Salem
Bunker Hill
General Court
Congress
Coast Guard ends search for Carnelian-1 crewmen
The Coast Guard abandoned a 1000 square mile air and sea search for 18 crew members missing since the lumber ship Carnelian-1 sank 1400 miles northwest of Hawaii. Fourteen survivors were rescued. one body found. The crew included 18 Chinese and 15 Burmese.
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San Francisco
Coast Guard
Pacific Ocean
Carnelian-1
Hawaii
Pacific
Carnelians
Washington State
Japan
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