Kissinger vows US action if MPLA gains in Angola
Secretary of State Kissinger says the United States will oppose a Soviet backed liberation army in Angola and may act to prevent outside military dominance. He declines to detail possible measures or confirm aid to FNLA or UNITA, urging a solution with the Organization of African Unity and negotiations without proxy warfare.
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Henry A. Kissinger
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Organization of African Unity
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Moscow
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MPLA
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FNLA
Union For the Total Independence of Angola
UNITA
Colby
Zaire
Vietnam
U S Officials Debate Angola Involvement And Policy
Colby declined to confirm U S military aid to Angola while noting small, modest action may be prudent. Senator Clark urged open Congress approval and a halt to covert operations as Case pressed Russia over its Angola role and used leverage to influence Soviet behavior.
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Ford trails Reagan in GOP poll at regional meeting
A Gallup poll shows Ford at 40 percent to Reagan's 30 percent among Republican voters with undecided others. Mary Louise Smith downplays the poll's significance, noting Ford's focus on issues before Congress. GOP leaders from 12 states attend the regional conference as Reagan prepared to speak.
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Queen hails hostages freed by IRA gunmen
Four IRA gunmen surrendered to police after a six day siege in a London apartment freeing a middle aged couple unharmed. Mrs Matthews and her husband John, a 54 year old post office inspector, were praised for their calm behavior during the 138 hour standoff. Queen Elizabeth II sent congratulations.
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Sheila Matthews
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Tom
Mick
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Doomed City Block Fire Leaves Dozens Homeless
A four story 1912 building housing shops and apartments burned after a rapid ground to top floor blaze around 4 am. about 200 firefighters fought the flames. Many residents escaped via ladders, several people were trapped and rescued, with pets perishing and Red Cross sheltering evacuees.
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Computer blamed for near collision over Cleveland airspace
A computer malfunction and a private jet entering the airspace caused a near collision between American Airlines and Trans World Airlines jets carrying 308 people. Controller Drew Parker and supervisor Charles Hewitt described signals freezing and a five minute data entry failure before Hewitt ordered an immediate dive. Twenty four aboard the American jet were injured when the dive forced a 2000 foot drop as the crafts converged at about 1000 miles per hour.
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Trans World Airlines
Woman Dies in Hawthorne Bridge Crash a Felony Charge
A 31-year-old Hawthorne woman Cheryl Darlene Ashley died after a wrong way head on crash on the Vincent Thomas bridge. Her five-year-old son was hospitalized with a broken leg. Carl A. Black Jr. 50 was booked on suspicion of felony manslaughter and drunken driving after his car veered over the double line and struck Ashley’s vehicle. Julia Martinez 45 of Long Beach escaped injury.
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Perry Selph
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Julia Martinez
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Long Beach
Near miss reported between Eastern 727 and Air Force F101
FAA said an Eastern Airlines Boeing 727 and an Air Force F101 fighter-bomber flew in close proximity over Flat Rock Virginia near Richmond at about noon Thursday. The FAA continues to investigate and has not released passenger counts for the jetliner.
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