Military cabinet formed in Lebanon as ceasefire fails
In Beirut President Suleiman Franjieh appointed Lebanon’s first military cabinet led by Nured Rifai to restore order after clashes between right wing Phalangists and Palestinian guerrillas. Five killed, 28 dead overall, 100 to 150 wounded as new fighting erupts. Madrid signals Sahara independence talks. Spain backtracks on referendum while Franco-era rule persists. Moscow reports 1974 trade surplus with the West and a 48 percent rise in Western trade. San Juan Star workers reject court order ending a 23‑day strike.
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Algeria
Britania
San Juan, P.R
San Juan Star
Unift
American Newspaper Guild
Kaxtier
National 1 killed 2 missing in flour mill blast
A powerful explosion at a grain milling complex near Davenport Iowa left one dead and two missing with six others hospitalized. Authorities say the missing may be buried under debris or washed away. The incident occurred at National Multi Food Corp during a busy shift.
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Mississippi
Cleeton
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Kenneth
Ford pardons ex Teamsters chief Beck in USA
President Ford issued a full unconditional pardon to former Teamsters President Dave Beck, restoring his civil rights after a 1959 conviction for helping with false union tax returns. Beck, 81, had long been out of jail, and the pardon leaves Hoffa’s controversial shadow in the union era. Heath misses last London flight, travels on cargo plane to Washington.
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Edward Heath
London
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Stanley E. Johnson
Huggard Aborts 165 Mile Florida Keys Swim Attempt
Long Island policeman Ben Huggard abandoned his bid to swim 165 miles in the Florida Keys after stinging jellyfish and a collapsing anti shark cage. He left the water after about 28 hours aboard the boat Fintales near southwest of Bimini, far from his target and distance. Valerie Perrine wins Cannes best actress for Lenny. Algeria film A Chronicle of the Years of Heat wins grand prize.
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Lenny Bruce
Lenny
Algeria
Ethiopian ruler Selassie said gravely ill in exile
Ethiopian radio in Addis Ababa reports 82 year old Haile Selassie, toppled eight months ago, is seriously ill with prostate gland ailment. Officials say his condition has become more stable and surgery might be needed.
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Addis Ababa
Selasie
Comedienne Moms Mabley Dies in New York Area
Moms Mabley a famed comedienne died in White Plains New York after a long illness at 77 A hospital spokesman said she had been a patient there for weeks Born Loretta Aiken in Brevard North Carolina she started in church fundraisers and vaudeville before gaining fame in the 1950s Her film debut Amazing Grace featured her as Grace Teasdale Grimes and addressed corruption in a city government
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Loretta Aiken
Brevard
N.C
Union
Mississippi
Count Basie
Levine to Become Met Opera Music Director Next Season
James Levine will serve as music director of the Metropolitan Opera starting next season, announced by Met Opera Association President William Rockefeller in New York. He will remain principal conductor through next season and take primary responsibility for artistic matters in his new role. Levine debuted with the Met conducting Tosca in the 1971 June Festival and has led Otello Falstaff Wozzeck and Vespri Siciliani among others.
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Met
Otello
Taft Heads Ford Refugee Task Force
Successor Julia Vadela Taft, an HEW official, became head of President Ford's interagency refugee task force on Friday. L Dean Brown resigned to return to leading the Middle East Institute as a retired State Department official.
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Middle East Institute
Independent Press Telegram May 4 1975 classified page
Classified page from the Independent Press Telegram dated May 4 1975 shows mailing and delivery rates for daily and Sunday editions. It lists carrier delivery options with prices for daily and Sunday, including Sunday only rates, and single copy costs.
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