Missing 330 pounds of gold sparks cross country probe
UPI reports US Customs seeks 330 pounds of missing gold worth 800000 from a shipment tied to Europe and the Middle East. Interpol joins the probe as officials suggest theft occurred in Oakland California or Charleston after the gold arrived in the United States aboard an Overseas National Airlines flight.
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Fog halts flight chaos as strikes loom over airports
Thick Pacific Northwest fog worsens travel amid United and National airline strikes. Airports in Portland and Seattle jammed with travelers while Minneapolis St Paul and Chicago O Hare grapple with thousands stranded. A third strike was averted at the last moment.
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Israeli Diplomats Blast PLO Attendance at UN Session
Two Israeli diplomats charged the PLO invitation to the Security Council debate aims to derail peace talks and push for an imposed settlement. They warned the Geneva Conference and negotiations could be undermined by what they called a Soviet Arab dictation.
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Soviets Reject Sinai Talks Offer and Seek Bilateral Meeting
The Soviet Union rejected a U S proposal for preparatory Middle East talks without the Palestine Liberation Organization and agreed to a Moscow Washington bilateral meeting instead. An American diplomat pressed peace efforts in Cairo while the Israeli UN envoy criticized the General Assembly.
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U.S. Nuke Test At Yucca Flat Buries Device Deep Underground
The 16th U S underground nuclear blast of the year occurred at Yucca Flat near Las Vegas, with yields estimated between 20 and 200 kilotons. The 2,390 foot burial shaft was reached after delays from weather and a prior timing, sending shockwaves that rattled Las Vegas high rises eighty miles away.
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Robber Trio Makes Off With 4500 At Strip Pub
Three armed men robbed the Trophy Room at 1440 Las Vegas Boulevard South early Saturday, taking about 4500 from the cash register and coins. A shopper casing the bar prior to the heist drew police attention as investigators pursue the trio.
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OPEC keeps oil price frozen with June 30 deadline
At its year end meeting in Vienna OPEC maintained the current price freeze at $11.51 a barrel for market grade Saudi light crude and kept the dollar as the quoting currency. A June 30, 1976 expiry remains, with no immediate change planned and attention on internal budget items and a new secretariat building. The group noted premiums vary by quality and location and friction exists as demand tightens.
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Governor Kassem Al-Imad Assassinated in Lebanon Gunmen
Masked gunmen killed Kassem Al-Imad, governor of northern Lebanon, and seriously wounded his wife as they left their Tripoli home. The attack raises fears of renewed instability amid ongoing civil conflict and cease-fire violations. Security forces launched a broad manhunt.
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Dikwaneh
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Hazmieh
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Philadelphia Slaying Yarn Unravels Over Weekend Hearings
Two suspects in the knife slaying of John S. Knight III face preliminary hearings in Common Pleas Court as motions to move trials due to publicity loom. Knight, 30, editor for the Daily News and Knight-Ridder, was killed in his center city apartment. one suspect was later found dead, another surrendered, and a third sought in Miami amid a tangle of arrests and disclosures.
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