U S May Sweeten Pot For F16 Deal In Belgium
U S officials weigh buying Belgian weapons to win Belgium's selection of the F16 over France's Mirage F1 for a NATO order worth up to 2 billion dollars and potentially 12 billion in future sales. Belgian cabinet debates the decision amid mixed signals, with Belgium's defense minister not bound to a firm commitment.
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Washington
Belgium
Pentagon
Paul Vanden Boeynants
Secretary of Defense
James R. Schlesinger
NATO
Vanden Boeynants
United States
Netherlands
Norway
Denmark
Leo Tindemans
U.S
France
Coast Guard ends search for oil rig crewman Shelly LaGrange
The Coast Guard called off the search for Shelly A. LaGrange of New Iberia after the Gulf of Mexico oil rig capsized 18 miles off shore. Six men were rescued, divers found five more, and the survivor’s fate remains unresolved as attempts to upright the $5 million rig continue.
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New Orleans
Coast Guard
Gulf of Mexico
Shelly A. Lagrange
New Iberia
Lagrange
Lady of the Seas Hospital
Galliano
Progress Marine Inc
Gulf
Defeated write-in mayoral candidate seeks vote fraud review
Mack M. Murray, who won 84 votes in the Jacksonville mayoral race, asks election officials to verify precinct results after Mayor Hans Tanzler's re election with about 52,000 votes and Don Trednick's 36,000. Murray petitions Monday for a statewide recount or recheck of all precincts.
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Jacksonville, Fla
Mack M. Murray
Hans Tanzler
Don Trednick
Murray
Hayden runs for 1976 California Democratic Senate nomination
Tom Hayden, a 1960s antiwar leader and SDS founder, announces candidacy for the 1976 Democratic U.S. Senate nomination in California. He aims to hold banks and big corporations more accountable and supports public ownership forms. He will face incumbent John Tunney in the primary.
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Sacramento
Calif
Tom Hayden
Hayden
U.S. Senate
California
Jane Fonda
Students For A Democratic Society
Chicago
John Tunney
Proxmire Questions Safety of U S Soviet Space Feat
Sen. William Proxmire questions the safety of the U S Soviet space mission and asks the CIA for data on Soviet failures to justify cancelling the project. He cites a 26 percent failure rate across 19 Soyuz flights and recalls Soyuz 1 and Soyuz 11 disasters.
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U.S
Proxmire
CIA
William E. Colby
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