US weighs Lebanon evacuation option within 36 hours
Secretary Kissinger told Congress the United States would decide within 36 hours whether to evacuate Americans from Lebanon and whether to use military forces. He cited the killings of Ambassador Meloy and Robert Waring and noted suspects may be a splinter Palestinian group opposing moderation.
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Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Lebanon
U.S
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Francis E. Meloy Jr
Robert O. Waring
Congress
House International Relations Committee
Palestine Liberation Organization
Carter
Pentagon reviews Lebanon evacuation plans as crisis looms
The Pentagon examined standby evacuation plans for Americans from Lebanon while President Ford withholds orders. U S naval and air units stood ready off Lebanon with a Guadalcanal group and 1 450 potential evacuees, amid tensions after the Beirut ambassador murder and a two hour artillery duel on Beirut’s southern outskirts.
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Lebanon
Ford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense
William Clements
U.S
Francis Meloy
Economics
Robert Waring
Beirut
Mediterranean
Guadalcanal
Corpus
Dhekelia
Cyprus
Carter leads Democrats as debt grows ahead of convention
Jimmy Carter, holding a large delegate lead, faces about 1.75 million in campaign debt. A strategy session at SEA ISLAND GA with top aides outlined 12 fundraisers to raise about 1 million to reach a surplus by the Democratic National Convention next month. Lipshutz said the oweing debt now totals 1.75 million.
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Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Carter
Robert Lipshutz
Lipshutz
Carter Campaign Faces About 600000 Debt After Fundraiser
Lipshutz said the campaign expects around 1.1 million dollars from federal matching funds and reimbursements from news media and the Secret Service for Carter campaign travel. The result is a net debt near 600000 dollars after a Dallas fundraiser.
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Lipshutz
Dallas
Carter Campaign Finances Highlight 200k Plus Rise
Carter aides report a week’s fundraising topping 200000 dollars while Ford’s campaign shows a surplus near 300000 and Reagan nears solvency after heavy debt. Powell notes staff splits on vice presidential screening and privacy concerns. Ford offers FBI background checks for nominees. Carter weighs accepting. Carter nears 160 delegate votes.
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Jody Powell
Carter
Powell
Ford
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Freeze spurs aid applications for disaster relief
About 80 Douglas County farmers hit by a May 3 frost have sought federal emergency help with several hundred more expected. Eben Farley of the county ASCS notes a sharp rise in disaster claims as wheat harvest nears. Wheat arrivals at area elevators are light but growing, with quality described as fair to good. most aid requests come from farmers who ripped fields early to begin other crops. See Farmers, page 11.
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Kissinger
Ford
L. Dean Brown
Beirut
Brown
G. McMurtry Godley
Meloy
Douglas County
Eben Farley
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Office
Farley
Aid
Farmers Co-op
Lawrence
Paul Gabriel
USDA
Lawrence Sales Tax Revenue Rises Amid Inflation and Growth
Kansas figures show Lawrence will receive 85238 in April sales tax receipts, distributed in June, a rise of over 25 percent from April 1975. State data cover the July 1 to June 30 fiscal year with local receipts up more than 18 percent to 880435.
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Kansas Cities
Manhattan
Topeka
Johnson, Wyandotte, Geary and
Seward
Johnson
Wyandotte
Johnson County
Aid bill drafted by panel seeks foreign arms aid
A $6.4 billion foreign military aid bill drafted by House Senate conferees to curb export controls faces Ford objections. A May veto spurred a compromise dropping a $9 billion annual sales ceiling with a nonbinding target. Experts foresee arms sales near $10 billion this year.
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House
Senate
Ford
U.S
Journal World Index Scattered Showers Details
Weather brief notes scattered showers across the region with varying intensity. Page 11 provides full details on timing amounts and affected areas.
Riots Kill At Least 35 In Soweto
Rioting raged into a second day in Soweto as deaths rose to 35, mostly Black, with 224 injured and 126 arrested. Air force helicopters used tear gas against mobs while armed police patrolled in armored cars.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Africa
Soweto
Johannesburg Stock Exchange
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Jim Faulkner
Baldwin Grain Co
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