Lebanon War Widens As Air Force Strikes Near Beirut
Lebanese Air Force jets bombed Palestinian Moslem forces near Beirut International Airport amid sectarian clashes. Two Hawker Hunter jets attacked a guerrilla group on a highway south of Beirut, drawing fire from Bourj Brajneh refugee camp. Airport closed briefly. casualties rise as fighting spreads to Karantina Zahle and surrounding areas.
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Beirut
Beirut International
Lebanon
Bourj Brajneh
Middle East Airlines
Rashid Karami
Karami
Franjieh
Ran
Damour
Prime Ministry
Central Bank
Wall Street
Karantina
Zahle
Tripoli
Tel Zaater
Jisr el Basha
Akkar
Hikmet Chehabi
British Broadcasting Corp
London
See
General To Retire At Rank Lower
Lt. Gen. Robert L. Fair will retire at major general, one rank below his current three stars. The Army cited circumstances of his relief from a major German command and his brief temporary rank. Secretary Hoffman and Gen. Weyand approved the retirement. No retirement pay is affected.
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Washington
Robert L. Fair
Germany
Army
Fair
the Army
Martin Hoffman
Fred Weyand
5Th Corin West Geriman Ty Belely Bechte
Five Fold Jump Aids Reading Center Enrollment Growth
The reading center overseen by Mary Rubin reports enrollment growth as students improve in reading math and language. About 216 students sought help last year with 24 earning B or better averages and end-year totals rising to 79 with 3.0 or better. The center in Nance Boyer Hall, part of Education and Psychology, expanded staff with Barbara Carothers joining last August as a new facility upgrades include a testing room and soon a one way glass observation area.
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Mary Rubin
Reading Center
Gittiak
Rubin
Barbara Carothers
Nance-Boyer Hall
Zaire Threatens War Over Angola Border Conflict
Zaire warns it will declare war on the MPLA if its forces cross into Zaire again after a border incident. The FNLA led by Holden Roberto operates from Kinshasa with UNITA alliance. Reports say MPLA forces approach Luso and Texeira de Sousa as UNITA and South Africans back them.
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Kinshasa
Zaire
Popular Movement
MPLA
Angola
National Front For the Liberation of
Texeira de Sousa
Zambia
UNITA
Luso
Lusa
Ethiopia
Soviet Arms Push in Angola Reports Growth
U.S. cables say Soviet backed MPLA forces with Cuban troops are advancing in northern Angola, pushing National Front and Zaire allied troops toward the border as resistance collapses. The report notes increased Soviet weapons and momentum, hinting at a winner take all struggle.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
Russia
Angola
United States
U.S
NATO
Popular Movement For the Liberation of Angola
MPLA
Zaire
National Front
Clemency program reopening urged amid Vietnam deserter concern
Charles E. Goodell former head of the Presidential Clemency Board urged Congress to reactivate the clemency program for Vietnam deserters and draft evaders who missed it. He noted 21 500 applications with 6 000 ineligible after the board closed on Sept. 20 and argued the program was successful for participants.
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Ashington
Charles E. Goodell
Presidential
Congress
Vietnam
Goodell
Ford
Capitol Hill
Canada
Justice Department
Ford Budget Proposes Higher Social Security Taxes
President Ford unveils a budget with a 1977 deficit of 43 billion dollars funded by increases in Social Security taxes and Medicare contributions. The plan raises the 1977 Social Security tax to about 1014 dollars for individuals and links gradual reforms to elderly health care limits while aiming to balance the budget within three years.
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Ford
Tal Hntal So Senati
Congress
James T. Lynn
Fed
White House
Ron Lee Ford
Black Activist Wins Fight Kidnap Charges Dropped
In Monroe North Carolina District Attorney Carroll Lowder dropped 1961 kidnapping charges against black activist Robert Williams citing ill health of key witness Mrs Bruce Stegall. Williams once led the Republic of New Africa and fled abroad before returning to face trial. Three co defendants had prior convictions overturned by the state Supreme Court.
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Monroe
N.C
Union County
Robert Williams
Dist. Atty
Carroll Lowder
Williams
Lowder
Bruce Stegall
Stegall
Republic of
New Africa
Michigan Supreme Court
North Carolina
Cuba
China
Michigan
Torney
Karen Galloway
Baldwin
Mich
State Supreme Court
Weather Outlook for Lantes Fort Sill Area
Forecasters expect warm temperatures and a clear sky in the Lantes Fort Sill region over the weekend as a weak cold front exits Oklahoma. Temperatures dip to the low 30s tonight then rise to near 60 Saturday. Thursday high was 62 and morning low 39 as temperate weather continues through Tuesday.
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Lantes
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
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Jim Wiersema
National Union For the Total Independence of Angola
FNLA
Oklahoma City
Patience Latting
Lawtonian
Chamber of Commerce
Jack Raulston
Chamber
Bill Fort
Latting
Aeee
Dear Abby
Cee Sports
Durham, N.C
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