Rebels Close In On Lebanese Presidential Stronghold
Rebel Lebanese forces push along the coast toward the Baabda palace area near Beirut as Syrian backed units block roads and dig in. Fighting erupts around the Holiday Inn and Murr Tower while Phalangists and Palestinian troops regroup near Khalde.
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Beirut
Lebanon
APL
Ant Fm
Fas
Hasta Hetrut
Bi Franieh
Lerut
Khatib
Palestine Liberation
Safar
Ses
Franjieh
UPL
Ahdab
Esanueh
Daher
Abdab Hammana
Abdab
Michael Keats
Khalde
Saiga
Sudan-Beirut
Theaher
Ford defends revenue sharing against critics
President Ford told the US Conference of Mayors that opponents want to cut essential services and raise taxes if revenue sharing ends. He warned expiration would trigger city cutbacks and unemployment while urging extension through 1982 and funding growth. He pressed Congress to grasp the program’s importance to states counties and cities nationwide.
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Washington
Orn
Ford
US Conference of Mayors
Capitol Hill
Congress
Egypt Moves To Abrogate Pact With Moscow and Aid Space Budget
Egyptian parliament considers canceling the 1971 friendship and cooperation treaty with the Soviet Union after Sadat’s policy speech. The Foreign Relations Committee expects to approve steps, while naval facilities for Soviet ships may end, ending Cairo Moscow ties. The House Science and Technology panel endorsed a 1.3 billion dollar NASA budget for 1976 77 to support space shuttle operations and testing with Vandenberg participation described as forthcoming.
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House Committee On Science and Technology
Robert Lagomarsino
Tri-Counties
Lagomarsino
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Vandenberg
Congress
Lagomar
Sino
Soviet Union
Arliament
Sadat
Moscow
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Cairo
Wallace expects solid Illinois show in presidential primary
Wallace projects a respectable Illinois showing and aims for victories in North Carolina Wisconsin and Michigan in upcoming weeks. He spoke at Illinois rallies amid a strenuous final campaign day and noted Carter’s Florida win as a benchmark while predicting wins in Indiana and other states.
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Chicago
UPL
George Wallace
Illinois
North Carolina
Wisconsin
Michigan
Wallace
Walla
Assassination Plot Reported Targeting Ford Reagan
FBI reports unsubstantiated information that a Bay Area group planned a commando style assassination of President Ford and former Governor Reagan at the Republican National Convention in Kansas City during convention week. Secret Service has the case, with intensive investigation and full details shared.
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Daniel Walker
Michael Howlett
Chicago
Richard Daley
Ford
Reagan
Daley
Instesson
Washington
UPL
FBI
California
Ronald Reagan
Kansas City
Clarence M. Kelley
FIL
Secret Service
Chicago Tribune
San Francisco
Nia
PBS
the Tribune
Taxi subsidy plan airs for Lompoc public transport
City staff will present to the Lompoc City Council a plan using local taxi firms to provide subsidized door to door service within the city as an alternative to the Wilbur Smith study. The proposal aims to meet unmet transit needs for elderly handicapped welfare recipients and the general public while keeping costs low and encouraging taxi ridership.
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Lompoc
Wilbur Smith and Associates
Mission Hills
Vandenberg Village
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Gene L. Wahlers
Smith
Wahlers
Stat
Area Planning Council
Elinor Lefkowitz
North County
Wahlers Said
Lompoc trustees rehire about 540 certificated staff for 1976-77
Lompoc Unified School District trustees formally rehired roughly 540 teachers and other certificated personnel for the 1976-77 year, down from 560. The action followed routine mailings and a morning vote with all five trustees present.
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Vaughn Proctor
Lompoc Unified
Alice Milligan
Richard K Jacoby
Bar
Ara Berg
Jacoby
Istics
Helman
Milligan
New Legion
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Phyllis Frank
Thompson
Frank
Constellation Road
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Paul Thompson
Francis H. Beattie
Ron Saladino
Egypt
TAIRO
UPS
Anwar Sadat
NASA
Egyptian
North Walla
Jimmy Carter
Florida
Sargent Shriver
Shriver
Fred Harri
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Vermont
Henry Jackson
Morris Udall
Wis
New York City
Herat
Carter
Cook County
Kelley
Mike Hagen
Smith and Associates
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