Clashes threaten peace in Lebanon amid renewed fighting
In Lebanon fierce clashes between leftists and pro-Syrian peacekeeping forces plus a leftist rejection of president-elect Elias Sarkis dimmed hopes for reconciliation. Saiga guerrillas battled Palestinian units in Tripoli Sidon Tyre with over 150 killed or wounded. Arafat-led talks urged an immediate cease-fire as sporadic artillery roared in Mount Lebanon northeast of Beirut.
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Soviets vow to seek pact on weapon limitation
Moscow reports the Soviet Union will push to reach an agreement with the United States on limiting strategic nuclear weapons. Pravda says disarmament is a core policy aim and calls for drafting a new US USSR SALT style accord while noting delays due to US campaign tempo and ritual tensions. The article also supports cessation of nuclear tests and chemical weapon destruction.
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Ford floor fight loomings at GOP convention
Ford campaign manager Rogers Morton warned a floor fight could occur at the Republican National Convention if Michigan supports Reagan over Ford after Nebraska’s loss. Morton remained confident Ford would win the nomination despite lingering doubts about a convention scramble. Meantime in Las Vegas Perry Green led the World Series of Poker preliminaries with $32,600 in chips, ahead of Bill Orman and Doyle Brunson as the event neared the Hold-em main stage.
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Rogers C. B. Morton
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Los Angeles
Doyle Brunson
Fort Worth
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Ken Bundy
Shell shocked patient kills three on rampage
A shell shocked former mental patient undergoing Methadone treatment used a newly purchased lever action rifle to open fire on a busy Knoxville street outside a Kress store. Three died Bruce E Brown Francesca Holmes and Bessie Rose and two were wounded Alma Vandergriff and Glorious Dixson all residents of Knoxville and surrounding areas.
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U S loses top rank as world wealthsiest nation
Population Reference Bureau reports the United States drops from first to fifth in per capita income at 6640 dollars. United Arab Emirates leads with 13500, Kuwait 11000. Sweden and Switzerland also ahead of the U S. Global population to exceed 6 billion by 2000 with 1.8 percent yearly growth. Birth rate falls from 31.5 percent in 1975 to 30 percent now.
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Switzerland
Asia
Africa
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Students may be eligible for unemployment payments
The Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board ruled 3-2 that refusing full time work to stay in school does not automatically bar college students from benefits. The majority said avoid encouraging dropouts while dissenters argued education should not be funded by unemployment insurance.
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Teamsters Union
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Retail Clerks Union
Richard H. Marriott
Grace
Marriott
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Carl A Britschgi
Harry K. Grace
Ronald Reagan
Second Hughes will arouses questions amid probate battle
A second Hughes will arrives in Houston three years before Summa Corp forms. It names Summa as executor and bequeaths to blood relatives and odd beneficiaries, including the Hughes Medical Institute and several universities. Attorneys warn the case could drag on for decades. Noah Dietrich comments on the new document as disputes continue over the estate.
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Howard Hughes
Perry Lieber
Summa Corp
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Miami
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Church wins Nebraska shocker. Carter’s momentum questioned
United Press International reports Frank Church, entering the race March 18, stunned Jimmy Carter with a Nebraska victory that Carter says he cannot win them all. Reagan also gains in Nebraska, while Ford downplays the loss and eyes West Virginia where he wins. Udall tightens with Carter in Connecticut as Church signals a new campaign launch toward the Northwest primaries.
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Reagan
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