Lebanese Jets Strike During Beirut Civil War Clashes
Air Force jets attacked near Beirut International Airport as Muslim, Palestinian, and Christian factions battled. The airport closed for about an hour. Casualties mounted across Beirut while fighting spread to Damour and other areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut
Beirut International
Lebanon
Bourj Brajneh
Middle East Airlines
Rashid Karami
Karami
Suleiman Franjieh
Franjieh
Damour
Beirut War Erupts as Communications Fail Across Major Centers
Beirut fighting escalates with Muslim and Christian factions, 87 dead and 138 wounded in a day. Palestinian guerrilla involvement blamed by Lebanon's Christian president, while clashes near Zahlah Damour and downtown sow fear. Arab League chief urges urgent regional action as lines of communication collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camille Chamoun
Chamoun
Damour
National Liberal Party
Beirut
Wall Street
Karantina
East Beirut
Zahle
Tripoli
Tel Zaater
Jisr el Basha
Akkar
Hikmet Chehabi
Damascus
London
Lebanon
New York
Suleiman Franjieh
Mostem
Democrats Avoiding Primary Predictions
Washington AP reports that Democrats avoid predicting primary outcomes as six major candidates contend for New Hampshire on Feb 24 and Massachusetts leverage awaits. Ford and Reagan forecast victories while rivals urge caution amid a large field and uncertain blocs. Reagan aims to win Florida on March 9 to bolster momentum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ford
Ronald Reagan
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Reagan
California
Florida
L.E. Thomas
Panama City
Murder Charges Filed On Pur
Vincil Purl, 53, faces two counts of capital murder and one count of assault with intent to kill after a stabbing death of his wife and shooting of two teenagers at Barnett. Morgan County prosecutor William H. Bolinger said charges were filed this morning with a court hearing set later. Capital murder carries a mandatory death sentence if convicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Versailles
Vincil Purl
Barnett
William H. Bolinger
Morgan County
Purl
Flying Robber At Large Despite Three-State Hunt
Kennett Missouri requires three-state and FBI search for a robber who escaped in a rented single engine plane after robbing the Bootheel Plaza Bank of Kennett. The suspect, a 6 foot 2 inch, 225 pound man with a beard, fled toward Memphis after taking 24512 dollars. The plane, leased Jan 8 to a man matching the description, remains missed with radar tracking in Arkansas. Airport manager Jim Lewellen said the suspect had planned the trip and had asked for maps of Chicago and Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennett
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Missouri
Arkansas
Tennessee
Missouri Bootheel
Bootheel Plaza
Bank of Kennett
Kennett Municipal Airport
Memphis
Jim Lewellen
Lewellen
Chicago
Ft. Worth
Tex
Edra Batson
Florida Aviation Company
Ambulance Loss At Audrain Medical Center Report
The Audrain Medical Center reported a 1975 ambulance net loss of 16,983 on 493 trips, with 384 in Mexico, 17 outside, and 92 emergency transfers. Revenues were 21,383 against operating costs of 39,306, and five full and five part time staff kept the service running as the county’s lone licensed ambulance. A new ambulance may be funded after state health division hints at forthcoming funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrain Medical Center
Mexico
Woodrow Lee
Audrain County
Paul Day
League of Women Voters
Lowell Hagan
Lee
State Division of Health
AMC
TDP2 Inc
St. Louis
Physicians
C.I.T. Leasing Corp
William Jolly
Jolly
Hagan
Martinsburg State Bank
Commerce Bank of Mexico
Citizens Savings Association
Boone County Hospital
Blue Cross
Richard Bartlett
IBM
Bartlett
Med Center
Beatrice Foods
Madison
Wisc
Harold Lankford
Walter Staley
Ed French
Deadly chlorine release evacuates homes near printing plant
In the San Fernando Valley a routine fire at a printing plant escalated as chlorine and phosgene gases were released. Fireman Ray Samuelson and 73 others were overcome, 44 hospitalized for observation, and ten gas canisters recovered undamaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Ray Samuelson
Samuelson
Parkwood Community Hospital
San Fernando Valley
Ford Seeks Social Security Tax Hike in 1977 Budget
President Ford plans a proposed increase in Social Security taxes effective January 1 1977 in the new budget to Congress. The plan also tweaks Medicare coverage for the elderly and aims to provide full cost of living increases for Social Security recipients while trimming deficits and consolidating grants to states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ford
Congress
Associated Press
James T. Lynn
Railroads and Utilities Protest Audrain County School Taxes
Five protests to assessed 1975 school taxes were filed by the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co Southwestern Bell Telephone Co and Missouri Power and Light Co in Audrain County Collector Leo Erden said The Railroads and utilities paid portions of taxes under protest totaling 103 750 68 for the Illinois Central Gulf and smaller amounts for the others The group has 90 days to sue the county collector if school tax rates are not reduced The money paid under protest is kept in a special protest account until resolution of the suits
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Missouri House
House Education Committee
House
Senate
James ‘Jay’ Russell
D-Florissant
Russell
Education
Wayne Goode
Missouri
Railroad and Utilities
Audrain County
Leo Erde
Illinois Central Gulf Riailroad
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Missouri Power and Light Co
The
Mexico
Erden
Audrain County Clerk’s Office
Erdel
Marchers on King Birthday demand full employment
Americans marching for the 47th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. birth urged full employment and a renewed inquiry into his assassination. Coretta Scott King led about 15,000 in Atlanta from Ebenezer Baptist Church to the business district, singing We Shall Overcome now We Want Full Employment, in the eighth annual King birthday march. James Earl Ray is serving life in prison after pleading guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Martin Luther King
Coretta Scott King
Atlanta
King
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Memphis, Tenn
James Earl Ray
New York
FBI
U.S
Andrew Young
Dga
King's
Murray Finley
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Sara Jane Moore Reflects On Loss Of Freedom
Sara Jane Moore, 45, sentenced to life for attempting to assassinate President Ford, laments losing her freedom. Judge Samuel Conti branded her misguided and blamed society for her choices, noting capital punishment as a deterrent. Moore may seek parole after 15 years. her son Frederick Aalberg remains in juvenile custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Sara Jane Moore
Ford
Miss Moore
U.S. District Court
Samuel Conti
Conti
Frederick Aalberg
James Hewitt
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Arab League
Mahmoud Riad
Cairo
Lyndon B. Johnson
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
Johnson
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Hugh Gregg
Pur
Rebecca Jones
James &. Jones
N. Clark St
Kimberly Kay
Medford Jones
Desloge
William Hahn
Coffman
James Turner
Bunker
Jones
ICG Railroad
Dick Gregory
Louisville, Ky
Sara Jane
John F. Kennedy
Charles Manson
Lynette
Squeaky” Fromme
Sacramento
Calif
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