Moslems Threaten Christian City In Lebanese Crisis
Beirut battles intensify as Moslem leaders threaten to shell the Christian stronghold where President Suleiman Franjieh has taken refuge. Civilians bear the brunt amid 13,000+ dead since last April. calls for political compromise crumble amid looming military resolve. Franjieh vows to stay in office until mandate ends despite siege and evacuation to Jounieh.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Suleiman Franjieh
Franjieh
Jounieh
Kamal Junblatt
Hussein Awwad
Lebanese Arab Army
Architect Wins 800000 Sweepstakes in Dublin Draw
Kenneth Householder, 58, an architect in San Francisco, won 800000 in the Irish Sweepstakes. He plans to travel to Ireland and retire to a life near 18th century Dublin houses. He entered for charity, with proceeds aiding hospitals, and recalled his disbelief at dawn calls and the Irish accent confirming the win.
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Kenneth Householder
Dublin
Householder
Ireland
Lincolnshire
Doncaster
England
The
Dublin Express
Bureau of Architecture
Dallas
Southern Methodist University
Yale
Internal Revenue Service
Truck Blocking Strikers Arrested In St Louis
Police arrested about 20 striking employees of Anheuser-Busch early today as they tried to block an exit from the plant. The Bottlers Union Local 1187 members offered no resistance as they attempted to stop a beer truck from leaving. The strike by more than 1,400 bottlers began Thursday.
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ST. Louis
Anheuser-Busch Inc
Bottlers Union Local 1187
Viet Mother Wins Fight To Regain Babylift Boy
In Forest City Iowa AP report Judge L E Plummer ordered Johnny and Bonnie Nelson to surrender 4 year old Doan Ben Van Vinh to his mother Doan Thi Hoan Ahn after a court contest over his custody. Ahn had placed Ben with an orphanage in Saigon and later escaped to the United States.
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Forest City
Towa
Saigon
United States
Johnny
Bonnie Nelson
Doan
Ben” van Vinh
Doan Thi Hoan Ahn
Ben
Friends of Children of Vietnam
L.E. Plummer
Nelsons
Ahn
Nelson
Waldorf College
Billion in GI Bill overpayments cited by GAO
The GAO reports $1.4 billion in GI Bill benefits were overpaid over 90 years, with $298.2 million uncollected as of Dec 31. Overpayments rose from 0.7% in 1967 to 15.6% in the first half of the current fiscal year. Causes include status changes not reported, processing flaws, and advance payments. The GAO urges limiting early year advances to those with clear financial need.
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General Accounting Office
Veterans Administration
GAO
Congress
Associated Press
Los Angeles
GAQ
Postal Service Loses Urn With Man's Remains
The Postal Service lost the cremated remains of Bertram E. Williams sent to Arlington National Cemetery. The six by eight inch urn was damaged upon arrival and the ashes were not in the package. Family members seek interment date. insurer paid $15 as coverage.
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Washington
Postal Service
Arlington National Cemetery
Bertram E. Williams
St. Petersburg
Fla
Williams
Murray Watts
Raymond J. Costanzo
Costanzo
Watts
Harry W. Scott
Charles H. Wilson
D-Calif
House Postal Facilities Subcommittee
Audrain Receives Nine HDC Jobs Under State Contract
Audrain County gains nine adult work experience positions funded by the Manpower Planning office. The eight central Missouri counties will place 65 unemployed disadvantaged individuals in jobs with public and nonprofit agencies. The $85,368 CETA funded increase covers Audrain Boone Callaway Cole Cooper Howard Moniteau and Osage counties. Agencies seeking placement should contact Audrain HDC at 207 N Washington, phone 551-3238.
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Audrain County
State Office of the
Central Missouri
HDC
Washington
Moynihan Calls Israel Nuclear Disclosure a Good Thing
Former U N ambassador Daniel P Moynihan says Israel's nuclear arsenal disclosure was a good thing as it dispels illusions about potential consequences He made the comment during a Thursday hearing where he criticized the United Nations for being dominated by totalitarian states and the Soviet Union
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Washington
U.N
Daniel P. Moynihan
Israel
Central Intelligence Agency
Moynihan
United Nations
Soviet Union
Senate Keeps Concorde Landings At U.S. Airports
Senate reject amendment to $4.7 billion airport bill keeps Concorde flights option open with a 50 to 31 vote. Concorde landings remain allowed at U.S. airports though a six month House ban does not affect Dulles International near Washington.
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Senate
U.S
Europe
East Coast
Dulles International
D.C
House
Dulles
Senate rejects amendment to ban Concorde landings
The Senate votes 50 to 31 to defeat an amendment that would have barred the Concorde supersonic jets from landing at U S airports. Eagleton and Symington voted for the amendment, while others opposed.
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Senate
U.S
Eagleton
D-Mo
Symington
New Positions For Duffen And Flick At APG
The A P G Refractories Co assigns Darold R Flick to finish grinding unit supervisor and Floyd C Duffen to warehouse unit supervisor. Flick, a 1940 entrant and Marine veteran, rises from storage supervisor to lead 21 workers in brick sizing. Duffen, with APG since 1934, becomes warehouse unit supervisor overseeing 21 staff for the Mexico plant. Both reside with their wives, Ankita and Mabel respectively, and hold church memberships in Benton City and First Christian Church.
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A.P. Green Refractories Co
Darold R. Flick
Floyd C. Duffen
Flick
Green Company
U.S. Marines
Wheeling
Anita
Yale St
Gary
Roger
Clinton
First Christian Church
Arthur Hills
Duffen
Wading
L.C.L
Mexico
Mabel
Ozark Pl
Presbyterian Church of
Benton City
Walt
Tom Lampe
Lees Summit
Old 128th Artillery Party Set For April 10
The old 128th Field Artillery 231st and 6th Armored Division units will hold a Spring party on April 10 starting 10:30 a.m. at the American Legion Hall in Sedalia at 16th and Thompson Bilvd. A dinner follows at 6:30 p.m. Reservations requested by April 8 with Dick Burk or Bill Eckles.
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128Th Field Artillery
Deputies Wives Try Patrol Car Insight Program
Spokane County sheriff William J. Reilly started an officer and wife awareness program to reduce divorces by letting wives ride in patrol cars every 90 days. About two dozen of 64 deputies’ wives have participated, signing waivers and staying in the prowling car during dangerous calls. One wife joined a heart attack response, another witnessed two teens’ burglary arrests in a pizza parlor, gaining better understanding of deputies’ daily duties.
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Spokane
Wash
William J. Reilly
Reilly
Anthony White
Michael Myrhe
Security For Ford Tightens In California
San Francisco AP reports tight security for President Ford during his California visit after two prior assassination attempts. Agencies coordinated but kept details private as Ford planned speeches at downtown hotels and travel to Los Angeles Fresno and La Crosse. Five alleged terrorists questioned over a plotted attack tied to the Zapata Unit. Sara Moore and Lynette Fromme, serving life terms, previously aimed at Ford in Sacramento.
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Ford
California
Secret Service
San Francisco Police Department
California Highway Patrol
Los Angeles
Fresno
la Crosse
Wis
FBI
Ronald Reagan
Kansas City
Richmond
Calif
Emiliano Zapata
Sara Moore
Lynette Fromme
Sacramento
Malik Leaves Glen Cove Hospital After Auto Crash
Soviet U.N. Ambassador Jacob Malik, 70, wearing a neck brace, was discharged from Glen Cove Hospital ten days after a car crash that killed a mother of six. Malik left the hospital on Wednesday.
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