Lebanese Gunfire Still Going On
Beirut confronts a new military government as gunfire and explosions mark the day. Noureddin Rifai, 76, named prime minister by President Suleiman, vows to restore order but fighting between Palestinian guerrillas and irregular Phalange militia continues. Arafat orders guerrillas to cease fire. opposition voices say the move violates democracy.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Noureddin Rifai
Suleiman
Franjieh
Saeb Salam
Ilegal
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Arafat
Rifai
Palestine
Phalange Party
Rashid Solh
Phalange
Fry Award Presented Bond At MMA
Cadet Scott Henderson of Decatur Illinois won the 43rd W Wallace Fry Public Speaking Award at the Missouri Military Academy Field House. Henderson spoke Te Amare Est Scire Felicitatem, judged by Lou Leonatti and Karen Mossman. Cadet Bob Cole of Norman Oklahoma received Westminster College Winston Churchill Memorial Award. Commencement activities included drills performances by the MMA Fusiliers, an awards assembly, and a final ball at 8 p.m. Graduation Sunday at 2 p.m. Gov. Christopher S Bond will deliver the principal address to the Class of 1975.
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Scott Henderson
Decatur
Ill
W. Wallace Fry
Missouri Military Academy
Henderson
Lou Leonatti
Karen Mossman
Bob Cole
Norman
Okla
Westminster College
MMA
MMA Fusiliers
Christopher S. Bond
Missouri
Ford To Visit Europe Allies
President Ford plans a trip to Europe next week to solidify ties with allied nations. He aims to strengthen economic diplomatic and military cooperation while pursuing a potential nuclear pact with Russia and outlining U S policy on the Middle East after talks with Sadat and Rabin.
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Ford
Europe
Washington
America
White House
West
Russia
United States
Middle East
A Good Clean Feeling About Patriotism Returns
Editorial notes a shift after the Vietnam era toward renewed patriotism. It praises respect for fallen service members and the flag, calling for pride and renewed national purpose, hoping for a stronger future built on freedom and justice for all.
Laos embassy strike and U S evacuation amid rising tensions
Laotian workers strike an American security firm supplying embassies while U S evacuation of Americans continues from Vientiane to Bangkok. About 80 evacuees per flight with two to three daily runs, as protests demand back pay and AID operations halt.
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Vientiane, Laos
U.S
United States
Vientiane
Bangkok
Trans-Air Protection Service
Royal Air Lao
AWS
Las Vegas
Nev
Laos
U.S. Agency For International Development
John Quinn
Foreign Ministry
Pathet Lao
Washington
State Department
Robert Funseth
Ford Signs 405 Million Refugee Bill to Aid Resettlement
President Ford signed a 405 million aid bill for Vietnamese and Cambodian refugees. The State Department will relocate and resettle more than 100,000 refugees, airlifted from Vietnam and Cambodia, with 305 million for relocation and settlement. An additional 100 million funds education, job and health services via HEW.
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Washington
Ford
State Department
Vietnam
Cambodia
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Brooklyn Woman Wins $200000 in Truck Injury Suit
Dora Gelenter, 64, who avoided appearing in court due to fear of trials, secured a $200,000 verdict from a Brooklyn Supreme Court jury against Carolina Freight Carriers, Inc. for injuries from a truck collision last October. Her left leg required skin grafts.
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New York
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Supreme Court
Dora Gelenter
Aaron J. Broder
Miss Gelenter
Carolina Freight Carriers, Inc
In 72 Years Together Couple to Celebrate Tand Wedding Anniversary
Rosemarie Zwenger and Joseph A. Heim, longtime Topeka residents born in Russia, met and married in Saratow. Their life in America included migration in 1906, citizenship, ten children, several losses, and a long, affectionate bond despite health challenges. They now reside near Topeka with family nearby.
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Joseph A. Helm
Leo Heim
Pollock Road
Helms
Russia
Saratow
Heim
Hieim
Topeka
Heims
Moscow
Joseph A. Heim
Saratov
Kennedy Cabinet Considered Killing Castro
Rockefeller Commission reviews records showing August 1962 meeting where officials discussed Castro's assassination and a later memo directing CIA contingency plans. Officials including McNamara and Lansdale deny recollection. connections to plots remain unclear as Church probes possible orders from high up. Memorial Day holiday leads Ledger to skip Monday publication.
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Washington
Rockefeller Commission
Kennedy
Fidel Castro
Castro
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Central Intelligence Agency
Frank Church
Idaho
Senate Intelligence Committee
Church
CIA
Wiliam E. Colby
Edward G. Lansdale
McNamara
Lansdale
Farmer Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Dean Rusk
John A. McCone
McGeorge Bundy
Rusk
McCone
Burndy
Rockefeller
Commission
Graduation events start tomorrow at Mexico High School
Baccalaureate exercises for seniors begin at 7 20 p m tomorrow in Emmons Hall with Rev George B Wraith delivering the sermon Choosing a Formula to Live By Organist Mrs John Willer will lead the processional The Rev Brendan Griffey Rev Ivan O Donaldson and Rev Milford Schmidt will preside over worship scripture prayers and benediction The madrigal choir will sing Let All the Nations Praise the Lord The recessional will be Aids grand march Commencement is set for Hawthorne Heights May 29 An awards assembly is planned for Tuesday There is no school Monday A new baby boy weighing six pounds 13 ounces was born Friday night at Audrain Medical Center Mexico to Mr and Mrs Robert McGrew The father works at Florsheim Shoe Co Do not take children to the class reunion
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Mexico
Emmons Hall
George B. Wraith
First Christian Church
John Willer
Brendan Griffey
St. Brendan’s Catholic Church
Ivan O. Donaldson
Milford Schmidt
Church of the Nazarene
Elbert H. Jones
St. Luke's United Methodist Church
Robert McGrew
W. Anderson Sr
Audrain Medical Center
Florsheim Shoe Co
Treasure cargo found aboard refugee ship off Guam
Officials quarantine a refugee vessel near Apra Harbor after discovering crates of Vietnamese art treasures possibly tied to the Vietnamese National Archives with an estimated value up to 150 million dollars. Cargo addressed to a Montreal agent, owner cites no jewels aboard. 1,960 more refugees arrive. 1,040 sent to bases in the US and Canada.
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Agana
Guam
Pacific Daily News
State Department
Canada
Ed Gould
Ricardo Bordallo
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
Gould
Federal
Navy
Government of
Apra Harbor
Coast Guard
Hong Kong
Dao Diep Khanh
Avenue DeVing
Montreal
United States
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Palestine Liberation Movement
Fry
Bond
Anwar Sadat
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Austria
Yitzhak Rabin
James R. Schlesinger
NATO
Brussels
Editorial
Souvanna Phouma
Kay Speckhart
Regina
Kan
Horton
Leo Heims
Mary White
B. Promenade St
Mrs. Heim
McGrews
K&m
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