Lebanon Civil War: Truce Extended Amid Fierce Fighting
In Lebanon, clashes flare around Beirut as 49 killed and 97 wounded despite a cease-fire extended to end of April. Police recover 26 bodies from earlier fighting. Leftist Moslem leader Kamal Jumblatt presses to back a Christian president.
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Lebanon
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Jumblatt
Suleiman Franjieh
Franjieh
Elias Sarkis
Central Bank
Raymond Edde
Edde
Syria
Saiqa
Palestinians vote in occupied Jordan amid tensions in Nablus
Palestinians vote in 24 towns as Israeli withdrawal allows polling despite rain and security limits. In Nablus crowds fill streets with women voting for the first time while candidates openly back groups like the PLO and the Communist Party.
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Nablus
Jordan
West Jordan
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
Communist Party
Israeli jets force landing of Saudi airliner near Tel Aviv
An SA transport aircraft with 27 aboard including three American crewmen was forced to land at Ben-Gurion Airport after straying from Damascus to Riyadh. The three U.S. captains and engineers were released to the U.S. Embassy, with flight plans pending. Active investigation into the incident continues.
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Tel Aviv
Ben-Gurion International
Damascus
Syria
Riyadh
Arthur Philips
Larry Chandler
Smith
U.S
Welfare costs rise 21.4 percent despite smaller recipient families
Government data show the AFDC program added 266000 families with 479000 members in 1975, totaling nearly 35 million families and over 11.3 million individuals. The overall welfare bill for AFDC Medicaid and local relief climbed to 248 billion dollars, up 21.4 percent from 1974. The average family received 220 dollars monthly, individuals about 68 dollars, as Medicaid cost 13.9 billion.
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Washington
Department of Health Education and Welfare
AFDC
Italian government rocked by oil scandal and lira plunge
The Italian lira fell from 78 to the dollar to 895 amid a fragile minority government facing elections after rejecting a Communist role in policy. A new oil kickback scandal and proposed bill to shorten campaign periods add pressure as Moe Moro weighs dissolving parliament for June elections. Inflation at 29 percent with 8 percent unemployed and debt at 15 billion dollars.
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Rome
Christian Democratic Party
Communistity
Christian Democrats
Warmer Weather Presses Back Into Ohio Pattern
A frigid 23 degrees in Middletown gives way to rising temperatures with highs in the 60s expected this afternoon. Sunny conditions persist through tomorrow with a chance of showers by Wednesday. Temperatures reach the 70s on Wednesday and Thursday. Yesterday's official high in Middletown was 48.
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Ohio
Middletown
Dolphins trained to spy on Havana harbor plans
Michael Greenwood, an animal behavior psychologist, claims Navy and CIA projects trained dolphins to carry monitoring devices into Havana harbor to assess Russian ship efficiency. He says the programs aimed to deploy devices on enemy vessels and even include killing frogmen, but the dolphins proved unreliable and often placed packages on the wrong ships.
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New York
Navy
CIA
Havana Harbor
Michael Greenwood
Moorhead
Mina Greenwood
Minot Prepares for Souris River Flood Threat
Residents evacuate as Souris River flood fears rise in Minot North Dakota. Officials warn eight to ten feet of water possible, dikes strengthened and flood control HQ established ahead of crest next Sunday. 4 200 homes in flood plain face Thursday evacuation deadline.
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Minot, ND
Souris
Minot
Minor
National Weather Service
Sunda
Souris River
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