30 Die in Camp Explosion Amid Lebanese clashes
Explosions at Ein Beniyeh Camp on Mount Lebanon killed at least 30 militiamen training in mountain warfare and mine handling. About 60 were wounded as Shiite followers of Imam Mousa Sadr used the site near Baalbeck. Police called the blasts an isolated accident amid ongoing sectarian violence and tensions as Premier Rashid Karami sought to reassure foreign businessmen.
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Associated Press
Mount Lebanon
Ein Beniyeh
Imam Mousa Sadr
Baalbeck
Rashid Karami
Ford assures Suharto U.S. watches Southeast Asia
President Ford told visiting Indonesian President Suharto that American setbacks in Indochina have increased U.S. interest in stability across Southeast Asia. He pledged a continuing active U.S. role and outlined ongoing concern over regional peace and security.
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Ford
Suharto
Indonesia
Indochina
U.S
Southeast Asia
Jumping into real life and politics mix in Asia visit
A staff writer recalls a parachute jump as a metaphor for leaving a tough situation. The piece also covers Armco's 75th birthday preparations and a high level meeting between President Ford and Indonesia's Suharto. Ford praises Suharto and warns against Communist expansion in Asia as allies expect U.S. presence.
Senator charges grain exports bloom with deals and corruption
Senator Dick Clark reports pervasive corruption in U S grain exports with misgrading and shortweighting by major exporters and inspectors licensed by the Agriculture Department. He cites a 18 million ton discrepancy and says the system favors private firms in New Orleans and broader investigations involve 20 indictments. Clark met with U S Attorney Gerald Gallinghouse during a New Orleans trip.
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Washington
New Orleans
Dick Clark
Iowa
Agriculture Department
Clark
Davenport
Senate Agriculture
Senate Foreign Relations
Houston
Boards of Trade
U.S
Gerald Gallinghouse
Labor to Strike as Peron Cabinets Meets in Argentina
President Isabel Peron summoned her cabinet in a special session to discuss a 48 hour general strike called by Argentina's General Labor Confederation CGT to back wage demands and cabinet changes. The strike begins at midnight Sunday and is aimed at Peronist policy rather than the president herself.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Isabel Peron
Raul Lastiri
House of Representatives
General Labor Confederation
CGT
Peron
Confederation
Casildo Herreras
First in eight years execute plan shocks Arkansas inmate
Henry Lee Giles, 19, IQ 59, labeled grossly retarded, faces electric chair for a Forrest City robbery murder. Officials expect a stay. last U S execution was June 1967. Judge Hargrave questions death penalty but upholds July 18 date. Arkansas dismantled electric chair in 1970 after reforms.
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Cummins Prison Farm
Ark
Henry Lee Giles
Giles
Evelyn Drummond
Forrest City
Drummond
Phil Hickey
Arthur Rogers
Veteran’s Administration Hospital
North Little Rock
Gile
Atty
Gene Raff
State Hospital
Circuit Court
O.H. Hargrave
Arkansas
Weather outlook with showers and warm temperatures
The forecast calls for a 50 percent chance of rain today and tonight with partial cloudiness and highs in the lower 80s. Showers and thundershowers are possible Monday as temperatures rise into the 80s.
Firemen attacked by fireworks during bicentennial events
In Aurora Missouri volunteer firefighters responding to alarms at the American Legion Home and a nearby bowling alley were pelted with bottles rocks and fireworks. Two firefighters were treated at Aurora Community Hospital, one hit in the eye and another with a cut hand. Police and county officers dispersed the crowd. no arrests were reported.
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Aurora
Missouri
Aurora Community Hospital
American Legion
John Mills
Gregg Mercer
Bob Byrom
Chief Mills
Lawrence County Sheriff's Office
Prison picnic a success at West Virginia penitentiary
Acting Warden Arthur McKenzie extended the 1000 seat summer picnic after an orderly day with 1100 inmates and families. Buses from Charleston and visitors from five states joined inmates for games, meals, and contraband checks with one beer incident.
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Moundsville
W.va
West Virginia
Arthur McKenzie
McKenzie
Charleston
North Carolina
Florida
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Illinois
Cathryn Cassell
Grafton
Kevin Stewart
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