Hays to quit House chairmanship amid scandal
Rep. Wayne Hays says he steps down as chairman of the House Administration Committee due to health and the payroll sex scandal. He is hospitalized in Ohio recovering from sleeping pill overdose and may seek reelection later, while the party moves to nominate a successor.
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Wayne Hays
Elizabeth Ray
Capitol Hill
House
Hays
Barnsville
Ohio
House Democratic
Congress
Carol Clawson
Evacuation of Americans from Lebanon Ordered by Ford
President Ford ordered the U S Embassy in Beirut to evacuate by convoy any Americans wishing to leave war torn Lebanon. The plan foresees a route Beirut to Damascus without U S military protection while a British convoy assists with escort and destinations. The move follows the murder of U S Ambassador Francis E Meloy Jr and Robert O Waring and faces security risks from armed groups.
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Waring
Beirut
Damascus
Washington
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Lebanon
Syria
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State Department
Oer
Francis E. Meloy Jr
Robert O. Waring
Sidon
Racial disorders claim 58 lives in South Africa upheaval
In white-ruled South Africa a three day black uprising spread to at least seven areas killing 58 and wounding 788. Police said calm returned in Soweto but violence continued, with Alexandra ablaze and roadblocks in Vosloorus as arrests rose to 208.
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South Africa
Alexandra
James T. Kruger
Soweto
South African Press Association
Vosloorus Township
Natalspruit
Germiston
Vosloorus
University of the North At
Sharpeville
Bay City bridge collapses closing Saginaw River waterway
The Third Street swing bridge in Bay City collapsed at 3:10 a.m. as it opened for a ship, injuring Bridgetender Peter Homewood with minor cuts. Sixty feet of the west end fell into the river. the 200 foot span partially remained attached before tipping. The Coast Guard closed the river to navigation and a replacement is planned.
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Coast Guard
Third Street
Richard Schaner
Bridgetender
Peter Homewood
Schaner
Weekend Showers Expected After Hot Day
After a sunny hot day today showers and thundershowers are likely tonight and Saturday with a 70 percent rain chance. Tonight's low will be in the upper 60s and Saturday's high near 80. The extended outlook shows showers and thundershowers through Tuesday with highs near 90 and lows around 70.
Firing squad demanded in Angolan trial
In Luanda the court heard a plea for the death penalty for 13 mercenaries captured in Angola's civil war. Ten are British and three are American. Prosector Rui Monteiro denounced imperialism and Kissinger as he urged capital punishment for mercenarism. The Americans on trial include Daniel Gearhart, Gary Acker, and Gustavo Grillo.
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Angola
Rui Monteiro
Monteiro
Britain
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
Revolutionary People’s Tribunal
Daniel Gearhart
Kensington
Gary Acker
Sacramento
Calif
Gustavo Grillo
Jersey City
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