French Communist Party Leaves Political Ghetto Gains in Cities
The French Communist Party shifts from a rigid ghetto image to a pragmatic stance as it gains electoral strength in 60 cities, with 19 new city hall representations. The left alliance with Socialists edges toward power ahead of the 1978 Parliament elections.
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Paris
Communist Party
Valery Giscard d'Estaing
Moscow
Soviet Union
Europe
Stalin
West
Andrus Pushes Timetable to Tap Gulf Gas Reserves
Interior Secretary Cecil Andrus vows a rolling report system to accelerate tapping of untapped Gulf of Mexico gas fields. He will press for immediate production if firms withhold output, aiming to restore storage by next November and prevent future shortages.
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Washington
Cecil Andrus
Gulf of Mexico
Andrus
Tve
Franklin Roosevelt
Wuely
World War II remains hunted on Saipan by Japanese volunteers
On Saipan, Japanese volunteers continue searching for World War II dead as 12 U.S. pilots are flown home. Akimoto says up to half of the 40,000 to 50,000 Japanese soldiers and dependents died here over 30 years ago and may remain unfound.
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Saipan
Mariana Islands
U.S
Vietnam
Pacific Island
Dan E. Akimoto
Northern Mariana Islands
Weekend Weather Outlook For Tonight And Sunday
Rain and snow are likely this evening and Sunday with lows near 30 tonight. The high tomorrow is expected to reach the mid-40s.
Mobutu visits Shaba region amid invasion in progress
President Mobutu Sese Seko flies to the southern Shaba province to assess the conflict with separatist forces. He plans visits to Kolwezi and Lubumbashi as Zaire hopes to recapture Kasaji while invaders push toward Mutshatsha near the Angolan border.
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Zaire
Kinshasa
Mobutu Sese Seko
Shaba
Mobutu
Kolwezi
Lubumbashi
Katanga
Angola
Mutshatsha
Kasaji
Washington
Ate
Moise ‘Tshombe
Congo Republic Seizes Power After Ngouabi Assassination
A Congo Republic power shift follows the assassination of President Ngouabi at the army staff HQ. Capt. Kikadidi is named the suspect, with the regime declaring an imperialist-backed commando attack. Ngouabi had seized power in 1968 and led a leftist course until his death.
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Camille Chamoun
Chamoun
Lebanon
Chouf
Beirut
Radio
Ngouabi
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Highland Morrow
Jahn
Falcons
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Los Angeles
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Pasadena
Cleveland (Ap
Ashby Leach
Leach
Atlanta
U.S. Army Chief of Staff
United States
Bernard W. Rogers
Kamal Jumblatt
Arab League
Jumblatt
Walid
Congo
Congo Republic
Hanoi
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