Rhodesia Attacks Guerrilla Hubs Near Lusaka and Mozambique
Rhodesian forces struck guerrilla headquarters led by Joshua Nkomo 12 miles north of Lusaka while other units clashed with Robert Mugabe's forces about 50 miles from Maputo. Zambian Radio reported the attack repulsed by gallant Zambian forces.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Joshua Nkomo
Lusaka
Robert Mugabe
Mozambique
Nkomo
Zimbabwe African People’s Union
Zambia
Kenneth Kaunda
South Africa
Mugabe
School bans on coed gym class challenged in Illinois
U S District Judge J Waldo Ackerman barred two central Illinois districts from punishing a Bloomington High School junior and a Normal student for boycotting coed gym classes on religious grounds The suit filed Oct 3 asserts the Pentecostal families say mingling violates church teachings and threatens constitutional rights The injunction suspends penalties pending final ruling and notes attendance in gym depends on state law tied to federal sex discrimination rules
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Springfield, Ill
Illinois
United Pentecostal Church International
Mee
Thes Ee
U.S
Waldo Ackerman
Wesley Ates
Bloomington
Trent
Bloomington High School
William Moody
Normal
Debbie
Ates
Moody
Chiddix Junior High School
Ation
Crime Alert Police Number Card
Public notice urges calling 425 7700 to report crimes or suspicious activity. Emphasizes the police number as the contact point for immediate reporting and safety reminders.
Twenty Years For Woman Beatrice Braude Fired
Beatrice Braude, fired in 1953 during the McCarthy era, sued for back pay and reinstatement after learning she was blacklisted. A federal court denied her claims, ruling she waited too long to sue. the case hinges on documents revealed after 1974 Privacy Act passage. Braude, now a French professor, fought a 25-year battle tied to Judith Coplon’s espionage case.
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Washington
Beatrice Braude
Miss Braude
United States Court of
Europe
U.S. Information Agency
Uncle Sam
USIA
Weather forecast update says mild weekend ahead
Partly cloudy tonight with a low near 40. Friday's high in the low 60s and a morning low of 46 follow yesterday's 65. Overnight rainfall totaled .05 inch. Saturday looks fair with a chance of an occasional shower on Sunday and Monday. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s, lows from the low 40s Saturday to the low 50s by Monday.
Celeste dispute over tax phrasing cited in Ohio race
Ohio Governor Rhodes uses a newspaper parenthetical summary of Lt. Gov. Celeste remarks on income taxes to attack his opponent. Celeste disputes the Blade article, saying he never called for tax increases and that funds for schools should shift toward state generated revenues.
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Columbus, Ohio
Richard F. Celeste
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
The
Blade
Celeste
Deadly shooting rampage leaves four dead in Michigan
State police say a 21 year old, Billy Edward Hardesty of Van Buren Township near Belleville, opened fire with a .22 caliber pump action rifle. The attacker was hospitalized after an exchange of gunfire with troopers at his home. Four victims died and two were wounded in two linked shootings, first at Abigail's Dirty Shame Saloon parking lot then at a nearby home near Interstate 94. Authorities did not release all identities.
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Billy Edward Hardesty
van Buren Township
Belleville
Hardesty
Abigail's Dirty Shame
Washtenaw
Stamps Feature Madonna and Christmas Tree Artwork
The U S Postal Service releases two holiday stamps for this year. One shows Andrea della Robbia’s madonna while the other depicts a Christmas tree with a child on a hobby horse.
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U.S
Andrea Della Robbia
Beiruts Christian sector to see Syrian forces replaced
Saudi Arabian and Sudanese troops prepared to replace Syrian units around Beirut as part of a plan to prevent renewed Christian militias fighting. Lebanese President Elias Sarkis backed a 13 day cease fire extension with the Syrian militias. The Arab Deterrent Force endorsed the plan at a weekend meeting with Syria and fellow contributors. The force includes about 26,000 Syrians, 2,000 Saudis, and 800 Sudanese troops.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Elias Sarkis
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Sudan
Housing budgets strain as families take extra jobs
American families stretch budgets to buy homes as housing starts rise 1.4 percent in September to a pace of 2.07 million for the year. A savings and loan economist notes affordability is at risk if inflation remains high. The United States League of Savings Associations cites that 45 percent of home buyers have two wage earners and the typical 1977 home cost includes $273 monthly mortgage, $60 utilities, $54 taxes, and $13 insurance.
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Washington
Dennis Jacobe
Savings and Loan
United States League of Savings Associations
League
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Eevee
Erma Bombeck Senor
Middletown
University of Massachusetts
Judith Coplon
Miss Coplon
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Toledo Blade
Lucas County
Lisa Tac
Commerce Department
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