Beirut clashes near Parliament amid sectarian fighting
In Beirut, Moslem and Christian gunmen fought near Lebanon's Parliament forcing deputies to flee in armored cars. The Holiday Inn burned as battles raged around hotels, with U S embassy hit and 6 000 killed over seven months and property losses exceeding 3 4 billion.
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Beirut, Lebanon
Lebanon
Trict
Pierre Gemayel
Christian Phalange Party
Rashid Karami
Associated Press
Aly Mahmoud
U.S
Christian Phalangist Party
Mour
Beirut
Equal Credit Opportunity Act expands rights for applicants
The act bans asking about child plans and presuming parental status from age. Over three years new rights roll out. by Jan 31 1976 any lender must explain declined applications. Rejected applicants may request oral or written reasons and creditors provide a model reply. Phasing in begins Saturday with access to individual credit ratings for married women.
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Federal Reserve Board
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Reserve
Franco Clings to Life as He Plans Succession
Generalissimo Francisco Franco remains gravely ill in Madrid. Bulletin notes a brief afternoon improvement and a normal pulse but confirms congestive heart failure persists. A spokesman reports Franco spoke with family and remained tranquil and lucid as medical conditions fluctuated.
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Madrid
Spain
Francisco Franco
Juan Carlos de Borbon
Franco
Pardo Palace
Middletown Weather Forecast Sees Showers Tonight
A chance of showers late tonight in the Middletown area with lows in the 40s. Wednesday brings cloudy skies and highs in the 60s. The extended outlook calls for fair skies Thursday through Saturday.
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Middletown
Pisa Tower Leaning Adjusted Amid Foundation Studies
Government experts pool ideas to stabilize the Leaning Tower of Pisa after months of shifting soil. The 179 foot structure, drawing over 60 000 visitors yearly, sits 17 feet off plumb as engineers propose driving piles and soil treatments to correct the tilt.
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I . Tagliavini
Food stamp losses big in late 1974
The Agriculture Department reports about 192,353 households were incorrectly certified for food stamps in the second half of 1974, with roughly 78 million in benefits overpaid. An additional 24 million in stamps were not issued to qualified recipients, totaling a net loss of about 132 million out of 928.88 million paid to nonpublic-assistance families.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Usda Asst
Richard Feltner
Robert Dole
R Kans
Feltner
USDA
Voters to Decide Youth Service Levy and Local Posts
Butler County residents will vote on a two tenths mill levy for the Youth Service Bureau and on three Lemon Township Board of Trustees candidates. State Issue 7 to end bedsheet ballots is explained. Election guidance urged for November 4.
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Butler County
Youth Service Bureau
Lemon Township Board of Trustees
Scouts debating coed Girl Scouts spark convention clash
At the 40th national Girl Scout convention in Washington 1800 delegates weigh admitting boys and starting a mini program for under 6. Most speakers oppose coed membership arguing girls would lose identity and autonomy while proponents claim higher enrollment and coequal status.
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Washington
Clye Bridges
Hibbing
Minn
Virginia Fell
Harvey, Ill
Long Beach, Calif
Girl Scout Council
Gasoline price hike coverup alleged by Rep Aspin
Rep Les Aspin charges government suppression of Bureau of Labor Statistics figures showing regular gasoline up 8.1 percent nationwide since July 4 weekend. He cites regional surges from 7 to 9.9 percent with western south central and Wisconsin-Illinois-Indiana-Michigan-Ohio among hardest hit. A spokesman blames bureaucratic inertia for not releasing the data.
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Washington
Les Aspin
D-Wis
Aspin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Department
Wisconsin
Wisconsin-Ilinois
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Pacific States
New England
Middle Atlantic
Southeastern
South Central
Southcentral
Pacific
Eastern Southcentral
Western Northcentral
Wisconsin- Illinois
Indiana-Michigan
Ohioan identified in Salem crash death
The body of the second pilot killed in a mid air crash near Salem was identified as David March 31 of Portsmouth Ohio Police said fingerprint checks were difficult due to the condition of the body found in the wreckage in eastern Washtenaw County
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Salem, Mich
Salem
David March
Portsmouth
Ohio
Washtenaw County
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