Cease-fire gains shield amid Lebanese conflict and derailment
In Beirut the 6 a m truce reduced casualties though sporadic shelling continued. Seven killed and eight wounded. 6 to 12 dead from a village market strike near the Israeli border. Syrian and Palestinian forces report calm on fronts near Beirut while Arab peacekeeping plans loom. A derailed Central train near Millhaven GM yard carries wood. no injuries reported.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Elias Sarkis
Bhamdoun
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Sarkis
U S and Vietnam Move Toward Preliminary Talks
After six months of exchange, the United States and Vietnam plan to hold Paris talks on normalizing relations. Officials stress nonconfrontational talks to test waters before hard bargaining, aiming for a full accounting of 800 MIAs. Carter criticizes Ford on MIA findings amid stalled aid dispute.
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United States
Vietnam
U.S
Paris
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Carter
Indochina
Carter Ford
Sep A. Wnissinger
Eee
Hanoi
Ford Administration
South Vietnam
U.S. Congress
United Nations
Ireland President resigns amid antiterrorism dispute
Dublin officials announce the resignation of President Carroll O'Daly following a clash over the government's antiterrorist legislation. Four days earlier Defense Minister Patrick Donegan called him a thundering disgrace for questioning the constitutionality of the measures.
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Dublin
Ireland
Carroll O'Daly
Patrick Donegan
Saturday Opening Now Set
A Coast Guard inquiry into the George Prince ferry collision near Luling is delayed while investigators assemble a board. Rescue teams struggle with currents and mud as 53 missing and 18 survivors are tallied from the ferry capsizing that killed about 75, with radio calls between the tanker Frosta and the ferry cited as a potential avertive factor.
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Coast Guard
Luling
Gulf of Mexico
Clyde T. Lusk
Marine Inspection Office
Colombo
Frosta
Lusk
George Oberholtzer
Destrehan
Oberholtzer
Opposition grows in Italian communists alongside government pact
Readers note rising opposition among Italian Communist party voters as the party cooperates with the Christian Democratic government. Forecasts cover Union and multiple parishes with partly cloudy to mild conditions. Saturday highs reach 70s with a 30 percent rain chance, cooler Sunday and Monday.
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Bienville
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Winn
Morehouse
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Prana
W. Carroll
EK. Carroll
Madison
Tensas
Grant
LaSalle
Catahoula
Concordia
New Officers Elected for Delta Ouachita Voc Tech Alumni
Twin Cities Chit Chat notes the regular meeting elected Glenda Passerrello as president Betty Swanson as vice president Rita McDrew as secretary treasurer and Virginia Hendrix as reporter. Also mentions Army PFC William H Crowder, son of Mrs Larence Crowder of West Monroe, taking part in NATO Exercise Reforger 76 in Germany.
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Glenda Passerrello
Betty Swanson
Rita McDrew
Virginia Hendrix
William H. Crowder
Larence C. Crowder
Parkwood Dr
West Monroe
Germany
Bavaria
Hessen
NATO
U.S
Belgium
Canada
Priest Is Shot To Death In Homer Rectory
Father Theodore Lelieveld, 50, was shot twice through a screen door at St. Margaret Catholic Church rectory in Homer around 10 p.m. He died after being treated at Shreveport hospital and Minden Medical Center. State Police join investigation. Lelieveld had been in Homer about a year and was originally from Holland.
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News-Star
Minden
HOMER
St. Margaret Catholic Church
J. R. Oakes
Oakes
Theodore Lelieveld
Shreveport
Minden Medical Center
Lelieveld
Now You Know
United Press International notes that about 2,200 thunderstorms are active worldwide at any moment, illustrating the planet’s dynamic weather system.
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United Press International
Dream Find: 1940 Plymouth Reveals 177 Miles
Milwaukee AP All he found in a dusty barn was a near mint 1940 two door Plymouth with 177 miles on its odometer. Allan Waldo, 48, bought the car saying it may be the only pre World War II model in the United States still in original condition.
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Milwaukee
Allan Waldo
United States
Decomposed Body Found Near Pine Street Landing
A badly decomposed body was found today south of the Pine Street landing in Monroe. The victim is unidentified. an unnamed witness found the body at 8:35 a.m. behind a warehouse. Police await coroner findings and say foul play is not yet determined.
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Pine Street Landing
Monroe
Pine St. Landing
Ouachita Parish Grand Jury Returns Five True Bills
The Ouachita Parish Grand Jury reported five true bills from nine cases during a week long fall session to Fourth District Court Judge Robert Farr. Indictments included aggravated rape and second degree murder with bonds set as noted. several cases yielded no true bills and one other aggravated rape arrest is pending. The report praised local facilities and urged funding to hire more registered nurses at E A Conway Memorial Hospital. The forelady is Mrs. Wesley Shafto Jr. and the panel will remain on call for six months.
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Ouachita Parish
Grand Jury
Fourth District Court
Robert Farr
E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital
James Britton Jr
Sheriff's Department
Green Oaks
Louisiana Training Institute
William Booth
H. G. Sullivan
N. H. Knox
Wesley Shafto Jr
FE. A. Conway Hospital
St. Francis
Glenwood
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