Beirut battles intensify as Christian Moslem forces clash
In Beirut and eastern Lebanon, Christian and Moslem militias bombarded residential districts amid Arab League mediation. About 120 killed and 180 wounded as shelling escalated in southern Beirut and the surrounding mountains. over 33,000 dead since 1975. Palestinian shelling set multiple buildings ablaze. Phalange leaders demand Palestinian withdrawal before any ceasefire.
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Lebanon
Arab League
Tron
Chirah
Ein Rummanen
An Nahar
Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
Mohammed Hassan Ghoneih
Phalange
Ghoneim
Five Burned Critically In Tanker Crash Overpass Blaze
FLEXT Mich AP five persons were critically burned Thursday night when a tank truck carrying liquid propane gas lost control on an Interstate overpass and crashed to Interstate 73. One large explosion and several smaller blasts sparked a spectacular fire. The fire scorched a wide area and parts of the tanker were found up to a third of a mile away.
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Flext
Mich
Vienna Paper Endorses Ford Amid Mixed Reactions
The Vienna daily Die Presse endorses President Ford, labeling him mediocre yet trustworthy, while critics question his foreign policy stance. International comments vary from Handelsblad calling his win a minor relief to bookmakers favoring Carter, and El Universal blasting the GOP platform as ultra-conservative.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Ford
United States
Die Presse
Jimmy Carter
Handelsblad
Rotterdam
Ronald Heagan
London
Ladbrokes
William Hil
Carter
Georgia
Mexico City
el Universal
Russia
Panama
Panama Canal
Riots in South Africa Kill 19 More Blacks Near Port Elizabeth
Police report 19 additional black deaths over three days of rioting in black townships near Port Elizabeth raising the national toll to at least 252 dead since mid June. Factories attacked, curbs on movement, and calls from industry leaders for political and economic reforms amid apartheid conditions.
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Esburg
South Africa
Iap
Port Elizabeth
Cape Town
Johannesburg
Pretoria
Improved conditions urged in black Africa townships
South Africa's industrialists urge sweeping changes in township living and employment. The Transvaal Chamber of Industries sent a memorandum to Prime Minister Vorster as rioting blacks attacked plants, raising dead to at least 233 and injuries to about 1,500 since mid June. They call for self government in townships, better housing and an end to job discrimination, arguing for blacks to be permanent residents rather than temporary workers within apartheid.
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Port Elizabeth
South Africa
Transvaal Chamber of Industries
John Vorster
Johannesburg
Smoke detector malfunctions probe by safety commission
The Consumer Product Safety Commission reports several cases of alleged malfunctions in BRK Electronics Model SSuv-series smoke detectors. BRK said about 220 of 110,000 units may be affected and began a voluntary recall with notices to factory reps, distributors, builders, and state fire marshals.
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Washington
Consumer Product Safety Commission
An Wines
BRK Electronics
Aurora
Til
Dennis Clair
BRK
Nonaligned leaders back from Colombo call for new world economic order
At the Colombo summit, 35 nations urged a restructuring of global wealth and technology flows while criticizing the United States and Western allies. They proposed a Third World commercial bank and oil embargo talk against France and Israel over South Africa ties, with limited chances of embargo success.
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Sri Lanka
United States
North America
Europe
Japan
France
South Africa
Israel
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
U.N Security Council
United Nations
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