Widow seeks $5000 to recover Gearhart body from Angola
Angolan authorities demand 5000 to return Daniel Gearhart's body after his execution as a mercenary. His widow Sheila Gearhart, four children, and church and government figures discuss owed debt, advance pay, and efforts to secure a funeral. U.S. officials condemn the action amid failed relief attempts.
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Washington
Daniel Gearhart
Africa
Sheila Gearhart
Soldier of Fortune
Gearhart
Kensington
Angola
CIA
Charles McC Mathias
Lisbon
U.S
Mathias
Christians tighten grip near Tripoli amid civil war toll
Christians report overrun of Moslem strongholds in Koura and say they are within grenade range of Tripoli as clashes surge across Lebanon. Syrian troops and tanks shell refugee camps near Tripoli while Palestinians accuse attacks on their forces and Lebanese leftists. Health and security sources put the 36 hour death toll above 325, part of a 15 month war tally exceeding 32,000. The siege of Tal Zaatar enters its 22nd day with Christians claiming a major building seized.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Koura
Tripoli
Nahr el Bared
Badawi
Baalbek
Sidon
Tal Zaatar
Viking 1 landing site may be unsafe
Early photos suggest the third proposed Viking 1 landing site on Mars could be too rough for touchdown. Jet Propulsion Laboratory officials caution that additional images and radar data may reveal a smoother area on the Western Front, amid reports of mare plains and widely spaced craters in uncharted regions.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mars
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Miss Israel Messinger Crowned Miss Universe
Rina Messinger of Israel wins Miss Universe becoming the country’s first holder. She weeps with joy and hopes to visit Arab nations one day despite current political tensions. She expresses pride in representing Israel and a desire for peaceful future.
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Rina Messinger
Israel
Finland
Anne Marie Pohtamo
Miss Messinger
Hong Kong
Canadians Tour Vietnam Finds Mixed Destruction and Revival
Murray Hiebert and Linda Hiebert, back from a Vietnam motor trip, report widespread destruction in the north yet note a revived lifestyle in Da Nang and Hue. They describe substantial reconstruction along roads, railways, and public buildings from Hanoi to Quang Ngai. The Hieberts are Mennonite Central Committee members who aided both sides during the Indochina war.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Vietnam
da Nang
Hue
Murray Hiebert
Linda
Hanoi
Quang Ngai
South Vietnam
Hieberts
Mennonite Central Committee
Hieberts describe heavy reconstruction in North Vietnam
The Hieberts told the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand that women do much of the heavy reconstruction in North Vietnam carrying mud on bamboo poles and filling road and railway beds. They noted widespread poverty, scarce cloth, and refugee-like housing. They observed food shortages and slow recovery from war damage. They reported North Vietnam desires normal U.S. relations and aid, with southern Communists seen as tougher and more anti American. Hue and Da Nang showed little change.
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Hieberts
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of
Thailand
Vietnam
Hanoi
North Vietnam
United States
Hiebert
Hue
Imperial
da Nang
South Vietnam
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Malcolm Fraser
Italy
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