Rockefeller tours quake area as evacuations expand
Vice President Nelson Rockefeller toured northern Italy’s quake zone and urged continued relief. Authorities ordered evacuation of 2,230 residents from four villages amid threats of landslides, as more than 100,000 homeless huddle in tent cities and aid from the United States and Soviet Red Cross arrives.
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Brezhnev salutes wartime comrades in Moscow ceremony
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev in Army uniform with marshal’s star met surviving veterans of the 8th Army and praised their huge contribution to victory over fascism and their postwar work.
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Christians clash in Lebanon battlefronts amid rising toll
In eastern Lebanon Christians clashed with Muslims across two fronts near Faraya and Mt Lebanon. A BBC spokesman reported 88 killed and 116 wounded, pushing total casualties to over 18,300 in the month-long fighting. Police noted the heaviest fighting along an 11 mile sector near the Faraya ski area northeast of Beirut.
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Lebanon clashes threaten village fronts near Zahleh
News from Beirut and Tel Aviv report ongoing Christian Muslim clashes after the election of President-elect Elias Sarkis. Christian forces push on villages while Zahleh garrison seeks relief. Israel issues special alert for Independence Day amid Arab disturbances.
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US delegates seek to curb Kenya trade talks impact on Ford bid
American officials at the Nairobi UNCTAD conference push to avoid a clash that could hurt Ford’s campaign. They oppose a Third World driven stockpile fund for 10 basic commodities, favoring limited price agreements and a later central fund within World Bank oversight.
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Americans warned against travel to Rhodesia
The US Embassy urged Americans not to travel to or within Rhodesia amid unsettled conditions and rising guerrilla attacks from Mozambique. Nationals in Rhodesia were advised to exercise extreme caution and plan to leave if the situation worsens. In Salisbury 150 exiled ANC militants were arrested as part of a political military push against guerrillas backing white minority rule.
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