U S Ambassador Missing in Lebanon Amid Civil War Tensions
American Ambassador Francis E. Meloy Jr. vanished while crossing Beirut's front line between Muslim and Christian sectors. Reports say he, along with aide Robert Waring and the driver, may have been kidnapped by armed gunmen. The embassy confirmed the disappearance as militias on both sides joined the search and President-elect Sarkis was to meet Meloy earlier that day.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Francis E. Meloy Jr
U.S
Meloy
Elias Sarkis
Hasmiyeh
Christofer Ross
Robert O. Waring
Zoheir Moghbrabi
Waring
Palestine Liberation Army
Phalangist
National Liberal Party
Tiger
Sarkis
White House
John Carlson
Carlson
United States
Fighting Dies Down Under Agreement
Beirut reports that Syria agreed to lift blockades of Beirut and other cities and that Lebanese Christians accepted a Pan Arab peacekeeping force. Night clashes killed 45 and 62 people in Moslem-Christian fighting. Palestinian camps near Sidon saw 10 dead and 11 wounded as Syrian shells hit refugees. The Syrian column remained near Arkoub with Marjayoun endangered, while Jalloud pressed for a staged withdrawal and mediation between Syria and Iraq.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Sidon
Arkoub
Israel
Marjayoun
Ibyan Cromer
Abdel Salem Jalloud
Damascus
Jalloud
Iraq
Beiruta
Bhamdoun
Beirut- Damascus
Fox Run Farms opens riding academy in Scriba Oswego
Patti DeAmbra and her husband Tom Connors launch Fox Run Farms in the Kingdom id area Scriba Oswego. They offer private semi private and group riding lessons plus grooming tack and jumping instruction with plans for an indoor ring and a team by summer's end.
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Scriba
Patti DeAmbra
Oswego
Patti
Patrick DeAmbra
Auburn Community College
5-H Acres
Cortland
Hurricane Hills
Auburn
Kingdom Id
Fox Run Farms
Tom
Connors
Brown Keeps Delegates
California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr holds his delegates for the Democratic race with no plans to release them. Brown's spokesman Fred Epstein responded after Rhode Island party leaders suggested he might bow out of the contest.
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Associated Press
California
Edmund G. Brown, Jr
Jimmy Carter
Brown
Fred Epstein
Rhode Island
Charles T. Reilly
Lighting proposal at Leighton field costs Oswego district 168000
The Oswego School District Board reviewed a McGraw Edison report proposing three banks of lights at Leighton field with east and west banks for night games and security. Operating costs estimate 5800 yearly for 4000 hours. football lights about 16 per hour.
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Leighton Field
Oswegon
Robert Santoro
Darwin G. Carlson
Carlson
Supt
Joseph Dehm
Frankzzoli
William Shannon
Paegg Beth
Francis J. Furfaro
Caseletta
Charles Turner
Santoro
Suspended Deputies Seek Binding Arbitration in Civil Case
State Supreme Court Justice Leo Hayes ruled the county sheriff s department personnel are subject to binding arbitration under the Civil Service Employees Association. Investigators Robert Wheeler and Gerald La Prate, suspended last year for conservation-law violations, and Henry McConnell face arbitration after a civil compromise. Arbitration would be conducted by a representative of the American Arbitration Association and is expected to begin later in the summer.
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State Supreme Court
Leo Hayes
Henry McConnell
Williamstown
Wheeler
CSEA
Weather Summary for the 24 Hour Period Ending 8 AM
The period saw a mean temperature of 81 with a high of 94 in 1876 and a low of 44 in 1928 notable records. No precipitation reported. Winds SSW 6 to 12 mph shifting to west late. Tonight partly cloudy with low 55 to 60. Thursday mostly sunny with a mid 70s high and light to moderate winds.
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Cares
Oswego Jaycees Thank-You Parade Funders Recognized
The Oswego Jaycees announce they will not seek donations for the July 4 parade in Bicentennial year funded by local governments groups and the Oswego centennial Commission. They will hand out thanks and award over 1000 dollars to parade participants. The lineup includes Black Knights of Oswego Fulton Gauchos a Scottish Pipe Band plus a fife and drum corps with inflatables. Parade steps off at 1 pm July 4 from East Sixth and Bridge Streets.
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Jaycees
Oswegoicentennial Commission
Guediie Oe Saaen
Oswego
Black Knights of
Fulton Gauchos
East Sixth and
Bridge Sts
Times Briefs Highlight Retiring School Board Members
Msgr Farfare and Shannon issue final statements as retiring school board members. A note to William Meany starts a complete on Route 104 East. Charles Finley reports selling a trio amid team personnel changes. Joe Frazier may be nearing retirement from boxing actions.
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Farfare
Shannon
William Meany
Charles Finley
Joe Frazier
Fulton News Briefs Highlights and Obituaries
Local page items cover community updates, brief sports notes, crosswords, and editorial snapshots. Obituaries note residents' passings with concise biographical details and funeral notices. Television and Datebook sections preview upcoming programs and events for readers.
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Fulton News
Carter Gets Platform He Asked For
The Democratic platform panel submitted a noncontroversial platform to Jimmy Carter aimed at uniting the party. They endorsed a national health insurance program a guaranteed minimum income for the poor and a three year plan for full employment with strong defense and détente. Cost estimates place overall programs around 30 billion if not offset by other savings with health insurance financed via payroll tax and general revenues.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Stuart Eizenstat
Atlanta
Orm Carter
Mellon States
Liability worries threaten swine flu vaccination plan
Washington reports that legal risks may derail the plan to vaccinate 215 million Americans this year. Parke, Davis & Co, a major producer with about half the capacity, notified that its liability insurance is canceled and seeks government reimbursements for potential claims.
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Washington
Parke, Davis & Co
U.S
Blaze at Van Nuys chemical plant evacues 44
Thick white fumes poured from a cleaning chemical plant in Van Nuys causing an evacuation of 44 people. The plant fire sent several residents, police officers, and deputies to hospitals and two sheriff's deputies and two dozen firefighters were among those affected.
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van Nuys
Som
Manane Eee
Rtment
Arbuc
Hiesal
UN Security Council Extends Peacekeeping Mission Six Months
The United Nations Security Council extended the 12 year old peacekeeping force for six months in a 13 to 0 vote. China and Benin did not vote, with the mandate expiring at 12:01 Wednesday EDT.
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United Nations, N.Y
United Nations Security Council
U.N
Council
China
Benin
Dahomey
West Point Cheating Scandal Reaches Eleven Convictions
The tally of cadets convicted of cheating at the U S Military Academy rises to 11 as authorities continue the probe into one of the academy's worst cheating scandals. A Friday board will hear more of 158 cadets charged by the honor committee or internal panels appealing cheating accusations or tolerating cheating. The case涉及 about 20 percent of the Class of 1977 and centers on alleged collaboration on an electrical engineering take home exam.
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West Point
N.Y
CUNY Staff Accept Two Week Holiday Time Plan
More than 16 000 professional staff at the City University of New York agreed to treat the two week shutdown as vacation and research time and work an extra two weeks to finish the term. The City Controller approved 2.5 million dollars for 6 500 nonteaching employees to cover the period ending June 4.
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NEW York
City University of New York
Dem
Robert Kibbee
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