Protests At Convention Verbal Not Violent Outside Rally
Kansas City AP report describes 300 protesters outside the Republican nominating convention as Billy Bright and his followers clash verbally with gospel singers. Police kept distance while a coalition organized the scene. organizers predicted larger crowds but turnout was ~250. Officers noted no mob threat despite tensions and lingering antiwar and CIA conspiracy chants.
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Kansas City
Billy Bright
Billy
Kemper Arena
America
Nam
Nixon
CIA
Chicago
Leftists Fight to Defend Mountains Near Beirut in Lebanon War
Kamal Jumblatt vows fight to the death against Christian and Syrian forces attempting to drive Muslim and Palestinian fighters from the mountains east of Beirut. Abu Zeid Dourdah and Yasir Arafat seek support, while Franjieh demands Palestinian withdrawal. Intermittent clashes worsen Beirut’s Chiyah and Ein Rummaneh sectors with about 70 killed and 100 wounded.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Kamal Jumblatt
Abu Zeid Dourdah
Jumblatt
Yasir Arafat
Libya
Brumblatt
Suleiman Franjieh
Tal Zaatar
Meten
Hammana
Bhamdoun
Chiyah
Ein Rummaneh
Viking Probes Test Mars Soil For Life Signals
In Pasadena NASA scientists run pyrolytic release tests on Martian soil with Viking 1 while Viking 2 prepares for landing and awaits further instructions. If sterilized samples show no activity, microbial life could be ruled out. if activity returns, a chemical reaction may be responsible. A report on the experiment is due Monday.
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Pasadena
Calif
Viking 1
Viking 2
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Atlantic offshore oil and gas leases approved for sale
The United States appeals court cleared the way for the first Atlantic Ocean lease sale, 876,750 acres 60 miles south of New York, with bids to determine rights to oil and gas worth billions. The decision halts delays and sets hearings for environmental questions the week of September 27 as energy independence goals drive the program.
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Interior Department
Atlantic Ocean
Oil Company
Long Island
Delaware
Maryland
New Jersey
Virginia
Atlantic
Baltimore Canyon
2Nd
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court
Jack Weinstein
Weinstein
Asst
U.S. Atty. J
Christopher Jensen
Jensen
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