National guard rebuffs rebels in Rivas amid reinforcements
In Nicaragua, the national guard rushed fresh reinforcements to Rivas as government forces said they repulsed an attack and cleared most rebels, while rebels claimed control and were mobbing the town. The clash near Managua arises as Sandinistas eye a provisional government.
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Tom Wells
Associated Press
Managua
Nicaragua
National Guard
Rivas
Anastasio Somoza
Radio Sandino
Somoza
Costa Rica
U.S
Washington
Lawrence Pezzullo
Ambler Moss
Robbery hits York University dorm finds jewelry stolen
A York University student from Guyana reports his dorm room was ransacked while he showered. He says his father, a Cambridge University official, had left 14,000 in jewelry with him for safekeeping, plus more than 4,000 in cash.
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Toronto
Guyana
Kris Banerjee
York University
Cambridge University
England
First woman to command Coast Guard cutter seizes $1 million marijuana
Cape Current under Lt. j.g. Susan Ingalls Moritz seized a cabin cruiser 75 miles southeast of Miami and confiscated about 30,000 pounds of marijuana. Six people aboard the Miami-based vessel David were arrested. identities not released.
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Miami
Coast Guard
Cape Current
J.g. Susan Ingalls Moritz
Dan Dowell
David
Moritz
Lake
Carter cancels major energy policy speech on TV
Washington AP reports President Carter canceled the nationwide energy policy address scheduled for Thursday night. A White House official said the decision came because the president felt the speech or its delivery was not ready, with Powell declining to offer further details. A draft had been delivered at Camp David hours earlier, and aides cited discussions with Hamilton Jordan before the cancelation. Carter aimed to outline causes of the energy crisis and its economy effects, with concrete proposals to come in 10 to 14 days after further Capitol Hill consultation.
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Washington
Carter
White House
Jody Powell
Camp David
Powell
Hamilton Jordan
Capitol Hill
British bankers freed after $10 million El Salvador ransom
Two British bankers Ian Massie and Michael Chatterton, held for seven months by Marxist guerrillas in El Salvador, were reunited with their wives in Houston after a $10 million ransom was paid. They will hold a news conference with Lloyds Bank International while seeking medical examinations.
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Houston
el Salvador
Ian C. Massie
Michael Chatterton
Lloyds Bank International
Massie
San Salvador
Chatterton
Bank of London
South America
Lloyds
William F. Niehous
Toledo
Ohio
Venezuela
Latin America
Associated Press
Strauss Presses Mideast Talks With Own Agenda
U S Presidential envoy Robert Strauss joins stalled Israeli Egyptian negotiations in Alexandria and says he may propose his own agenda to jump start talks on the autonomy plan for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. He pledged an active role and said the United States will be more aggressive to break the deadlock.
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Nicolas B. Tatro
Associated Press
Alexandria
Egypt
U.S
Robert Strauss
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Camp David
Strauss
Texas
United States
Israel
Jerusalem
Holiday death toll 120 during limited Fourth of July travel
The Associated Press reports 120 deaths on Fourth of July traffic as travel limited by gas concerns and a short celebration. Safety officials estimated 120 to 180 deaths possible 6 p.m. Tuesday to midnight Wednesday, with 110 expected in a non-holiday period. Previous records show four-day weekends yielding higher tolls, including 706 last year and 758 in 1972. The lone 1973 peak saw 194 deaths in one day.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Five shot to death in latest gang violence
Charlotte police investigate the execution style killings of five Outlaws at the group headquarters, amid a violent feud with Hell's Angels. Two victims were identified as William Allen, 22, of Charlotte, and Bridgette Benfield, 17, of Mount Holly.
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Charlotte
N.C
Hell's Angels and Outlaws
Outlaws
Hell’s Angels
Mecklenburg County
D.G. Lutrick
Washington
Walter Hilderman
Charlotte Observer
Hell's Angels
Hiderman
Canada
William Allen
Bridgette Benfield
Mount Holly
Bill ‘‘Chains
Flamont
Byrd explains Senate role in SALT treaty process
Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd and Ambassador Malcolm Toon briefed President Brezhnev and Soviet officials in Yalta and Moscow on how the Senate shares responsibility with the president for enacting the SALT treaty. Brezhnev warned that amendments would end negotiations.
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Moscow
Senate
Robert Byrd
Malcolm Toon
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Byrd
Brezhnev
Yalta
Andrei A. Gromyko
Carter
West Virginia
Democrat
Kremlin
Soviet Union
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