Vietnam War Missing in Southeast Asia talks scene
Washington reports informal word that North Vietnamese and Vietcong representatives are willing to meet U.S. congressmen about Americans missing in the Vietnam war. Chairman Montgomery said embassy staffers relayed the offer to the Select Committee on Persons Missing in Southeast Asia.
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Washington
House
U.S
G.V
Sonny’’ Montgomery
D-Miss
Select Committee On
Southeast Asia
Franco dies as Spain faces power struggle and transition
General Francisco Franco, western Europe's last dictator, dies after a 34 day illness in Madrid. His death sets up a clash between Francoist supporters and pro democracy forces as Spain prepares to crown Prince Juan Carlos I and launch reforms. The nation braces for political upheaval.
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Franco
Spain
Fenton Wheeler
Associated Press
Madrid
Europe
Francisco Franco
Leon Herrera
Juan Carlos de Borbon
Alfonso XIII
Juan Carlos I
Don Juan
October Inflation Rises Amid Higher Grocery Prices
Inflation quickened in October with a seven tenths rise driven by steep grocery costs. The Labor Department said the 12 month CPI stood at 7.6 percent, led by food along with gains in cars, clothing, fuel oil, mortgage rates, and auto insurance.
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Washington
Labor Department
Cuban troops boost MPLA in Angola civil war
About 1,000 Cuban combat troops have flown into Luanda to bolster the Soviet backed MPLA army as part of a broader reinforcement of 1,500 infantrymen and advisers. A northern offensive was announced to seize Carmona while FNLA forces north of Luanda and a mercenary armored column on the southern front shape the fighting.
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Luanda
Angola
Popular Movement
MPLA
Carmona
Henrique
Iko
Carrreira
Tional Front
FNLA
Holden Roberto
Reagan Declares Candidacy Against Ford and Washington
Ronald Reagan launched his White House bid criticizing a Washington buddy system he blamed for inflation unemployment and excessive government. He warned the capital’s influence hurts workers and urged a government that serves the people, pointing to California governance as proof he can cut welfare and reform fiscal policy.
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London
Harold Wilson
Scotland
Wales
Donald Stewart
Walter R. Mears
Washington (Ap
Ronald Reagan
White House
Ford
Washington
California
U.S
Soviet Union
Washington, D.C
Reagan
Congress
America
Women in crime rise as system lags, LEAA official says
New York AP report notes deputy chief Charles R. Work warns of a growing female crime trend neglected by criminology and the courts. He cites lack of research on causes and prevention, limited educational or vocational chances for women offenders, and a male‑dominated justice system. Work resigns to join a Washington firm. FBI data show rising female arrests and a 68 percent increase over five years. There are about 16,000 women inmates in federal, state, and local prisons.
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Austin
Tex
Secretary of the
Senate
Charles Schnabel
Travis County District Attorney's Office
Dist
Atty
Bob Smith
Albany
N.Y
Ford
Hugh Carey
New York City
New York
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Charles R. Work
SEAA
Work
Plas
Washington
LEAA
California
Lynette Fromme
Sara Jane Moore
FBI
Trucker strike quiet start in Texas Valley
AP report from Pharr Texas notes a quiet start to a truckers strike by the Produce Haulers of Texas over a 25 percent rate increase. Support from out-of-state drivers may bring roadblocks along U S 281 and U S 77, with DPS promising to keep highways open while avoiding violence.
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Gary Garrison
Associated Press
Pharr
Tex
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
David Coors
Coers
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Arkansas
South Texas
U.S. 281
U.S. 77
DPS
Wilson E. Speir
Speir
Trucker
Mike Parkhurst
Overdrive Magazine
McAllen-Pharr
Willis Devnes
Texas Citrus and Vegetable Growers and Shipers Association
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San Diego
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Herman Barnett
Demos
Judiciary Committee
Lebanon
Beirut
Wilson
Fromme
Sacramento
Calif
Miss Fromme
U.S. District Court
Thomas MacBride
John Virgo
San Antonio
U.S. Air Force
James R. Allen
Air Force Academy
Allen
Schnable
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Caroline
Lisbon
Portugal
Francisco da Costa Gomes
Jose Pinheiro de Azevedo
Carey
Barcelona
la Pax Hospital
Pardo Palace
National Palace
Plaza de Oriente
Juan Carlos
Henry Wallace
Harry Truman
J. Edgar Hoover
Himmler
Wallace
Iowa City
Hoover
Blas Pinar
United States
China
Zaire
Northwest
Texas Department of Public Safety
Raymondville
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