Mutinous pockets press Portugal but base at Tancos held
Lisbon reports stubborn mutinous leftist pockets in the Portuguese armed forces. Paratroops who led last Tuesday’s revolt withdrew to Tancos and refuse to recognize central authority while authorities seek peaceful surrender. UN security council to discuss Golan Heights mandate extension with Damascus sources saying Assad agreed. Russian Orthodox and Baptist leaders contest Soviet religious oppression charges. Postal Service measures amid holiday mail surge. Grand Ole Opry marks 50 years with Uncle Jimmy Thompson and George Hay. Teng Hsiao-ping seen consolidating power in China ahead of Ford’s China trip. Caroline Kennedy parties in London on 18th birthday. Slain Irish terrorists linked to Ross McWhirter suspect. Coretta King calls for reopening King assassination probe. Texas Thanksgiving weekend deaths tally reaches 11. New York court orders state lottery disbanded with Carey planning new system.
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Tancos
Tanco
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Ford proposes loans to New York City to avert default
President Ford backs a federal loan package to New York City totaling up to 2.3 billion dollars with a 1978 expiry. The plan would require annual repayment with interest at the going rate plus a possible 1 percent surcharge, and gives the federal government first claim on city funds. City and state officials warn of continued painful fiscal burdens before a solution is in place.
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New York City
Toyear Loan Authority
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Terest
Britain’s NHS faces greatest crisis in 27 years
London AP describes a widening NHS work slowdown as thousands of hospital doctors halt nonurgent admissions and limit care to emergencies from Thursday. Some doctors in Scotland stayed away from protest while specialists threaten to limit private patient access, raising waiting lists beyond 500,000 for nonurgent ops.
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Britain
Scotland
National Health Service
NHS
Ists
Labor
Social Service
Barbara Castle
Rains aid extinguishing Los Angeles brush fires in hills
Fires raged across timbered and brush-covered hills north and east of Los Angeles for five days, burning about 100 square miles and damaging 40 structures. Rain helped, ending mop-up as crews reduced the danger of floods. Total damages around 17.5 million with significant firefighting costs. Local officials expect further accounting.
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San Gabriel Mountains
Dave Waite
U.S. Forest Service
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Fromme jurors refuse interviews after trial
In Sacramento Judge Thomas J. MacBride said the Lynette Fromme jury, sequestered for three weeks, asked for no public exposure after convicting her of attempting to shoot President Ford. Jurors could not be reached on Thanksgiving Day, and Sandra Good warned of violence against opponents of the Manson cult.
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Charles Manson
Lynette Fromme
Ford
U.S. District Court
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Sandra Good
Miss Fromme
Manson
Sharon Tate
Miss Good
State Capitol
Journalists urge Supreme Court to overturn Nebraska blackout ruling
The Society of Professional Journalists says Justice Blackmun should reverse the Nebraska decision banning reporting on confessions and prosecutors remarks in the Simants murder case. SDX cites First and Sixth Amendment conflicts, urges sequestering juries rather than prior restraint to preserve public trust.
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Society of Professional Journalists
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Nebraska
Grant Dillman
SDX
National Freedom of Information Committee
Blackmun
Erwin Charles Simants
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