Syrians press attacks near Sidon as Cairo talks loom
The Syrian forces pressed their offensive against Palestinian positions east of Beirut and advanced within eight miles of Sidon, aiming to wrap up the campaign before the Arab heads of state summit in Cairo. The report lists other U.S. and international items from Austin to Nice, spanning oil, water bonds, a heroic award, a prison shooting probe, forest goats, tax data, and remarks by Mel Tillis and CBS leadership.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Damascus
Sidon
Cairo
Bolivia mourns after deadly jet crash in Santa Cruz
Bolivia declares three days of national mourning after a chartered Boeing 707 plowed into a street crowd and a soccer practice field, killing more than 100 people including three American crewmen. Officials say many victims were children. 84 bodies identified. Jet Power Inc. and Rodel Enterprises operated the flight.
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William R. Long
Associated Press
Santa Cruz
Bolivia
Hugo Banzer
la Paz
Jet Power Inc
Miami
Rodel Enterprises
Lloyd Aerero Boliviano
Houston
GM suit could push consumer costs for tamperproof goods
Texas Supreme Court was told that if quadraplegic R M Hopkins wins the 1.8 million suit against General Motors, consumers would bear huge costs to make products tamperproof. GM argues Hopkins tampered with the carburetor caused the crash. Hopkins' attorney counters the jury and appeals court misread the evidence.
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LEE Jones Associated Press
Austin, Tex
General Motors
Texas Supreme Court
Page Keeton
University of Texas Law School
R.M. Hopkins Jr
Port Bolivar
Houston
Houston Court of Civil Appeals
Hopkins
Mrs Medders jailed after theft charge and hospital stay
Margaret Medders, tied to the North Texas millionaire Medders family, languished in a Los Angeles area hospital awaiting a Friday preliminary hearing on theft charges. Co-defendant Sol Fielding dismissed the allegations, claiming the charges are ludicrous as they discuss use of a stolen credit card to pay bills.
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Dallas, Tex
Margaret Medders
Los Angeles
Sol Fielding
Medders
Muenster
Tex
Memphis, Tenn
Fielding
Brentwood
Calif
Associated Press
Memphis
Colonial Acres
Dallas
North Texas
Carroll Sinclair
Carrollton
Sol
Beverly Hilton
Lawyer argues blue law violates right to shop in Texas
Gibson's discounts argues the 1961 Texas blue law restricting weekend sales breaches the right to shop. Bardwell Odum of Dallas urged the Supreme Court to strike down the law listing 46 merchandise categories barred on Saturdays and Sundays. The Dallas district court injunction previously stopped Gibson's from selling full ranges on weekends. The issues echo positions when the act was upheld in 1969.
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Austin, Tex
Texas
Gibson's Discount Stores
Supreme Court
Bardwell D. Odum
Dallas
High Court
Gibson's
John H. Hagler
Dallas District Attorney's Office
A-bomb replay shocks Japanese at CAF air show
Harlingen Texas AP report on the Confederate Air Force reenactment of the Hiroshima bombing during CAF Air Show 76. The Japanese protest the mock drop as a historic crime while CAF officials say the display teaches history and condemns nuclear use. General Paul Tibbits piloted Fifi as a mushroom cloud rose. organizers emphasize wartime lessons and opposition to war.
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Miller H. Bonner Jr
Associated Press
Harlingen
Tex
Confederate Air Force
CAF
Hiroshima
Ichiro Morizaki
Japanese Congress
Nagasaki
Pearl Harbor
Paul W. Tibbets
Air Force
Enology
Tibbetts
U.S. Army
Glenn Bercot
Loyd Nolen
Far East
South
Nolen
Cadillacs in storage for the kids
Dallas AP story notes George Reeves buys two 1976 Cadillac convertibles costing 13000 dollars each to gift to his children when they reach driving age. He plans to store one on blocks for 16 years to ensure Julie’s 16th birthday delivery, as Cadillac convertibles are being discontinued. Reeves cites equity and keeping balance between siblings.
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Dallas
George Reeves
Julie
Reeves
General Motors
New York shapes up as prime vote target
New York with 41 electoral votes shapes as a prime target for Carter and Ford in a three day campaign swing. Carter visits Plains and plans stops in Detroit Kansas City Columbus and Youngstown while Ford tours New York suburbs and defends tax cuts. The campaign faces a Watergate related probe and a possible FEC complaint as Mondale and Dole head to Houston for a Friday televised debate. Ford signs revenue sharing extension and farm loan rate increases follow months of farmer pleas.
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Dave Riley
Associated Press
New York
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Carter
Plains
Detroit
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Youngstown
Columbus
Ohio
Washington
New York City
Washington Post
Democratic National Committee
Federal Election Commission
Walter Mondale
Bob Dole
Houston
White Plains
N.Y
Ford Administration
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Texas Railroad Commission
Moutray Oil Services of
Abilene
Commission
San Angelo
Lubbock
Wichita Falls
Moutray
U.S. 277
Montray Drilling Co
Texas Water Development Board
Herman Jones
Beaumont
Goodyear Chemical
Daryl Harper
James Kizer
Harper
Kizer
Castroville
U.S. Justice Department
John Hill
Richard Morales
Nice
France
French Riviera
Mel Tillis
Nashville
Tenn
Tillis
CBS
Arthur R. Taylor
CBS Inc
Liz Ray
ST. Charles
Ill
Elizabeth Ray
Miss Ray
Israel
U.S
Pentagon
American Cancer Society
Julio Gutierrez
Avenida de Ejercito
Maging
Charles Baldwin
Lee March
Leslie Bennett
West Point
Leslie Davies
Keeton
Harry Reasoner
Jim Kronzer
Court of Civil Appeals
Kronzer
Tinued
Amarillo
Chicago
Hong Kong
Pacific
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Richard Nixon
White House
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