Gunmen battle outside Lebanon Parliament amid citywide clashes
In Beirut gunmen from Muslim and Christian factions fought near the Parliament as deputies were evacuated by armored cars. The Holiday Inn burned, U.S. Embassy fire observed, and foreigners fled to safer districts. Deadly street fighting continued with 120 more killed and total losses rising.
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Edward Cody
Pess
Beirut
Lebanon
U.S
Pierre Gemayel
Christian Phalange Party
Rashid Karami
Holiday Inn
Radio
Associated Press
Aly Mahmoud
Christian Phalangist Party
Mour
Federal workers paid more, process fewer Medicare claims
A GAO study for the House Ways and Means Committee finds federal Medicare claim processors cost the government 12.39 per claim in 1973 versus 6.45 by four private intermediaries, with wages a major factor. Federal staff averaged 2,500 claims annually, while private workers processed 3,900 to 6,600 claims.
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Washinton
General Accounting Office
Social Service Administration
House
Ways and Means Committee
GAO
Congressional
Social Services Administration
Blue Cross
Chicago
Maryland
Travelers
Mutual of
Omaha
Stock market climbs as tax cuts aid NYC recovery
New York trading opens with the Dow up 7.40 at 845.88 as Congress pursues business tax breaks and city aid. NYSE volume reaches 7.14 million while the broad index rises to 47.81. Cotton futures uneven. gold prices slip across London Paris and Frankfurt. Chicago grain quotes mix and Fort Worth cattle and hogs show varied wholesale prices.
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New York
New York City
New York Stock Exchange
NYSE
J.P. Stevens
American Stock Exchange
US posts eighth straight monthly trade surplus
Washington reports the Commerce Department said the United States held a September trade surplus of 976.4 million dollars, down from 1.04 billion in August. The surge in imported oil eroded the foreign trade balance and made the surplus the smallest in five months.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
SWIG settles pools for 74 75 cotton year
William F. Hayner announces final settle ment of all pools for the 1974 75 cotton season with total SWIG payments surpassing 6.56 million. R H Squires notes the operation ended well after a slow start and confirms full payments to producers. Pima and Middling prices are cited with final payments pushing SWIG’s season total over 41 million.
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William F. Hayner
SWIG
Hayner
R.H. Squires
Eral
Acula
Halloween safety tips from fire marshal urged for kids
Fire Marshal Dick Wadley urges parents to inspect hazards before Halloween and avoid candle lit pumpkins. costumes should be flameproof or treated, avoid flimsy fabrics and long robes, use natural masks or makeup, illuminate with flashlights, and keep decorations away from flames. An adult should accompany children on their rounds.
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Dick Wadley
Religious cult accused of psychological kidnaping
In Tucson two men escaped a nomadic cult led by a figure called Brother Evangelist and accused the group of psychological kidnaping. The Pima County prosecutor considers charges for delinquency of a minor and potential psychological kidnaping, noting no precedent in the United States. The men described life as coercive, comparing it to mind control or a drug induced state.
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Tucson, Ariz
Jim Roberts
Bruce Lurber
Iowa
Robert Main
Arkansas
Pima County
Michael Trauscht
Italy
Trauscht
Florida
Main
Lurber
Iowa City
Odessa
Ector County
Texas Air Quality Control Board
Jim Parker Park
University Boulevard
Bonham
Fort Worth
el Paso
Weekly Club Meetings and Times Listed
The schedule lists multiple local clubs with meeting times and venues. Lions Club gatherings occur at American Motor Inn and Lions Den in the evening on Monday and at Amistad Lions Club. Tuesday hosts Business and Professional Women at Federated Parlor. Thursday features Morning Optimists at Ramada Inn and Rotary Club at Holiday Inn at noon.
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Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Ramada Inn
Rotary Club
Holiday Inn
CEEB to Probe Test Score Decline
The College Entrance Examination Board announced a special advisory panel to investigate the national decline in Scholastic Aptitude Test scores. Chair Willard Wirtz and a group of testing experts, sociologists, and scholars will study test design and broader social conditions affecting education.
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New York
College Entrance Examination Board Today
College Board
Sidney P. Marland, Jr
Marland
Willard Wirtz
Labor
National Manpower Institute
Washington
One man in jail as three sought for beer theft
Police report a burglary at a local distributor's warehouse. Manuel J. Garcia, 411 W 10th St, was arrested after 56 cases of beer were found in his pickup at Second and Mulberry. He admitted taking the beer and was charged as officers seek three accomplices.
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Manuel J. Garcia
10Th St
Garcia
Ruben Gonzalez
Gonzales
Second
Mulberry
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Int Paper
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Marcor
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Penn Cent
Penney
Phill Pet
RCA
Jesus
Carlsbad
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Dark Canyon
Bataan
NWS
U.S. Geological Survey
Carlsbad Irrigation District
The
Bureau of Reclamation
Carlsbad-Loving Civil Defense Organization
Corps of Engineers
Monahans
American Association of University Women
Ronnie Vaughn
Vaughn
Chamber of Commerce
Sprouse Reitz Stores
Pecos Enterprise
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