Congress Warned of Red Chinese Victory in Civil War
Declassified 1949 testimony reveals Maj. Gen. Barr warned Congress the Communist forces would win China unless the United States invaded the mainland or armed a million Nationalist troops. He described Chiang Kai-shek’s army as inept and demoralized, saying intervention might have saved China.
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UPC
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China
United States
David G. Barr
U.S
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Mao Tse-tung
Peoples Republic of China
Mao
Peking
Barr
Dean Acheson
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
Acheson
Nobel Prize Winner Predicts Carter Tax Cut
Nobel economist Paul A. Samuelson, part of Carter's transition team, expects a tax cut next year. He predicts up to $200 per taxpayer with the main benefit for middle income filers, citing economic downturn and business surveys as reasons. Samuelson notes the plan may include middle classes and a broader package, though he questions a $200 cut as ample.
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UPI
Paul A. Samuelson
Jimmy Carter
The
Miami Herald
Samuelsen
Carter
Key
Department of Commerce of Businessmen
Ford
Organization of Petroleum Exporting
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Gilmore seeks new trial defense in death case
Condemned killer Gary Gilmore met with lawyers to plan a potential second murder trial as the Supreme Court may rule on his death wish. He and Utah officials seek dismissal of his mother's appeal, claiming she has no standing in the case.
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UPI
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U.S. Supreme Court
Gilmore
Supreme Court
Utah
Bessie Gilmore
Milwaukee
Ore
Mexicans Ready to Enforce Ruling on Sonora Land Seizures
Agrarian reform officials said they will enforce a federal judge’s order to remove about 8,000 peasants who seized land in the Yaqui and Mayo valleys of Sonora. Peasant leaders vow to appeal and resist, asserting the gains in Sonora and Sinaloa must not be reversed.
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API
Australia
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New York
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UPI
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D-Mo
Munter
Hunter
Hubert HH
Humphrey
Dminn
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Sonora
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Mayo
Miguel Osorio Marban
Sinaloa
Celestino Salcedo Monteon
Jesus Reyes Heroles
Assassins Fire On Christian Leader In Beirut
Independent Christian leader Raymond Edde says a gunman fired about 15 rounds from a Kalashnikov at his west Beirut doorstep. Edde notes bullets hit marble steps and a living room window. he suspects non Lebanese involvement and recalls a prior shooting at a roadblock last May.
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Lebanon
UPI
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Edde
Elias Sarkis
Syria
Moscain-Narodny Bank
Amtrak Pot Smuggling Operations Investigated
Richmond police and Amtrak investigators examine a potential marijuana smuggling route from Miami to Richmond after a weekend busts of 70 pounds of marijuana and one cocaine possession charge. Three men from New York Boston and Florida were arrested in Henrico County.
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Georgia
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Rocky Point
N.Y
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Boston
Larry Lindsay
Lakeworth
Fla
Lindsay
America
Viking sleeping landers to resume Mars data return
Viking 1 and 2 orbiters will be reactivated this week after solar conjunction, resuming data transmission. landers will also restart. Early data may include a potential Marsquake on lander 2, while soil samples incubate for ongoing biological tests.
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Calif
UPI
Viking
Mars
Earth
Gerald Soffen
Viking 1
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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JPL
Soffen
Phobus
Mons
Secret arsenal found near Lancaster shocks California
A 41 year old foundry worker Donald G Wiggins of Ontario California released on bail after being charged with illegal possession of firearms and explosive devices. Police recovered a cyanide powder barrel among tons of military arms buried in desert bunkers near Lancaster. Sheriff said the cache could equip a 200 man army and suspected a paramilitary group aimed at overthrowing the government. Additional arms were found at a Pomona foundry.
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APS
Donald G. Wiggins
Ontario
Calif
Antelope Valley
Lancaster
San Bernardino County
Sheriff's Office
Peter Pitchess
Wiggins
Pomona
Three Armed Robberies Under Investigation In Fort Walton
Police report three armed robberies occurred in Fort Walton Beach with a black male suspect, 21 to 22, 5'10" and 160 pounds, seen fleeing on foot after demanding purses from two women at Majik Market. One victim surrendered her wallet. the other gave up her purse. Suspect described as wearing a navy cap, leather jacket, dark trousers and full beard. Three juveniles later arrested for marijuana possession after a car linked to the bandit description was stopped. a fourth suspect faced drug charges after a fire investigation uncovered marijuana paraphernalia. The incident ended with a $3,000 bond for Romula.
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Majik Market
Memorial and Beal Parkway
Alisha Davis
Rosmarie Lane
Karen Hinshaw
Sikes Circle
Wemen
Jess Han
Division of
Youth Services
Fort Walton Beach
Kim Dary Komula
Silva Drive
Romula
Portugal Local Elections Test Socialist Rule In Lisbon
Portugal held nationwide local elections as the Socialist minority sought to limit power sharing with conservatives and Communists. Early results gave the Social Democrats the lead, with Socialists trailing, amid water repairs in Lisbon and a turnout around 62 percent for 4 058 local governments.
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Portugal
UPI
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