Bombs Explode in Three Cities Prompt Group Claim
Bombs exploded nearly simultaneously at nine sites in New York Washington and Chicago early today. A Puerto Rican separatist group claimed responsibility saying it planted bombs in Puerto Rico as well. Minor damage and no injuries were reported with one Sears Tower window damaged in Chicago and four bank blasts in New York attributed to high yield devices.
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Associated Press
New York
Washington
Chicago
Sears
Tower
Puerto Rico
Bombings Rock Chicago and East Coast. FALN blamed
Explosions damaged the Sears Tower and other Chicago buildings including the Continental Bank and IBM. bombs in New York and Washington followed. An anonymous caller claimed FALN responsibility, linking attacks to Puerto Rican independence and demanding Oscar Collazo's release. Police found an unexploded dynamite bouquet at Standard Oil and a device at the Federal Reserve.
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Chicago
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Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve
State Department
Washington
Associated Press Bureau
Baltimore
Israel
Anwar Sadat
Ford
New York
Danny Mizeesko
West Side
First National City Bank
Associated Press
FALN
Arm Forces For
National Liberation
Puerto Rico
Fraunces Tavern
Manhattan
New York Post
Washington, D.C
Oscar Collazo
Truman
Collazo
New York City
U.S
United Nations
Midtown Manhattan
Wall Street
Department
Sears
Continental Bank
IBM
Beirut war turmoil drives Americans to evacuate
U S Embassy advised nonessential Americans to leave Beirut as gun battles spread through Qantari and other districts. About 3,500 Americans remain. 3,500 have already departed amid checkpoints, evacuations, and hospital fires. Reporter Phil Caputo wounded. AP office hit. Premier Karami announced a cease-fire, but fighting continued in suburbs.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.S
Middle East
Tte
Qantari
Christian Phalange Party
Associated Press
Rashid Karami
Nuclear test to explode underground at Nevada site
MERCURY Nevada AP reports a high powered nuclear warhead will be detonated underground at the Nevada Test Site on Tuesday in a weapons development test. LA PAZ Bolivia AP says a Bolivian military plane carrying officers and their wives is reported missing or in jungle conditions with about 50 people aboard.
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Energy Research and Development Administration
LA Paz
Bolivia
Military Engineering
New Mexicans Celebrate Dual Veterans Day Observances
New Mexico honors Veterans Day on Nov 11 while federal offices close today for the holiday. Roswell veterans urge restoring Nov 11 as the traditional date, while President Ford leads nationwide remembrances at Arlington. Congress plans to align federal observance with Nov 11 in 1978.
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District 6
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American Legion
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Washington D.C
Ford
Arlington National Cemetery
Robert A Yerks
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Washington
Richard L. Roudebush
Paul C. Welsh
Amvets
Cough
Armed Services
United States
Roswell Opens New Air Terminal to Wide Public View
About 7000 people viewed the Roswell Industrial Air Center Terminal during dedication ceremonies and open house. Airport Manager Carson Lowman said attendance peaked Sunday after early morning crowds, with roughly 5000 visitors on Sunday and 2000 on Saturday. The $1.5 million terminal drew praise for its beauty and smooth operation, crediting staff Carolyn Johnson and Charles Worrell for their work.
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AIAC
Carson Lowman
Lowman
Roswell Industrial Air Center
Roswell
Carolyn Johnson
Charles Worrell
Franco Survives Heart Attacks but Battles Fever
Spain’s 82-year-old Francisco Franco, after surviving heart attacks and hemorrhaging, develops a fever as doctors report improved cardiac rhythm but ongoing heart failure. Crowds gather at Pardo Palace while authorities prepare for a possible succession involving Prince Juan Carlos de Borbon and the Regency Council.
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Francisco Franco
Europe
Franco
Pardo Palace
Carlos Arias Navarro
Juan Carlos de Borbon
Juan Carlos
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