Arab forces on high alert amid Moslem and Christmas holidays
Israeli warplanes roared over Beirut as Egypt Syria and Lebanon placed on maximum alert for a possible large scale Israeli action. Lebanese premier Solh warned of potential aggression while PLO offices faced security tightenings after a TNT device was found.
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Beirut
Egypt
Syria
Lebanon
Majidiyeh
Rashid Solh
Palestine Liberation Organization
al Liwa
PLO
Falastine al Thawara
Stonehouse Arrests in Australia End Miami Disappearance Mystery
John Stonehouse a former British cabinet minister once feared dead after a cement encased body was found in Miami was arrested in Melbourne Australia for entering with a false passport. Police say he arrived December 10 and was taken into custody in the St Kilda area. The case stunned UK officials and sparked spy speculation.
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Melbourne
Australia
UPI
John Stonehouse
Miami
Fla
Polie
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Stonehouse
Miami Beach
Leslie N. Patterson
St. Kilda
Patterson
Harold Wilson
House of Commons
London
Labor Party
Wilson
Suspect held in credit card case in Phoenix
Bernard Cushmeer 38 and James Chantre 29 face forgery charges for stealing and forging cards in Tucson on Oct 2 3 and 7. Card used Oct 7 belonged to William Hartgraves 45 found drowned after beating robbery near Safari Hotel in Scottsdale. Cushmeer to face Pima County arraignment. Chantre escaped after Phoenix arraignment and remains at large.
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Bernard Edward Cushmeer
Pima County
Phoenix
Cushmeer
James Raymond Chantre
Rhode Island
Tucson
William Hartgraves
Safari Hotel Convention Center
Scottsdale Rd
Chantre
Bond
Dallas
Scottsdale
Betty Ford Christmas Shopping With Friends In Vail
First Lady Betty Ford spent Monday afternoon Christmas shopping with two friends in Vail Colorado. Her daughter Susan 17 joined later. Mrs Ford said she had not finished shopping yet but must finish by tomorrow when Santa Claus comes. She wore a fleece lined suit and was accompanied by Gloria Brown and Shieka Grammshammer.
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Vail, Colo
UPI
Betty Ford
Susan
Mrss Ford
Fraud ring suspects tied to multiple states
Scottsdale detectives identify John J. Bannon Jr. and Ronald Siglist as the two men arrested for a television scam. Victims were lured by phone, told to meet at The Broadway loading dock at Los Arcos Mall and paid cash, with one suspect disappearing. Bannon, 54, is also wanted in Massachusetts on three counts of grand theft. investigators seek Ft Worth warrants.
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Scottsdale
Massachusetts
Texas
California
Ron Dean
Hugh Kohmetscher
John J. Bannon Jr
Bannon
Dean
Ronald Siglist
Illinois
Broadway
Los Arcos Mall
Ft. Worth
Vietnam Communists Reject Search for Missing U.S. Servicemen
In Christmas Eve messages Hanoi and the Viet Cong-linked PRG refused to search for MIA Americans. They demand full Paris peace terms and end to U.S. aid before any search, tying it to cease fire and other provisions. U.S. officials gave no surprise comments.
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Saigon
UPI
Vietnam
United States
Foreign Ministry
Paris
U.S
Hanoi
Viet Cong
PRG
Indochina
U.S. urged to launch 81 million planetary exploration plan
National Academy advisers urge a two year 81 million program including an unmanned sample return mission to another planet. The proposals seek expanded space physics astronomy and lunar and planetary exploration through fiscal 1977.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Earth
National Academy Sciences Advisers
U.S
Science Trends
Academy
Space Science Board
Soviet Union
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Bill broadens protection for newsmen sources notes
In Phoenix the Arizona Senate profiled a bill by Sen. John Roeder expanding legal protection for a newsman's sources to include notes tapes pictures film and any material tied to a story. The measure would extend after the reporter leaves the media.
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Phoenix
Arizona Senate
John Roeder
Roeder
James Mack
R-Tempe
Congress
Report on CIA domestic spying urged by Ford
President Ford ordered a rapid CIA report on alleged domestic spying during the Nixon era. Congress leaders pressed probes as Justice officials reviewed CIA files and Kept Helms under scrutiny as calls mounted for accountability and possible prosecutions.
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CIA
Washington
UPI
Ford
Nixon
Richard Helms
Iran
Justice Department
Colorado
William E. Colby
Henry A. Kissinger
State Department
Kissinger
Helms
William Proxmire
D-Wis
New York Times
Department
Colby
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Armed Services Committee
Thomas E. Morgan
D-Pa
House Foreign Affairs Committee
White House
Ron Nelsen
Cales Faces Sentencing for Tax Evasion in Federal Court
Ernest J. Cales Jr. 24 of 6830 E Monterey Way pleaded guilty to income tax evasion for 1970 amounting to 33 214 dollars. He admits part of the income came from drugs. Sentencing set for Jan 20 with a second tax charge to be dismissed. He was on probation for a marijuana conspiracy plea.
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Ernest J. Cales Jr
E. Monterey Way
Cales
U.S
Edward Brown 82 Dies in Scottsdale Hospital
Edward Brown aged 82 a retired machine operator died Sunday in Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. He was a member of the American Legion and Disabled American Veterans and lived at 1050 N 46th St. Survived by his children Mrs. Thomas Wiley and Lawrence Brown a brother Henry and four grandchildren. Services were held today at Messinger Mortuary with burial planned at East Resthaven Park.
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Edward Brown
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Brown
American Legion and
Disabled American Veterans
N. 46Th St
Thomas Wiley
Lawrence Brown
Henry
Messinger Mortuary
Indian School Rd
East Resthaven Park
Jail Fire Prompts Injuries To Deputies And Inmates
In Yuma County a jail fire injured two deputies and three prisoners from smoke. Deputies Tony Flores and Clint Smith were released after treatment. inmates stayed hospitalized but were not believed to be seriously hurt. In Phoenix, Thomas F. Meyers filed a federal suit seeking reinstatement after his firing as a state DPS sergeant. He alleges loss of right to a hearing before the Merit System Council.
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Yuma
Yuma Regional Medical Center
Yuma County
Tony Flores
Clint Smith
DPS
Phoenix
Thomas F. Meyers
State Department of Public Safety
Meyers
State Law Enforcement Merit System Council
James Hegarty
Merit System Council
Edward Vitalins
Vernon Foster
James Shahan
Phoenix Council Moves Forward on Cable Franchise Bids
City Council votes to continue review of three cable franchise applications despite Mayor Barrow urging postponement citing changed economic conditions. A majority insist on further consideration of the bids.
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Phoenix
Tim Barrow
Barrow
Phoenix City Council Delays Housing Services Unification
Phoenix city council deferred action on unifying housing services and created a three member subcommittee to decide on reorganizing housing programs. The council did not approve merging housing agencies under a single housing administrator per a Housing Commission proposal.
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Phoenix
Housing Commission
Three Arrested in Bootlegged Tape Sale Ring
A two month probe into bootleg stereo tape cartridge sales led to three arrests in a Northwest Phoenix Shopping Center lot. Lawrence J Cavale 29 Samuel Otto Tisdale 45 of Phoenix and Joe Harvey Patrick 35 of Oklahoma City were taken into custody by the Department of Public Safety.
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Phoenix
Department of Public Safety
Lawrence J. Cavale
Samuel Otto Tisdale
Joe Harvey Patrick
Oklahoma City
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