Soviet ships bombard two Angolan coastal towns amid civil war
The UNITA ruler says Soviet ships bombard Benguela and Lobito controlled by MPLA forces and that capture is imminent. MPLA and Cuban-backed troops press an offensive to oust UNITA from coastal cities as Uganda's Amin recognizes MPLA as Angola's government. The OAU adds Angola as its 47th member, and Pravda attacks Kissinger over Soviet support.
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Pravda
U.S
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Reenactors march from Ellis Grove toward Fort Vincennes
Eight modern adventurers retrace the George Rogers Clark Expedition of 1779 from Pierre Menard State Memorial near Ellis Grove to Fort Vincennes Indiana. Don Wiley leads the two week trek with Kenneth Bouas on drums and a diverse crew including blacksmiths carpenters and a milk distributor.
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Kenneth Bouas
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Ind
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Don Wiley
Sparta
Pierre Menard State Memorial
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Springfield
Charles Appel
Walsh
Mercenaries Back From Angola Claim 14 Comrades Shot
London papers say 14 mercenaries were murdered in Angola on orders of a British Cypriot commander. Four returnees reported being in the firing squad and hearing officials say it was “either you or them.” About 50 men fled the war and told detectives they killed to prevent returning home.
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Angola
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FNLA
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Jobs bill clears House but veto override unlikely
The House approved the public service jobs measure 239 to 154, short of the two thirds needed to override a presidential veto. The bill would fund about 6 billion dollars for 280,000 jobs mainly in schools and hospitals and extend 320,000 state local government jobs.
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Quad Cities
Thomas Railsback
Paul Findley
Illinois
Miami Beach extortion plot ends with arrest under bay
Police and FBI divers fished Miami attorney Albert G. Siegel from Biscayne Bay after an extortion scheme targeting Miami philanthropist Maribel Blum. Siegel, 48, surfaced near the 79th Street Causeway while awaiting a $200000 payment. the drop never occurred.
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Miami Beach
Biscayne Bay
Albert George Siegel
Miami
Maribel Blum
Jim Beam Distilleries
Powell contributors seek refund from Powell estate
Eighteen contributors to the late Paul Powell campaign ask for 2275 dollars to be returned. Powell died in 1970 leaving an estate worth about 2 million probated in Vienna Circuit Court. A March 18 hearing will decide refunds amid other claims totaling 52345 dollars for hotel bills medicine and Powell funeral costs.
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Vienna
Paul Powell
Powell
Illinois
Springfield
Frank O’hara
East Alton
Corridor of the proposed freeway take coal or land
State education coverage may not rise. State Supt. Joseph Cronin said a court ruling likely means no increase in monthly state aid payments to schools. The note appears on page 6 while page 3 discusses the corridor issue.
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Joseph Cronin
Nation Kansas City may lose GOP convention venue
The Nation reports Kansas City faces the risk of losing the Republican National Convention due to a dispute over hotel space. The article notes venue contention and potential relocation considerations affecting scheduling and municipal plans.
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Kansas City
Republican Nation
Classifieds and Puzzles Highlight Local Pages
A compact index lists the newspaper’s sections including Classifieds Comics TV Bridge Crossword Horoscope Editorials Family Living Records Sports Weather and map references for pages 31 25 26 15 and 7 9.
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Family Living Records
County to inspect SIU C foods after outbreak
Jackson County Health Dept to regularly inspect SIU Carbondale food service facilities after 129 dorm students fell ill from a turkey salad lunch in Trueblood Hall. Preliminary tests point to mild staphylococcus poisoning. sour cream involvement under review. Most patients released from hospital. Rinella notes the incident is memory for housing.
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Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
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SIUC
Rinella
SIU trustees set closed talk on faculty bargaining
The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees will hold a 6:30 p.m. closed session at University House Carbondale to discuss collective bargaining with faculty. Chair Ivan Elliott said the meeting may be kept private under Open Meetings Law exceptions though he prefers openness.
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Southern
Elliott
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Illinois
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Siuc
Herbert S. Donow
Carbondale Federation of University Teachers
Ivan Elliott
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