Ford pays tribute to slain diplomats in Andrews ceremony
President Ford presided at Andrews Air Force Base as caskets for Ambassador Francis Meloy Jr. and Robert Waring were returned from Beirut. He vowed the deaths would spur peace efforts in Lebanon while planning a land evacuation of hundreds of Americans via Syria.
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Associated Press
Washington
Ford
Francis E. Meloy Jr
Robert O. Waring
Lebanon
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Meloy
Waring
United States
Beirut
Elias Sarkis
Middle East
Ford Administration
Syria
Damascus
Palestine Liberation Organization
White House
Ron Nessen
Nessen
Viking Enters Mars Orbit Ahead of July 4 Landing
After a 440 million mile journey, the Viking spacecraft placed itself in Martian orbit with about two weeks until a planned July 4 touchdown. Mission leaders hailed the precise maneuver as automatic and compared its accuracy to hitting a dinner plate from Los Angeles to New York.
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Pasadena
Calif
Earth
Mars
Viking
Los Angeles
New York
William O'Neil
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Rudy
Reagan narrows Ford lead in five state GOP caucuses
Ford leads with 1,005 delegates to Reagan's 932 as caucuses in Iowa Delaware Texas Colorado and Washington set early tallies. Carter heads to 1,423 delegates with 1,130 needed. Brown trails with 301. Reagan sweeps Colorado and Washington and gains in Iowa and Texas. Ford stays near the top amid Lebanon crisis coverage.
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Ford
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Iowa
Delaware
Texas
Colorado
Washington
Cording
Jimmy Carter
Gov
Edmund Brown Jr
California
Stateill
North Carolina
Washington State
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Betty
Earl Butz
Congress
GOP
Texas Democrats
Houston
Carter
Lafayette
Ind
Atlanta
Calif
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Brown
Last Rome Club closes ending Herrin Italian heritage
The Rome Club in Herrin shut its doors at noon Saturday ending a century of Italian social life. 75 year old Anthony Catani and 80 year old Charlie Colombo recall the club as a hometown homestead built by coal town families. 77 members will share profits from the sale of the building as the non profit corporation dissolves.
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Catani
Charlie Colombo
Colombo
Italy
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Mike) Miriani
Miriani
Lena
Lombard Society
Christopher Columbus Co-op Association
CC Club
Rome Club
Cuggiono
Alps
14Th
Monroe Streets
Club
Illinois
Mariani
Miriam
Mary McClelland
Sonny Lynn
World King Gustav’s commoner bride headlines page 16
An international royal marriage story dominates the page with King Gustav of Sweden taking a commoner as his bride. The notice highlights the royal ceremony and shifts in the royal household. Nearby features discuss regional politics and local affairs.
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