Martial law declared as Nicaragua fights for control
Leftist guerrillas reinforce in Chi nandega Esteli and Leon while National Guard troops retreat north from Managua. Somoza imposes martial law and conducts house to house searches in Masaya as clashes loom. Red Cross cites over 400 dead and 800 wounded nationwide with Masaya hardest hit. Rebels hold cobblestone barricades on the Pan American Highway halting traffic to Esteli and Chinandega.
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Associated Press
Managua
Nicaragua
National Guard
Anastasio Somoza
Chinandega
Esteli
Leon
Somoza
Masaya
Red Cross
Sandinista Liberation Front
Rrillas
Malaya
Young Israeli Boy Enjoys Apple During Florida Philharmonic Concert
Ronnie Yavnieli aged two glances at the camera as he nibbles an apple he took inside a supermarket. His father Guri Yavnieli, a violinist with the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra, leads family and others in a one hour concert essay aimed at sparking interest in classical music. The pair, originally from Israel, are among the orchestra members making the promotional event.
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Ronnie Yavnieli
Ami
Florida Philharmonic Orchestra
Ronnie
Guri
Israel
Rain slows busing program in Los Angeles
The nations newest and largest racial busing program completed a second day as rain slowed buses in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Buses up to an hour late, many stuck in rush hour traffic, as 2,300 vehicles faced delays. Board of Education President Howard Miller called the day a major success.
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Los Angeles
Trict
Board of Education
Howard Miller
Carter Wins Key Civil Service Reform Victory in House
The House approved President Carter’s Civil Service reform bill by 385 to 10, signaling a major strategic win. The measure reshapes hiring and promotion tied to performance, introduces pay bonuses for top managers, and caps retired military pension plus salary at 47,500 annually, amid ongoing Senate talks and a planned Civil Service Commission reorganization.
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Associated Press
Washington
Carter
House
The
Treasury
Thompson Leads Across Illinois In Statewide Poll
The Illinois Voter poll by Richard Day Research shows James Thompson leading Democratic challenger Michael Bakalis in most geographic areas. Chicago voters favor Thompson 50 percent to 38 percent, with 12 percent undecided. Downstate, Bakalis leads 48 to 34. Suburban Cook, rim counties, and downstate rural areas favor Thompson, with undecided voters present in all regions.
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Richard Day Research
Urbana
James Thompson
Michael Bakalis
Chicago
Illinois
Thompson
Bakalis
Richard Day Research of
Richard Ogilvie
Forvernor
Kago
Cook County
Rim
Cook
Downstate
Thom
Rim Counties
George Lindberg
Rim County
Illinois Poll Shows Thompson Leading Bakalis Statewide
The Day Research poll shows Thompson with a 6.3 rating versus Bakalis at 5.2 among Illinois voters with downstate urban counties excluded. Republicans favor Thompson 66 percent to Bakalis 17 percent, Democrats tilt to Bakalis 40 percent, independents back Thompson 43 percent to 16 percent, and Thompson leads across regions and parties. Bakalis needs clear issues to close the gap before November.
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Madison
Peoria
Rock Island
Sangamon
St. Clair
Winnebago
Thompson
Bakalis
Michael Bakalis
Marcos plane crash in Manila kills 32 on ground and air
A presidential Fokker F-27 crashed while attempting to land in a thunderstorm near Manila. At least 32 people died including passengers and residents. 17 bodies recovered. President Marcos and Imelda were not aboard. Survivor Brig. Gen. Francisco Romualdez, aide to Defense Minister Enrile, among those cited.
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Francisco Romualdez
Defense
Juan Ponce Enrile
Marcos
Widow: Oswald acted alone in Kennedy assassination
Marina Oswald Porter testified before the House assassinations committee that she believes Oswald acted alone in the November 22 1963 Dallas murder, though she cautioned she cannot be certain. She said she is anxious for answers and that the man was capable of the act.
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Washington
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Joan F. Kennedy
Marina Oswald Porter
House
Kennedy
Dallas
Local Southern Illinois Daily Carbondale Press Ad Rates
The notice lists delivery and subscription options for the Carbondale Press with offices in Carbondale Murphysboro Herrin Marion and classified ad rates. It notes Sunday through weekend delivery, mail options, and several contact numbers for offices and ads.
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Southern Il
Carbondale Press
Herrin Delly Downer
Hour
Seeee
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Herrin
Marion
Price Battles Carter Over Defense Budget Showdown
House Armed Services Chairman Rep. Mel Price battles the Carter administration over defense spending after Defense Secretary Brown proposes a $2.2 billion shopping list to backfill the vetoed nuclear carrier. Price reintroduces a new defense bill without the carrier, passing 36-1 and heading to the House floor amid bipartisan skepticism and charges of political posturing.
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Michael Isikoff
Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Rep
Mel Price
East St. Louis
Price
Defense
Harold Brown
Congress
Brown
Patricia Schroeder
D-Cole
Schroeder
Samuel Stratton
D-N.y
Charles Wilson
D-Calif
Carter
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