Lebanon Civil War Escalates Amid Hostilities in Beirut
Savage house to house fighting rages across Lebanese towns as leftist Moslem armies press for Franjieh’s resignation. Officials report 96 killed and 157 wounded on Beirut’s two mile frontline while Kamal Junblatt travels to Damascus for talks with Yasir Arafat. Franjieh escapes shelling and the war continues without a government.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Suleiman Franjieh
Kamal Junblatt
Damascus
Yasir Arafat
Hafez Assad
Syria
Rashid Karami
Mount
Junblatt
Mount Lebanon
Monaco
Franjieh
Jounieh
Grunda demands West substantiate cover-up charges
Lorain County prosecutor Joseph R. Grunda, seeking re election, demanded that Republican candidate Roy A West provide any evidence about a alleged cover up in a 320000 auto license fund theft tied to Marsico. Grunda called Wests charges sensational but unproven and urged facts over political innuendo.
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Lorain County
Joseph R. Grunda
Roy A West
Marsho
Grunda
West
Anthony Marsico
Mason and Dalton Ask for Gunpowder Aid for Potomac Defense
George Mason and John Dalton told the Maryland committee of safety they have armed a large sloop and raised a company of marines to protect the Potomac. They request ten barrels of gunpowder to aid the mutual defense effort.
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Fairfax County
George Mason
John Dalton
Maryland Committee of Safety
Potomac
Ford parodies his clumsy image at broadcasters dinner
President Ford, long teased for clumsiness, staged a self parodic moment in Washington at a broadcasters dinner as comedian Chevy Chase mocked him on NBC Saturday Night. Ford joked about spills and paper mishaps while the crowd cheered, recalling earlier famous slips on stairs and slopes.
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Los Angeles
Ford
Washington
Chevy Chase
Austria
Wall
Colo
Gerald Ford
Cary Grant
Dayton Roth wins state AA title 82-81 in thriller
Dayton Roth edges Lorain Catholic 82 to 81 to claim the state AA championship as Ron Wilczak and Mike Horne combine for 51 points for the Spartans. The game featured multiple leads and a late rally, with Roth breaking open a close contest in the final period. Lorain Catholic set scoring marks but fell short in a tightly contested finale.
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Lorain Catholic
Columbus
Joe Knezetic
Perry Delfino
Chris Reagan
Mike Horne
Larry Flynn
Ken Kowalski
Dave Grubie
Jim Lawhead
Dayton Roth
Spartans
Ron
Shoot
Ron Wilczak
Wilczak
Horne
Roth
Falcons
Paul Timko
Timko
Home
Lorain
LeRoy Gatewood
Pau Timko
Elyria youth killed by shotgun blast in North Ridgeville
A 17 year old Elyria youth Terry Lafferty died after a 12 gauge shotgun discharged at the home of Mrs Esther Ellis in North Ridgeville. He was pronounced dead at Elyria Memorial Hospital at 10:25 p.m. Details remain under police and crime lab investigation. Survived by parents Gene and unnamed mother with siblings and extended family. Funeral services planned Monday at 10 a.m. at Curtis Scheuffler Funeral Home.
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North Ridgeville
Elyria
Terry Lafferty
Gene Lafferty
Tannery St
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Esther Ellis
Maddock Rd
Lafferty
Ellis
Lorain County Community College
Gene Lafferty Jr
Terry
Rose Mary
Robin Lynn
Gene Jr
Peter Allen
Lillie M. Lafferty
Nitro
W.va
John Hancock
Malden
Curtis-Scheuffler Funeral Home
Jack McLallen
Brookdale Cemetery
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Ken Pogachar
George Canales
Tim Koperchak
Tim Tubbs
Don Simonovich
Jim Francis
Mark Svat
Gene Krebs
Chronicle-Telegram
Richard Laux
Victor F. Stewart, Jr
J. Grant Keys
Marsico
State Auditor's Office
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Joseph A. Grunda
United Press International
Chase
Dayton
Jerry Rombach
C-T
West Virginia
Lake Erie
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