Nicaragua civil war escalates as government troops clash in Managua
Government troops under orders to kill guerrillas battle block by block in Nicaragua's second city and surrounding areas amid a full scale conflict. Masaya and Estel are under martial law as fighting with Sandinista guerrillas intensifies. reports say hundreds killed, with gunbattles in the capital and nearby cities.
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Nicaragua
UPI
Masaya
Anastasio Somoza
National Palace
Estel
Somoza
Minsters
Cuef
Fire devastates Masaya business district
A massive blaze tore through Masaya, consuming the entire six-block commercial area and threatening nearby structures. Firefighters fought the flames as shops and storefronts were reduced to rubble, with no immediate report of casualties. Local authorities opened evacuations and began damage assessment and investigation.
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Masaya
Browns win in OT after fumble return by Irons and Hall
Gerald Irons and Charlie Hall forced a fumble and recovered the ball to gain one yard as Cleveland edged their opponent 13-10 in sudden death overtime. The game story and photos are on page C-1 with credits to Chief Photographer John Kenney.
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Gerald Irons
Charlie Hall
Browns
John Kenney
Mayorship plans protest merger of SMSAs in Lorain County
Lorain Elyria and North Ridgeville mayors vow to oppose merging the Lorain-Elyria SMSA with the Cleveland SMSA after the 1980 census. John Hall and regional officials will meet with Commerce twice to argue against the plan, warning of reduced local federal funding and lost separate statistics for Lorain County.
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Lorain County
Lorain-Elyria
Department of Commerce
Lorain-Elyria Smsa
Cleveland Smsa
Cleveland
SMSA
United States
Hall
Lorain
Cuyahoga County
Elyria
Marguerite Bowman
Joseph Zahorec
North Ridgeville
Richard Carje
Zahorec
Washington
Lorain County Mayors Rally Over SMSA Merger Identity
Mayors argue Lorain County should stand on its own and resist being a Cleveland suburb in an SMSA merger. They plan protests with U S representatives and senators while Amherst and Oberlin officials express less concern, noting limited impact on federal funding.
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Lorain County
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Carte
Hall
U.S
Don Pease
Oberlin
John Glenn
Howard Metzenbaum
Amherst
Anthony DePaola
Thomas Dalton
DePaola
Dalton
Vesco sought help from Carter aides in 1976 bid
White House says fugitive financier Robert Vesco tried to enlist several Carter advisers to help shield him from five federal indictments. Emissaries targeted Cyrus Vance after he became secretary of state and sought aid from Attorney General Griffin Bell. усилия were reportedly halted by Richard Harden. Jody Powell said the administration aims to arrest Vesco and bring him to trial.
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Thurmont
White House
Robert L Vesco
Carter
Vesco
Jody Powell
Bahamas
Cyrus R. Vance
Griffin B Bell
Powell
Mideast Summit
Vesco Haveling
Hamilton Jordan
Richard Harden
Vesco fix alleged in whisper campaign aimed at Jordan and Kirbo
Investigative findings reveal a White House lobbying push directed at Hamilton Jordan and Charles Kirbo regarding fugitive financier Robert Vesco. The shift from extradition to immediate Costa Rica expulsion followed intense pressure, though both men deny knowledge of any Vesco scheme. Documentation includes letters, messages, and affidavits from a Georgia intermediary group.
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Justice Department
Robert L Vesco
Costa Rica
Anderson
Carter
White House
Hamilton Jordan
Atlanta
Charles Kirbo
Jordan
Kirbo
Vesco
Washington
Griffin B Bell
Vesco Fix
Cruisers Stolen and Recovered After New London Fire Call
New London police lost two cruisers while investigating an East Main Street apartment fire at 3 15 a m. The roar of a squirrel on the stove trapped tenant Kirk Wargo 18 as officers found him asleep. Cruisers were found 45 minutes later in a soybean field near Chenago and Section Line roads, intact and back in service.
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Huron County
Huron Ashland
Erie Counties
Monroeville
LaGrange
Chenago
Section Line
Synder
Steve Lona
Nicode and
Pheifer
Kirk Wargo
Snyder
West Main Street
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