Lebanese premier Karami resigns as war escalates
Premier Rashid Karami announced his resignation after fighting intensified between right wing Christian militias and left wing Palestinian backed forces. He said the government lacks effectiveness and handed authority to President Suleiman Franjieh to take steps, amid fears of partition and wider regional involvement by Syria and Israel.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Rashid Karami
Tripoli
Suleiman Franjieh
Franjieh
Ier
Mideast
Syria
Israel
Karami
Camille Chamoun
Saadiyet
Karantina
Phoenicia Intercontinental
Naissance Mission
Florida tourists lure Montana editor and retiree couple
Roy and Ruth Anderson, former Montana Standard staffers, join Florida snowbird season in Lake Wales. The piece recalls Roy’s retired editor status and a Michigan state patrolman as he enjoys the popularity of visiting out-of-staters in Central Florida.
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Roy Anderson
The
Montana Standard
Ruth
Florida
Andy
Lake Wales
Iron Mountain
Montana
Albany
Grand Rapids
Racine
Billings Gazette warned of mass murder plot
An AP report states a spokesman for a group of men and women whose spouses left within the past year contacted the Billings Gazette warning of a mass murder plot. The article notes the nature of the threat and the paper’s receipt of the warning.
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Billings
Mont
The
Billings Gazette
Town backs its ex con police chief
Lyndon Station Wisconsin officials stand by William Jessen as chief despite a felony conviction. Village leaders say state approval governs hiring while critics question fitness. The Gazette reported a front page story and details about threats made in an unsigned letter to news outlets.
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Town
Lyndon Station
Wis
William Jessen
Juneau County
Jessen
John Adams
Madison
Wisconsin
Howard Bjorklund
Law
Gazette
Billings
The
Ccauntal Oatendol
Pro West forces seize key rail junction in Angola
Pro Western troops gain control of Luso, a vital junction on the Lobito rail line linking the Atlantic coast to the Zaire border. MPLA and UNITA fighters have traded control of Angolan towns this year amid Cuban and South African involvement. Reports claim FNLA remains active in resistance as Cuban troop movements draw diplomatic attention.
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Associated Press
Angola
Luso
Lobito
Zaire
Zambia
Popular Movement
MPLA
National Union
UNITA
Texeira de Sousa
The
National Front
FNLA
Sence
Cuba
United States
Havana
Humphrey attacks Reagan vote with feet idea
Sen Hubert Humphrey condemned Ronald Reagan for saying unhappy citizens can move to another state. He accused Reagan of shifting programs to states and taxing individuals more. Ford predicted Humphrey as Democratic nominee and a strong race between them.
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Humphrey
Reagan
Randolph E. Schmid
Associated Press
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Columbia
Stuart Symington
New Hampshire
Gunman Holds Two Hostages in New Mexico Abduction Case
In northeast New Mexico an armed man sought in the abduction of six people including state officer Kenneth Bryant remained at large. Two hostages Stanley Coppock 55 and Beth Coppock 17 were taken from a rural Springer area home Sunday morning. The other four hostages were released Saturday night. Police pursued John D. Burton who escaped from a Springer boys home and fled on foot after releasing the four. About 60 police units including airplanes searched the area.
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Kenneth D. Bryant
Springer
John D. Burton
Paris Quietly Boots 50 Russian Spies
A French informant says about 40 to 50 Soviet officials involved in espionage or related activities were expelled or left France over the past five years. The process, kept quiet, followed Britain's 1971 expulsion of Soviet diplomats, with no public Soviet retaliation or changes in ties between Paris and Moscow.
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Paris
France
le Nouvel Observateur
Britain
Soviet Union
Moscow
Liberation
U.S
Central Intelligence Agency
KGB
CIA
SDECE
Democrats Ready to Resume Battle as Congress Opens
Democratic leaders in the 1976 Congress plan to push jobs and growth while challenging President Ford over budget plans. Ford previewed a lean 1977 budget at 394 billion with proposed Social Security tax raises and Medicare cuts. Humphrey warned the 1977 path could raise unemployment to 8.7 percent, while Democrats seek veto overrides and new grants for distressed cities.
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State of the Union
Congress
Ford
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate House Joint Economic Committee
Humphrey
White House
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