Battle for vital railhead and diamond hub in eastern Angola
In eastern Angola anti communist forces and Soviet backed troops clash over the Teixeira de Sousa railhead and Henrique de Carvalho diamond center. UNITA FNLA seek control with Western, Soviet involvement debated as officials meet in southern Angola. Fighting described as fierce with heavy casualties and strategic bridges mined.
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Lusaka
Zambia
UPI
Angola
Union For the Total Independence of Angola
National Liberation Front of Angola
United States
Russia
UNITA
FNLA
Teixeira de Sousa
Henrique de Carvalho
Teixera de Sousa
Popular Movement For the Liberation of
Benguela
Sinai electronics dispute settles as two sides agree
Israeli and Egyptian officers resolved a Sinai installation dispute and agreed to begin construction of an Egyptian electronic surveillance post near the Gidi pass after a U.N. facilitated meeting at Post 512. No Israeli casualties reported amid two border patrol attacks by Arab guerrillas in southern Lebanon.
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United Press International
The
Sinai
U.N
Israel
Lebanon
Yiftach
Misgav Am
Joint Commission
Ensio
Siilasouo
Middle East
Gidi Pass
Baluza
Um Khashiba
Jerusalem
Christmas Effort Aids 161 Ukiah Valley Families
The Community Christmas Effort brightened the holidays for nearly 800 people in 161 Ukiah Valley families. Over 100 volunteers packed Christmas boxes during December 19 to 24, delivering them on Christmas Eve with help from the Redwood Empire Lions Club Mendocino County 4wheel Jeep patrol and the Ukiah Jaycees. Donations came from as far as Los Gatos, and Chairman Erwin Martin praised the response as among the most successful in the 24 years of service.
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Ukiah Valley
Erwin Martin
Martin
Los Gatos
Redwood Empire
Carrier Seeks Help With Collecting Payment
The Ukiah Daily Journal carrier requests assistance for today’s collections. He asks that readers pay when he first calls to collect.
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Ukiah Daily Journal
Firefighters Battle Home Blaze on Clay Street
Ukiah firefighters dispatched 27 men and five pieces of gear at 9 26 a m Saturday to Robert Johnston residence 1106 W Clay St to fight a blaze thought to start near a water heater on a utility porch. It took almost two hours to ensure no sparks in three or four attic openings under the roof. Volunteer Jim Wattenburger suffered a head burp entering an attic but refused hospitalization. The one story house owned by Roy Johnston sustained major damage to the utility porch and rear attic area. cause not yet established.
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Ukiah Fire Department
Robert Johnston
Clay Street
Jim Wattenburger
Roy Johnston
Thompson and
Clay Streets
Postal increases blocked over proper procedure say judges
UPI reports that ten cent first class mail caps remain after Judge Sirica blocked three cent hikes. Postal Service appeals explain why rate changes should stand. He found the board failed to obtain proper consent from the Postal Rate Commission before proposing increases. If approved, changes would remain temporary until final commission ruling.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Postal Service
U.S
John Sirica
Postal Service
U.S. Court of Appeals
Sirica
Postal Service Board of Governors
Postal Rate Commission
Congress
Commission
Pumps Rush To Aid Indian Miners Trapped In Floods
U S offers high capacity pumps to drain two flooded pits at Chaswala Colliery near Calcutta where 372 miners are officially counted trapped with estimates up to 900. Rescue efforts proceed as officials warn hopes of survival fade and pumps from Bombay and other cities arrive to assist operations.
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Chasnala
India
UPI
United States
All-India Radio
France
Switzerland
Indira Gandhi
Chaswala
Calcutta
Ram Nath Sharma
Bharat Coal Mines
Sharma
Bombay
World Bank
Pyare Lal
Central Reserve Police
Ford enjoys last day on Vail slopes before return
President Ford spent his final full Christmas vacation day skiing at Vail Colorado with four women companions including Penny Tweedy former owner of Secretariat. He plans to return to Washington Tuesday and face about two dozen noncontroversial bills awaiting action along with a possible news conference and a future State of the Union address.
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Vail
Colo
UPI
Ford
Washington
Congress
White House
Ron Nelsen
Nessen
Penny Tweedy
Secretariat
Billy Kidd
Henry Patty
Rossitol
Indira Gandhi delays India elections for a year
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi announced that nationwide elections set for March would be postponed for one year and that the state of emergency declared last June would continue. The 1,000-member AICC endorsed the plan at Chandigarh and will submit the resolution to the plenary session amid no dissent.
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New Delhi
India
UPI
Indira Gandhi
AICC
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Tom Bowles
Ukiah High School
the County Schools Office For the Agricultural Program
Nicholas
Vital
E. Angola
MPLA
Africa
Society For Crippled
Benjamin Bailor
CDC
Community Development Commission
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Housing and Community Development Act
Social Service
Dennis Denny
Webb’ Brown
Round Valley
Agricultural Preserve
Grand Jury
Hillside
Hhat
Denver Post
Air Force One
Salzburg
Austria
Charleston
S.C
Hugo M. Spitz
David Fuller
Spitz
Fuller
Charleston Carriage Co
P.M
Beirut
California
Fort Bragg
Ukiah
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