Rightists shift toward mountains in Lebanon amid partition talks
In Beirut reports say Christian forces move from coastal enclaves to mountain areas around Aintoura to clear Muslim and Palestinian fighters. Syria controls inland zones as Tal Zaatar falls and debate over cantonization or partition intensifies with Gemayel and Jumblatt proposals cited.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Tripoli
Tal Zaatar
Aintoura
Christian Phalange Radio
Phalange Party
Pierre Gemayel
Ford's Managers Claim Enough Votes for First Ballot Victory
Ford's campaign released a state by state delegate tally showing sufficient votes for a first ballot win at the Republican National Convention, but Reagan backers dispute the numbers. The Times counted 1,118 for Ford, 1,035 for Reagan, and 106 uncommitted with 30 Mississippi delegates unassigned.
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Ford
Gn.y Times News
Kansas City
Ronald Reagan
New York Times
James A. Baker
Hunter
Reagan
Baker
The
Times
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Mississippi
Alton A. Huntley
Edinboro
Howard V. Corcoran
Wheeling
W.va
Robert George
Dover
Del
Platform Draft Reflects Ford Reagan Tensions at GOP Meeting
In Kansas City the Platform Committee finished a draft for the Republican presidential platform showing Ford supporters blocking a Reagan approach on the Panama Canal sovereignty while accepting strong defense and foreign policy language from Reagan loyalists. The panel trimmed federal aid talk on schools and proposed studying replacing federal tobacco taxes with state revenue. Jack Ford aided by delegates and authorities arrived at the airport amid convention chatter.
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Washington
Ford
Jimmy Carter
White House
Washington Post
United Democratic Party
GOP
Kansas City
Oane
Ronald Reagan
Platform Committee
Ford Committee
Panama Canal
Reagan
U.S
Canal Zone
United States
Panama
Africa
Chinas
Henry A Kissinger
John Sears
Senate
Hugh Scott
Jack Ford
President Ford
Kansas City International Airport
Summit Property Owners Study Financial Takeover
A special committee of Lake Holiday Estates owners suggests limiting dues used for a detailed study of Summit finances and new credit sources. The 12 page report cites a lack of credit and proposes reorganizing the holding company. it notes $1,420,848 in debts and contemplates 1511 owners investing $1,000 each to cover liabilities.
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Tom McCabe
Lake Holiday Estates
the Summit) Property Owners Association
Lake Holiday Country Club
Summit
Property Owners Association
Independence Mortgage Trust
Atlanta
Area Man Shot by State Guard During Escape Attempt
Michael Allen Shaw 23, inmate at Stafford Correctional Unit 21, was killed when a guard at U S 17 and I 95 fired after he and fellow prisoner Walter Chalfont tried to flee a work gang. Chalfont surrendered. Shaw died at a Stafford hospital. Funeral plans pending.
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Stafford County
Michael Allen Shaw
Stafford
State Dept. of Corrections
Shaw
Walter Chalfont
U.S. 17
Interstate 95
Stafford Correctional Center
Chalfont
Shaw Was
Morgantown
W.va
Roy B
Alice McCormick Shaw
First Baptist Church
U.S
James Shaw
Dennis Shaw
Sandra Grill
Daphne Bageant
Winchester
Jones Funeral Home
Area churches plan services revivals and homecomings this week
Religious events are scheduled across the area with services revivals and homecomings listed for this week. Information is continued on the Religion page with additional details on local church activities and contacts.
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Peter Roussel
John Linnell
Maine
Linnell
John B. Connally
Texas
Sears
Pittsburgh
Richard S. Schweiker
Sen. Schweiker
Carter
John Connally
Mlinois
Charles H. Percy
the Pines
Pete Wilson
San Diego
Missouri
William Olenyik
Marlene Zinzel
St. Louis
Fred Whaley
William Skaggs
Arch A. Moore, Jr
Arch
Robert Harman
Keyser
Republican Platform Committee
Gov
Robert Ray
Iowa
Res
Summit Property Owners
Special Investigative Committee
the Star
Clarke
Warren County
Abby
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