Fighting Tapers Off In Beirut
Street fighting in Beirut between religious and political factions softened early today as residents returned to work among war debris. more than 250 killed and 1,000 wounded in eight days of clashes. Karami and Arafat called for cease-fire. army and police patrolled the city while Phalangists urged lights off to avoid rocket fire.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Beirut Radio
Chiyah
Ein Rummaneh
Phalange Party
Rashid Karami
National Reconciliation
Palestine
Yasir Arafat
Karami
Camille Chamoun
Chamoun
Levi Won't Seek Ford's OK to Prosecute CIA Misdeeds
Atty Gen Edward Levi says he will not seek presidential permission to prosecute CIA personnel or others tied to CIA assassination plots. Ford had suggested he would want to be informed and discuss prosecutions, but Levi will retain prosecutorial discretion and may explain why no charges are brought in borderline cases.
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Washington
Edward H. Levi
Ford
Central Intelligence Agency
Justice Department
Robert Feldkamp
CIA
Levi
Feldkamp
Washington Post
Department
Rosenberger Proposes Full Time Chairman For County
Frederick County candidate Rosenberger calls for a full time chairman at large replacing the county administrator. County Administrator Renalds counters it mirrors strong mayor councils and warns of staffing needs and professional administration. UDALL Qualifies for Federal Campaign Funds, Signals Momentum for 1976 Bid. Udall reports nearly 300000 raised and meets law's 20-state match criteria with $5 million national cap.
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Thomas Rosenberger
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Rosenberger
Back Creek
Frederick County Taxpayers Assn
J. C. Renalds
Renalds
Frederick
Ronalds
Washington
Morris K. Udall
Washington, D.C
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Lloyd Bentsen
D-Tex
Bentsen
Udall
Arizona
District of Columbia
Nightly Shooting Reported in Saigon Capital
A French Saigon diplomat says downtown Saigon is quiet only after 8:30 pm as clashes and fear spread amid revolutionary changes. UN repatriation program begins with volunteers and refugees are gathered, with thousands waiting in the region and some Westerners remaining.
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Vientiane
Laos
Saigon
Liberation Radio
Mekong Delta
More Boosts In Gasoline Prices Seen
Washington energy officials warn of two more gasoline price increases before year end driven by OPEC actions and Ford decontrol. Existing increases from major oil firms raise Washington regular to about 62.9 cents a gallon this month as Treasury and White House debate phased decontrol and possible Congressional vetoes.
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Washington
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Ford
OPEC
U.S
Treasury
William E. Simon
United States
Simon
Congress
Energy
White House
Senate
Nixon says time short for memoirs amid document battle
In a sworn affidavit Richard Nixon argues time is running out to review the 42 million documents and 880 tape reels from his presidency. He says access is blocked by government possession and moves to reclaim materials for his lifetime review.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Congress
United States
California
Fourth of July Weekend Celebration Plans Unveiled
Clarke Frederick Winchester Bicentennial Commission outlines a three day area wide Fourth of July celebration with many community groups taking part. A complete event schedule appears on today's Area Page. John McManus profiles Clarke County educator Raymond Ratcliffe, NAACP chapter president, in his weekly feature. Mechanization changes haymaking cutting labor and costs as newer machines produce large stacks and rolls. Gene Rhodes captures a pictorial view of haymaking in Frederick and Clarke Counties.
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Clarke - Frederick - Winchester
Clarke Compass
Star
John McManus
Clarke County
Raymond Ratcliffe
NAACP
Gene Rhodes
Frederick
Clarke Counties
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Ankara
Turkey
Ernest R. Morgan
Petersburg
Morgan
Central Treaty Organization
Pakistan
Defense Alliance
Rockefeller Commission
Attorney General
Winchester
Stewart Bell
Board of Supervisors
South Viet
C&s Bank
Wi Worth's
Worth
My Tho
Hue
South China Sea
United Nations
Malaysia
Ly van Tam
Kuala Lumpur
Nguyen Thai
Riteway Cleaners
Liam
U.N. High Commissioner For Refugees
Alexander Casella
U.N. Refugee Office
South Vietnam
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