Beirut clashes scorch five suburbs amid heavy fighting
In Beirut, fires raged in five suburbs as clashes intensified between right wing Christian and leftist Muslim and Palestinian forces. Camps Jisr el Basha and Tal Zaatar faced three days of bombardment by 5,000 militiamen with tanks, leaving communications cut and casualties reported. Syrian and Libyan peacekeeping troops reopened Beirut Airport as talks between Kissinger and Vorster yielded no concrete results.
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Beirut Radio
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New Arab League
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Middle East
County Board Stands Firm on Softee Stand Issue
Frederick County board rejects lobbying concerns over Mister Softee operation on Rouss Ave. The Engineering and Code Enforcement Committee, after review, recommends denying a special permit to continue selling ice cream from the truck. Officials note staff involvement and cite established policy as reasons for action.
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Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Mister Softee
James Butcher
Rouss Ave
Charles Huntsberry
Butcher
Thomas Malcolm
David Nixon
KaBon
Merle Bollinger
Malcolm
Huntsberry
House Democrats approve sweeping payroll and expense reforms
The House Democratic Caucus approved a broad package of payroll and expense account reforms in the wake of the Capitol Hill sex scandal. The measure aims to standardize job accounting for all House employees and consolidate members’ expense accounts, while limiting the Administration Committee’s funding power. Opposition argued reforms were rushed and overreactive, and warned they could affect November elections.
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House Administration Committee
Frank Thompson Jr
Wayne Hays
Ohio
Hays
Elizabeth Ray
Dawson Mathis
D-Ga
Lloyd Meeds
D-Wash
Communists Near Unified Declarations on Policy Across Europe
Eastern and Western European Communist parties move toward a joint declaration granting affiliation rights and the ability to critique Moscow and each other. The document drops references to proletarian internationalism and Marxist Leninism. A high level meeting in East Berlin is set to finalize details before a Friday announcement and Monday conference opening.
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Ford Urges Busing Limit in Civil Rights Plan
President Ford plans to ask Congress to restrict school desegregation busing by limiting duration and narrowing court orders. The proposal would allow busing only to correct segregation caused by official government action, with a possible three year limit and two year extension, then potential halt after five years if communities show good faith efforts.
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Ford
Congress
White House
Atty
Edward H. Levi
Leads Could Link JFK Assassination To Cuban Conspiracy
Sen. Richard Schweiker says staff pursue multiple leads suggesting possible links between Kennedy’s 1963 slaying and Cuban influence. The 106 page Senate report notes CIA FBI failures to follow leads but does not prove a conspiracy. Schweiker cites a Cuban American’s “strange travel” and AMLASH intrigue as active lines of inquiry.
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Fidel Castro
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Mexico City
Retiring Educator Honored by Winchester Schools
Virginia Bean Sargent received honors for 41 years of service with Winchester city schools, as covered in Inside Today's Star on page 13. Digges Brothers feature highlights John and Dudley Digges of White Post and their broad economic activities on page 8 in Clarke Compass. The Frederick Beard recessee note appears on pages 13 and 18 as the supervisors address a diversity issue.
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Winchester City Schools
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Dudley Digges
White Post
Clarke Compass
Frederick Beard
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D-Conn
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Millwood
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