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Guerrillas holding out
MANAGUA, Nicaragua ? Leftist guerrillas holding
three cities in northwest Nicaragua were reinforcing
their positions yesterday and manning barricades on
the Pan-American Highway against weary national
guard troops sent north by President Anastasio .
Somoza to put down the threat to his family's 41-year
domination of Nicaragua.
As both sides braced for decisive battles in the northwestern
cities of Chinandega, Esteli and Leon,
Somoza declared martial law, and his troops carried
out a house-to-house search of Masaya, the southern
city they retook Tuesday, arresting or shooting any
men they found.
Marcos plane crashes
MANILA, Philippines ? A Philippine air force plane
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into a row of houses yesterday as it landed at Manila in
a thunderstorm. Rescue workers said at least 32
persons in the plane and on the ground were killed.
Marcos was not believed aboard the plane. He has
been in the northern Philippines this week for his 61st
birthday, but a spokesman at the presidential palace
said he was expected to return Friday by car.
The plane reportedly overshot the runway as it came
in from the north. The total number of persons aboard
was not known.
Montreal money mess
MONTREAL ? A picture of professional bungling in
both the public and private sectors has been revealed
in testimony at the Quebec government inquiry into the
$ tbillion 1976 Montreal Olympics deficit.
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organizing committee was not equipped to judge
engineering and architectural matters and was
dominated by Montreal Mayor Jean Drapeau.
In addition, an engineering consulting firm hired to 1
draw plans for the Olympic stadium had to drop the
contract after it became apparent that it Understood
nothing about the job two years before the Games were
The Quebec government says the Games eventually
cost $127 billion.
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DEARBORN, Mich. ? Philip Caldwell, vice
chairman of the Ford Motor Co. board of directors was
elected president of the auto firm yesterday.
Caldwell's election by his fellow board members had
been expected since Lee Iacocca was fired by Board
Chairman Henry Ford II last month.
Caldwell, 58, will take over Oct. 16, one day after
Iacocca's announced departure date from the com
pany payroll.
Goodrich denies rap
WASHINGTON?TheB.F. Goodrich tire and rubber
company and one of its executives have been charged
with filing false tax returns bv alleffedlv rJalmiiur mnra
than $68,400 in political contributions as tax deductions.
Thomas W. Blazey, 58, of Akron ,0, a Goodrich
vice president and comptroller at the' time of the
alleged offenses, is accused of helping file false tax
returns. The company is accused of falsely deducting
money from its returns in 1971,1972 and 1973. Goodrich
issued a statement denying the charges.
Drug study criticized
WASHINGTON ? Donald Kennedy, a Food and Drug
Administration commissioner, has labeled as
"superficial and self-serving" a report by Eli Lilly and
Co. that small drug companies have poorer records
than large companies.
Small companies frequently sell generic or
chemical-name versions of costlier name-brand drugs
marketed by bigger companies, and the FDA is encouraging
consumers to buy the less-expensive
products. Kennedy said his agency has found "no
evidence of widespread differences in quality between
brand-name drugs and generic drugs, or between the
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over the next two andf-a-half years.
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warrants issued
COLUMBIA ? Warrants have been issued for two
men and two women suspected of cashing counterfeit
money orders and cashiers checks at 29 Greenvillearea
businesses in August, State Law Enforcement
Division spokesman Hugh Munn said yesterday.
The four, Donald R, Macomb, Teresa Macomb,
Nadine Hollifield and Earl Hollifleld, are being sought
in connection with bogus checks cased Aug .4 to 7 in
Greenville. Munn said the names are probably aliases.
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CHARLESTON ? Seventh Circuit Judge Paul M.
Moore of Spartanburg was in satisfactory condition
yesterday, recovering from heart surgery performed
earlier this week, a spokesman at Roper Memorial
Hospital said.
Moore, a former state senator, underwent triple bypass
surgery Monday night. He was admitted to
Spartanburg General Hospital Aug. 29, but was
transferred to Roper Hospital this past weekend for the
surgery.
Parks increase fees
COLUMBIA ? Increased fees for camping, lodging
and recreational activities at state parks, effective
Jan. 1, were announced Wednesday by the South
Carolina Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department.
Despite the increases, the cost of staying in a state
| park will still be less than in private campgrounds,
tourism officials said.
Bonds set for four
ANDERSON ? Bonds ranging from $5,000 to $20,000
were set yesterday for four persons indicted bv an
Anderson County Grand jury Wednesday in connection
with alleged irregularities in the sheriff's department.
Bonds for Pelzer Magistrate Grady Hunter and
former Sheriff's Deputy Martin Elrod were set at
$5,000. Bonds for former sheriff's department narcotics
head Randy Slagle and his wife Deborah were
set at $20,000 each.
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were involved in a ticket-fixing scheme to dismiss
charges against drunken drivers.
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