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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1980
Page
11
In La Paz the right wing junta seeks to consolidate control while the Catholic church with foreign diplomats presses for accountability of disappearances including 11 priests. The nuncio and about 30 diplomats push the issue as Lydia Gueiler seeks asylum.
AP reports British comedian Peter Sellers died at London’s Middlesex Hospital at 54 after his third major heart attack in 16 years. He passed away at 12:28 a.m. in intensive care with wife Lynne Frederick and two children present. The hospital said death was due to natural causes as doctors attempted to revive him.
BASE COMEAU Quebec AP Eagle Sarmont says he is optimistic he can fly the Atlantic in a motorized hang glider after Canada's transport minister offered to intervene in aircraft inspector issues. Grounded since Monday by rules that labeled his vehicle an aircraft, the 28 year old联系方式 spoke by phone to Minister Jean Luc Pepin in Ottawa. He aims to depart Farmingdale New York and reach Paris after taking off last week, with support from the minister to resolve regulatory hurdles.
Tehran Radio reports twenty more army and air force officers were executed at dawn for taking part in a plot to bomb Khomeini's home and topple the regime. The week’s total reaches 51 executions with about 500 arrests, as four captains and an air force officer among others were convicted of plotting a coup and mutiny.
In Espiritu Santo and Efate the eight week bow and arrow revolt ended peacefully as 200 British and French troops landed. Officials said rebels offered no resistance and greeted the troops with garlands of flowers. Spokesman John Beasant spoke from Port Vila.
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