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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1980
Page
8
Indictments name Pvt Moshe Leibovitch and Sgt Moshe Ben-Arye for stealing army explosives to blow up mosques and Arab offices in Old Jerusalem. The 43 day military probe led to charges. trial date not set. Violence complaints left five Palestinians and three Israelis wounded in new clashes.
Former President V V Giri of India died in his sleep at age 85 in Madras. A labor leader, Giri served as India's fourth head of state from 1969 to 1974 after beating Neelam Sanjiva Reddy. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi mourned him as a champion of the poor who served the country for six decades.
In Bangkok a cross border artillery duel escalated as Thai and Vietnamese forces fought near the border, with a light reconnaissance plane crippled by Vietnamese fire and forced to crash land. Eyewitnesses reported a helicopter shot down nearby, as tens of thousands of Cambodian refugees sought refuge in Thailand.
The Democratic Platform Committee in Washington backed a Kennedy aimed call for near elimination of nuclear power plants but did not require a timetable for phaseout. The move marks a partial win for Edward M. Kennedy amid broader Carter emphasis on other issues.
The Chrysler Loan Guarantee Board is set to approve the first 500 million dollars in federally backed loans to Chrysler. The climactic meeting, expected to last about 30 minutes, faced repeated delays as Treasury officials and the company pressed reluctant banks to join the bailout. Deutsch Genossenschaftsbank of Frankfurt agreed in principle and signed up, aiding the package.
Senate debate centers on extending federal education programs to private and parochial schools for the first time. Moynihan seeks an amendment to aid bills allowing up to 750 dollars yearly for students from families earning no more than 15000 dollars, amid opposition warning of constitutional and public school implications.
Rose Lombardi fought to save her 6-year-old Anthony as a man attacked with a thin-bladed knife. Anthony died while Mrs. Lombardi and four others were wounded in a hospital stabbing spree. William B. Robinson 42, a former ice cream plant worker, was charged with murder and eight counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and kept under guard after the incident. His sister said the rampage followed a visit to the hospital by Robinson seeking admission, which the hospital denied.
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $15.9 billion emergency spending bill that would cut $572 million from the revenue sharing program for the fourth quarter ending September. If enacted the states would receive no revenue sharing for the remainder of the current fiscal year.
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