French Troops Withdraw From Kolwezi After Kolwezi Assault
In Shaba Province French paratroops of the Foreign Legion vacate Kolwezi and move 500 to 650 soldiers by road to Lubumbashi as Zairean forces take over. Belgian officials report 73 white deaths this week and 289 foreigners missing of about 2,500 in the area. Rebel losses are estimated at 200 to 300.
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Kinshasa
Zaire
Shaba
Kolwezi
Foreign Legion
Lubumbashi
Brussels
Hunger Persists In Much Of India
In India hunger remains widespread despite record grain harvests and large stockpiles. An estimated 125 million metric tons of rice wheat and other grains were produced, 4 million more than the prior record. The government holds 12 million tons in reserve with 3.5 million tons for market regulation, yet about 40 percent of the population may still lack an adequate diet.
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New Delhi
India
Ramachandraiyer Balasubramanian
Food Corporation of India
Sludge Use May Be Dangerous for Farm Food Safety
CHICAGO AP. Rejuvenating farmland with sludge from urban sewage plants may risk human health as crops may absorb toxic substances. Bruce Weddle of the EPA warns sludge often contains industrial poisons, notably cadmium, which can transfer to people via food.
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Chicago
Bruce Weddle
Environmental Protection Agency
Washington
Chinese Persecuted by Vietnam Sparks Leap to Hong Kong
Hong Kong and Hanoi traded accusations as Chinese fleeing Vietnam alleged persecution by the Communist authorities. Vietnam dismissed the claims and said about 89,700 Chinese residents had been expelled since April, with Hanoi blaming rumors of punishment tied to China’s aid to Cambodia and Nhan Dan citing loss of business from South Vietnam’s shift to communism.
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Hong Kong
Vietnam
Hanoi
Peking
Hsinhua
China
Sions
Cambodia
Nhan Dan
Vietnamese Communist Party
South Vietnam
FBI memo reveals bid to replace King in mid 1960s
The Washington Post reports a confidential FBI memo from December 1964 shows the agency discussing with an unidentified black leader a plan to remove Martin Luther King Jr from leadership. The memo notes the leader’s belief that removing King would be difficult and not assured of success.
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Washington
FBI
Martin Luther King
Washington Post
J. Edgar Hoover
William C. Sullivan
Center For National Security Studies
Freedom of Information Act
Hoover
Sullivan
Cartha DeLoach
DeLoach
King
Brown Urges United Strength For Memorial Day
Defense Secretary Harold Brown urged renewed American strength to honor more than a million war dead. Speaking at Arlington National Cemetery for a Memorial Day service, he pledged a quiet, firm strength with adequate armed forces and national cohesion.
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Washington
Harold Brown
U.S
Brown
Arlington National Cemetery
Carter
Nixon Hosts POWs at San Clemente Weekend Party
Former President Richard Nixon relaxed at a poolside party for 600 former American prisoners of war at his Casa Pacifica estate in San Clemente. POWs honored Nixon for his role in ending their captivity and presented a painting honoring his decision to bomb North Vietnam.
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Los Angeles
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Karen Jones
San Diego
Bob
Navy
Eugene McDaniel
Pensacola
Fla
McDaniel
Jones
Casa Pacifica
San Clemente
North Vietnam
Air Force
John P. Flynn
Fire Hero Bailey Pursues Medical Dream at NKU
Walter Bailey 19 from Southgate earned national notice after guiding 1,300 patrons to exits during the Bever ly Hills Supper Club fire on May 28 1977. He saved many lives while working as a busboy earning 1.65 per hour. A 35000 trust fund funds his pre med studies at Northern Kentucky University as survivors and officials commend his courage.
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Walter Bailey
Beverly Hills
Southgate
Library of Northern Kentucky State University
Northern Kentucky University
Bailey
Kentucky
Janie Hogle
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South Carolinia
Richland
Texala
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U.S. Treasury
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Oklahoma
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