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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1975

Page

3

Amin Demands Talks Fate of Hills Uncertain

Uganda's Idi Amin promised a new announcement on the fate of British lecturer Denis Hills after a meeting with British officers and the Ugandan high commissioner. A radio broadcast said Hills remained under a death sentence, with Amin pressing Britain to engage politically while seeking clemency for Hills.

Amin Hills Nairobi Kenya Idi Amin Denis Hills Military Defense Council London Elizabeth II Kampala Uganda Radio Sir Chandos Blair Lain Grahame King’s African Rifles James Hennessy Harold Wilson James Callaghan Blair Britain

Gandhi Appeals Her Conviction in High Court

Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and lawyers filed an appeal with Supreme Court Justice V R Krishna Iyer aiming to overturn a conviction on illegal campaign practices. A stay on the six year ban on office was sought while the appeal proceeds, with further hearings deferred until mid July.

New Delhi India Indira Gandhi Supreme Court V.R. Krishna Iyer Mrs. Gandhi Allahabad Raj Narain

Children Unhurt After Kidnaping In Belgium

A taxi driver found 6-year-old Hubert and 3-year-old Ingrid Bonnet, abducted from their family's vacation villa in Knokke Zoute. The siblings were unharmed and led police to an apartment in Middelkerke near Ostend where four Italians were reported to have rented one unit.

Knokke-Zoute Belgium Hubert Ingrid Bonnet Middelkerke Ostend

Five More Are Killed In Ireland Violence Rises in Belfast and Beyond

The ongoing civil war in Northern Ireland claimed five more lives, including two Protestants and three Catholics, raising the death toll to 1,245. A 15-year-old boy was wounded in Belfast, while a Catholic man was found stabbed near a bridge after a Sunday explosion. Police suspect Marxist faction involvement, with evolving blame between Irish Republican Socialist groups and rival militants. A separate kidnapping case in Knokke, Belgium, saw four armed men abduct two children from a villa, pack valuables into a Mercedes, and flee. the children were later recovered near Ostend and the parents issued pleas for their return.

Belfast Northern Ireland Christopher Whelen Sallins Whelen Wolfe Tone Irish Republican Socialist Party Pierre Bonnet Bonnet Knokke North Sea Mrs. Bonnet

Senators to Quiz Roselli on Castro Plot Ties

Sen. intelligence committee will quiz John Roselli on his links to Sam Giancana in alleged plots to kill Fidel Castro. Also to testify are William Harvey and Giancana's death is noted. Time Magazine reports CIA involvement and poison cigars. The piece mentions alleged CIA actions and a separate NSA listening claim.

Washington John Roselli Chicago Sam Giancana Fidel Castro Senate Roselli Giancana CIA Castro William K. Harvey

Mathenys Plan For Reunion

Descendants of John Matheny and Jane Matheny from Jobs and Logan areas plan a reunion on August 2 in the Dayton area. For information call 222-2504.

John Jane Matheny Jobs Logan Dayton

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Gandhi Ireland Brussels Time Magazine Havana Justice Department Miami Cuba Time Harvey Chicago Tribune National Security Agency KGB Mathenys The Athens National Bank Athens National Athens First Banc Group of Ohio, Inc F.D.I.C
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