West Bank riots amid Jewish Jericho march violence
Arab schoolgirls clash with Israeli forces in Jerusalem injuring three soldiers while demonstrations in Nablus and Tulkarem see troops break up rock throwing and detain dozens. A 20,000 person Land of Israel march to Jericho sparks protests and deadly and injurious clashes across the West Bank.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Nablus
Hugh Alexander
West Bank
Alexander
Tulkarem
Jericho
Flower Gate
Shimon Peres
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Land of Israel
Band of Believers
Jordan
Jenin
Moshe Levinger
Ex-Marines recount fatal beating at recruit depot
In Oceanside California two former Marines describe a group beating Pvt Lynn McClure 20 who died after coma from brain damage days after injuries during pugil stick training. The DI allegedly egged on with kill commands. Several officers were suspended as Marine Corps investigates the death and a $3.5 million wrongful death claim proceeds.
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Oceanside
Calif
Lynn McClure
John Gyorkos
Gyorkos
McClure
Corps
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Lufkin
Tex
Houston Veterans Administration Hospital
Marine Corps
Trudeau’s ninth year as prime minister marked by mixed popularity
Pierre Elliott Trudeau begins his ninth year as Canada’s prime minister, still entrenched but less popular. The country faces inflation and unemployment, a shift toward stricter immigration law, and a home grown constitution push. Scandals and Cabinet controversies echo, casting doubt on his leadership ahead of 1978 elections.
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Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Ottawa
Canada
Trudeau
Trudeaux
United States
Liberal Party
Progressive Conservatives
Progressive Conservative
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Africa
Castro
Angola
West Virginia Governor Moore Goes on Trial for Extortion
Republican Gov Arch Moore of West Virginia faces trial in U S District Court on extortion charges tied to a 25 000 payoff from Theodore Price former president of Diversified Mountaineer Corp. Co defendant William Loy, with potential 20 year sentences if convicted.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
Arch Moore
West Virginia
Congress
Moore
U.S. District Court
William Loy
Young
Stanley Preiser
Theodore Price
Diversified Mountaineer Corp
DMC
Price
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
High Court
Supreme Court hears gag order arguments in murder case
The Supreme Court heard arguments on a Nebraska gag order barring publication of facts from a sensational Sutherland murder case. Justices weighed First Amendment press rights against the defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial. A decision is expected by July.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Nebraska
Erwin Charles Siman
Sutherland, Neb
E. Barrett Prettyman Jr
Prettyman
Milton R. Larson
North Platte
Neb
Designer Michael Greer Found Dead in Park Avenue Apartment
World renowned interior designer Michael Greer was found dead in his Park Avenue apartment with his hands bloodied and a scarf binding his feet. Police said he was likely strangled while wearing a blue pajama top. autopsy set for 9 a.m. EST. Greer, 60, counted Jacqueline Onassis and Richard Nixon among clients and was a former president of the American Society of Interior Designers.
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New York
UPI
Michael Greer
Park Avenue
Greer
Jacqueline Onassis
Richard Nixon
Harvey Firestones
Mary Martin
Ethel Merman
Geraldine Page
American Society of Interior Designers
New York School of Interior Design
Monroe
White cyclists killed in Rhodesia guerrilla attack
In Rhodesia three white South African tourists were killed by guerrillas near Nuanetsi along the Fort Victoria to border route. A second daytime ambush damaged the Rutenga Railway, now repaired. Police scoured bushcountry with helicopters and tracker dogs as security forces clash with insurgents believed to operate from Mozambique.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
UPI
Rhodesia
Fort Victoria
Rutenga
South Africa
Nuanetsi
Johannesburg Financial Gazette
Mozambique
Rhodesia-Mozambique
Gona-Re-Zhou
Fort Victoria- Beitbridge
Hijacker in personal crisis dies during Denver jet hijack
Robert Lentz 31 of Nebraska attempted to commandeer a Convair 990 at Stapleton Airport after hijacking a Piper Apache hours earlier. He was shot by FBI agents during the takeoff, with hostages describing his self admitted alcoholism and intent to die rather than return to jail.
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Denver
UPS
FBI
Mexico
Robert Lentz
Marquette
Neb
Stapleton International
Hall County
Grand Island
Robert Blair
Lentz
Nebraska
Blair
Harlan Hillers
Hastings
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New York Times Service
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U.S
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