China reshuffles PLA leadership amid big command changes
China announced its largest military command shakeup in over five years. Key posts remain vacant, including defense minister and chief of the general staff. Wki Teh-sheng rose to one of five vice chairmen as Shenyang region commands shift. Hsu Shih-yu moves from Nanking to Canton, Ting Sheng replaces him in Nanking. An editorial warns reactionaries and pushes for party-line adherence as the 4th NPC looms and the 4th five-year plan advances.
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American girl detained in hush hush arms smuggling probe
Scotland Yard kept tight security on the arrest of an 18 year old American girl amid a Heathrow Airport probe into arms smuggling. Police said five pistols and 150 rounds were found in her luggage as authorities pursued links to Arab gunmen and a Moroccan and a Pakistani held with her at Ealing Police Station. The girl’s name was not confirmed by Scotland Yard and no charges had been filed.
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Tex Ritter Dies at 67 in Nashville Jail Visit
Tex Ritter, famed singing cowboy and star of 85 films, died of a heart attack in Nashville while visiting an employee at Davidson County Jail. He was 67, survived by wife Dorothy Fay and two sons, with services set for Friday in Nashville and burial in Nederland, Texas.
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Gasoline prices rise nationwide as energy costs climb
Gasoline costs increased across the country with Amoco, Sohio, and Sunoco raising wholesale prices. Premium gas hit about 57 cents a gallon in select cities while officials consider a price adjustment plan to offset supply cuts. New England weighs higher energy costs and Maine proposes a temporary gas tax. Boston Edison seeks a rate hike to fund conservation and reliability.
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Ireland arrests 20 IRA suspects along border
Irish security forces conducted raids and roadblocks across the border area arresting 11 in Buncrana, five in Monaghan, and four in Dundalk. The suspects face IRA membership charges with up to six months in prison. Officials called it the largest IRA crackdown since the 1950s amid political maneuvering tied to Northern Ireland governance.
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Guerrillas fire rockets into Phnom Penh center and hospitals
Rebels lob seven 122mm rockets into central Phnom Penh hitting a refugee center and a military hospital. At least four killed and eighteen wounded as the attack targets include a Buddhist monastery, a private residence, a fish market and the army general staff area amid a broader dry season offensive.
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Westworld leads diverse film lineup as Manchester shows two cinemas
Yul Brynner stars as a robot in Westworld at MGM with Richard Benjamin in a sci fi western. The Don Is Dead screens with Clint Eastwood's High Plains Drifter at Cinema II while Harte presents Outside Man with Ann Margret and Harry in Your Pocket with James Coburn at Main Street theater.
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First checks sent under SSI program
More than 3 million poor people aged 65 or older, blind or disabled, receive their first federal welfare checks under the new Supplemental Security Income program that began Jan 1. About 3.06 million recipients plus 1.8 million aged, 1.2 million disabled, and 75,000 blind are on the gold checks list. Some states report glitches. New York sees 10,000 to 11,000 mothers losing AFDC benefits temporarily. Local offices advise on questions and complaints.
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