Two Arabs plead guilty in Athens airport massacre
Shafik al Arid and Talal Khantourah of Black September admitted premeditated murder for the Aug. 5 1973 airport raid in Athens that killed five and wounded 55. They faced the death penalty as Greece kept the case open. Victims included Jean Salantis Henry Leppo Albert Kerson and Lora Hack.
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UPI
Greece
Shafik al-Arid
Talal Khantourah
Black September
Libya
Jean Salantis
New York
Henry Leppo
Albert Kerson
Union
N.J
Lora Hack
Milwaukee
Wis
23 Youths Die in Belgian Dormitory Fire
A flash fire at Sacred Heart Boys school in Heusden Belgium killed 23 students aged 12 to 15 and left 40 others, two with serious burns. Fire officials blamed inadequate exits and lack of fire drills, with rescue crews initially unable to enter.
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Heusden
Belgium
UPI
Sacred Heart Boys School
Joseph Daniels
Daniles
Filibert Coenen
IRA launches campaign to weed out informers
Belfast UPI report says the Provisional IRA announces a campaign to hunt and kill informers within its ranks. The underground paper cites security crackdowns as the trigger and notes two abductions in a week, including a Catholic man named John D. Kerr. One Protestant militiaman's body was found near the border. authorities report rising informer disclosures from within the Catholic community.
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Belfast
UPI
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Northern Ireland
Irish Republic
Informa
John D. Kerr
Kerr
Kathleen
Senate vote cuts Greece military aid over junta return
In Washington, the Senate unanimously approved a bill to halt all U S military aid to Greece until a democratic government is restored and human rights observance is ensured. The measure, sponsored by Senators Claiborne Pell and Henry M Jackson, heads to the House with predicted passage.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Greece
Claiborne Pell
D-R.i
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
House
Pell
Athens
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Congress
Rodino agrees to share subpoena power in Nixon impeachment
Rodino shifts stance and will share subpoena authority with GOP chairman Edward Hutchinson as the House Judiciary Committee seeks access to Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski’s grand jury materials. The panel’s aim is to speed possible articles of impeachment while maintaining confidentiality safeguards. Doar indicated Jaworski’s office has not granted promises regarding disclosure. If the committee must mirror Jaworski’s investigations, late April impeachment vote could be jeopardized due to duplicated inquiries.
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Washington
UPI
House
Peter W. Rodino Jr
Nixon
Leon Jaworski
Edward Hutchinson
R-Mich
Rodino
GOP
Rodine
Jaworski
John M. Dear
Doar
Edwards defends Nevada gambling trips amid audit probe
Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards defended his sporadic Las Vegas gambling jaunts at a news conference saying voters trust him and he gambles for fun. He acknowledged IRS tax audit rumors about casino debts, but insisted no debts were paid. He said trips to Las Vegas vary from two or three times a year to long gaps.
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Louisiana
Nevada
Baton Rouge
UPI
Edwin Edwards
Edwards
Las Vegas
Internal Revenue Service
Tax incentive for rural MDs moves through Assembly
California Assembly approves a plan offering a 25 percent state income tax credit to physicians who relocate to medically underserved rural areas. Eligible doctors must work full time for at least one year and earn under 80,000 for married couples or 40,000 for singles. Senate approval needed.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPI
Big City
State Assembly
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