Ethiopian army arrests elite during curfew crackdown in Addis Ababa
Rebels seize power as troops sweep the capital under cover of night moving house to house to round up aristocrats parliament members and top officials. Ras Asrate Kassa and other Crown Council leaders are detained amid curfews and tightened patrols as talks begin on Ethiopia's political future.
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House panel pushes impeachment inquiry pace
The House Judiciary Committee moves to speed the impeachment inquiry into President Nixon. It plans to hear at least five witnesses beginning Tuesday and seeks to amend rules to shorten witness questioning. The panel debated public versus private sessions and aims to vote on recommending impeachment later in July with a potential House debate to follow.
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Palestinians end Lebanon based attacks from Lebanon
Palestinian guerrilla leaders ordered an end to commando attacks from Lebanese territory against Israeli settlements after a two hour meeting in Beirut between Lebanese Prime Minister Takieddin Solh and a guerrilla delegation. A government spokesman called it not new, saying such operations were never carried out from Lebanon.
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An Nahar
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Takieddin Solh
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Peron Hands Power to Maria Estela as Health Improves
In Argentina ailing leader Juan Domingo Peron shows slight clinical improvement after he transferred the presidency to his wife Maria Estela, the first female Western Hemisphere president. A medical communique says he remains at rest under treatment, age 78, battling bronchial infection and heart ailment. Security intensifies at the presidential residence as officials pledge support and citizens seek updates.
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UPI
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Vannevar Bush Dies. Key Advocate of Atomic Bomb Program
Dr. Vannevar Bush, MIT leader and adviser who helped persuade Roosevelt to pursue atomic weapons, died in Belmont. Private services planned. survivors include two sons, a sister, and six grandchildren. Bush shaped wartime policy, chaired key projects, and later led the Carnegie Institution and MIT corporate affairs.
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Japan
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Washington
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Barichnikov Defects Bolshoi Dancer Seeks Asylum in West
Soviet ballet star Mikhail Barichnikov left the Bolshoi during a Canada tour and reportedly sought asylum in the West. CBC said he spoke to immigration and would face a hearing. Toronto police filed a missing persons report. He was in the Toronto area with Christina Berlin and is known for Kirov ties and Nijinsky awards.
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Leningrad
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