Portugal Unveils Plan to End Africa Rule
Lisbon officials, under President Antonio de Spinola, map a historic exit from five centuries of rule in Africa. Talks focus on independence for Angola Mozambique and Portuguese Guinea as Spinola pledges self rule for the colonies. The move follows Spinola’s promise to grant independence to the three territories.
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Guinea
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Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
Caetano
Guinean Freedom Movement
Adm
Antonio Rosa Coutinho
Inmate escapes as Carrasco hostage standoff continues
Henry Escamilla, one of four inmates held at gunpoint by outlaw Fred Gomez Carrasco, bolted through a glass library door and fled, though he suffered severe injuries and was hospitalized. Carrasco warned of a crackdown, demanding weapons and transport to Mexico or Cuba as negotiations stalled. Escamilla’s exit leaves three hostages unaccounted for while authorities reassess the crisis.
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Huntsville
Tex
UPI
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Henry Escamilla
Ron Taylor
Escamilla
Carrasco
Joseph O’brien
O’brien
Ann Fleming
Bobby
Mexico
United States
Weather Underground mystery book surfaces in US launch
A new 152 page underground book titled Prairie Fire claims the Weather Underground and Bernardine Dohrn authored it. It lists 19 bombings from 1969 to 1973 including the Marin County courthouse Capitol Pentagon and AT&T Latin America HQ. Its authenticity is unclear and distribution was anonymous to bookstores. Dohrn is wanted for unlawful flight following a 199 confrontation in Chicago.
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Weather Underground
FBI
Bernardine Dohrn
Students For A Democratic Society
Marin County
Calif
U.S. Capitol
Pentagon
At&t
U.S
Miss Dohrn
Chicago
Nobody's rushing to oust Reinecke
Sacramento officials show no hurry to remove California Lt. Gov Ed Reinecke despite a perjury conviction. A Reagan aide said a resignation would occur only if forced, noting Reagan would resign if convicted of a felony. Reinecke plans to appeal the federal jury verdict in Washington DC, saying he lied to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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UPI
California
Ed Reinecke
Reinecke
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Washington, D.C
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ITT
Jerry Littman
State Attorney General’s Office
Evelle J. Younger
Patrick McKelvey
McKelvey
Impeachment experts fault Nixon charges for lacking specificity
Yale law professor Charles L. Black Jr says the House Judiciary Committee resolution on Nixon impeachment is unsatisfactory and too vague. He argues the charges should show personal participation or authorization of acts, though Senate evidence rules differ from criminal standards.
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Senate impeachment rules foreseen for Nixon case
In report from Washington the UPI notes the Senate can rely on 26 longstanding impeachment rules from 1799 onward. They cover committee questioning, service of summons, oath of impartial justice, and possible jailing for contempt. Chief Justice Burger would preside, with witnesses and decorum patterned after Andrew Johnson's trial.
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UPI
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Nixon
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The
United
Pets could starve to feed humans, CSU expert warns
Colorado State University veterinarian Lloyd Faulkner told the American Veterinary Medical Association that pets breed far faster than humans and that millions of dogs and cats are born yearly in the United States. He warned the world may face moral choices in resource distribution as human malnutrition persists and noted the heavy pet food market influence.
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UPI
Lloyd C. Faulkner
Faulkner
Colorado State University
The
American Veterinary Medical Association
United States
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