Thieu fights for political life in Saigon clashes
In Saigon, elite combat police battled anti government demonstrators for seven hours at Tan Sa Chau Church and across the city. About 30 police and 60 protesters were injured as protesters demanded President Nguyen Van Thieu quit. Thieu stayed at the Independence Palace amid barricades and demoted three army corps commanders amid the upheaval.
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Tan Sa Chau
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Thieu
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African states condemn veto on South Africa ouster at UN
Africa bloc condemns United States Britain and France for a triple veto that blocked a move to expel South Africa over apartheid. The 10-3 vote backed expulsion but three permanent members vetoed, highlighting Western opposition amid Africa's call for action and a historic UN stalemate.
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Louis de Guiringaud
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Cameroon
Mauritania
China
Soviet Union
Radio War of the Worlds Spooks Rhode Island Listeners
WPRO Radio aired a Halloween eve War of the Worlds update causing fear and anger in Rhode Island. Police said many callers believed Martian invaders landed in Narragansett Bay and Jamestown Island, with some demanding the station be taken off air.
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H. G. Wells
Wpro Radio
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Orson Welles
Jamestown Island
Narragansett Bay
Covens plan Halloween ball and midnight wedding in two nations
Witches and warlocks in Salem plan a midnight ball at the national guard armory drawing up to 2,000 attendees to raise funds for the Salem Research Center. In Denver self-proclaimed warlocks will wed in a nude ceremony watched by 36 witches. A Houdini seance in Niagara Falls aims to conjure the spirit of the famed escape artist. Observers note Guy Fawkes Day origins and warn police to curb vandalism and tainted candy while prices rise up to 30 cents per bag.
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Mass
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Alice Keegan
Salem Research Center
New England
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Astarta
Denver
Best
Niagra Falls
Ont
Harry Houdini
Anne Fischer
Albany
N.Y
Houdini
England
Guy Fawkes
Fawkes
House of Parliament
America
Desegregation Order Pushes Minimal Boston Busing
Federal Judge Arthur Garrity finalizes a plan to desegregate Boston public schools by next fall with minimal busing and student reassignment. The School Committee must maximize desegregation while reducing busing and changes under the short term plan affecting about 80 of 200 schools. Garrity allows desegregation techniques including busing, district changes, and magnet transfers to achieve the goal.
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Boston
UPI
Arthur Garrity
Boston Public
Garrity
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
William Harrison
Bomb blast hits Kanawha County board offices in Charleston
A dynamite explosion damaged the Kanawha County Board of Education Building in Charleston after a citizens committee called for permanent removal of controversial textbooks. No injuries, windows blown out, gas meter dislodged, ATF agents investigating. One computer operator unharmed, shaken but okay. The blast followed a committee meeting endorsing the rejection of most textbooks by a board review panel.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Kanawha County Board of Education
Board
U.S. Treasury Department
Alcohol
Tobacco and Firearms Division
Special Citizens Committee
Ghost report Haunting at London’s major international airport
London ghosts haunt the city’s key international airport after reports prompted the British Airports Authority to order a discreet inquiry. An airport spokesman confirmed an investigation is underway into the alleged haunting without details.
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London
UPI
British Airports Authority
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