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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1975

Page

3

Torture Charge Strains UK Chile Relations

London orders ambassador home after British doctor Sheila Cassidy says she was stripped and tortured while imprisoned in Chile. Foreign Office to present evidence to UN Human Rights Commission and demand full inquiry. Chilean government studying case, embassy denies torture. Cassidy, 38, treated MIR officials and was detained from Nov 1 to Nov 14, later held in Santiago.

London Chile Foreign Office Theovernment Evience United Nations Human Rights Commission Sheila Cassidy Tdemag Cassidy Reginald Sec Onde Santiago Dr. Cassidy U.N Roman Catholic Mission Tres Alamos Nelson Gutierrez Reyue Left Movement MIR Andres Pascal Allende Salvador Allende Gatwick England Britain UPI

Cuban forces in Angola rise to about 7500 troops

U S intelligence sources estimate about 7500 Cuban soldiers are now backing the Soviet linked MPLA in Angola up from around 6000 last week. A Cuban tank brigade may have arrived, signaling a major unit commitment. Three more Cuban officials linked to the regime have been identified in Angola.

Washington Angola U.S Fernando Vecimo Casas Fidel Castro Castro MPLA Ford Cuba United States Ortugal Azores Islands Africa

Labels Get 6 Month Reprieve From Pure Claims

Washington AP Consumers will see label claims that meat products are pure for six more months as the Agriculture Department grants processors extra time to use up existing stock. The delay follows court rulings on misbranding hot dogs labeled 100 percent or pure when they contain multiple ingredients. The department had proposed extending rules to all meat and poultry labels, then set a deadline of January 1 1976 for old labels, with a new temporary extension to July 1 announced. Executive statements cite financial hardship for destroyers, while critics call the delay political.

Washington Agriculture Department H.E. Steinhoff Department Meat and Poultry Inspection Branch

Production of Pill Halted in Canada

Bristol-Myers Pharmaceutical Group of Canada halted Oracon birth control pill production at its Candiac lab in Quebec. The move follows a finding that the hormone level could be lowered without reducing effectiveness. The company announced the stoppage yesterday.

Montreal Bristol-Meyers Pharmaceutical Group of Canada Que

OPEC Terrorists Linked to Libya Reportedly Route to Safety

Algeria freed five of six attackers who seized hostages at the Vienna OPEC HQ and sent them by plane to a friendly Arab country. Reports tie one killer to Libya's OPEC delegation while others include Palestinians and a West German. Austria seeks extradition for the killings.

Algiers Algeria Vienna Organization Ofetroleum Libya OPEC Ere Aleria Tripoli Forei Abdelaziz Bouteflika Aromise 7Rian Houari Boumedienne Muammar Khadafy Austria

Arrivals Nervous As LaGuardia Reopens After Explosion

At LaGuardia Airport the reopened terminal drew 90 American Airlines passengers from Dallas at 10 10 pm. FBI agents and NYPD re examined the bomb site as authorities sought leads, while travelers expressed fear and demanded clearer safety assurances after the dynamite blast that killed 11 and injured about 75.

New York LaGuardia American Airlines Dallas Awa

Social Security tax bite rises for high earners in 1976

Washington reports that workers earning over $14,100 yearly will see smaller take home pay after Thursday as Social Security withholding increases, while those under the threshold notice no change. The 5.85 percent levy applies per pay period with a yearly cap, affecting about 15 million higher income earners.

Washington James L. Pate Commerce Department

Welch family recalls slain CIA officer and danger

Richard Welch, 46, killed by a masked gunman in Athens, left behind a Providence birth, Harvard education and a CIA career begun after 1951. His brother George says the family knew of his work but did not fear the danger, though he condemns exposing agents. Arlington National Cemetery burial planned.

Lincoln R.I CIA Richard S. Welch Providence Eorge P. Welch Althoug George Welch Richard Welch Athens United States Arlington, Va National Cemetery Associated Press Central Intelligence Agency Harvard Hartford, Conn Classicial Greece Acci Welch Counterspy Washington Athens News Senate

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