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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1976

Page

8

Riots explode across South Africa amid black uprising

Bloodshed spreads to seven townships as protests against apartheid leave at least 58 dead and 788 wounded. Police fire on protesters in Alexandra while Vosloorus and Natalspruit see arson and looting. Riot control tightens. Soweto calm returns with pockets of resistance.

Johannesburg South Africa Alexandra James T. Kruger Soweto Wednes South African Press Association Vosloorus Natalspruit Germiston University of the North Pietermaritzburg University of Zululand Sharpeville

Firing squad demanded for Angola mercenaries

In Luanda a government prosecutor urged the death penalty for 13 mercenaries—10 Britons and 3 Americans—charged with crimes in Angola's civil war. He blamed imperialism and Western powers, naming Kissinger, and tied U S Britain to the affair. Trial witnesses offered few specifics on individual killers.

Luanda Angola Rui Monteiro Monteiro Britain United States Henry A. Kissinger Revolutionary People’s Tribunal Daniel Gearhart Kensington Gary Acker Sacramento Calif Gustave Grillo Jersey City N.J Popular Movement Central Intelligence Agency Federal Bureau of Investigation Zaire South Africa Aos

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