SLA Pair Goes On Trial Without Patty Hearst
In Los Angeles, William and Emily Harris face trial on charges of kidnapping robbery and assault tied to a May 1974 violence spree at Mel's Sporting Goods Inglewood on which Patty Hearst testified she fired a weapon The court permitted the Harris case to proceed separately from Hearst who may not face trial in LA for now potentially affecting proceedings.
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SLA
Patty Hearst
Los Angeles
Symbionese Liberation Army
Patricia Hearst
Miss Hearst
William
Emily Harris
Harrises
Leonard Weinglass
San Francisco
Weinglass
Mark Brandler
Harris
Mel
Inglewood
Ninety Six and its partisan clash in 1775
The village of Ninety Six served as a trading center and Tory stronghold as the Revolution neared. Patriot and Tory forces fought for three days in November 1775, ending with a Tory defeat in December. The town’s name supposedly reflects being 96 miles from Fort Prince George, though that distance is disputed.
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Ninety-Six
South Carolina
Fort Prince George
World Almanac
Rioting Ends in Johannesburg After Turbulent Week
An uneasy peace returns to Soweto and Johannesburg townships after three days of violence sparked by opposition to Afrikaans in black schools. Casualty reports vary with at least 58 dead and over 1,000 injured, as black and white police patrols monitor for outbreaks. leaders meet in Pretoria to discuss language policy and next steps.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
M.C. Botha
Soweto
Pretoria
South African Press Association
Tembisa
Tokota
13 Mercenaries Face Sentencing in Angola Case
In Luanda, Angola, 13 white mercenaries faced sentencing after Col. Callan admitted ordering executions and expressed willingness to die. Judge Ernesto da Silva said verdicts would follow next week amid claims the defendants received funds from sources including alleged CIA money.
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Luanda
Angola
Col. Callan
Ernesto da Silva
Soldiers of Fortune
Callan
Costas Georgiou
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CNC
Lions Club of
Bluefield
Lions Auxiliary
Fincastle Country Club
Gerald Hughes
Ross Boyce
Tom Healy
Lon Hopkins
Rudy Gearhart
Jim Granger
Ed Carrigan
Ben Keith
Regis Porat
Mick Amell
Ann Johns
Jane Healy
Ruth Harvey
Elizabeth Gearhart
Mary Ann Boyce
Margot Granger
Elizabeth Ann Hale
Shirley Crockett
Anthony Shepherd
Loretta Grimes
Browsery
Brushfork
National Guard Armory
China
Mary Eleanor
Hearing Aid Service
W. VA
Federal ST. Bluefield, W. VA
Solitaires
Carai
Diamond
Totaight
Gary Acker
Sacramento
Calif
Daniel Gearhart
Kensington
Gustavo Grillo
Jersey City
N.J
Gearhart
Acker
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Hickmans East
Princeton and
Petn
Athens
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