Two dead in Bolivia clashes between police and militiamen
In La Paz two people died and ten were injured as police and militiamen clashed with supporters of the central Bolivian agricultural center at Cochabamba. Police detained about 100 University of San Simon students and another 300 were held as hostages. The demonstration, tied to unrest after the flight of ex minister Antonio Arguedas and linked to Cuban influence, occurred under a nationwide siege ordered by President Barrientos.
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Plotters failed in Chile
In Santiago police and 300 officers clashed with ants that had seized a large ranch 50 miles northeast of the capital. An arms cache including automatic weapons was found after almost 100 peasants were arrested. Police linked the subversive plot to extreme leftists and foreign elements, with a five hour battle at the Pedagogic University in Santiago and raids around Valparaiso.
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Prelates gaoled for defaming Greek hierarchy
An Athens court martial sentenced a former metropolitan and two archimandrites to prison for five to 15 months for slanderous defamation of the Primate of Greece Archbishop Ieronymius and nine bishops. The men were accused of printing and distributing leaflets alleging homosexuality among church leaders.
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Sirhan trial date set for Kennedy murder case
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and will go on trial on November 1. He entered his plea Friday in a fortified court room at the Hall of Justice in Los Angeles.
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Manila Earthquake Toll Rises to 165 in Rubble
Rescue workers in Manila under harsh conditions pressed to free about 250 people trapped in a five storey apartment block after a 40 second quake. As of mid morning 165 had been confirmed dead with 129 recovered from Ruby Towers and 254 rescued alive overall. Rescue teams toiled with two tunnels active on the north side and one near the centre as hopes hung on any sounds from beneath the debris.
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Earthquake Tears Through Pinotepa and Mexico City
About 7,000 residents in Pinotepa, Oaxaca, were made homeless by a series of tremors that struck Friday. Four died in Mexico City with 90 injured. two presumed dead in Pinotepa. A 72 second quake, epicenter near Oaxaca Guerrero border, damaged nine-story buildings, hospitals, and gas lines as rescue crews search for missing. Federal and state authorities airlifted supplies to shelter the homeless and prevent further harm.
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Alitalia DC-8 crash: pilot says downdraft sucked aircraft down
Alitalia DC-8 on a Rome to Montreal flight struck a hill in a thunderstorm near Milan after being violently dropped by a downdraft. Twelve of 95 aboard died. survivors fled as fuel ignited. Captain Fabio Staffieri and engineer Franco Salimbeni described the peril and fear, with many hospitalized for injuries.
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Monkey in Egyptian mummy shocks University of Michigan study
Ann Arbor scientists reveal a 3000-year-old mummy thought to be Princess Mouthemhit was actually a monkey after head X rays. Dental experts from the University of Michigan found the infant queen’s mummy bears the features of a simian, with glass or stone eyes, leading to questions about substitution and burial ritual.
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Skeleton with coins may unlock Scilly Isles treasure trove clues
A pitch-preserved skeleton with five silver coins clutched in its hand was found by divers off the Scilly Isles, hinting at a sunken 260-year-old treasure stash worth millions. The 1707 gale sank a fleet, drowning over 2,000, possibly linked to a nephew of Admiral Sir Cloudsley Shovell and his flagship Association.
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England
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