Gold Theft From BEA Comet Flight Stuns London Frankfurt Route
Nine gold bars valued at over £44,000 disappeared from a BEA Comet on the London to Frankfurt run. Frankfurt police say the mailbag was found split during unloading, indicating the robbery likely occurred before departure from London. BEA and German police are coordinating as the case recalls a prior similar theft last November.
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London
Reuter
British European Airways
Frankfurt
British Airlines
B.E.A
Germany
England
Four Men Jailed in Paris for Counterfeiting Coins
Four men were jailed in Paris on counterfeiting charges for producing 200 five-franc coins valued at about £95. Police said the coins were easy to spot because the designer omitted the Republic motto Liberte Egalite Fraternite.
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Paris
France
Republic of France
United Press
Top Army Blamed For Indian Reverses
A parliamentary report cites lack of battle training equipment and leadership at higher levels as causes of Indian reverses this year. It notes不足 intelligence, poor generalship and climatic hardship, with calls for overhaul and tougher training.
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Cui Awweri
Chavan
Mr. Chavan
India
Australian Bullfighter El Australiano Wins Ears in Seville
Meagher 25 of Sydney known as El Australiano, killed a bull near Seville earning its ears. He fights without picadors in small towns and is among about 11 non-Latins in Spain including three Englishmen, five Americans, a Japanese and a Frenchman. He cites hepatitis and recent defeats as reasons his debut with picadors has not happened this season. He has mostly suffered only bruises from the bulls.
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Aplaganngeane Annmi Atepneset Meagher
Sydney
Castillo de Las Guardas
Seville
Meagher
Picadors
Fuels Slash Space Costs
The Defence Department reports a drop in the cost to place one pound of satellite into orbit from 500000 dollars to about 89 to 312 pounds per pound. The reduction is credited to new solid fuels improving convenience in rocket launches and space missions planned in coming years.
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Washington
A.A.P
Defence Department
Susie the lamb joins kindergarten as pupil and mascot
A three month old lamb named Susie becomes the school's first boarder after Miss Helen Merkel, the principal, rescues her from slaughter. Susie drinks milk from a detergent bottle, nibbles the lawn and plants, attends classes with the children, and even plays with a neighbor goat named Emily. She has a pink and white candy striped ribbon as a school uniform.
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Helen Merkel
Shropshire Lamb
Adelaide
Susie
Miss Merkel
Emily
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Indian Navy
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China
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P.reuter
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Poof Mravdan Park
Bunty
Johnston
Poluston
Alinga Street
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