FBI probes Senate aide over alleged Pentagon document offer
Former Arab American leader Michael Saba swore an affidavit alleging Stephen Bryen of the Senate Foreign Relations committee offered a Pentagon document on Saudi air bases to Israelis. Bryen acknowledged the hotel meeting as part of his work on Middle East arms policy.
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Conflicting Signals in O'Neill Financial Disclosures
Washington reports six months of questions about Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. and his private business deals. The Times cites understatements and conflicting records across loans, HUD guarantees, nursing home holdings, and a Boston insurer, with no proven illegality but ongoing scrutiny.
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Townley expelled from Chile under U.S. pressure
Michael Townley, a Waterloo native and suspected key link in the 1976 Letelier assassination, was expelled from Chile and flown to the United States. Chile’s military government acted amid intense U.S. pressure as Townley faced possible arrest and US authorities sought his interrogation. Townley had lived in Chile for 20 years and earlier pleaded to stay.
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Jetstar finds galactic jet in NGC 6251 near Ursa Minor
Caltech astronomers report a compact object in galaxy NGC 6251 emitting a narrow jet six light years long with energy equivalent to about 10 billion suns. The jet, possibly powered by a black hole, aligns with a much larger jet and powers a distant radio-emitting gas cloud.
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Breaks With Leftist Group Reported From Italian Jail
Massimo Maraschi a founding Brigate Rosse member in prison condemns Moro kidnapping as counterproductive. Investigators fear a major breakthrough in locating former Premier Aldo Moro and party leader. In Beirut, Lebanon Selim al Hoss calls Israel partial withdrawal plan inadequate and demands full, speedy pullout. Waldheim and PLO criticize two stage withdrawal as insufficient.
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Funeral Gunfire Kills Four at Kapuuo Procession
Gunfire erupted at the funeral for assassinated pro South African tribal leader Clemens Kapuuo in Swindhoek. Police said four Blacks were killed and five wounded as Herero tribesmen clashed with Owambo foes. it was unclear if all the dead were Owambo.
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Marcos orders crackdown on dissidents after poll victory
President Ferdinand Marcos ordered a crackdown on dissidents as government candidates appeared set for a predicted total victory in the first parliamentary elections in over five years. Maj. Gen. Fidel Ramos said the National Guard and local police are on full alert for planned street demonstrations by opposition groups.
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Kissinger to Testify on Korean Lobbying Links
House investigators say they will question Henry Kissinger publicly about covert Korean lobbying during the Nixon era. Kissinger agreed to testify April 20 to a subcommittee about letters from J Edgar Hoover and top secret documents outlining U S intelligence on Korean lobbying and ties to Tongsun Park.
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Farm Migration Slows After 1976 Farm Boom
The Census Bureau and Agriculture Department reported 7,806,000 people lived on farms in 1977, down 450,000 from 8,253,000 in 1976, a 5.4 percent drop, signaling a slowing farm migration trend.
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Bureau of Census
Agriculture Department
Keota Man Found Dead In Suspected Self Inflicted Wound
A Keokuk County man, Donald Paarman, 42, was found dead at his Keota home Saturday morning from an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound. State Patrol officials reported the death and added an obituary appears on Page 3A.
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Public Hearing Set on Property Vacation in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids City Council will hold a public hearing on April 19 1978 at 9 00 a m in City Hall Council Chambers to consider vacation and disposition of described property and conveyance by quit claim to Owen Manufacturing Company for 3170 00 subject to a utility easement for Iowa Electric Light and Power Company. Lois M. Keller City Clerk dated March 29 1978. Published in The Cedar Rapids Gazette on April.
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Iowa
U. A
N.E
Lotis
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Lois M. Keller
Ij i Kanes
Yale Senior’s $40,000 Gatsby Style Party Canceled
Yale senior Alex Kwon planned a lavish Great Gatsby party with champagne lobster dancing girls and Monte Carlo gambling. The event was canceled after Geoffrey Tobin said he was asked to MC and the family of a Korean steel magnate’s son was upset by the news.
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Ancient pankration match at Olympia ends in surrender
An event in ancient Greek games at Olympia called pankration or all strength was fought until one wrestler surrendered or died. It showcased brutal boxing and wrestling combined in a single contest.
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