South Africa claims 113 guerrillas killed in Angola
South Africa reports 113 SWAPO guerrillas killed in a southern Angola sweep as part of a larger operation that has totaled 314 dead. The defense force says 12 Soviet anti aircraft guns were destroyed and caches seized. A Puma helicopter was shot down earlier, with 15 paratroopers killed.
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Angola
Johannesburg
UPI
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New York
Namibia
Die Republikein
United States
France
Luanda
Supreme Court opens path to more executions says expert
Washington AP report notes the Supreme Court refused to block Frank Coppola's electrocution and signals lower courts not to delay executions. Yale Kamisar predicts 10 to 15 executions annually soon, while others caution the case may not shift immediate death penalty practice. Kamisar and Lawrence discuss potential implications of staying or denying stays at the last moment.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Frank J. Coppola
United States
Yale Kamisar
University of Michigan
Kamisar
Coppola
J. Gray Lawrence
Norfolk, Va
Lawrence
Tammy Wynette Expecting Grandchild and Family Troubles
Country star Tammy Wynette said her daughter Jackie Paule is pregnant and she expects a grandchild in March on ABCs Good Morning America. Wynette also discussed her rebellious daughter Tina placed in a home for runaways, and reflected on past marital instability while aiming to share her side of the story.
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New York
Tammy Wynette
ABC
Miss Wynette
Jackie Paule
Tina
David Hartman
Henry Fonda Stable After Health Update at Cedars
Henry Fonda 77 remained resting comfortably at Cedars Sinai Medical Center with stable vital signs. A hospital spokesman declined to call the condition improved while family spokesman Ray Stricklyn said the actor appeared to be responding well as Tuesday’s serious condition shifted to a more reassuring state.
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Los Angeles
Henry Fonda
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Larry Baum
Ray Stricklyn
Fonda
Arab magnate to get tip refunded after Miramar escort bid
Miramar officials say Sheik Mohammed al Fassi overpaid when he hired six off duty Miramar police officers to escort him to a North Miami Beach party. He tipped $241. The refund will be issued as city rules were broken by the officers who served outside city limits and accepted cash. Mayor Joe Viens approved the detail but was unaware of the rule.
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Miramar
Fla
Sheik Mohammed al Fassi
Miami Beach
al Fassi
Joe Viens
Mother Teresa Arrives in Lebanon to Bless Beirut School
Nobel laureate Mother Teresa, 72, completed a 17 hour ferry trip through 95 degree heat to visit the Missionaries of Charity school in East Beirut. She told reporters she hopes Lebanon's people will love one another as God loves each person.
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Jounieh
Lebanon
Mother Teresa
Calcutta
Missionaries of Charity Order
East Beirut
Sinatra Delights ChicagoFest Crowd With Medley
Frank Sinatra performed a one hour set at ChicagoFest in Chicago. The crowd cheered as he sang a medley including I Left My Heart in San Francisco New York New York and My Kind of Town.
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Chicago
UPI
Frank Sinatra
Windy City
San Francisco
New York
Pygmy chimps seen as man's closest relative
ATLANTA AP researchers at a symposium on pygmy chimpanzees say these small apes may be the closest living relatives of humans. Susman of SUNY Stony Brook notes their value for understanding human ancestors, while King of the Yerkes Center cites their equal or superior intelligence to standard chimps.
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Atlanta
Randall Susman
State University of New York At
Stony Brook
Susman
International Primatological Society
Frederick King
Yerkes
Zaire
Africa
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