Basques Threaten Retaliation Over Death Sentences
Basque nationalists vow vengeance after six Basques were condemned to death and nine other defendants to a total 351 years in prison by a Burgos court martial. ETA cited targets including legal adviser Capt. Antonio Troncoso de Castro as demonstrations erupted across Europe.
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Fingerprint expert tests 17 valid votes in 9000 cast
Manila AP report says a fingerprint expert testified that only 17 ballots were valid among nearly 9,000 cast in Karamatan, Mindanao, for a constitutional convention election. The official noted 6,300 ballots appeared fake, 2,500 prints smeared, and 36 ballots exceeded registered voters.
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Soviets Speed Up Hijack Trial Appeals
Acting with unusual speed the Soviet government scheduled a hearing Wednesday on appeals from 11 defendants in the Jewish hijacking trial. Observers see the move as an effort to end international furor over the harsh sentences ahead of the March party congress. Nine more Jews are set for trial January 6 in Leningrad with 12 others to be tried in Riga and Kishinev in related emigration opposition cases.
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Taipei Spy Ring Arrests Reach Diplomatic Circles
An official of the Nationalist Chinese embassy in Saigon was arrested and deported to Taipei as part of a broad spy ring probe. Reports say up to 10 diplomats and officials may be detained, linked to Li Ching sun and a journalist leader, with arrests touching journalists and Mandarin instructors at the Broadcasting Corp. of China.
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President Nixon to answer queries on TV broadcast
The White House announced Nixon will host an hour long live TV session Monday at 8 p.m. Iowa time on ABC CBS NBC and Educational TV networks. Four reporters Howard K Smith Eric Sevareid John Chancellor and Nancy Dickerson will pose questions on foreign and domestic matters in a broad in depth conversation.
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Senate approves Social Security hike amid logjam
The Senate overwhelmingly backs an $8 billion Social Security bill with a 10 percent benefit rise, a $100 minimum, Medicare and Medicaid reforms, and added public assistance funds. It rejects a broader SST-related commerce package, pushing toward final passage with House compromise.
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My Lai Figure Faces Atlanta Murder Charge
Sp 4 Robert T. Soudas tied to My Lai killings and charged with premeditated murder of two Vietnamese civilians. In Atlanta, he is among 17 charged with murder in the shotgun slaying of Barney McSherry, 21, as police seized bombs, firearms, money, and drugs. His wife was arrested for occupying a dive. The My Lai trial date remains undecided with a Jan. 12 hearing set.
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Adams Defector Incident Prompts Call for Russia Visit
Washington congressman urged Rear Adm. William Ellis to visit Russia to complete his education after Ellis ordered Lithuanian defector Simas Kudirka returned to the Soviet Union aboard the Vigilant. Ellis testified no Washington directives guided the decision amid concerns over U S Russian talks and fishing negotiations.
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Guinea Expels 30 West German Technicians and Families
The West German foreign office reported Guinea ordered 30 technicians and their families to leave a development project site. Officials in Bonn said no reason was given for the expulsion and noted the group departed promptly.
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JFK Aide Hartigan Tied to Mail Transfer Scandal
Sen Gordon Allott cites GAO findings alleging improper actions by William Hartigan, a Kennedy family associate and former assistant postmaster general, in converting mail routes to air taxis. The probe links questionable contracts to Sedalia Marshall Boonville Stage Lines and questions Hartigan’s conduct during his two tenures.
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Inmates Die After Hair Tonic Drink Spiked
Three inmates of the Philippine national penitentiary died after a holiday drinking session Sunday. Prison officials said the men swallowed hair tonic laced with barbiturates.
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