Stanford student freed after 69 days with rebels in Zaire
Stephen Smith of Garden Grove California, abducted May 19 near Kigoma Tanzania, was released unharmed after 69 days in a jungle region of Zaire. Fellow student Carrie Hunter and Barbara Smuts accompanied him to Kigoma where he arrived by boat around 2 30 am. The hostages included two other American students and a Dutch woman and were held by Marxist Popular Revolutionary party rebels demanding concessions. The U S embassy arranged travel for the Smith family and the release terms remained secret per the agreement with the rebels.
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Dar ES Salaam
Tanzania
Stanford University
Stephen Smith
Zaire
Carrie Hunter
Smith
Kigoma
Here
Garden Grove
Calif
Lake Tanganyika
Miss Hunter
Atherton
Palo Alto
Stanford
Bod Beyers
David Hamburg
Joseph
U.S
Smiths
Revels
Barbara Smuts
Ann Arbor
Mich
Emilie Bergmann
Marxist Popular Revolutionary Party
Mobutu Srese Seko
Hamburg
Beverly
U S Gauges Extent of Turk Takeover
The Pentagon withholds orders to 7 000 U S military in Turkey as Ankara declares defense treaties no longer valid and demands base use cease. U S bases Keramursel Sinop and Incirlik may retain limited NATO role while Washington seeks House reversal of the arms embargo.
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Washington
Pentagon
U.S
Turkey
Penatagon
Keramursel
Istanbul
Sinop
Defense Department
Ankara
NATO
Turner Opposes Law That Would Close Liquor Stores
Iowa Attorney General Richard Turner says he may sue to block state funds from being issued under a law he deems unconstitutional. He argues the bill violates the single-subject rule and shifts campaign finance records to a new commission, while Gov. Ray says funds must be released to run six agencies including liquor stores.
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Des Moines
Richard Turner
Marvin Selden
Turner
Secretary of State
Beer and Liquor Control Department
Robert Ray
Selden
Iowa
Joe Coleman
D-Clare
Ray
Campaign Finance Disclosure Commission
Melvin Synhorst
Commission
Ford Defends Helsinki Accord In Europe Trip
President Ford defended joining 34 nations in signing a statement of principles in Helsinki while omitting a Baltic reference. He said the accord is a moral good intent, not a binding commitment, and pledged nonrecognition of Soviet Lithuania Latvia and Estonia remains unchanged. Ford outlined stops in Bonn Warsaw and Belgrade during a 13 200 mile journey with Kissinger and Mrs Ford.
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Washington
Ford
Europe
Baltic States
Andrews Air Force Base
Cdt Ford
United States
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
Helsinki
Betty
Henry Kissinger
Bonn
Poland
Finland
Yugoslavia
Berlin
Germany
Astronauts Start Three Day Hospital Stay After Gas Exposure
Honolulu AP report says Apollo crew Stafford Brand Slayton remain hospitalized three days with possible full recovery within a week from an irritant gas exposure on descent. Doctors note lung lesions improving and no permanent damage expected. nitrogen tetroxide suspected.
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Honolulu
Peter Bartelloni
Tripler Army Hospital
Apollo
Arnold Nicogossiana
Bartelloni
Slayton
New Orleans
Pearl Harbor
Downey
Calif
NASA
Donald Stullken
Judge Denies NFO Receivership in Des Moines Case
A federal judge in Des Moines denied SEC’s bid to appoint a receiver for the National Farmers Organization. The order requires monthly financial reports and sets an accounting overhaul led by Ernst and Ernst with ongoing oversight by Judge William Stuart. The court withheld approval of a $2 million farmer payout until after initial reports and emphasized the need for audited books and separate accounting for NFO and NFO Trust.
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Des Moines
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
National Farmers Organization
NFO
U.S. District Court For
U.S. District Court
William Stuart
NFO Trust
Ernst and Ernat
Stuart
Ernat and
Ernst
Courh
Clayton County District Court
Senate Overrides Ford Veto On Health Services Bill
The Senate voted 67 to 15 to override President Ford's veto of a 2.02 billion health services and nurse training bill. Supporters say the measure expands mental health centers and funds programs for hypertension rape prevention and hemophilia treatment while extending nurse training and the National Health Service Corps. The House must vote on the veto next.
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Washington
Senate
Ford
House of Congress
House
National Health Service Corps
Ford oil price compromise attracts limited Senate support
Washington AP Congress shows little backing for President Ford's latest oil price compromise. Sen. Mondale says minds unchanged after briefing by Frank Zarb. House Speaker Albert deems it the best possible compromise though many Senate Democrats call it unacceptable.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Ford
Walter Mondale
D-Minn
Frank Zarb
House
Carl Albert
Senate
Senate Democrats
Portugal Faces Military Rule Backlash as Parties Meet
Portugal's two major parties held emergency sessions after the military created a Soviet style troika to lead the nation. Prime Minister Vasconcelos calcs led a left wing faction in the Armed Forces Movement as officers Melo Antunes and Victor Crespo publicly opposed the drift. Civilians planned peaceful protests but feared possible violent outbreaks on the streets.
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Lisbon
Portugal
UPI
Troika
Vasenzoncalves
Armed Forces Movement
Socialist Party
Popular Democrats
Maj_ Melo Antunes
Adra
Victor Crespo
Navy
Washington taxes lack money back guarantee remark
An opinion column jokes about taxation in Washington, noting the absence of a refund guarantee. The author mocks fiscal policy and quips on government budgeting and taxes.
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Washington
Conyright Srls
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Carter
Mittie Smith
Stephen
Rndy
Rockefeller
Cal
Thomas Stafford
Vance Brand
Donald Slayton
Hrand
Nicogossian
Nicogassian
Earth
By al Swegie
Grain Funds
Il Financial
IRS
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