Congress backs Ethan Allen proposal for Green Mountain Boys in army
Philadelphia dispatch notes Congress supported Ethan Allen's plan to enlist the Green Mountain Boys in the Continental army under their chosen officers, rejecting Benedict Arnold's advice to keep the Ticonderoga captors separate from the regular forces.
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Philadelphia
Congress
Ethan Allen
Green Mountain Boys
Benedict Arnold
Ticonderoga and
Crown Point
Judge schedules ruling on Gandhi in corruption appeal
In New Delhi a supreme court justice said he would decide Tuesday whether Indira Gandhi may remain in office during her appeal of a lower court conviction for corrupt electioneering. Justice V R Krishna Iyer heard 54 hours of arguments as a one man tribunal while the full court is on vacation. The appeal's consideration will wait until the court returns in mid July.
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New Delhi
India
Supreme Court
Indira Gandhi
V.R. Krishna Iyer
Kenyan leader urges resignations from dissenting ministers and MPs
President Jomo Kenyatta told a rally that all Kenya African National Union ministers and legislators who oppose the government should resign. In Buenos Aires, workers bands from textile to insurance announced wage increases up to 140 percent above prior rates.
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Nakuru
Kenya
Jomo Kenyatta
Kenya African National Union Party
Buenos Aires
Berlinguer Says Italian Communists Won't Follow Moscow Directives
In Rome Enrico Berlinguer of the Italian Communist Party asserts Moscow no longer issues common directives to non Soviet parties and the IPC has absolute autonomy He notes US interference in Italian affairs is unwelcome and the era of centralized party directives is over.
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New York
Enrico Berlinguer
Kremlin
Soviet Bloc
Time Magazine
Rome
Berlinguer
Time
America
Communist Party Movement
Fire destroys Cairo theater and circus tents
A blaze razed Cairo's Balloon theater and adjacent National Circus and Folklore Theater tents causing about 2.5 million dollars in damages. Police reported three lions and one elephant killed with no other casualties.
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Cairo
National Circus and Folklore Theater
Two Seminars This Week for Area Custodians
Kirkwood Community College offers two seminars for custodians. Basic Building Custodian runs Tuesday and Wednesday 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and covers sanitation safety and cleaning procedures. Advanced Building Custodian runs Thursday and Friday 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with topics on custodian chemistry equipment repair and floor care. The $15 per person fee plus $2.50 for a manual applies to both. contact Bill Eddings at 398 5628 to register.
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Community Education Division
Kirkwood Community College
Bill Eddings
Juris Doctor Earned By Bruce K. Woolfolk
Bruce K. Woolfolk of 3710 Random road SE earned a juris doctorate from the University of San Francisco School of Law.
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Bruce K. Woolfolk
Random Road
University of San Francisco School of Law
Fischer Ready To Play Karpov In 1980 Match
Fischer intends to be active this year and would consider playing reigning world champion Anatoly Karpov. FIDE official Florencio Campomanes says Fischer repeated willingness after two calls, but Russians have not contacted him. Karpov said he is ready to discuss a match, calling the first move.
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Manila
Bobby Fischer
Anatoly Karpov
Soviet Union
Philippine
International Chess Federation
FIDE
Florencio Campomanes
Fischer
Karpov
Campomanes
Ljubljana
Yugoslavia
Swedish mystery writer Per Wahloo dies at 48
Swedish mystery author Per Wahloo, aged 48, died after a long illness in Malmo. He and his wife Maj Sjowall Wahloo co wrote nine detective novels that gained success in Europe and America. The Mystery Writers of America awarded them the Edgar prize in 1971 for The Laughing Policeman.
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Malmo
Sweden
Per Wahloo
Wahloo
Maj Sjowall Wahloo
Europe
America
Mystery Writers of America
IRS Probes Corporate Officers for Illegal Campaign Donations
The IRS reviews hundreds of top corporate officers to determine if their political donations were reimbursed via phantom expenses or corporate payments. The Campaign Contribution Compliance Project has expanded to include foreign bribes and payoffs by U.S. companies.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Armed Forces Enlistments Reported for Three Local Men
The following enlisted in the armed forces: Robert J. Hertenstein from Strawberry Point joined the air force. Larry Gabrielson of 1016 Tenth Street SW and William Malone of 930 South Sixth Street Marion joined the navy. Also notes a 1722 royal decree requiring Nova Scotia French to swear allegiance within a year.
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Armed Forces
Robert J. Hertenstein
Strawberry Point
Air Force
Larry Gabrielson
Tenth Street
William Malone
South Sixth Street
Marion
Navy
England
Nova Scotia
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