Angolan Mercenaries Sentenced to Death by Tribunal
Dan iel Gearhart and three British mercenaries were condemned to death by firing squad in Luanda after a trial by the People's Revolutionary Tribunal for mercenarism in the Angolan civil war. Thirteen foreigners, including two Americans and ten Britons, received varied prison terms, with judges citing ages and specific charges. The verdict accused the US and Britain of complicity and alleged CIA links to mercenary recruitment.
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Luanda
Angola
Auericuls
Daniel Gearhart
People’s Revolutionary Tribunal
Gustave’ Grilla
Jersey City
Gary Acker
Sacramento
Calif
Gearhart
Kensington
Costas Georgia
Col. Callan
Andrew McKenzie
John Derek Barker
Agostinho
John Nammock
Acker
Malcolm McIntyre
Ernesto da Silva
Barker
Costas Gerorghian
United States
Britain
CIA
Soldiers of Fortune
Africa
Global Briefs From Washington Ottawa Beirut and Lisbon
Senate extends Federal Energy Administration for 30 days while a broader bill is debated. Canada reaches a language dispute settlement with pilots and controllers. Mars Viking data eyed for a safer landing site. A Middle East Airlines jet is hit by rockets near Beirut, killing the pilot. Ford urges restraint on welfare spending to curb inflation. Ramalho Eanes elected president of Portugal amid a coup backdrop. Clear tonight with mid 50s lows and 70s highs with a 20 to 30 percent rain chance Tuesday.
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Washington
Senate
Federal Energy Administration
Congress
Court Rejects Annual Shifts for School Busing
The Supreme Court ruled that federal courts cannot require school districts to annually change desegregation plans or bus routes to adapt to population shifts. In a 5 to 4 decision, the court overturned a Ninth Circuit ruling supporting ongoing yearly court review of Pasadena USD. The ruling follows President Ford’s push to limit busing orders to five years and ties to a broader funding bill debated in Congress.
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Supreme Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Pasadena
Calif
Ford
Congress
Senate
William Rehnquist
Real
Conviction of Tama Indian Is Overturned
The 1974 murder conviction of Ellsworth Youngbear of the Mesquakie settlement near Tama was overturned by U.S. District Judge Edward McManus who ruled federal law gives exclusive jurisdiction over major crimes by Indians in Indian country. Youngbear, serving 50 years in Fort Madison, had appealed after Iowa and U.S. Supreme Court denials. The ruling stays 30 days for state appeal, with 15 more days to decide on possible new federal proceedings.
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Mesquakie
Tama
U.S
Edward McManus
Ellsworth Youngbear
Tama County
Vincent Lasley
Younghear
Fort Matiisom
Iowa Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Youngbear
Cedar Rapids
Balii
McManus
U.S. Attorney's Office
Tame County
Grain Demand Seen Doubling by 2000
World Food Council official at Iowa State briefing says demand will double by 2003 with developing nations driving growth. Aziz cites dependence on Canada and the U.S. for 70 percent of food exports, warns about weather shocks and slow policy responses. He notes cereals may rise 7.7 percent annually in developing countries versus under 2 percent in developed economies over 25 years.
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Ames
World Food Council
Iowa State University
U.S
Sartat Aziz
Rin
Aziz
Canada
Avié
Europe
Azle
Nessun
Hijackers Move Captives From Airliner To Terminal
Hijackers move captives from an Air France jet to a terminal area in Entebbe Uganda after forcing the plane to land. Authorities report a fatality and ongoing negotiations with Palestinian militants while global powers seek a peaceful release of all 256 hostages aboard.
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Kamuala
Uganda
Air France
Jilane
British High Commission
Entebbe Gir
Tel Aviv
Paris
Arg
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Palestine Liberation Oyiztion
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Mars
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