London Brinks Mat gold theft shocks Britain
Six masked gunmen looted Brinks Mat depot near Heathrow taking over 3 tons of gold worth about 37.5 million dollars and a small amount of diamonds. The raid occurred at 6 40 a m as security cameras missed the break in. guards were restrained with gasoline threats and two getaway vehicles were believed used. Police and insurers issued rewards for recovery while Brinks Mat is described as a high security vault in the Hounslow area.
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London
Heathrow Airport
Robert Bishop and Co
Scotland Yard
Brinks-Mat Ltd
Far East
U.S
Frank Cater
Brinks- Mat Depot No
Hounslow
Nicaragua orders Cuban advisers to leave country
The Sandinista government says 1,000 Cuban military advisers must exit Nicaragua within a week. Another 1,200 Cubans who are mainly teachers and technicians have already departed, while at least seven Salvadoran guerrilla leaders and families left in the past week.
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Nicaragua
Managua
United States
Inside: Lowan Recovers From Near Fatal Burns
A new book recounts a Rossville miracle as Lowan escapes severe burns after a fatal incident. The piece highlights community reaction and the survivor’s ongoing recovery, with details about the blaze and its impact on local residents.
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Lowan
Rossville
Bachelorhood Coined by First Suitor Who Waited For Mate
A witty observation credits the origin of bachelorhood to the earliest man who refused any partner until he found the perfect match. The remark mocks the idea of choosing love with exacting standards.
Jetliner crash near Madrid leaves hundreds dead
A Avianca Airlines Boeing 747 crashed near Mejorada del Campo five miles east of Barajas airport in Madrid. At least 182 people were reported dead, with 169 passengers and 20 crew aboard and seven survivors. Many victims were French nationals. origin was Frankfurt with Madrid as a stop toward Caracas and Bogota.
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Madrid
Spain
Colombia
Avianca Airlines
Paris
Frankfurt
Harold Holt suspected of being Chinese spy book claims
A British author, Anthony Grey, alleges in The Prime Minister Was a Spy that Australian PM Harold Holt was spirited away by Chinese frogmen and served as a Chinese spy for decades. The claim cites coded reports and payments, with Grey as sole source via Ronald Please turn to 15A: Spy.
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Washington Post
London
Harold Holt
Victoria
Holt
Peking
Australia
U.S
Vietnam
Anthony Grey
Reuter
Britain
Saigon
United States
Weidenfeld & Nicholson
Hodder & Stoughton
Grey
Ronald
A Lebanese villager's tale of Dibbiyeh’s ruin and memory
A Lebanese villager recalls Dibbiyeh in Chouf as a peaceful Christian Maronite village where Muslims and Christians coexisted. Last summer fanaticism engulfed the town of 800, burning and looting homes and driving out residents, leaving a deserted area now controlled by Druse and Christian fighters.
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Dibbiyeh
Lebanon
Chouf
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