Army overthrows Pakistan democracy in a coup
The Pakistani army seized control and jailed Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto amid martial law across the nation. Radio Pakistan said normalcy prevailed, but reports tallied more than 300 killed and thousands injured in four months of political violence.
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New Dehli
India
UPI
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Radio Pakistan
New Delhi
United States
Bhutto
Karachi
Lahore
Hyderabad
Holtzman seeks details on Nixon pardon role by Jaworski
Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman questions the involvement of Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski in the Nixon pardon. She cites a book claiming Jaworski met with Ford counsel four days before the pardon and calls for clarity on his actual role. The inquiry follows the prosecutor’s office closure and Ruff’s June 20 exit.
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UPI
Elizabeth Holtzman
D-N.y
Leon Jaworski
Richard Nixon
Holtzman
House Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Charles Ruff
Carter
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Richard Ben-Veniste
George Frampton
Jaworski
Philip Buden
Gerald Ford
Ford
Ben-Veniste
Frampton
Bird Leads a Burdened Pigeon to Extortion Plot in Germany
A 13-year-old boy used a pet carrier and a note to extort money from a housewife in Herrets Hofen. Police tracked the bird via helicopter to a dovecote and arrested the youth, who confessed. The second item notes Pakistan's political crisis after Bhutto and opposition leaders faced temporary custody amid a military coup and post-election turmoil.
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West Germany
UPI
New Delhi
Pakistan
Bhutto
Zia Ul-Huq
U.S
Islamabad
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