Callan Takes Responsibility in Angola Mercenaries Trial
Tony Callan, claiming full responsibility for crimes, testified at a five-man Angolan tribunal jury trial. He acknowledged leading the 13 mercenaries and refused to answer further questions while detailing orders that led to massacres and killings of fellow mercenaries, with co-defendants including Daniel Gearhart Gary Acker and Gustave Marcelo Grillo.
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Political Scandal Swirls Over Allegations Involving Gardner and Young
In Corpus Christi, Texas, Congressman Young again refused to confirm or deny sexual allegations tied to a $26,000 salary, while Mrs. Gardner contends she may provide prosecutors with 30 audio tapes. The New York Sunday News reports possible recordings of Gardner and Young.
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Carter gains ground in delegate counts. Missouri and Connecticut shifts
In Missouri Carter leads with 45 delegates as Udall holds 3 and Jackson 3 uncommitted voters. Connecticut district meetings move delegates from uncommitted toward Carter, Udall gains, while Washington Senator Jackson picks up 3. Governor Ella Grasso shifts support to Carter. Meanwhile in Duck West Virginia reports promise post office stability despite nationwide cuts, with 3 fourth class offices under scrutiny.
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Sikkim Queen Namgyal Reflects On Life in Exile and 1975 Annexation
Namgyal recalls moving to Sikkim and embracing local life while facing anti American sentiment. She describes her role in education and crafts, the 1973 mob violence, and her family's safety as the monarchy fell. The king was deposed in 1975 and Sikkim became an Indian state.
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Refugees Freed After Armed Abduction in Argentina
In Buenos Aires armed kidnappers released 25 Latin American refugees after 24 hours in captivity. Victims, mostly Chileans, allege severe beatings and orders to leave Argentina within 48 hours. UNHCR protested to Argentina’s government amid assurances no security agencies were involved.
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Mills Reject Rand Report On Alcoholism Cure
Rep. Wilbur Mills challenged a Rand Corp report suggesting some treated alcoholics could resume drinking with no relapse risk. Mills, who battled alcoholism and once chaired the Ways and Means Committee, warned such findings could be disastrous and urged abstinence as the only proven cure. He cited personal and public testimony on the disease and stressed that controlled drinking is not a cure.
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Weather Watch Nebraska NC Coastal Mountains Forecast
Partly cloudy conditions across coastal NC and mountains with scattered thundershowers. Highs mostly in the 70s, with variable winds 5 to 10 mph and limited sunshine. Mountain and coast areas show similar patterns, Sunday into Monday, with some sun and cooler nights.
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Fatahs joint patrol plan for Beirut airport amid civil war talks
Fatah said the accord envisions Syrian Libyan patrols taking over Beirut airport and replacing Syrian soldiers at roadblocks. Leftist sources report 60 Libyan officers arrived by helicopter, with Algerian aid noted. Police and hospitals cite about 95 deaths in 24 hours amid artillery clashes along the Beirut Christian Muslim front. total dead over 14 months exceeds 27,000.
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Weather Brief For Hilo Sunday Sunshine And Winds
Forecast shows negligible rain chance on Sunday with about ten percent Sunday night. Winds vary 5 to 12 mph during the day and fall below five mph at night. Expect roughly 12 hours of sunshine on Sunday in Hilo.
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Mother Daughter Abducted and Robbery in Campbell
An elderly mother and her daughter were abducted and four men robbed and bound them in Evington Campbell County. Richard L. Baldwin, 41, of Roanoke, was arrested in Appomattox County charged with robbery abduction burglary grand larceny and using a firearm in the commission of a felony. The victims were unharmed.
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Miss Rutherford County Wins Beauty Crown
Miss Rutherford County Susie Proffitt was named Miss North Carolina of 1876 after a pageant at Memorial Stadium. She succeeds Susan Lawrence of Thomasville. Proffitt, 22, a Western Carolina University graduate, defeated Mary Susan Smith of Charlotte and others for the title with runners-up Sandra Lynn Truitt Pattie Needham and Vickie Verbyla.
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Caldwell County
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Uruguay Political Turmoil Under Bordaberry Dictatorship
The military exercised real power in Uruguay as Bordaberry dissolved congress and outlawed labor unions four months later under the National Security Council. He claimed the move restored order while democratic institutions would return, but critics called him a rubber stamp for the generals. The military said 1972 government aims to uphold essential moral values guiding national well being.
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