Dillon Man Sought in Florence Bank Robbery
Federal authorities issued a nationwide search for 23 year old James Ray Powers of Dillon South Carolina in connection with the Florence Citizens and Southern National Bank holdup last Thursday. The robber wore a dark green jumpsuit and cap with sunglasses, handed a teller a note, and fled with an undisclosed amount of twenties toward Edwards Air Force Base California with his wife and two children.
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Dillon, S.C
Florence
Citizens and Southern National Bank
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Hethington
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Powers
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California
Ugandan Health Minister Defects in Britain
Uganda's health minister Henry Kyemba defects while in Britain and says more than 100000 people have been killed in Uganda since Idi Amin seized power in 1971. Kyemba tells the Sunday Times he fled after fearing for his life and accuses Amin of diverting funds abroad.
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Britain
Idi Amin
Henry Kyemba
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Sunday Times
Kenya
Coup topples Mancham as Seychelles ousts president
Leftist Prime Minister Albert Rene ousted President James Mancham during his London trip. Rebels seized Victoria, killed two officers, and took over radio and airport. Rene declared presidency, suspended assembly, and planned elections likely in 1979 while Mancham sought UN and African aid.
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Playboy
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London
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National Assembly
A.J. O'Brien Quinn
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Paris
Kuwait Forces Seize Lebanese Jet Hijacker in Kuwait
Kuwaiti troops dressed as mechanics overpowered Nasser Mohammed Ali Abu Khaled, 28, a wheelchair user who hijacked a Lebanon Middle East Airways Boeing 707 with 112 aboard near Beirut. He demanded 1.5 million dollars and to fly to Kuwait. All passengers and crew were unharmed.
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