Sakharov and wife clash with Soviet militia in Omsk trial
Nobel Peace Prize winner Andrei Sakharov and his wife faced a scuffle with police during the trial of a dissident in Omsk, with Tass reporting they were hustled to a station and released after signing statements. Other dissidents faced trials in Moscow and Vilnius as authorities clamp down on activists.
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Andrei Sakharov
Siberian
Omsk
Moscow
Valery Mareshin
Vilnius
Lithua
Torious Sakharov
Tuss
Tass
Sakharov
Russia
Mustafa Dremilev
Norway
Stolen Check Leads to City Tax Investigator Reward
Max Kaplan, a city tax department investigator, found a $25,000 insurance payment check in a discarded envelope on a Philadelphia sidewalk and located the owner. For his find, Kaplan would receive a reward after returning the money. Wayne Hays publicly announced his marriage to Patricia Peak in Arlington. A reception followed in the Capitol rotunda. The bride is Paula Peak's sister.
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Max Kaplan
Philadelphia
Kaplan
Cornwells Heights
Rop
Wayne Hays
Ohio
Capitol
White House
Paula Peak
Hijack odyssey ends in Libya
In Renghazi three Filipina Moslem hijackers freed 12 hostages and turned themselves in to Libyan authorities ending the world’s longest air hijacking. An airline official cited a promise of political asylum, but Libya denied granting asylum and said the hijackers were under interrogation. The DCS flight with freed hostages flew to Rome before continuing home to the Philippines.
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Renghazi
Philippine Airlines
Libya
Arab Revolutionary News Agency
Muammar Khadafy
DCS
PAL
Rome
Philippines
Argentina plane crash kills 37 aboard
A twin-engine turboprop carrying government petroleum company employees crashed in southern Argentina on a Wednesday flight. Noticias Argentinas reports an onboard explosion. Telam says a wing separated from the aircraft.
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Buenos Aires
Government Petroleum Company Employes
Argentina
Noticias Argentinas
Telam
Gunmen Kill High Official, Chrysler Executive in Argentina
In Buenos Aires a high navy officer, Jorge Ricardo Kenny, 45, an Argentine citizen and Chrysler Argentina marketing manager, was shot at his home amid ongoing violence linked to the sudden military takeover. Three police officers and another executive were also slain.
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Buenos Aires
High Navy
Chrysler Corp
Argentina
Jorge Ricardo Kenny
Citien
Chryslar
Thieves Loot Palm Beach Condo Safe Boxes
Three armed robbers looted a ritzy Palm Beach condo complex injuring no one. They pried open 180 of 400 safe deposit boxes, taking an estimated 3 to 4 million dollars in valuables, sparking a police inquiry led by Chief J M Gaffney. A woman reportedly suffered a heart attack upon learning her losses.
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Palm Beach
Fla
JM. Gaffney
Gaffney
GAO says warning systems wasteful and unneeded
Congressional auditors on Wednesday concluded three disaster and attack warning systems costing 140 million dollars are wasteful. They urged President Ford to pursue a single cost effective plan and said satellite, high speed nuclear, and teletype warning systems are not operationally or economically justified.
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Washington
Congressional
General Accounting Office
Ford
GAO
New York Comptroller Secures 87 Billion in Loans
New York State Comptroller Arthur Levitt announced on Wednesday that the office has secured subscriptions to borrow the full 87 billion needed for operating expenses, signaling a potential end to the fiscal crises. The initial 1.05 billion tranche will be borrowed today from banks, financial institutions, and pension funds.
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Albany
State Comptroller's
New York
Arthur
Evitt
Lambert Named ICAO Secretary General to Succeed Katel
Yves Maurice Lambert of France is named secretary-general of the International Civil Aviation Organization succeeding Dr Assad Katay from Lebanon. Lambert will begin a three-year term next summer after holding various posts in French civil aviation.
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Sous Aviation
Yves Maurice Lambert
France
International Civil Aviation Organization
CAO
Assad Katae
Lebanon
Lambert
Betty Ford clarifies daughter Susan not planning affair
Betty Ford, smiling, said she is thrilled her daughter Susan has no intention of an affair. The First Lady noted she would not be surprised if Susan were involved but stressed Susan should come to her, not elsewhere, if such a situation occurred.
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General Motors of Canada Ltd
Oshawa
Toronto
Norma James
Whitby
Ontario Human Rights Commission
Mondale
Minnesota
Len Walter Mondale
Genesis
Minnesota Democrat
David McKay Co
Betty
Betty Ford
Susan
Mrs. Ford
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Bonnie Nelson
Birh
Fis
Nelson
Evangelical Lutheran
Ghureh
I S
Anthony Baltiata
McKay
Mandate
William Tmastle
Mastic
3Rd Circuit Court of Appeals
Jude
Truman
Gregory
Dick Gregory
Wabash College
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Queen Elizabeth
U.S
London
Britain
George III
Anne Armstrong
Hays
Joseph Zinno
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Nyc
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