Israeli leader Rabin quits amid family finance scandal
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin announced an extended leave of absence after a family financial scandal. His wife Leah Rabin was fined 26 852 for illegally maintaining U S bank accounts amid currency-law violations. Rabin withdrew from election plans and will transfer power to Defense Minister Shimon Peres. Leah Rabin faced a jail term but was spared due to her guilty plea and her described fall from grace.
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Chinese find ape man link in ancient jaw fossil
Chinese scientists report an eight million year old ape jawbone found in South China. The Hsinhua agency says the well preserved fossil shows key features of transition from ape to man and offers new data on human origins.
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Carter set shows D C social whirl in Washington
Carter administration social life draws comment from diplomats and aides. Gen Lewis Walt warns Soviet strength and Western Europe risk while aides like Jordan and Powell avoid heavy socializing, stressing work first. Plains church vote rejects rehiring Bruce Edwards amid integration debate involving Carter's circle.
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Bob Hope defends Nixon memories during Detroit visit
In Detroit to dedicate the Renaissance Center Bob Hope said he has no bad memories of pals like Richard Nixon. The 72 year old comedian recalled his work with the Eisenhower Medical Center in Palm Desert and said Nixon fell into a trap while his staff was protected by others.
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Tugboat hijack ends with arrest on river ride
A 27 year old Gaston Alabama man, Jerry Roach, hijacked a tugboat on the Mississippi River near New Orleans, held the captain and a deckhand at knife point for a four mile ride, then was subdued by harbor police and booked on theft, simple battery and resisting arrest. No injuries were reported.
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Gary Gilmore paintings on sale in Portland Oregon
Paintings and drawings allegedly by Gary Gilmore are offered by Portland women owners including an Oregon State Prison inmate and the widow of a man found dead in his cell. Attorneys say about 50 works, many created during his Oregon prison term starting September 21, 1963, were given to friends. Gilmore, once condemned in Utah for a Provo motel clerk murder, was executed by firing squad in January, the first in nearly a decade in the United States.
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