Bookie robbery may be largest on record in Melbourne
Six masked bandits raided a Melbourne bookmakers club at noon, with police estimating loot up to 5.86 million Australian dollars. At current rates this could be about 7.5 million U.S. dollars, though exact totals may be unrecovered due to tax declarations.
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Australia
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Criminal Investigations Bureau
Britain
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London
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France appoints first woman general in Paris
Madame le general Valerie Amiire, a year old doctor, parachutist and helicopter pilot, was named France's first woman general on Wednesday. Decorated with the Croix de Guerre and Legion of Honor, she outranks her husband, a colonel, and has 125 combat Indochina missions and 465 flights in Algeria. France becomes the third NATO country with a woman general, after the United States and the United Kingdom.
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Algeria
NATO
Executives shot in Rome amid political violence
The chief of Chevrott Oil Italiana Marquis Giovanni Thendall, 52, was ambushed by motorcycle gunmen at a traffic light in central Rome and shot in the legs and hand. He remained in serious condition as police investigated a claim that the Communist Armed Units were behind the attack.
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Chevrott Oil Italianaas
Giovanni Thendall
Theodori
Beiruts cease fire held after heavy clashes
In Beirut armored units of the Palestine Liberation Army set positions around Beimail to enforce a fragile cease-fire. A leading Christian politician urged the United States to form an international force to save Lebanon. At least three killed and about 120 wounded as rocket mortar and artillery fire raged between Muslim and Christian groups. Security officials noted the fighting eased at night and the cease-fire appeared to hold.
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Palestine Liberation Army
Beimail
Lebartan
Masseau
Candidates seek Supreme Court funds to ease campaigns
Six presidential rivals join with one Republican in a motion to the Supreme Court arguing that federal matching funds are needed to sustain communications with voters. They claim First Amendment rights are violated by the lack of money, aiding their campaign outreach amid financial strain.
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Washington
Ford
Supreme Court
Princess Anne badly injured in horse fall during trials
Princess Anne, 25, suffered a fractured vertebra and bruises when her 1,050 pound horse rolled on her after a jump at cross country trials. She was hospitalized with husband Capt. Mark Phillips and faces an uncertain return to competition for Olympic selection in Montreal. The Queen marked her 50th birthday at Windsor as doctors assess her recovery.
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Queer Elizabeth II
Gain
Britain
Windsor Castle
Blandford
Mark Phillips
Canilewick
Poole General Hospital
Phill
Regeale
Montreal
Niaccy
Independent newspaper item unclear event and date
A scrambled notice from the Independent dated Thursday April is unclear but mentions postage pads, low prices, suggested retail, delivery, and Sunday availability. The legible items reference BAILY and SUNDAY ONLY with disjoint fragments, leaving the exact event and entities uncertain.
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Low Pets Co
Tim Leary Freed On Appeal From Texas Prison
Timothy Leary, the former Harvard psychologist and LSD advocate, was released Wednesday on an appeal granted by a Texas judge. He spoke to reporters at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in San Diego and acknowledged his wife Joanna Smith. Leary had been serving a parole-suspended sentence for marijuana transport offenses and had a history of prior prison terms and escapes. The piece notes potential relocation to Northern California and details surrounding his bond and ongoing appeal.
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Harvard
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Leary
Metropolitan Correctional Center
San Diego
Joanna Smith
Andrei Sakharov
Russia
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Switzerland
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San Luis Obispo
Europe
Africa
United States
Laredo
Robert O'Connor
Djay Super Savings on Four Japanake Mattresses
Djay offers four Japanake mattresses with large savings. Prices show twin sets from 129.90 to 199.90, full sets from 169.90 to 239.90, king from 319.95, plus options like The Elegance extra firm. Savings highlight bold discounts and multiple sets.
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Sealy Camelot
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Dow
Wwe
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