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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1976
Page
2
Emperor Hirohito renewed a pledge for peace at a Tokyo ceremony marking the end of World War II. Flowers were placed by aging relatives for 3.1 million war dead as Empress Nagako and Prime Minister Takeo Miki attended. The Liberal Democratic Party vowed Japan will not go to war again.
Like Lizzie Paul Monast of Fall River Massachusetts 34 faces arraignment Monday on murder charges for the deaths of Calixte Monast 71 and Lionel Monast 45. The piece notes Lizzie Borden’s 1892 trial in Fall River and references annual yellow tea roses on her grave by the Animal Rescue League with donor identity kept secret.
John Powers of Waterloo won two thousand one hundred fifty one dollars and fifty cents from a cash giveaway at the National Bank of Waterloo drive-in, but must share with the government and his former wife. A district judge approved dissolution of the marriage and ruled the ex-wife is entitled to half the remaining funds after a 25 percent tax deduction. The prize announcement preceded the divorce.
Emily Smith and Marian Wallace died within hours of each other at Boulevard Manor nursing home after leaving a small apartment due to age and infirmity. A mysterious fever has sickened nearly 100 residents, with 19 cases reported and officials weighing virus or environmental factors as the cause.
Combined News Services reports Mozambican border area near Nyamapanda came under mortar and rocket fire. Rhodesian police posts faced renewed assaults after a raid into Mozambique last week that left at least 30 guerrillas dead. Mozambique shelters guerrillas in a four year conflict against the Rhodesian regime, while South Africa voices concern over regional violence and potential Soviet and Cuban intervention.
A four engine British built turboprop aircraft carrying 47 passengers and three crew disappeared after reporting to Ambato air controllers minutes after takeoff from Quito at 8 05 am. The flight operated by Sueria is a private carrier serving Betrador.
Nine cars of U S military personnel were firebombed and destroyed in northeast Sardinia and on La Maddalena off Sardinia. U S officials said repairs were completed Sunday with no injuries. No group claimed responsibility though left wing groups oppose U S presence. La Maddalena hosts the US Navy submarine tender Howard W Gilmore and several hundred American families.
Sadat vows retaliation for bombing, blaming Libyan leader Khedafi as Cairo reports eight dead and fourteen wounded in attacks. Contacts move to convene an emergency League session, delayed by ministers at a nonaligned summit in Sri Lanka.
New Delhi Prime Minister Indira Gandhi said civil liberties have gradually relaxed for many months, but lifting the state of emergency depends on her political opponents. She warned that the fate of democracy lies with those determined to disintegrate the country and support undemocratic groups. Despite threats, she proclaimed India stronger 29 years after independence.
Canton conducts alarm tests like air raid sirens with reports from travelers in Hong Kong. Officials warned of a possible 5 to 7 magnitude quake hitting the Luchow Peninsula, about 300 miles southwest of Hong Kong, within days.
Bangladesh troops killed five saboteurs from India who planned to blow up a bridge on a main road north of Dacca. The army did not reveal the saboteurs' political aim amid the ban on political activity following the August 1975 military coup that toppled President Mujibur Rahman.
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