Prisoners Exiled as Ransom Paid in Chile Rescue
A group of 70 political prisoners were flown from Rio de Janeiro to Chile as ransom for Swiss Ambassador Giovanni Bucher who was kidnapped 37 days earlier. The release marks the highest ransom in a year of Latin American kidnappings. The Popular Revolutionary Vanguard released the diplomats after photographs showed the 70 prisoners in Santiago.
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Chile
Giovanni Enrico Bucher
Latin America
Popular Revolutionary Vanguard
Bucker Dee 7
Santiago
National Strike Sparks Health Em emergency in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh authorities declared a health emergency and sought a court injunction to force city workers back on the job as a weeklong strike cripples garbage collection. Judge Loran Lewis delayed ruling on the bid, while UAW began a 40,000-member strike against International Harvester across 29 plants in 12 states.
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United Auto Workers
International Harvester Co
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Hughes to Answer or Face 50 Million Default Suit
Court documents show Hughes Tool Co. defendant Hughes confronted with a two day deadline to answer a 50 million counterclaim amid allegations of improper service at the Desert Inn. Separate items note Michael Grace, heir to a shipping fortune, found safe after leaving rehab, and other Space era and political news items.
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Hughes
Hughes Tool Co
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TWA
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Bernard Rothkopf
Desert Inn
Peter Wall
Michael Grace If
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Challenge House
Michael Grayson
Susan Grace
Grace
J. Peter Grace
Battle for Highway Near Cambodia Sea Route Fights
South Vietnamese armored and ranger units clashed with Communist led forces as 23 000 Cambodian and South Vietnamese troops launched a pincers movement to reopen the highway to the sea. Allied units killed 41 enemies in a new operation and braced for a North Vietnamese push.
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Bobby) Baker
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