Royal critic's bid to stop book on monarchy fails
Lord Snowdon failed to halt publication of My Queen And I by William Hamilton. The Laborite MP claims the monarchy and its privileges are immoral while Quartet Books plans release in London. Hamilton argues the monarchy is our only living mu- telly remains.
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Egypt buys France Mirage F1 fighters in landmark deal
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat announced the purchase of France's Mirage F1 fighter bombers breaking a 20 year arms sales monopoly. About 50 planes were involved at roughly 5.3 million dollars each with parts, training, and ground equipment pushing total value beyond 265 million dollars.
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Widow of Pablo Casals to wed pianist Eugene Istomin
Marta Casals, Puerto Rican widow of cellist Pablo Casals, reportedly plans to remarry this year. The San Juan Star cited friends close to her for the report of the planned remarriage to New York concert pianist Eugene Istomin. Casals married in 1956 when he was 80 and she was 21.
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Elvis Presley Hospitalized for Liver Ailment in Memphis
Elvis Presley reportedly checked into Baptist Hospital in Memphis at 4 a m on Wednesday for evaluation of an undisclosed liver ailment cited by a Presley source saying the goal is to diagnose the illness.
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Danish tanker blast at Porto sparks panic and missing crew
Four explosions ripped through a Danish oil tanker as it anchored at Porto. The ship caught fire and panic spread ashore. Police reported five crewmen missing and four injured including the captain, all Danish. Residents feared civil war had begun.
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National $200 million heroin smuggling indictments
A federal grand jury in Brooklyn indicted 19 people for conspiring to smuggle 400 kilograms of heroin worth 200 million into the United States. The case links four French citizens to supply for the late Lucien Sarti. Most defendants have been arrested abroad. others are sought. President Ford reportedly to extend amnesty by one month, per NBC News.
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