Dassault Accused Of $300 Million Tax Evasion Scandal
Paris based aircraft magnate Marcel Dassault faces claims from ex chief accountant Herve de Valhaire alleging $300 million in tax evasion and a $100 million private mansion funded by company money. The 17 page memo cites theft of $1.6 million and a tangled scheme involving mercenary Jean Kay and others. France’s left-wing parties seize on the allegations amid talk of nationalizing Dassault Aviation if they gain power.
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Cease-fire in Lebanon shattered near Israeli border
In southern Lebanon a Muslim village close to the Israeli border fell to Lebanese Christian militiamen breaking a Saudi backed cease-fire. Hundreds fled as shells caused casualties. In Beirut Palestinian leaders reported progress from talks among six Arab leaders in Riyadh.
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First Soviet Splashdown Ends In Lake Rescue
The first Soviet splashdown occurred when two cosmonauts whose mission was aborted landed in a lake in the Kazakh Republic. Unlike earlier capsules that landed on land, their recovery involved helicopters and water craft. Night snowfall hampered operations but rescuers retrieved the cosmonauts and their craft.
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Tass
China reports underground nuclear test amid power struggle
Hsinhua says China detonated an underground nuke Sunday marking its 1th test in 64 years of Communist rule. Peking Radio cites a million Shanghai worker militia in two days of demonstrations in favor of Premier Hua Kuo feng as Hua appears to win a power struggle after Mao's death on Sept 9. Chiang Ching and other radicals reportedly arrested for coup plotting.
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Tehran security kills two terrorists in street shootout
Iranian security agents kill two terrorists on Khayyam Avenue in downtown Tehran, including a member linked to the August attack that killed three American civilians. Earlier, Sept. 2 reports said agents killed three other terrorists tied to that August strike on U.S. civilian employees of Rockwell International.
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Soweto riot follows student’s funeral in Johannesburg
About 700 blacks riot in Soweto after a 26 year old student dies in jail two days after arrest on a protest march. They attack a municipal bus depot, stone and burn at least 27 vehicles. Officials estimate damage at 91000 dollars. The youth died while in jail after last month’s march. cause not disclosed.
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Israeli Major Convicted in Arab Death in West Bank
A Tel Aviv court sentenced a Israeli major to two years in prison and demotion to private for beating to death an Arab Communist leader during clashes last April in the occupied West Bank. The conviction marks the first Israeli soldier verdict linked to West Bank rioting that left eleven Arabs dead in the spring protests.
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Marisat satellite for ships in good condition after launch
CAPE CANAVERAL The Marisat IT satellite part of a $100 million network to give U S ships instant communications was in good condition Sunday after launch here Saturday night. It is on a stationary orbit 42 300 miles from Earth. The unmanned craft is the first maritime satellite communication system, officials said.
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Trial set in reporter death by Arizona bomb slaying
Jury selection begins in Phoenix for the murder trial of John Harvey Adamson a 32 year old dog breeder charged with killing Arizona Republic reporter Don Bolles The process will use a large panel of prospective jurors in the old courthouse with no media or public presence to ensure impartiality amid unprecedented local shock and intensity of feeling from last June’s bombing murder.
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Small hope for MIAs from Vietnam era is 12 to 25 alive
Ben Guyer of the select congressional committee on MIAs-POWS says the 800 missing Americans from the Vietnam era likely include only 12 to 25 survivors. He notes the panel will push for reclassifying many MIAs as killed in action when evidence is absent.
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Vietnamese Mother to Claim Boy From American Family
Doan Thi Hoang Abn, a 33 year old refugee from Vietnam, travels to Forest City Iowa to reclaim her son Doan Van Bidh now called Ben. The Iowa Supreme Court ruled the 4 year old should be returned to Mrs Dean in a 30 day transfer. The case ends a war era saga of two broken families with Ben unaware of the looming change.
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Reynolds Hints at Early Discharge From Cedars Sinai
Actor Burt Reynolds remains under observation in the intensive care unit at Cedars Sinai Medical Center after reporting chest pains. A spokesman said Reynolds, 2 year old movie star, was hospitalized Saturday evening and could be discharged in a day or so. Former Sen. Margaret Chase Smith urged write-in votes amid lacked enthusiasm for major nominees. She would not name candidates and said she cast an absentee ballot for a conservative Republican president and a GOP vice president. United Auto Workers chief Leonard Woodcock dismissed talk of becoming labor secretary if Carter wins, calling it untrue. He noted John Dunlop would be preferable for the post if offered, while speaking in Anderson, Indiana.
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