One Flaw In Quick Paris Bank Robbery Arrest
Paris police disclosed how they tracked a gang after a bank ransom of 1.35 million dollars. Mahmoud Shennawi an Egyptian born Frenchman and Taleb Hadjadi a Paris born Algerian face charges of organizing the raid that used seven hostages. Four other accomplices were held. Interior Minister Michel Poniatowski announced the arrests and President Giscard d Estaing congratulated police. The missing money remains unrecovered.
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Bus Plunge Kills 48 in Costa Rica Cliff Crash
A bus carrying 60 plunged off a cliff into a salt marsh near Puntarenas Costa Rica killing 48 people including 15 children 11 men and 22 women. Twelve survived including driver Antonio Nacarado who says a right front tire blowout caused the crash. President Daniel Oduber visited Puntarenas as survivors were taken to Monsenor Sanabria Hospital.
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Honduras
Daniel Oduber
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No. hostages in South Vietnam debated by officials
Bangkok reports estimate between 7 000 and 10 000 foreign nationals seek to leave South Vietnam though diplomats doubt widespread hostage taking. Only about 200 non Asians believed remaining, including ~50 Americans, as evacuation flights by French operators proceed. Authorities weigh who leaves with Vietnam and France, amid claims some Americans feel sidelined by priority given to French, Koreans, and Japanese.
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South Vietnam
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Liger Cub Born At Osaka Zoo In Hybrid Lion Tiger Cross
Tama the tigress and Takeo the lion produced a liger cub weighing about a pound. The director Michiro Nakagawa said the newborn is the only living lion tiger hybrid in captivity and may reach adulthood larger than its parents if it survives.
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Utah
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Be irate shooting breaks cease fire in Beirut suburb
In Beirut suburbs a new shooting between leftists and right wing Phalangists shattered a fragile cease fire. Beirut Radio warned motorists the Karantina Sinn El Fil road was unsafe and closed by security forces. Tension rose as roadblocks appeared and armed groups patrolled areas amid ongoing civil strife and kidnappings.
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