Trouble Ahead For Olympics
UPI executive sports editor warns Canada may veto Taiwan in visa policy, risking IOC autonomy and potential 1980 Moscow Games fallout. He notes past political protests and recalls Montreal costs, while Lord Killanin vows to defend Olympic independence amid tense geopolitics.
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Moscow
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Germany
Spain Faces Government Crisis After Arias Navarro Resigns
Madrid reports Prime Minister Carlos Arias Navarro resigns suddenly amid Spain’s fragile transition from Francoism to monarchy. King Juan Carlos must name a successor within 10 days as economy falters and political pressure mounts from left, right, and opposition figures.
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UPI
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Spain
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Council of the Realm
Arias
Juan Carlos
Fernandez Santiago Y Diaz de Mendevil
Ford: Anselmo threat cast shadow over Nevada case
Susan Ford testified that convicted killer Michael Anselmo forced entry to her home on January 31 with a gun and threatened to blow her head off if she or her daughter Jean disobeyed. She said Anselmo claimed his escape was planned to help him evade capture while he aided other prisoners.
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Michael Anselmo
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Anselmo
Nevada
Harry Reid
Reid
Howard Miller
Preston Circle
Las Vegas
Carl
San Francisco
FBI
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Miller
Metro Police
Doyle Hamilton
Nevada Family
Roy Wooster
Bank To Foreclose On Glick Collateral
First American National Bank plans to foreclose next month on California property held as collateral for about 6.1 million in loans to Las Vegas financier Allen R. Glick and related entities. The bank's value of the collateral remains undisclosed, with earlier federal records listing 1.4 million. The bank aims to move after July 2 when a San Diego bankruptcy order becomes final, unless appealed.
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Las Vegas
Allen R. Glick
First AmTenn Corp
Frank McCreary
McCreary
San Diego
Herbert Katz
First American
Guaranty Mortgage
Bank
Glick
Saratoga Development Corp
Camp Fund Drive for Handicapped Youth Receives Donations
A plea seeks tax deductible gifts to the SUN Summer Camp Fund at 121 South Highland Las Vegas NV 89106 to send handicapped and needy children to camp. Recent donors include Wright Enterprises Inc memory gifts and anonymous supporters with varied amounts.
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Nevada
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CIUD
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Robert McMahon
Wright Enterprises, Inc
Joe & Irma Lefholtz
Sara Youle
Leroy
Myra Johnson
Boulder
Soviet Ship Rescues Balloonist Over Atlantic Rescue
Balloonist Karl Thomas said he cracked ribs in a sea ditching during the abortive Atlantic crossing. He was rescued by the Russian steamer Dekabrist about 550 miles southeast of New York after 3 days in a life raft, badly banged but being cared for aboard.
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UPI
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Lakehurst
N.J
Paris
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Renee
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