Ugandan Purge Follows Amin Grenade Attack
Reported blast injures Idi Amin and kills his driver as Uganda faces a purge with roadblocks and a nationwide dragnet. Travelers cite hundreds possibly up to two thousand dead amid panic and arrests after the assassination attempt.
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Nasobi
Kenya
UPI
Uganda
Idi Amin
Amin
Kampala
Radio Uganda
Defense Council
United States
Israel
Maya Miller Chairs Nevada Delegation At Democratic Convention
Maya Miller, Washoe Valley, was elected chair of the Nevada delegation to the Democratic National Convention in New York City, defeating James Santini 13-10. Richard Ham of Carson City was named vice chair, Jeri Winter of Las Vegas secretary, with Sawyer, Catt, and Hoy named to committees. The 16‑member Nevada delegation includes 10 women and six men and is bound by state law to specific Brown Carter and other votes on the first two ballots. The group will stay at the Essex House, convention HQ for Utah and Texas delegations.
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Maya Miller
Washoe Valley
Nevada
New York City
U. S
James Santini
California
Edmund Brown, Jr
Richard Ham
Carson City
Grant Sawyer
Ham
Jimmy Carter
Jeri Winter
Las Vegas
Brown
Sawyer
Virginia Catt
Ralph Hoy
Sparks
Carter
Frank Church
Essex House
Utah
Texas
Deprograming Leads To Multiple Arrests
In Long Beach New Jersey Ted Patrick and six others were arrested after two Mezey brothers fled a rented house where they were taken for deprogramming from the Divine Light Mission. Bail was set at 25000 for each suspect and all were released on their recognizance pending a June 21 hearing.
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Long Beach, N.J
UPI
Ted Patrick
New Jersey
Robert Mezey
Elkwood Park
N.J
Richard Mezey
Denver, Colo
Allen
Long Beach
Mezey Brothers
Divine Light Mission
Guru Maharaj Ji
Patrick
San Diego
Richard Jackson
Coram
S.J
Rodney Casy
Albany
Tex
Chris Rudie
Salem
Ore
Audrey Winter
Brooksville
Municipal Court
Thomas Grant Bernard
Illinois Tornado Levels Eight Blocks in Lemont Kills Two
A violent tornado leveled an eight block area in Lemont Illinois killing two people and injuring 14 others as three twisters touched down on Chicago's South Side. Hospital reports cite multiple fatalities and many injuries among residents including a beam strike at Our Lady of Victory Seminary.
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United Press International
Lemont
Ill
Chicago
Marge Sandberg
Palos Community Hospital
Palos Heights
Gary Olinger
Silver Cross Hospital
Joliet
Carl Rasins
Rasins
Our Lady of Victory Seminary
Prominent Nevadan Boies Dies on Nevada Ranch
Elko County Commission chair Eyer H. Boies, a noted rancher and Democratic Nevada Senate candidate, died of an apparent heart attack while working on his Hubbard Basin ranch. Deputies found his body near his pickup after an overnight search. an autopsy will determine cause and time of death. Boies led county government, chaired the state agriculture board, and advocated state control of federal lands.
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ELKO
UPI
Eyer H. Boies
Elko County Commission
Nevada
Boies
Hubbard Basin
Blaine Morrison
Jackpot
Elko County
Nevada Senate
Warren
Snowy” Monroe
Nevada Association of County Commissioners
State Board of Agriculture
Nevada Cattlemens Association
Seven Year Old Loses His Legs in Train Accident
In Los Angeles a 7 year old boy named Roberto Lisca lost both legs after being struck by a 68 car Southern Pacific freight train on a railroad track. Police report the reason for the child being on the tracks is unknown. He was transported to Glendale Memorial Hospital after another train stopped to summon aid.
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Los Angeles
Calif
UPI
Roberto Lisca
Southern Pacific
Glendale Memorial Hospital
Gardner Says Congress Sex May Include Men
Colleen Gardner, a former Capitol Hill secretary, suggested in an interview that congressional sex may involve men as victims as well as women. She argued men can be oppressed and treated as servants, with some forced into sex, though less widespread than for women.
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Washgton
UPI
Colleen Gardner
Capitol Hill
Texas
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