American director of children’s charity held in Ethiopia
Leslie Fox 27, field director for Foster Parents Plan International, was arrested in Arab Minch with antigovernment leaflets during a government sweep. Ethiopian officials charged he was hired by the CIA, a claim denied by U.S. agency officials who cited no harm to Fox. The case threatens a $500,000 social services program as tensions rise after Ethiopia ordered closures of five U.S. agencies and expelled 320 Americans.
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Nairobi
Kenya
UPI
Ethiopia
U.S
Addis Ababa
Foster Parents Plan International, Inc
Vilage
Arab Minch
Fox
The
CIA
Warwick
R.I
State Department
George Ross Jr
Ross
Dr. Fox
United States
Washington
Eritrea
Memorial Day highway deaths fail to reach feared toll
United Press International reports 81 traffic deaths by 8 p.m. Saturday on the holiday weekend, well below safety officials’ projection of 400 to 500. California leads with 11 fatalities, followed by Michigan 10 and New York 7. notable incidents include three Dulac brothers killed in a broadside crash and a plane crash near Neeleyville, Missouri.
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United Press International
California
Michigan
New York
National Safety Council
Dulac
Delvin Francis
Melvin
Bradley
Neeleyville
Charles A. Aubuchon
Highway Patrol
St. Louis
Billy Robinson
Robinson
Deborah Goforth
Angolan coup attempt leaves ministers and loyalists burned alive
President Neto says finance minister Sayidi Mingas and several loyalist soldiers were burned alive in Luanda during an abortive coup. Rebels blamed for the attack, with arrests expected by a military tribunal. Cuban forces reportedly aided security during the near 12 hour battle around the presidential palace.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
UPI
Agostinho Neto
Luanda
Radio South Africa
Neto
Radio
Rome
Radio Luanda
Angola
Sayidi Mingas
South African Radio
Jose van Dunen
Prisoner Kills Self In Jail Cell
Clark County Jail inmate Gene Wayne Vezina 23 strangled himself with a bedsheet rope in his cell Saturday. He had 15 year sentence for armed robbery and awaited a court appearance on felony escape. Another prisoner in the cell passed a polygraph test.
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Clark County
Metro Police
Paul Risner
Gene Wayne Vezina
Risner
Verzina
Nevada
Rebels In Zaire Kill American Missionary
The article reports an American missionary killed by rebels in Zaire plus details on the Eschtruth family evacuated from Kapanga. It notes Lena Eschtruth from St Clair Shores Michigan and Charles Vinson a Detroit area medical assistant among seven at Kapanga, with previous protection by Lunda chiefs. Stan Maughlin and Frank Anderson were under house arrest in Sondon before being moved to Angola.
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Eschtruth
Lena
Kapanga
State Department
Zaire
Michigan
Eschtruths
Detroit
St. Clair Shores
Grace
Belgian Congo
Katanga
Lunda
Sondon
Angola
Stan Maughlin
Frank Anderson
Fire burns mobile home at Golden Valley Park injures man
Clark County Fire Department reports Mario Corenza suffered second and third degree burns to his arms in a fire that gutted a mobile home at 3401 N. Walnut Road. The 50-foot-wide single home owned by Richard Hammock housed two adults and three children. Arson Investigator Wayne Burns investigates the cause.
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Mario Corenza
Golden Valley
Summa Ousts Top Exec in Failed Proxy Fight
A group led by Davis and Gay ousted Maheu in a disputed proxy battle at Hughes, with later firings amid controversy. Davis faced licensing scrutiny from Nevada Gaming on name changes and litigation, as Summa Corp expands its Las Vegas hotel casino empire and Nevada real estate. Proceeds from Hughes assets and refocused investments include Desert Inn expansion and a Gulf and Western sale of Hughes networks.
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Davis
Gay
Hughes Tool Co
Maheu
Hughes
Nevada Gaming Control Board
Caesar Simon
Chester Davis
Las Vegas
Reno
California
Hughes Airwest Airlines
Hughes’ Estate
Nevada
Houston Oil and Minerals Corp
Hughes Television Network
Gulf and Western Corp
Summa
Desert Inn
Club Blaze Kills 120 in Party Fire
Witness Richard Schafflein 32 and family from Louisville describe a crowded club fire. About 23 people were inside the room when the blaze started. Smoke rushed up stairs as hundreds more were upstairs. People jammed toward doors and a roof exit as lights failed. Most deaths were believed to be in the kitchen area.
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Richard Schafflein
Linda
Brother Carroll
Joyce
Louisville
2000 Acres Burned as Drizzle Helps Contain Maine Fire
In western Maine 2000 acres of drought dry woodlands burned as residents were ordered from their homes. Saturday's heavy drizzle aided containment with bulldozers tank trucks and water bombing planes. Gov Longley invoked a statewide ban on outdoor fires to curb ongoing danger.
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Lake Moxie
Maine
UPI
Moxie Stream
Warren Ricker
Conservation Department
Willis
First Toward Holiday Fatality Marks Nevada Weekend
Clyde Thomas Wood, 27, of Escondido California, died in a solo crash on Interstate 15 about 3 a.m. Saturday fifteen miles south of Las Vegas. Authorities said he was ejected when his car ran off the road and overturned as traffic was reported heavy during the Memorial weekend across Southern Nevada.
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California
Nevada
Nevada Highway Patrol
Clyde Thomas Wood
Escondido
Las Vegas
Highway Patrol
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Auburn
Max Fox
Daniel Moynihan
Dn.y
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Carter
Cyrus Vance
Nito Alves
Alves
van Dunen
San Paulo
Summa Corp
Hughes Oil Drilling Bit Company
Club Blaze
Somerset County
UPI Foto
Blaze
Albert Willis
Gov. James B. Longley
Congoleum
Palace Court
Owen
Freeoessonsureo
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