Algerian asylum granted to six OPEC attackers
The Algerian government granted asylum to six OPEC attackers described as Palestinian revolutionaries or aligned with the cause. The group seized the Vienna OPEC meeting on December 21, killed three, held 20 hours of hostage drama, released 41 hostages in Algiers and Tripoli, then surrendered.
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Algiers
Algeria
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Vienna
Ilyich Ramirez Sanchez
Carlos
Paris
Tripoli
Libya
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Garcia granted new trial in murder conviction appeal
The California Court of Appeals reversed Inez Garcia's second degree murder conviction and ordered a new trial. The panel found trial judge Stanley Lawson erred by giving an expanded reasonable doubt instruction that urged jurors to weigh the evidence to determine truth. Garcia, 30, testified she was raped by Miguel Jiminez while Louis Castillo helped. she said she killed Jimenez after the attackers left. The case drew protests and highlighted issues of self defense and rape in the 1970s.
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San Francisco
Inez Garcia
California Court of Appeals
Lawson
U.S. Supreme Court
Garcia
Miguel Jiminez
County Parties File 1975 Campaign Receipts and Expenditures
Douglas County Republican Central Committee reports 6308 receipts and 1204.85 expenses for Dec 1 1974 to Nov 30 1975 leaving 5890.64 cash. Democratic Central Committee reports 362.95 receipts and 354.34 expenses leaving 387.11 cash. Rep Lloyd Buzzi lists 50 contributions 293.82 expenses and 675 loans.
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Douglas County
County
Republican Central Committee
Democratic Central Committee
Lloyd Buzzi
Lawrence
Buzzi
Local Young Man Enlists in Air Force Delayed Program
Thomas F. Kievlan of Lawrence signs up in the Delayed Enlistment Program in the U S Air Force. He becomes part of the Air Force Reserve with a 210 day window to enlist and enter active duty. The snippet ends with an incomplete note about the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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Thomas F. Kievlan
Harold Kievlan
Lawrence
U.S. Air Force
Kievlan
Air Force Reserve
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