Caning urged for drag racers in Malaysia
Malaysia's police chief Abdul Rahim Noor called for caning as punishment for street racers in Kuala Lumpur. He said racers endanger the public and suggested penalties typically used for rape, kidnapping, and armed robbery. Police frequently detain dozens of racers on Saturday nights, often fining about $80 and releasing them.
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Vatican doubts Polish spy claim on Pope meeting with Brandt
The Vatican questioned reports that a Polish agent spied on Pope Paul VI, calling the East German secret service account a fake reconstruction. The Vatican said the July 13 1970 talks with German Chancellor Willy Brandt differ from its archives and misidentified an ambassador.
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Joaquin Navarro-Valls
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Hippie housing marks 25 years at Christiania
Copenhagen recounts the 1971 invasion that birthed Christiania, now 25 years on with 760 adults and 250 children living in 84 acres near the city fortifications. The enclave preserves green spaces, bans new housing, and relies on a lax drug policy and a revenue stream from hashish sales, rents, and business incomes to cover utilities and a mandatory annual rent to the Defense Ministry.
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Denmark
Jakob Ludvigsen
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Sailor Alley
Christiania
Hulda Mader
Jan Richman Olsen
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Ammonia Leak Sickens 11 at Shell Refinery Berre
An ammonia leak at Shell Oil Co refinery in Berre near Marseille injures 11 workers at 8:30 a.m. Two burn victims are hospitalized with facial and leg burns, others treated and released. Officials say a metal rupture released the toxin. Shell calls the accident totally unforeseen.
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Reporter Held Hostage on TV in Guadalajara
A gunman briefly took reporter Carlos Cabello Wallace hostage during a standoff in Guadalajara as police surrounded a house. Cabello was freed unharmed after the assailant fled with women and children, later claiming three bullets as souvenirs. Authorities pursued the suspect. the fate of others remained unclear.
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Mexico
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Carlos Cabello Wallace
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Francisco Lopez Garcia
Megawati fights order to close new party office
Megawati Sukarnoputri, aiming to keep her faction from being banned, fights Jakarta’s demand to close a residential party office. An aide says Lt. Col. Sudarsono ordered packing by Thursday under a law banning offices in homes. The move follows July’s forcible eviction of party headquarters and amid deadly riots and disappearances.
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Megawati Sukarnoputri
Indonesian Democratic Party
Subagio Anam
Megawati
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