Sudanese Communist chief to stand trial in coup case
Khartoum AP reports Abdul Khaled Mahjoub leader of the 6000-member Communist party faces public trial for masterminding last week’s 74 hour coup against President Jaafar el Numairi. Civilian El Shafie Ahmed el Sheikh died in a related incident as Numairi reasserts power.
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Khartoum
Sudan
Communist Party
Jaafar el Numairi
Noto
Abdul Khaled Mahjoub
Radio
Omdurman
Najoub
Babikir el Noor
Farouk Osman Hamadallah
Britain
Hashem el Atta
Libya
Numairi
Radio Omdurman
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Long opens hearings on Nixon welfare reform plan
Sen. Russell B. Long chairs Senate Finance Committee hearings on President Nixon’s welfare reform, signaling support for a workfare approach over welfare expansion. SEH Elliot Richardson and James Hodgson lead as witnesses as House measures tie reforms to Social Security benefits for 27.4 million Americans.
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Washington
Russell B. Long
Nixon
Senate Finance Committee
Louisiana Democrat
Senate
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Elliot L. Richardson
Secretary of Labor
James D. Hodgson
House
Long
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Computers Join Fight Against Air Hijackers
Washington AP reports a new computerized detection system is being installed at a gate of Dulles International Airport. The device screens passengers at 20 per minute and can distinguish tools from a gun. The FAA says it alarms on excess metal and on extra objects.
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Washington
Dulles International Airport
Here
Federal Aviation Administration
Four Weeks To Separate Primary Runoff Elections
Oklahoma candidates gain four weeks between the 1972 primary and runoff, a change from prior years when both ran in the same month with just three weeks apart. The shift lengthens campaign spending time and alters budgeting for campaigns.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Braces Update Shortens Belt Fashion Term
The English term for suspenders, braces, is explained as the direct equivalent in British usage. The note clarifies regional terminology differences in clothing accessories and language.
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