Rebels claim two towns seized in Zaire uprising near Shaba
Brussels reported Thursday that rebels from Movement National Congolais Lumumba held Aba and Bunia in Upper Zaire with a claim of a popular uprising after attacks on the towns. Unconfirmed reports also spoke of rebellion in Kasai as Cuba and U.S. tensions over Cuban activity in Zaire loomed in Washington.
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Kasai
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Prison lovers challenge New Yorks life sentence law
Karen Muessman, 22, a Bedford Hills inmate, and Peter DAngelo, 25, a Rikers officer, sue to overturn Civil Rights Law 79 a which deems life prisoners civilly dead. They seek permission to marry, arguing the policy violates rights and fuels tensions between inmates and non inmates.
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Queens
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Flushing
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Rikers Island House of Detention
Miss Muessman
Bedford Hills
D’angelo
Eastern Airlines
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Muessman
Women’s Prison
Benjamin Ward
The
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Barbara Swartz
Women’s Prison Project
New York University School of Law
Miss Swartz
French minister anticipates African force to Shaba aid
Foreign Minister Louis de Guiringaud told the French Parliament that an African troop force is likely to be sent to Zaire's Shaba province next week. He noted some African states seek military aid and European nations may meet technical and economic aid requests.
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Reuter
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Zaire
Shaba
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Mobutu Sese Seko
Dollar sinks in Tokyo as U S consumer prices rise
The dollar dropped to 221.225 yen in Tokyo, its lowest in six weeks, after April U S CPI rose 0.9 percent. BoJ Governor Morinaga urged coordination to reduce global payment imbalances while European rates showed mixed moves amid quiet trade.
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Monkeys Develop High Marijuana Tolerance In UF Study
University of Florida psychologist Marc Branch reports monkeys rapidly build tolerance to THC, with doses that once impaired movement eventually failing to affect them. The tests show motor effects fade while sensory impact remains, and a drug withdrawal period returns monkeys to normal precision.
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Marc Branch
Branch
UN arms conference yields early disarmament gains
Canadian disarmament expert William Epstein says the UN General Assembly special session on disarmament has produced dividends. France signals renewed dialogue, and Washington and Moscow push toward a comprehensive test ban and earlier SALT talks. Epstein warns the session raises awareness of nuclear dangers despite tense US Soviet relations and stalled talks on replacing the 1974 Vladivostok pact. France hints at joining a new UN disarmament commission if not dominated by the Soviet Union and United States.
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