Dutch commandos free hostages in dawn raid
Dutch forces backed by jets and armored cars stormed a train and a Bovensmilde school at dawn freeing 53 of 68 hostages held for 20 days by South Moluccan gunmen. One terrorist and four hostages among the victims were reported dead.
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ASSEN
Moluiccan
Bovensmilde
Amsterdam
Het Parool
Groningen
Netherlands
Dutch East Indies
Indonesia
Beilen
Assen Hosts First Stage Of Hostage Rescue By Dutch Jets
In Assen 55 hostages held by South Moluccan terrorists were targeted in a rescue operation. Margriet Wiegers 19 and her sister Janneke 21 were among those aboard a train 12 miles north. South Moluccan leader Manusama defended the action while local community groups denounced it.
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ASSEN
Margriet Wiegers
Miss Wiegers
Janneke
Here
Holland
Johan Alvares Manusama
Rotterdam
Bovensmilde
Quebec justice minister signals inquiry into 1972 break-in
Montreal reports that Quebec's justice minister plans an inquiry into the 1972 break-in of Agence Presse Libre de Quebec. The probe follows the current RCMP and police officers trial and pre-sentence hearings amid claims the agency was targeted to stop terrorism by the Front de Liberation du Quebec.
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Montreal
Quebec
Marc-Andre Bedard
RCMP
Agence Presse Libre de Quebec
Front de Liberation du Quebec
Trudeau backs negotiated Rhodesia settlement amid pressure
Prime Minister Trudeau urged a peaceful negotiated solution with Rhodesia at a London press conference, warning force would ruin the country. He avoided condemning liberation fighters while signaling no immediate new military aid, urged stronger UN sanctions, and questioned African oil tap leverage against Rhodesia. He urged OPEC nations to cut oil to Rhodesia and called for focus on a settlement including Uganda's Amin.
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London
Trudeau
Rhodesia
Zambia
Jamaica
Britain
United States
Ian Smith
Canada
Smith
United Nations
Kaunda
Zimbabwe
OPEC
Uganda
Idi- Amin
Langs Threat to Sue Papers Draws Fire in Saskatchewan
Geoff White, president of the Saskatchewan Journalists Association, denounces Transport Minister Otto Lang for threatening libel actions to block The Canadian magazine. He criticizes Regina Leader-Post and Saskatoon Star-Phoenix for withholding the issue, arguing it smothers public comment and marks a low journalism standard in Saskatchewan. White notes the action appears political and targets Lang’s Liberal ties, harming reputations regardless of distribution.
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Saskatoon (Cp
Otto Lang
Saskatchewan
Geoff White
Saskatchewan Journalists Association
Regina Leader-Post
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
Lang
White
Federation of Saskatchewan Indians
Saskatoon-Humboldt
Former British businessman faces Ugandan firing squad duty
Robert Scanlon, once photographed carrying Idi Amin in a sedan chair as a gesture of friendship, faces execution if convicted of spying by Amin’s military court. Amin warned Scanlon could be set for a firing squad by next week.
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Nairobi
Robert Scanlon
Idi Amin
Amin
Scanlon
Radio Uganda
Kampala
London
Hat youth charged in shooting in Redcliff incident
A 16 year old Medicine Hat youth, Darrel Hauck, was charged with criminal negligence causing death after a rifle discharged during an incident in Redcliff on June 4. The deceased, Darrell Stern, also 16, of 853 Stewart Dr NW, died from injuries. Hauck appeared in provincial court and was remanded to June 16.
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Medicine Hat
Redcliff
Darrel Hauck
5Th Ave. S.E
Darrell Stern
Stewart
Food policy introduced in Canada amid debate
Ottawa parliament introduced a framework for a national food policy tabled by Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan and Consumer Affairs Minister Tony Abbott. The ministers say it sets a discussion foundation and involves a federally sponsored seminar this fall while critics call it platitudinous. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture with 300000 farmers criticizes its vagueness.
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Ottawa
Eugene Whelan
Tony Abbott
Progressive Conservative
NDP
James Earl Ray Escapes Brushy Mountain Jail in Tennessee
James Earl Ray, serving 99 years for the King assassination, escaped Brushy Mountain State Prison with five convicts Friday night. Bloodhounds and armed guards pursued. a seventh fugitive was shot and recaptured. U.S. officials and FBI director joined state authorities as the manhunt intensified.
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James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Herman Davis
C. Murray Henderson
Carter
Griffin Bell
FBI
Clarence Kelley
Brushy Mountain State Prison
King
Memphis
Ray
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England
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Montreal
Puerto Vallarta
Mexico
United States
Lisbon
Portuuay
Shelby County
Nashville
Raou
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Southam News Services
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Hat
Jack Kershaw
Brushy
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Tennessean
Junior Klan
Ku Klux Klan
Louisville
Kentucky
KKK
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