Martial Law Ends Rangoon Violence
Rangoon quiet as troops enforce martial law despite heavy casualties and mass arrests in street fighting. U Thant coffin buried near Shwedagon Pagoda sparked protests by students and monks. government reports show limited activity while embassies note widespread unrest and economic hardship.
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Associated Press
Rangoon
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U Thant
Ne Win
Edward D. Franco
U.S
Franco
Shwedagon
Ne ‘Win
New York
Rangoon University
Thant
Government Construction Corporation
Saxbe Named Ambassador to India in Ford Plan
President Ford plans to nominate Attorney General William B. Saxbe as ambassador to India, triggering a search for a new attorney general. Saxbe indicated he would soon leave, with White House to announce once India approves. Saxbe’s selection follows earlier Nixon era ties and Cabinet pressures to move holdovers.
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Ford
William B. Saxbe
India
TTL
Saxbe
Ohio
White House
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Justice Department
Congress
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Patricia Hearst
Senate
Elliot L. Richardson
William D. Ruckelshaus
Martha Mitchell says she struck daughter at school
Martha Mitchell claimed she slapped her 13-year-old daughter Marti when she refused to leave school and come home with her. CBS reporter Trish Reilly said Mrs Mitchell, who accuses John Mitchell of poisoning their daughter's mind, accompanied Reilly to Sacred Heart Convent School in Greenwich, Connecticut, on Wednesday.
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New York
Martha Mitchell
Cbs-Tv
Trish Reilly
Mitchell
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Marty
Miss Reilly
Sacred Heart Convent School
Greenwich
Conn
Trudeau Gets $80,000 Armored Limousine For Ride
Prime Minister Elliott Trudeau unveils a silver gray Cadillac fitted with armor plating bulletproof windows and two telephones costing about 80 000. The vehicle replaces a black limousine kept as a spare and for touring dignitaries including British royalty. Trudeau notes he does not want to seem to lend the car to the queen as he joked in Alberta. The car is expected to deliver similar mileage about eight miles per gallon per a Privy Council spokesman.
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Ottawa
Elliott Trudeau
Trudeau
Alberta
Privy Council
Rolla Man Convicted In Two Killings
Junior Gibson, already serving a term for shooting his wife, is convicted of second degree murder in Hopkins death and manslaughter in Ferrell death. Two men shot with Minnie Gibson at an Interstate 44 intersection east of St. James. Ferrell and Mrs Gibson had been dating. Hopkins and Ferrell from Salem. Jury recommends 10 years for murder, judge imposes 10 years for manslaughter. Mrs Gibson badly wounded but recovered.
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Rolla
Junior Gibson
Zane White
Phelps County
Minnie Gibson
Bobby Gene Hopkins
Buster Ferrell
St. James
Gibsons
Rhodesia Ceasefire Advances Toward Constitutional Talks
Rhodesia’s Prime Minister Ian Smith announced an immediate ceasefire with black guerrillas and the release of black political prisoners, plus a constitutional conference with black nationalist leaders to be held without preconditions. He warned of remaining major challenges while urging unity across races.
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Rhodesia
Africa
Ian Smith
Smith
Britain
Zambia
John Vorster
South Africa
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