OAS Clears Way For Cuban Trade and Relations
The Organization of American States voted to end sanctions on Cuba, a move the United States backed while abstentions and oppositions from Brazil Nicaragua and some others shaped the outcome. The measure stops short of lifting sanctions, leaving room for renewed trade and ties as countries weigh legal and political realities. Costa Rica will seek normalizing ties, with Honduras expected to follow.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Havana
United States
OAS
Brazil
Nicaragua
Chile
Uruguay
Paraguay
U.S
Congress
Castro
William S. Maillard
Haiti
Honduras
Mexico
Panama
Peru
Dominican Republic
Trinidad-Tobago
Venezuela
Argentina
Colombia
Trinidad and Tobago
Jamaica
Barbados
Miss Littles Attorney Faces Felony Charge
In Raleigh the Joan Little defense team fracturing as one of seven attorneys, Morris Dees of the Southern Poverty Law Center, is charged with attempted subornation of perjury after being ordered out of the courtroom. Beverly King testified Dees urged her to alter testimony about the Beaufort County jail death. A Sept. 15 preliminary hearing is set.
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Raleigh
N.C
Joan Little
Morris Dees
Hamilton Hobgood
Beverly King
Dees
Southern Poverty Law Center
Montgomery
Ala
King
Beaufort County
Washington, D.C
Clarence Alligood
Miss Little
Alligood
Harry Carpenter
Aljigood
Carpenter
Cooling Her Feet, Girl Drowns In River
Tina Marie Brown a 9 year old asked to cool her feet sat on a riverbank west of the Riverfront Park boat launch in Kansas City. She slipped into the Missouri River and drowned as rescuers worked at the eight foot depth. Her mother Margaret Brown and witness Wilma Newsome described the moment. Rescue efforts continued at the site on Tuesday night.
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Kansas City
Tina Marie Brown
Missouri River
Riverfront Park
Margaret Brown
Tina
McDonald Baby Born at Audrain Medical Center
A six pound three ounce son was born to Mr and Mrs Raymond E McDonald of Vandalia at 1 08 p m today at Audrain Medical Center Mr McDonald is a farmer and the family announced the birth
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Raymond E. McDonald
Vandalia
Audrain Medical Center
Mr. McDonald
Independence
Chris Roberts
Charles Jacobs
Peter Roberts
Roberts
Jacobs
Ash named deputy juvenile officer for 12th circuit
Mrs. Ann H. Ash was appointed by Circuit Judge George P. Adams as deputy juvenile officer for the 12th judicial circuit covering Audrain Montgomery and Warren Counties. She will start August 1 and work from 312 W. Promenade St. in the juvenile detention center.
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Ann H. Ash
George P. Adams
12Th Judicial
University of Chicago
Dallas County
Texas
Mental Health and
Rodney T. Nebel
W. Promenade St
Dart In Rump Stops Elephant Dart In Rump
In Hugo Oklahoma a tranquilizer dart felled Isa allowing 1500 pound runaway elephant to be captured after days of search. Isa stood on one leg, then collapsed as crew pursued Willy who was later to be chased 12 miles away near the capture site. firefighters and locals aided the hunt.
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Hugo
Okla
Isa
Leeta Hinson
Willy
Here
Nigeria's new strongman tops oil rich nation
Brig. Muritala Mohammed, a 38 year old Moslem northerner, named as Nigeria's new head of state after Maj. Gen. Yakubu Gowon was deposed in a bloodless coup. Gowon accepted the change and pledged loyalty. Mohammed, famed for crushing Biafran rebels, is a Sandhurst graduate and commands the armed forces with Brig. Olusegun Obasanjo named chief of staff. Nigeria, a major oil supplier to the US, closed borders and halted flights during the coup.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Muritala Rufai Mohammed
Uganda
Kampala
Gowon
Organization of African Unity
Britain
Sandhurst Military Academy
Biafran
Mohammed
Army
Lagos Radio
Olusegun Obansanjo
Supreme Headquarters
Danjuma
London
United States
Canada
Venezuela
Joseph Garba
British Broadcasting Corp
U.S
Congress Debates Jordan Missile Sale Deferral
Ford administration defers 14 Hawk missile batteries to Jordan amid congressional opposition. House and Senate panels argued the sale is excessive, potentially shifting Middle East power. Deferral gives Congress time to respond before August recess. no change in missile counts, per State Department. A second item notes Missouri State Fair tickets for 1975 with half and full-season options. Local notice also lists a Columbia area surgery update for Tom Coldwell.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Jordan
Hussein
House International Relations Committee
Clifford Case
R-Mj
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House Committee
Congress
Case
State Department
Robert Anderson
Sedalia
Missouri
Jerry P. Hermann
Fair
Manhattan Fire Tears Through Eight Businesses
Manhattan experienced a major blaze on Poyntz Avenue destroying eight businesses and a fraternal lodge after a Western Auto explosion. Fire Chief Bill Smith reported a backdraft and a large secondary blast. Firemen battled the flames for five hours and remained to wet down ruins. three firefighters and one officer were treated for smoke inhalation, with photographer Vic Winter among those injured.
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Robert Lee
Riley County
Western Auto
Sherwin-Williams
Bill Smith
Smith
Poyntz Avenue
Vic Winter
Kansas State
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Bi Eee
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Coldwell Nursing Home
Columbia Regional Hospital
Don Oligschlaeger
Michigan
Kaiser
John Morelock
Fritz Woodroof
Dixie Drive-In
Barbra Rion
itz/ Mattel
Logan Pharmacy
Manhattan
Kan
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Toy
Midas
Scotti
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GMC
S. Clark
Kine
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