IRA Terror Cell Leaders Convicted in London Murder Bombings
Eddie Butler and three fellow IRA gunmen were found guilty at Old Bailey on 25 counts of murder and bombing after a two year campaign of terror in English cities. Scotland Yard said the cell was tightly organized, well trained in Dublin in 1973, and considered Britain’s top terrorists before their capture. Sentencing was scheduled for today.
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Irish Republican Army
Eddie Butler
Scotland Yard
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Yard
Butler
Old Bailey Court
Wench
Irish Republic
England
Northern Ireland
Joseph O'Connell
County Clare
Harry Dusem
Glasgow
Hugh Doherty
Ross McWhirter
Gordon Hamilton-Fairley
Caroline Kennedy
No. 1 Active Service Unit
Dublin
Angolan Leader Seeks U.S. Ties In Nick of Time
In Kaduna Nigeria Angolan President Agostinho Neto told Ambassador Andrew Young he wanted full relations with the United States as his MPLA faction solidifies power Young reported Neto said friends with the Soviets could still be friends with the United States despite past disagreements Young noted the meeting occurred during a Moslem durbar arranged by Nigeria's Lt General Olusegun Obasanjo.
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Nigeria
Agostinho Neto
Angola
Andrew Young
United States
Young
Neto
Liberation of Angola
MPLA
Fidel Castro
United Nations
Kaduna
Olusegan Obasanjo
Queen Alia Dies in Jordan Helicopter Crash
Amman mourns as Queen Alia, 41, dies in a helicopter crash near Al Tafilah during a hospital inspection. No survivors reported. King Hussein declares 40 days of mourning and flags at half staff. The queen, a prominent advocate for women, leaves behind one child and a royal family in shock.
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Jordan
Alia
Hussein
al Tafilah
Mohammed el Bashir
Nelsonville Center land sale set for April 5
Ohio plans to sell the old Nelsonville Children's Center land and buildings for no less than 1,050,000. Sealed bids for the 15.3 acre site with three structures are due by noon April 5 at the Bureau of Real Estate in Columbus.
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Bureau of Real Estate
Columbus
Vance backs ban against Rhodesia
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance endorses a bill to halt U S chrome imports from Rhodesia to pressure Ian Smith’s white minority regime toward power transfer. He testifies to Senate Foreign Relations as Congress weighs reinforcing U N sanctions and signaling U S commitment to majority rule in Africa. The proposal, backed by the United Steelworkers, argues repeal would boost international pressure without harming U S jobs.
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U.S
Vance
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Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
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Conress
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Dick Clark
D Lown
United States
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