Nigerian leader Muhammed assassinated in abortive coup
Nigerias chief of state Murtala Muhammed was killed in an attempted coup. Olusegun Obasanjo was named to replace him as army chief. The uprising was said led by Musa Dimka with seven days of mourning declared. A curfew was ordered and calm urged nationwide.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Murtala Muhammed
Olusegun Obasanjo
No. 2
Muhammed
Supreme Military Council
Radio Lagos
Musa Dimka
Kano
David Gray
Guardian
Ikoyi
Dodan
U.S
O.K
Dimka
Defense Ministry
Yakubu Gowon
Gowon
Britain
Warwick University
Midlands
Opera star Lily Pons dies at 71 in Dallas hospital
Lily Pons, the French born coloratura soprano who sang for the Metropolitan Opera for more than 25 years, died Friday in a Dallas hospital after a long illness. She was 71 and also appeared in several motion pictures.
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Dallas
Lily Pons
New York Metropolitan Opera
Miss Pons
15 000 Valentines in Diane Apfelbaum's Antique Collection
Diane Apfelbaum of Philadelphia collects 15 000 antique Valentine cards dating mainly from the mid-1800s. Her items include three dimensional standups and silk decorated pieces. She notes the shift from ornate 19th century sentiment to modern commercial, boxed Valentines.
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Diane Apfelbaum
Apfelbaum
Valentine Buff
Industrial output rises for ninth straight month in January
Federal Reserve data show January industrial production up seven tenths of 1 percent and December by six tenths, signaling stronger economy and potential job gains. Auto output slipped slightly. auto sales in early February rose 21 percent from year-ago lows amid rebates.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Fed
Labor Department
Detroit
Weekend outlook for Middletown area sun and rain chances
The Middletown area will see highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s with sunny conditions today. Tonight will drop to the upper 30s with scattered cloudiness and a chance of rain likely Sunday. Monday may bring rain with improving conditions by Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Middletown
Hearst testifies on abduction torture during bank robbery trial
Patricia Hearst, tearful, recounts captivity with SLA abuses and threats as jurors hear taped accounts. Bailey presents tape after abduction on Feb 4, 1974, with Hearst recalling being kept blindfolded and sexually assaulted. Trial resumes with her testimony amid emotional recall.
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San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
F. Lee Bailey
Miss Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
Weed defense fallout after Hearst trial book press conference
Steven Weed publicized a memoir about Patty Hearst amid her bank robbery trial. He said Hearst was coerced not brainwashed, then faced criticism from F. Lee Bailey as Crown Publishers expressed embarrassment. He later faced questions about testifying.
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San Francisco
Steven Weed
Patricia Hearst
Miss Hearst
Weed
Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
F. Lee Bailey
Crown Publishers Inc. of
New York
Scott Swanton
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SLA
Hibernia
Berkeley
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Willie Wolfe
Patty
Dorothy Hamill
Innsbruck
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