No One Injured After Boston Area Explosions
Bomb blasts damaged a courthouse in Newburyport and an armory in Dorchester while an empty Eastern Airlines plane exploded at Logan Airport. No injuries were reported though a caller claimed threats prior to the terminal blast. Officials described the armory blast as due to an outside force and a pipe bomb. The blasts may be connected but police refrained from linking them.
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Sudanese soldiers launch takeover in Khartoum
Rebel units launched a coup against President Jaafar Numeiri in Khartoum with shelling and street fighting reported. Airports, the palace and the army HQ were surrounded as lines to the city went out and officials weighed the uncertain situation. Numeiri, who formed the revolution command council, had faced prior ousters in 1971 and last September with loyal military backing.
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Khartoum
Iraq News Agency
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Omdurman
Paris
United States
France
Revolution Command Council
Bomb Explodes At Essex County Courthouse Police Probe
A blast damaged the Essex County Superior Courthouse with authorities noting possible bomb involvement. FBI agents assumed command of the inquiry into the explosion of a National Guard truck and fuel tank tied to potential terrorist activity. A second blast near an Eastern Electra aircraft aroused further worry and residents reported shock two miles away.
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Suffolk County
Boston
Middlesex County
Lowell
Edward Fairbrother
FBI
Boston Bureau
National Guard
Electra
Saic
Fone House & W
Saan
Viking Lander Delayed July 17 Landing Target Set
NASA officials announce Viking mission revised for Mars landing on July 17 at a new site 150 miles northwest of the rugged area. The chosen low basin may be wetter and more favorable for life, with thinner atmosphere possibly allowing liquid water briefly. Dr. James Fletcher explains the site offers sand dunes and safer conditions.
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Calif
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Viking
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty 7 to 2
The Supreme Court rules the death penalty constitutional in a 7 to 2 decision. Justices Brennan and Marshall dissent. decision follows a history of state laws expanding or refining capital punishment after 1972. The case involved six murder charges from Florida to North Carolina and was part of broader death row reviews.
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District of Columbia
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Florida
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Texas
Georgia
North Carolina
Potter Stewart
Byron R. White
Harry A. Blackmun
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United States
England
Miami man alive after open casket funeral mixup
In Miami, 62 year old Alex Monroe says he is alive after police reveal a second man of the same name was buried. The dead man, shot last April, was mistaken for Monroe who returned after being told he was dead and learned relatives in Nassau could not be located. The daughter Mamie Higgs paid for the funeral with a $500 loan and now seeks repayment.
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Alex Monroe
Monroe
Mamie Higgs
North Carolina
Richard Bohan
Bohan
Alex
Nassau
Funeral Home
Two Vietnams Reunited Under Socialist Republic Pact
North and South Vietnam were officially reunited as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam after a National Assembly session in Hanoi. Hanoi Radio reported secret ballot elections for a president and premier, with most top officials from the North.
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South
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Negotiations Resume for Entebbe Airline Hijack Hostages
Diplomats report talks to free 110 Air France passengers and crew held by pro Palestine militants at Entebbe airport resumed. Israel signals possible prisoner exchange while Egypt and Uganda discuss terms with hijackers on the runway near the unused terminal.
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Uganda
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Entebbe
Pierre Renard
Hashi Abdullah
Idi Amin
Abdullah
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Renard
France
Israel
West Germany
Switzerland
Kenya
Gad Yaacobi
Tel Aviv
Yitzhak Rabin
Haniel Hassan
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasir Arafat
Middletown Area Weather Forecast Sees Clear Skies
Clear skies continue through the day in Middletown with mild, mid 70s temperatures and a low around the upper 50s tonight. Mostly sunny Saturday expected with minimal shower chances at 10 percent tonight and tomorrow. Temperatures stay fair and mild through Tuesday with continued pleasant conditions.
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Middletown
Spain's King Likely to Name Military Premier
King Juan Carlos dismissed Premier Carlos Arias Navarro amid unrest on both sides. Officials say Lt. Gen. Manuel Gutierrez Mellado, head of the army central staff, is a leading candidate favored by liberal officers and army chiefs as a reform minded replacement.
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Juan Carlos
Carlos Arias Navarro
Francisco Franco
Arias Navarro
Manuel Gutierrez Mellado
Ceuta
North
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