Turkish premier quits after army threatens coup
Turkish Premier Suleiman Demirel resigned after the armed forces threatened a takeover. Four top commanders demanded a new government to halt anarchy and carry out key reforms. The military warned it would seize power if reforms were not quickly realized. The move followed months of unrest and a recent leftist kidnapping of U.S. airmen.
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Ankara
Turkey
Suleiman Demirel
Cevdet Sunay
Assembly
Senate
Demirel
NATO
U.S
Army Officer Charges Two Generals With Covering Torture
Lt Col Anthony B Herbert four times wounded says he will file federal charges against Maj Gen John Barnes and Col J Ross Franklin for failing to investigate alleged torture and murder of Vietnamese civilians by the 173rd Airborne Brigade. He alleges delays and threats and cites witnessed killings and torture incidents. The army says an active investigation continues.
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FT. Mcpherson
Army
Anthony B. Herbert
John Barnes
J. Ross Franklin
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Herbert
Go Army 1
U.S. Army
Man
Barnes
Pentagon
Franklin
Vietnam
Wallace Warden
Warden
Nerf Ball safety dispute over flammability test results
FDA and Parker Bros. clash over Nerf Ball flammability after Consumers Union claims the toy ignites when dropped on a flame. Parker Bros. says internal tests found no ignition and reports few complaints. FDA continues flammability tests while noting inconclusive initial results.
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Consumer Reports
Parker Bros., Inc
Salem
Mass
Randolph P. Barton
Samuel M. Hart
FDA Office of Product Safety
Barton
Parker Bros
Consumers Union
Journal Examines Food Stamp Program Use
A four part Journal series explores what food stamps are and how they aid 8,000 Butler County residents. The report explains how the program turns scarce dollars into meals and what dependence on coupons is like for low income families.
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Kathleen Krumm
The
Journal
Belfast bombs rock Northern Ireland killing three soldiers
Night of terror hits Belfast and Dungannon as gelignite blasts hit a labor office and a protestant area gas station. Three Scottish soldiers, Joe McCaig 18, John McCaig 7, and Dugald McCaughey 23, were found shot in a Belfast ditch. IRA blamed, denies role. Fear of reprisals hampers police search.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Dungannon
County Tyrone
Springfield Road
Joe McCaig
John
Dugald McCaughey
Irish Republican Army
The
IRA
Viet Troops Withdraw Near Sepone In Laos Drive
South Vietnamese forces pulled back from Fire Base Sofia near Sepone Laos to avoid a trap. A regiment abandoned Sofia, 25 miles inside Laos, while troops swept for enemy forces along a 25 mile front. U S helicopter sorties surged as weather improved, with 5 aircraft lost and 1 American killed. Korean forces reported ending their central highlands operation with 385 enemy dead and 23 killed in action.
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Saigon
Laos
Sepone
Sofia
Panhandle
U.S
U.S. Command
America
Vietnam
Central Highlands
Cousin Clara Seeks A Suitor In Odd Personal Ad
A brief note reveals Cousin Clara seeking a specific kind of man willing to date her. The fragment suggests a personal ad style inquiry about companionship.
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Clara
Weather Update Shows Showers and Warmer Temps Ahead
Tonight and tomorrow bring showers with a warming trend. Saturday highs reach the upper 50s after a chilly night in the upper 30s. Yesterday’s high was 43 and this morning’s low 32.
Sardinian legend Zu Sini still calls himself a Robin Hood
In Orgosolo Sardinia the 103 year old former bandit Ziu Sini known as Uncle Sini recalls a life of cattle rustling and avoidance of justice. He claims Sgt Michele Chessa died at 102 due to his vices and laments modern bandits lacking dignity. He says he would resort to outlaw life again if charged.
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Orgosola
Sardinia
Michele
Pietro Sini
Michele Chessa
Ziu Sini
Sini
Europe
Sim
Robin Hood
Orgosolo
Chessa
Zu Sini
Carolina Rosa Vedele
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Tran van An
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