Bloodless coup in Seychelles shakes tiny island nation
In Victoria Seychelles Prime Minister France Albert Rene overthrew President James Mancham after a period of shooting in the capital. Rene imposed a curfew closed schools and ordered most workers to stay home. He proclaimed a new government and deported senior officials while suspending the constitution and parliament.
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Victoria
Seychelles
UPI
France Albert Rene
James Mancham
Indian Ocean
Rene
Reno
Mancham
London
Hene
A.J. O'Brien
National Assembly
Mahe
Peoples United Party
Jimmy
Britain
Inset
Six Day War anniversary marks tense Arab Israeli tensions
Arabs mark the ten year anniversary of the Six Day War with calls for renewed prep for another battle while Israel observes a quiet commemoration amid Likud victory and hard line policy. The conflict centered on the Sinai Golan Heights and West Bank territories as memories of 1967 contrast with gains shown in 1973.
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United Press International
Middle East
Israel
Likud
Menahem Begin
Sinai Peninsula
Egypt
Golan Heights
Syria
West Bank
Jordan
Kidnapers Free Rome Lawyer After 37 Days Of Captivity
Rosario Nicolo, a wealthy Rome lawyer, was released Sunday after 37 days in captivity and a reported ransom of 1.1 million dollars. Police cited cautions on confirming the sum. Captors kept his ears sealed with wax and exchanged only written messages. He described being chained to a small stretcher under a staircase and unable to sleep initially. Italy has seen a surge in kidnappings with 40 cases reported this year.
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Rome
UPI
Rosario Nicolo
Rome University
Law Faculty
Nicole
Italy
Private bathroom power play stirs Pennsylvania House
Anita Palermo Kelly leads a battle to keep the Lady Members Lounge access exclusive for women in the Pennsylvania House. Negotiations split lawmakers, with backers and opponents citing decorum and image amid lingering scandal reflections.
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Sharon Sexton
Harrisburg
UPI
Anita Palermo Kelly
Philadelphia
Anita Kelly
Capitol
Kelly
Theodore Berlin
D-Bucks
Mrs. Kelly
Berlin
House
Herbert Fineman
Helen Gillette
Allegheny
Agnes Scanlon
Rep
Helen Wise
Centre County
Tale of the highways inspection as cornerstone of road longevity
PennDOT and New Castle oversee pavement quality. Inspectors verify material origin and consistency from plants to job sites. Tests at Harrisburg labs confirm temperature density and compaction while water intrusion and sealant use affect pothole prevention.
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John K. Manna
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Penndot
City of
New Castle
Richard Fox
Franklin
Ohio
Bureau of Materials and Testing
Wilmington Road
Fox
Harrisburg
Harbor-Edinburg
Russell Kawa
Lawrence
Young says King death a blessing in Playboy interview
United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young claimed Martin Luther King was killed as a blessing and that King had done all he could. He spoke from Memphis where King was assassinated and critiqued diplomacy, U.S. policy, and Cuba's role in Angola while denying any intent to aid Idi Amin.
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Chicago
UPI
United Nations
Andrew Young
Martin Luther King
King
Young
Memphis
Tenn
Henry) Kissinger
Angola
Cuba
Vietnam
Nixon
Idi Amin
Left wing party gains lead in Turkish elections
With 81.5 percent of votes counted former premier Bulent Ecevit's Republican People's Party led over Suleyman Demirel's Justice Party in the Turkish legislative election. Ecevit projected a potential majority with 222 to 235 seats while Demirel could win 173 to 186. splinter parties held 39 seats.
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Istanbul
Turkey
UPI
Bulent Ecevit
Suleyman Demirel
Ecevit
National Assembly
Demirer
Justice Party
NEH Grants Support Pennsylvania Humanities Programs
The National Endowment for the Humanities awards nine Pennsylvania institutions Humanities Challenge Grants totaling up to 1.2 million dollars with the Carnegie Museum of Natural History receiving 600000 dollars and Franklin Institute 396000 dollars. Grants require a minimum three to one matching private contributions to bolster humanities programs.
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Lehigh County Historical Society
Inmate kills Graterford kitchen steward during argument
Edward Boyer a 49 year old kitchen steward at State Correctional Institution Graterford was struck by an inmate during a Sunday argument while supervising breakfast. The inmate punched Boyer knocking him unconscious and he died an hour later at Valley Forge Heart Hospital.
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Graterford, Pa
UPI
State Correctional Institution At
Graterford
Edward Boyer
Pottstown Rd3
Boyer
Valley Forge Heart Hospital
Four Weekend Fires Claim One Life In Philadelphia
A 60 year old woman Elizabeth Hill died from third degree burns in a North Philadelphia home fire at 11 30 p m Saturday. The weekend spree included a two alarm fire in a vacant three story building, a three alarm blaze at a six story warehouse rear, and a sofa fire in a boarding house left Charlene Faulk 38 in serious condition at St Agnes Burn Center.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Elizabeth Hill
Charlene Faulk
St. Agnes
Quinn
Tornadoes Cause Damage Across Wisconsin Indiana
Powerful storms spawned five tornadoes in Wisconsin and two in Indiana causing scattered roof damage and downed trees. Wind gusts up to 70 mph knocked out power in West Terre Haute and across Brown Bartholomew and Jackson counties with no injuries reported.
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United Press International
Midwest
Wisconsin
Indiana
West
Terre Haute
Brown
Bartholomew
Jackson
Riverside man kills two sons then himself in standoff
In Riverside California a 36-year-old man shot and killed his two young sons and then killed himself after a five hour standoff with sheriff's deputies. Frieda Kreier 27 called authorities when her husband Russell armed with a shotgun took the children hostage in the Mira Loma area. Deputies surrounded the home and after five hours heard shots and found the bodies of Kreier and his sons Russell Jr five Chad two.
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Riverside
Calif
UPI
Frieda Kreier
Sheriff's Office
Russell
Mira Loma
Kreier
Russell Jr
Chad
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Pittsburgh Press
Internal Revenue Service
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Gulf Oil Corp
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