Somali ouster attempt fails as Barre speaks on radio
President Mohammed Siad Barre declares loyal troops crushed a Sunday coup attempt by a faction of officers and enlisted men aided by imperialist foes. He cautions against colonial agents while Western diplomats report gunfire near Mogadishu and possible casualties.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Radio
Somalia
Soviet Union
Cuba
Mohammed Siad Barre
Aliis Wei
Ethiopia
Siad Barre
Ogaden
Said Barre
Mogadishu
Barre
Protests in Philippines face charges after election march
In Manila hundreds of demonstrators protesting alleged fraud in last week's National Assembly elections were charged with illegal assembly incitement and sedition. The government reports put arrests between 553 and 577. Six nuns were ordered released. The march, peaceful to mourn freedom and democracy, contrasted with police claims of violence.
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Manila
Philippines
Ferdinand FE. Marcos
Philippine Constabulary
Freedom
Democracy
Marcos
Lorenzo J. Tanada
Government Election Commission
Jovito Salonga
Carmelo Z. Barbero
Office of Civil Relations
Barbero
Imelda
Carlos P. Romulo
First U S produced Rabbits roll off assembly lines
Volkswagen opens its first American built Rabbit plant near Pittsburgh at New Stanton, employing about 1,200 workers as the factory gears toward 200,000 cars a year. The plant, built on the Chrysler shell, aims to boost VW’s U S market share and create up to 4,500 jobs locally.
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Pittsburgh
Volkswagen
Germany
Detroit
United States
New Stanton
U.S
Wolfsburg
Chet
Pennsylvania
Body of kidnapped Belgian baron found in Antwerp province
The body of 63 year old Baron Charles Victor Bracht, kidnapped on March 7, was found in Oelegem Antwerp Province. He headed an international group in tropical products, insurance and construction. Ransom rumors faded after a blackout by family and police. His son appealed publicly as weeks passed with no contact.
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Antwerp
Belgium
Charles Victor Bracht
Oelegem
Bracht
Gazet van Antwerpen
Gazet
Arab terror raid a hoax
Reports of a coastal Arab guerrilla raid triggered a large police and army manhunt along the Mediterranean coast south of Tel Aviv. By early today no raiders were found, though roadblocks and helicopter searches continued from Ashkelon to Rishon Le Zion as precaution.
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Israel
Mediterranean
Ashkelon
Rishon le Zion
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