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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1978
Page
2
MANAGUA Nicaragua AP more than 100 army men were reported under arrest today for plotting to oust President Anastasio Somoza as a general strike spread and fighting worsened outside Managua. A highly placed source in Nicaragua's 7,508 man army said the arrests followed the unrest and show of opposition to the Somoza regime.
Reports conflict over arrests numbers from 12 officers and 5 soldiers to over 100 including two colonels. Senate planned to take up a Chamber of Deputies bill on travel abroad. officials cited ongoing maneuvers amid a Sandinista assault on the National Palace. Informants said radio broadcasts announced the coup and guardsmen supported a siege. Somoza reportedly freed and imprisoned, with widespread strikes in Managua and across the country.
A transsexual art teacher Jewell Ashlie was fired by the Chester-Upland School District after two years of service. Board cited likely litigation risk. union disputes cite incompetency and improper conduct. Ashlie, who changed from Keith Komarnicki, says students treated her as a woman and supported her. district previously considered transfer but halted after she gave interviews.
Vatican City AP reports non Italian cardinals played a key role in the surprise election of Pope John Paul I, an experienced pastor rather than a Curia veteran. After two inconclusive ballots, Albino Luciani, Venice’s patriarch, was chosen on the third ballot with about 100 votes, meeting the 75 needed.
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