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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1978
Page
1
About 100 marines struck a building held by Moluccan attackers in Assen. A 40 year old civil servant was killed and 11 others wounded as the assault lasted 20 minutes. Hostages were forced to witness a killing and the terrorists demanded 21 fellow Moluccans, 13 million dollars, and a escape plane.
United States Britain and three allies abstained as ten other Security Council members voted to denounce the agreement between Prime Minister Ian Smith and three moderate black leaders for a black-majority government in Rhodesia by year end. Britain and the United States pledged to press reconciliation with Smith.
Fifty-five convicts died from burns or smoke in a riot at Villa Devoto prison near Buenos Aires. About 70 inmates were hospitalized after inmates set fire to bedding and furniture. Police denied any prison deaths due to security forces using teargas and gunfire during the revolt. Authorities offered no motive, though overcrowding and an escape attempt were considered possibilities.
A panel of 100 jurors is summoned for the trial of Hancho C. Kim, a Korea-born U.S. citizen linked to Operation White Snow. He is charged with conspiring to defraud the United States and lying to a grand jury over a $600,000 CIA payment to influence U.S. officials, including congressmen, to boost aid to Korea. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. The case involves Tongsun Park and ex-Rep. Richard Hanna in a broader corruption probe.
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