Dominican vote count halted amid army clash in Santo Domingo
Military communique reports coup rumors and constitutional adherence as officers seize Central Electoral Revolutionary Party HQ in Santo Domingo. Shooting leaves a soldier and town mayor dead, others wounded, with dozens arrested. long history of unrest since 1960s era elections and Bosch era turmoil.
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Electoral Revolutionary Party
Santo Dom
Juan Bosch
U.S
Bosch
To van Thes
Zaire Troops Battle Rebels Across Kinshasa
In Kinshasa, government troops clash with invading rebels as the situation intensifies. About 160 foreigners remain hostage, including Americans, with the insurgents accusing the government forces of barbaric actions.
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Zaire
Ture
Plea bargaining ban boosts Alaska court outcomes
Alaska three years after outlawing plea bargaining shows fewer case backlogs and longer prison terms. Officials report a 3 percent rise in violent crime terms, a 300 percent rise for white collar sentences, and a 9 percent rise for drug cases, with overall cases resolved without plea deals.
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Alaska
Anchorage
Teresa White
Rubinstein
Gross
Juneau
Rollback in Social Security tax faces study in Congress
Washington AP report on congressional scrutiny of a proposed rollback to cut Social Security payroll taxes below 1979 levels. The Ways and Means Committee approved the plan 19-12, with debate over who benefits most and potential one year duration amid ongoing legislative action.
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Washington
House Ways and Means
Dan Restenkowski
D-Il
Archaeologists Unearth Tombs and Kilns in South China Region
AP dispatch from Tokyo reports Hsishua news agency details excavations in the Kwangsi Chuang area near the Liching River. A total of 110 ancient tombs and 31 pottery kilns were uncovered along the Kurichiang River northwest of Wuchow, dating to the Western Han dynasty.
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Kwangsi Chuang
South China
Peking
Hsishua
Liching
Kurichiang
Wuchow
CD Ae Do
Wwes A
de Pep
Chaplin's Body Recovered After Grave Theft in Switzerland
In Lausanne the body of Charlie Chaplin, stolen March 2 from his village grave near Vevey, was found near Villeneuve. Police arrested two alleged thieves, a Pole and an unnamed accomplice, as investigations and inquiries into ransom motives continue. The oak coffin weighed 325 pounds and was moved 50 feet to a van. Chaplin died on Christmas Day aged 68.
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Switzerland
Charlie Chaplin
Vilage
Jean-Daniel Tenthorey
Villeneuve
Lake Geneva
Corsier-sur-Vevey
Chaplin
Teuthorey
Goma
Jean-Felix Paschaud
Teathorey
Czech spaceman target of jokes
Prague hosts Vladimir Remek and fellow cosmonauts after their space mission as jokes mock the Soviet era. Remek, first non American or Soviet in space, faces light ridicule while posters and a promotion to major mark his homecoming in Prague. Also covered is the Smirnoff sailplane derby in Columbus, Ohio, with weather delays and race standings.
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Remek
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West Germany
Josef Remek
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Remet
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Chicago
Wally Scott
Odessa
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Kul Aft Sueaiech
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Los Angeles
Washington, D.C
Midwest
Loktia
UpUrake Caunell
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