Portuguese army revolt collapses as loyal forces take Lisbon
Pro Communist uprising in Portugal falters as commanders surrender rebel units and loyal troops lock down Lisbon. A leftist military policeman dies in Lisbon, a Communist unionist is shot in Oporto, and Montijo air base is pressed by government forces. Most revolt leaders detained or under arrest.
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Oporto
Montijo
Tagus River
Former Nazi guards go on trial for Lublin murders
A group of former Nazi death camp guards including Hermine Braunsteiner Ryan, a New York resident, face mass murder charges for allegedly helping to send more than 1,700 inmates to their deaths at Lublin. Ryan, extradited from the United States, could face life imprisonment. Poland seeks death penalty in related crimes.
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West Germany
New York
Lublin
Poland
Hermine Braunsteiner Ryan
Ryan
Auschwitz
Frankfurt
Spain grant amnesty to majority of prisoners
King Juan Carlos starts his reign with a broad clemency decree. About 15 000 prisoners gain relief, including 1 000 political prisoners released immediately and 700 with reduced terms. 2 000 to 3 000 common criminals are freed, while terrorism cases are largely spared though death sentences for pending trials are commuted to life.
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Spain
Juan Carlos
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Laotian prince seeks refuge in Thailand
Prince Panya, 32, the second son of Laos Premier Prince Souvanna Phouma, swam the Mekong into Thailand before dawn seeking asylum. He cited Pathet Lao controls and said he had his father’s permission to flee.
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Thailand
Souvanna Phouma
Laos
Mekong
Panya
Pathet Lao
Vientiane
Prince Panya
Sakharov Names Wife To Accept Nobel Prize
Sakharov asks the Nobel committee to deliver his 1975 Peace Prize to his wife Yelena at the Oslo ceremony. He says he has not abandoned hopes the Soviet government will allow him to travel and names his wife to stand in for him for the trip to Norway.
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Andre
Sakharov
Nobel Committee
Oslo
Soviet Union
Yelena
Norway
Italy
France conducts underground nuclear test in South Pacific
Paris reports a French nuclear device exploded today at the Fangatauta atoll underground site in the South Pacific. The Defense Ministry says results are fully satisfactory and this marks the first test in a new series following a prior underground detonation in June signaling a shift from atmospheric testing.
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Fangatauta Atoll
South Pacific
Defense Ministry
Beiruts sectarian fighting leaves 22 dead in a night
In Beirut, Christians repelled Moslem attacks and army commandos blocked a Christian assault on a Moslem sector. The night of mortars and hand to hand fighting left 22 killed and 54 wounded, raising Lebanon’s civil war toll to over 150 dead and 350 wounded since the latest clashes began last week. Highrise fires burned in Ash rafiyeh as fire brigades struggled to contain blazes aided by rain.
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Lebanon
Sodeko
bin Rammaneh
Sinn el Fil
Ashrafiyeh
Karantina
Indian high commissioner shot in Dhaka by gang
In Dhaka, India’s high commissioner was shot and seriously wounded by a gang of armed men. A foreign ministry spokesman said four attackers were killed and two others wounded. The incident occurred amid rising tensions between India and Bangladesh.
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India
Bangladesh
Dacca
Foreign Ministry
Indian official Samar Sen shot in Dacca amid Bangladesh tensions
Samar Sen, an Indian official and former UN representative, was shot in the right shoulder. New Delhi arranged a medical flight to Dhaka for his evacuation as India requests an immediate Bangladesh inquiry into the incident. India accuses Dhaka of hostile propaganda amid strained relations after recent coups and regional upheaval.
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Dacca
Bangladesh
New Delhi
India
Pakistan
Mujibur Rahman
Ziaur Rahman
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Commonwealth
Sen
United Nations
Changing the guard ceremony hit by manpower shortage
London AP report says Buckingham Palace changing the guard is canceled on some days due to Britain's manpower crisis. Army Minister Brown notes guards must balance public duties with combat training and security duties in Northern Ireland and NATO obligations, limiting daily performances from April to September.
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Britain
Palace
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House of Commons
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Robert Brown
Brown
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Northern Ireland
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