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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1980

Page

3

Zimbabwe cabinet minister acquitted in farm killing case

In Salisbury two non-white legal consultants overruled a white judge and freed Zimbabwe cabinet minister Edgar Tekere and seven bodyguards on charges of murdering white farmer Gerald Adams and wounding five black soldiers. The Indemnity and Compensation Act aided their acquittal, prompting jubilation among blacks and controversy among whites as Tekere’s role in Mugabe’s government faced scrutiny.

Salisbury, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Edgar Tekere Robert Mugabe Tekere Gerald Adams Salisbury John Pittman Pittman Chris Greenald Peter Nemapare Rhodesia Joseph Chakanetsa Adams South Africa Mugabe British Broadcasting Corp Director of Public Prosecutions Chris Glaum

Birthday astrology hints at steady progress and trusted alliances

The article notes many celebrities share your birthday and predicts steady progress on plans through spring, with emphasis on preserving finances romance and friendship. It forecasts a secret with a companion in early summer and suggests resurrecting a discarded business idea with careful choice of associates.

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr Broderick Crawford Kirk Douglas Redd Foxx Dina Merrill Donny Osmond Aries

Troop Rotation Reduces Fort Chaffee Refugee Center

About 500 soldiers left Fort Chaffee in Arkansas as 150 new troops arrived on Sunday. Col Don Karr said the rotation aims to maintain security while continuing the mission. The incoming unit was Company A of the 2nd Battalion, 58th Infantry from Fort Hood, Texas.

Fort Chaffee Ark Don Karr Geishauser Fort Hood Texas

Leeds protests target films with violence against women

Femists in Leeds and southern England campaign against movies portraying women as victims of violence amid the Yorkshire Ripper murders. They storm theaters showing The Beast and Dressed to Kill, argue such films fuel male violence and fear. Activists also protest a case of sisters jailed for killing an abuser, while film officials warn of sensational violence trends and censorship calls rise.

Leeds England Caroline Leeds University Ripper the Ripper Diana Barrett Women Against Violence Against Women London Studio Six Judith Kertes Liz Gill Daily Express Erin Pizzey Britain James Ferman

El Salvador ousts liberal colonel from junta amid killings probe

El Salvador's military voted to remove Col. Alfonso Majano from the five member junta after his charge that the right wing had infiltrated commands. The move comes as a U S commission probes the murder of four U S women and amid church leaders demanding action to end civil war and violence.

San Salvador el Salvador U.S Col Alfonso Adolfo Majano Majano Fiveman Jaime Abdul Gutierrez Carlos Humberto Romero Jose Guillermo Garcia US S Jose Napoleon Duarte Antonio Morales Erlich Christian Democratic Party Duarte Christian Democrats Arturo Rivera Y Damas

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