Rebels block New Hebrides airfield runways in Espiritu Santo
Rebels on Espiritu Santo blocked airfield runways with oil drums and trucks delaying government negotiators from landing. Prime issues include plans for force, talks with Stevens faction, and Britain France alongside a push toward independence on July 30. The dispute draws in Chief Minister Lini, Stevens, and foreign backers as Britain keeps Marines in Port Vila and France weighs its response.
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New Hebrides
Port Vila
Espiritu Santo
Vemerana Republic
Jimmy Stevens
Stevens
Tanna
Here
John Frum
Walter Lini
Santo
John Bessant
Hebrides
Lini
Britain
France
Royal Marine
Judge extends ban on Gacy life story profits
A Cook County judge extended the temporary ban on John Gacy profiting from his life story, delaying book or film rights until families of his 33 victims are compensated. This is the second extension by Judge George A. Higgins in the Prest family suit filed after Gacy’s convictions.
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Chicago
John W. Gacy
George A. Higgins
Cook County Circuit Court of the
Robert Prest
Gacy
Cathy Crane's Eight Children Defy Population Bigotry
A family campaign tale recounts Cathy, 19, daughter of Philip, defending a large brood amid Zero Population rhetoric. The narrative recalls Dan Crane's political bid, a grandmotherly warning, and a jab about eight children proving a point against eugenic views.
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Cathy
Philip
Daniel
Congress
Dan Crane
Dan
Bradley University
Moody
April fifteenth symbol and crime slang quiz items
A short, dated quiz lists 10 questions about symbols, bureaus, animal types, cities, workers, and berries with given answers. It labels scoring categories and provides explicit solutions for each riddle, including income tax date, FBI, porcine, Empire State origins, Redcap porter, and berry puns for gooseberry cranberry blueberry blackberry pokeberry.
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Yurself
FCC
FBI
IRS
Empire Buckeye
Empire
N.Y
Buffalo
Redcap
NAACP
Soweto unrest wounds dozens as police open fire on demonstrators
In Soweto and other black and colored areas, violence marked the fourth anniversary of the Soweto riots. At least 35 people, including children as young as seven, were wounded as police fired birdshot from shotguns after tear gas barrages. Police also burned and stoned vehicles amid looting, with 20 wounded near Johannesburg and 15 more in Bloemfontein. Bishop Desmond Tutu warned the country risks escalating conflict.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Soweto
Noordgezicht
Coronationville Hospital
Bloemfontein
Orange Free State
Puerto Rico power blackout hits major generating complex
Two units failed at Guayanilla near Ponce plunging much of Puerto Rico into darkness overnight. Officials warned of major daytime power cuts if the units were not restored by morning. The outage affected San Juan and Ponce with no looting or violence reported.
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Puerto Rico
Power Authority
Rio Piedras
Ponce
Caribbean
Mayaguez
Guayanilla
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