British troops arrive in Bermuda after riots end
British troops, 260 from Belize and England, deployed with rifles to back 900 Bermuda police and the Bermuda Regiment as rioting over the hangings subsides. A dusk to dawn curfew stays in place after three fire bombs explode and three deaths tied to hotel blaze. Officials withhold two American victims’ details.
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Bermuda
Belize
Central America
England
Bermuda Regiment
Allan Lister
Southampton Princess Hotel
Lois Brown Evans
Labor Party
David Gibbons
Peter Ramsbotham
Peter Baur
Philadelphia
George B. Gandy
Ambler, Pa
Dorothy Jean Joyce
New Twist To Columbus Quest Reveals Four Ships
Italian scholar says a 1493 ambassadorial letter from Barcelona suggests Columbus sailed his first voyage with four caravels not three. Debated details cite a fourth ship left at Navidad and destroyed later, challenging the historic Nina Pinta and Santa Maria lineup.
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Christopher Columbus
America
Marinella Bonvini Mazzanti
Urbino University
Bonvini Mazzanti
Barcelona
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Naples
de Gennaro
Duchy of
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Este
Modena
Columbus
Far East
Santa Maria
Grand Sea
Orient
Senigaglia
Urbino
Ferdinand
Lisbon
Isabella
Carter's Urban Policy Faces Mayor Clash At Conference
At the National League of Cities meeting in San Francisco, newly elected mayors clash over President Carter's urban policy. Proponents urge targeted aid to distressed cities due to scarce federal funds, while leaders of growing cities demand federal dollars for infrastructure to cover sewers, streets, and fire hydrants. The debate signals hurdles for shaping a national urban program.
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Congress of Cities
President Carter
Carter
Congress
National League of Cities
South
Houston
James McConn
Cleveland
Seattle
New Orleans
McConn
Dennis Kucinich
McCann
Ernest Morial
Charles Royer
White House
Probe Cause Of Airliner Crash In Johore Bahru Malaysia
Investigators probe if hijackers caused the Malaysian airliner crash that killed 100 aboard with possible Japanese Red Army involvement. Eyewitnesses describe a wobble and explosion over swampy terrain near Johore Strait as wreckage and bodies scattered widely. Police review hijacking entry, while Security at airports to be tightened amid reporting.
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Malaysia
Johore Strait
Singapore
Malay Mail
Malaysian Airways
Kuala Lumpur
Red Army
Penang Island
V. Manickavasagam
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