Burglars steal 300000 in valuables from Saudi villas in France
From Cannes police report two Saudi Arabian villa owners lost about 300000 in valuables including 240000 in jewels at a Djeddah man's vacation home and 60000 in items such as gold pens and 15 watches from another victim a 19 year old student. The same market also notes a Libya embassy employee killed in Tripoli and other international items.
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Cannes
France
French Riviera
Tripoli
Libya
Hussein Mohammed Ali
Iraq
Paris
London
Beirut
Pakistan
Hearing on James Earl Ray presses zigzag travels
Washington AP reports James Earl Ray faces continued questioning by the House Assassinations Committee on his movements before and after Martin Luther King Jr. s murder. The panel cites evidence suggesting stalking of King, while Ray denies conspiracy claims and disputes bank robbery fingerprints.
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Washington
James Earl Ray
House
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
Walter Fauntroy
King
Memphis
Tenn
Fauntroy
District of Columbia
Congress
Louis Stokes
Dohio
Stokes
Los Angeles
Dr. King
Atlanta
London
Gerprint
FBI
Mark Lane
Memphis police and fire unions approve tentative pact
Police and fire union leaders say they accepted a tentative agreement to end a city strike that has kept Memphis under curfew for a week. The deal, brokered with the Chamber of Commerce, awaits city officers and rank and file approval with votes by members today. Federal mediator Ed McMahon aided negotiations as two-year and one-year contract lengths were debated.
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Memphis
Tommy Powell
Memphis Afl-Cio
Labor Council
James McGehee
Chamber of Commerce
Ed McMahon
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Soviet judge drops slander suit against two American reporters
A Soviet judge dismissed the civil slander case involving Craig R. Whitney of The New York Times and Ha Paul Reardon amid widespread publicity. The court had previously ruled them guilty of slandering Soviet television and fined them for not retracting, with threats of further action if retractions were published.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Leo Almazov
Foreign Ministry
Craig R. Whitney
New York Times
D. Piper
Baltimore Sun
Whitney
Piper
Zviad Gamsakhurdia
Bomb explodes in Philippine Airlines jet toilet
A bomb exploded in a rear lavatory aboard a Philippine Airlines jet at 24 000 feet between Cebu and Manila. The blast blew the bomber out a fuselage hole and injured three passengers. Plane landed at Manila International Airport 15 minutes later. Investigators ruled out a political motive and considered possible insurance-related intent.
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Manila
Philippines
Philippine
Manila International
Philippine Airlines
Cebu
Phillippines
Vatican officials prepare for conclave smoke signals loom
Vatican officials briefed about 60 journalists on the conclave smokestack to announce the pope election. A broken lock trapped reporters in a courtyard until a fireman brought a new key after 15 minutes. Black smoke signals no election. white signals a pope.
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Vatican City
Vatican
St. Peter's Square
Borgia Apartments
Sistine Chapel
Sixtus V
Bernini
New Mexico balloonists plan world circumnavigation in 30 days
The three Albuquerque natives Ben Abruzzo Maxie Anderson and Larry Newman the first to cross the Atlantic by balloon announced plans for a 30 day round the world trip. They hailed the reception in Paris and noted a world endurance and distance record while awaiting a London visit to race rivals Cameron and Davey.
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New Mexico
Paris
Marcus Eliason
Associated Press
Atlantic
Ben Abruzzo
Everest
Abruzzo
Maxie Anderson
Larry Newman
Albuquerque
N.M
Count de
Carter
White House
Charles A. Lindbergh
U.S
Newman
Air France
London
Don Cameron
Christopher Davey
Anderson
Miserey
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