Ex mayor remarries amid church dispute and mixed signals
A New York ceremony tied Angelina Alioto to her ex husband Joseph Alioto in a remarriage that church officials question as valid. The report covers Senate Panama treaty votes, a coal contract settlement, a rainbow bridge idea in Baton Rouge, a submarine rescue veteran's death, trade talks with Mexico, and other brief items from across the U.S. including Nixon aide connections, a Texas journalism award, cotton export optimism, a desegregation busing ruling, and a Massachusetts child search tragedy.
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San Francisco
Angelina Alioto
Joseph Alioto
New York
Alioto
Spanish army postpones trial of Jugglers troupe in Barcelona
The Spanish army delayed the trial of six Jugglers troupe members on a technicality amid political pressure from Premier Suarez's government. The director escaped custody, and four defendants appeared. no new date was set. The case, tied to a Franco era law, sparked a nationwide theater strike and street protests.
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Barcelona
Spain
Adolfo Suarez
Jose Maria Loperena
Franco
Manuel Gutierrez Mellado
Premier
Suarez
Juan
Carlos
Albert Boadella
Boadella
Francisco Coloma Gallegos
Allegations Castro Funded US Bank Ties to Cocaine Rings
New York congressman Rep Lester Wolff claimed Fidel Castro helped start the Coral Gables based firm WFC and financed a 10 million dollar portion of a 100 million loan in 1975 to Colombia. He said the loan aided the US cocaine trade, though no evidence was presented and the CBS program 60 Minutes did not confirm timing or details.
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NEW York
Fidel Castro
Lester Wolff
House Committee On Narcotics
60 Minutes
WFC
Coral Gables
Fla
New York Democrat
Castro
Colombia
United States
Wolff
CIA
Department of Justice
FBI
State Department
Drug Enforcement Administration
Carter Promise Breaks Seen In Poll After Marston Firing
An AP NBC poll finds 52 percent say President Carter did not keep his pledge to appoint federal judges and U S attorneys based on merit. The firing of Philadelphia U S attorney David Marston is seen as a key factor shaping this view.
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New York
Carter
U.S
Associated Press
NBC News
David Marston
Philadelphia
Marston
Pennsylvania
Joshua Eilberg
Daniel Flood
Eilberg
Griffin Bell
Federal Post
Bell
African leader Sobukwe dies at 53 in South Africa
Kimberley South Africa AP Robert Sobukwe founder and leader of the Pan Africanist Congress dies at age 53. He had been barred from traveling to the United States by South Africa but sent three children to live and study in Atlanta with some support from Andrew Young the U.N. ambassador.
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Kimberley
South Africa
Robert Sobukwe
Pan- Africanist Congress
Andrew Young
U.S
United Nations
Sobukwe
United States
Young
Atlanta
Anti-Palestinian Feeling Grows in Egypt After Cyprus Killing
In Cairo anti-Palestinian sentiment rises after the Cyprus killing of Youssef Sebaei, editor of Al Ahram. Egypt considers revoking Palestinian tax and travel privileges, with observers noting Sadat might seek a separate peace with Israel if tensions escalate. The PLO condemns the murder, while Egypt weighs limiting Palestinian rights and influence.
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Nicolas B. Tatro
Associated Press
Cairo
Egypt
Cyprus
Israel
al Ahram
Youssef Sebaei
Larnaca
Cypriot National Guard
Anwar Sadat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Ibrahim Saada
Akhbar el Yom
Sinai
Sadat
PLO
Sebaei
Yasser Arafat
West Bank
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
Syria
Voice of Palestine
Mamdouh Salem
Thirteen Die As Somoza Opponent Riots Rock Nicaragua
In Managua a violent day left thirteen people dead and about fifty wounded as riots and gun battles followed Anastasio Somoza's refusal to resign before 1981. National Guard arrested hundreds. clashes spread to Diriamba and Masaya with multiple fatalities.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
Somoza
University of Nicaragua
Diriamba
Masaya
Here
National Guard
Rivas
Leon
Boaco
Chinandy
Intrastate bus fare hike approved by Texas commission
The Texas Railroad Commission ordered a 10 percent rise in intrastate bus passenger fares and increased package express rates by 20 percent and charter bus charges by 10 percent. The raise, requested by the National Bus Traffic Association for 26 Texas carriers, adds about 6.5 million dollars in yearly revenue and takes effect 10 days after publication. No objections were raised during the hearing.
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Austin, Texas
Texas Railroad Commission
National Bus Traffic Association
Texas
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Pacific Submarine Force
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Texas Daily Newspaper Association
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Robert Dole
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Dallas Morning News
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Waco
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