Ugandan coup tops Obote era as Amin takes control
Kampala reports sporadic gunfire and street crowds amid the 12 hour battle that toppled President Milton Obote. Brig. Gen. Idi Amin declares caretaker rule while diplomacy and rumors swirl over a possible comeback and elections.
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Kampala
Uganda
Milton Obote
Radio Uganda
Obote
St. Louis
Singapore
Edward Heath
South Africa
Nairobi
Kenya
Dar-es-Salaam
Tanzania
Julius Nyerere
OS Africa
Amin
Notable Deaths Include Lennart and Beberman
Isobel Lennart author of Funny Girl dies in a Hemet traffic accident. her husband John Harding is hospitalized in critical condition. William Griffith Wilson cofounder of Alcoholics Anonymous dies at 75 from pneumonia, as AA marks growth. Max Beberman father of the new math dies at 45 in London while on assignment in Bristol.
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Hemet
Calif
Isobel Lennart
John Harding
Miss Lennart
Miami
William Griffith Wilson
Alcoholics Anonymous
Wilson
New York
Champaign, Ill
Max Beberman
New
Math
London
University of Illinois
Beberman
Illinois
Bristol
England
New Ike Dollar Minted Debut of 1935 Style Coin
The first $1 coin since 1935 features Dwight D. Eisenhower and the eagle, minted in Philadelphia. It will have no silver content in general circulation, with 40 percent silver in proofs and uncirculated issues after July 1, while 200 million circulation coins use copper-nickel alloy. Designer Frank Gasparro and Mint Director Mary Brooks announced the trial strike, highlighting a heroic likeness inspired by a 1945 victory parade.
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Philadelphia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U. S
Frank Gasparri
Mar
T. Brooks
Gasparro
Iire
Hope Lange Seeks Divorce From Alan Paxula
SANTA MONICA CALIF AP Hope Lange 37 star of Ghost and Mrs Muir filed for divorce Monday in Superior Court from Alan Paxula 42 a producer of The Sterile Cuckoo To Kill a Mockingbird and Inside Daisy Clover They have been married six years and have two children from a previous marriage Grace Wing Slick of Jefferson Airplane gave birth to a 6 1 4 pound daughter in San Francisco The father is guitarist Paul Kantner a spokesman said the baby was born Monday after Mrs Slick checked into an undisclosed hospital under an assumed name Jackie Watts Airplane secretary confirmed the birth
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Santa Monica
Calif
Hope Lange
Mrs. Muir
Superior Court
Alan Paxula
Pakula
San Francisco
Grace Wing Slick
Jefferson Airplane
Paul Kantner
Slick
Jackie Watts
Airplane
Agnew Brands Anderson Speech as Emotional Clap Trap
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew denounces Representative William R. Anderson of Tennessee for defending Roman Catholic priests Philip and Daniel Berriga against government accusations. He calls the speech emotional and self serving clap trap.
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Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
William R. Anderson
D.tenn
Philip and
Daniel Berriga
Manson Jury To Meet Thursday For Death Penalty Review
The jury that convicted Charles Manson and three followers for the Tate murder will reconvene Thursday to decide the penalty. The state seeks the death sentence in the gas chamber. the defense aims for life imprisonment.
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Los Angeles
Charles Manson
Sharon Tate
California
Paul Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Manson
Charles H. Older
Hard-Driving Boss Shoots Over Par Consistently
A relentless leader drives high golf scores with consistent long game and precise putting. The executive’s aggressive approach on the course mirrors a tough management style that keeps results steady and players focused.
Morocco bases at Kenitra Sidi Yahia Bouknadel draws protest
Moroccan anger grows as UNFP and Istiqlal unite to demand Americans leave three coastal bases linked to the 6th Fleet and Rota Spain. King Hassan seeks fewer troops while Washington defends the minimum force required.
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Kenitra
Sidi Yahia
Bouknadel
Rabat
Morocco
Hassan
A. U.S
Washington
National Union of Popular Forces
UNFP
Istiqlal Or
Freedom Party
U.S. 6Th Fleet
Bounknadel
Rota
Spain
Soviet Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Moscow
Brezhnev
Egypt
United States
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Susan
Masion
Miss Atkins
Miss Tate
Miss Krenwinkel
Miss van Houten
Leon
Rosemary LaBianca
Maxwell Keith
Leslie
Tate
Irving Kanarek
Spahn
Linda Kasabian
Jesus
Satan
God
Benedict Canyon
Romana Polanski
Jay Sebring
Wojiciech Frykowski
Abigail Folger
Stephen Parent
Pegs Enterprise
Reeves County
Pecos
Texas
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
South
Cedar Street
Ford Love
Joyce Miller
Dan Dominguez
Ft, Benning
Calley
My Lai
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