United States veto at UN over Angola membership
The United States vetoed Angola’s bid to join the United Nations, the council voting 13-1 with China abstaining. U.S. envoy cited 12,000 to 15,000 Cuban troops and said delaying entry until a more propitious time could have occurred, while critics abroad condemned the veto as unjust and politically motivated.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
Angola
Security Council
World Organization
Council
China
Soviet Union
U.S
Albert W. Sherer Jr
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Sherer
U.S. Action
Salim A. Salim
Tanzania
Jacob Malik
Richard Alarcon de Quesada
Cuba
Book Claims Santa Anna Born in Kentucky Fueled by Controversy
Austin AP reports a forthcoming book argues Mexico’s Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna may have been born in Kentucky to Anglo and Indian parents. Mexican records cite Jalapa birth in 1795 and Spanish schooling.Author Turner cites uncertain sources, noting Santa Anna’s myth-making and possible Kentucky ties.
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Austin, Tex
Mexico
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Texas
Kentucky
U.S. Military Academy
Santa Anna
Jalapa
Mexico City
Jamaica
Martha Anne Turner
Martha Reiner
Fairfield
Ohio
Irvin S. Cobb
Ann Fears Crawford
Pancho Villa
Shoal Creek Publishers, Inc
Austin
Nathaniel Saunders
West Point
Napoleon of the
West
The
Alamo
Battle of
San Jacinto
Sam Houston
Jackson
Saunders
Life term favored in Currie murder case
SAN ANGELO Texas AP A state court jury found Witmer Jean Ballard guilty of murdering Glasscock County rancher Steve Currie during a Dec 2 1970 robbery. The jury reached the guilty verdict in 30 minutes and after a lengthy sentencing phase recommended life imprisonment for Ballard.
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San Angelo
Tex
Witmer Jean Ballard
Glasscock County
Steve Currie
Currie
Allman testifies in court amid cocaine trial immunity
Gregg Allman testified in federal court that he used cocaine regularly from fall 1973 to January 1975, purchased 15 times from John C. Herring, and now abstains. The star and Cher Bono attorney said immunity was granted in the trial of Herring, charged with illegal cocaine distribution.
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Macon
Gregg Allman
Allman
John C
Scooter
Herring
Cher Bono
Barnard Says Patient Now Effectively Has 12 Hearts
Heart surgeon Christiaan Barnard says he removed half the original heart from Leonard Goss and implanted a second heart in 1974. He reports Goss, 48, is doing well after Monday’s operation to address a dangerous infection in the original heart.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Christiaan Barnard
Barnard
Leonard Goss
Goss
Inflation Looms As May CPI Surges 7.2 Percent
AP analysis notes May consumer price index rising 7.2 percent annual rate confirms persistent inflation. Consumers curb purchases amid higher prices while demand persists for used autos gasoline alcohol tobacco, and broad shopping lists. Experts caution on stability without unforeseen disasters.
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John Cunniff
New York
America
FBI Director Kelley Hospitalized For Back Disorder
FBI Director Clarence M. Kelley is in Bethesda Naval Hospital for tests and treatment of a painful back disorder. He was admitted Monday afternoon and will remain about a week, with expenses covered by the FBI spokesman said.
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Washington
FBI
Clarence M. Kelley
Kelley
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Japanese Catfish Club predicts earthquakes by water levels
Namazu No Kai members in Hakone claim two tremors in Tokyo Yokohama region on May 13 and June 6 were forecast two days ahead by monitoring water in wells. Founder Yasue Oki says rising water beforehand and dropping before the main shock form a repeatable pattern, with cheap gauges selling for about three dollars.
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Hakone
Japan
Namazu No Kai
Catfish Club
Tokyo-Yokohama
Yasue Oki
Oki
China
Tokyo
Yokohama
Dutch Patients Test For Heart Surgery In Houston
Seven Dutch patients, all men aged 39 to 62, underwent preoperative tests at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital ahead of planned open heart surgery at the Texas Heart Institute. The procedures, led by Dr. Denton A. Cooley, are expected Friday as part of a Dutch Health Patients Association effort to airlift patients to Houston for corrective operations amid Dutch hospital overcrowding.
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Houston
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Medical Center
Amsterdam
Dutch Health Patients Association
Denton A. Cooley
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
Holland
Netherlands
B Demmers
Y. Bronveld
H. J Ruys
J. Daares
M. Lam
H Lelyveld
F. J. C. Vanden Moort
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New York Harbor
Miss Turner
Louisville Courier-Journal
Queen Bays Country Estate
London
Elizabeth II
Princess Anne
Mark Phillips
Buckingham Palace
Gloucestershire
Lord Butler
Ron Thomas
Daleys
Chicago
Richard Daley
Daley
Eleanor ‘‘Sis’’ Guilfoyle
Business Mirror
Clarence Kelley
Associated Press
Ustom
Elias Leo Briseno
Manuel Briseno Jr
Port Lavaca
University of Texas At Austin
Entex
Houston Natural Gas
Houston Natural Gas Distribution Division
Laredo
New Braunfels
Gulf Coast
Beaumont
Tyler
Louisiana
Mississippi
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