Leftists seize Sudan in bloodless coup
Beirut reports a leftist National Revolutionary Council led by Col Jaafar al-Numairi overthrows the government of Ismail al Azhari and Mohammed A Mahgoub. Banks closed, publications suspended, a provisional constitution announced, and officials detained as Numairi is named defense minister and Awadallah premier. The regime vows socialism and an end to partisan politics while pledging to resolve civil war tensions.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Sudan
Conlonels
Ismail el Azhari
Mohammed A. Mahgoub
National Revolutionary Council
Col
Jaafar al Nummairi
Emmeil
Constitutional Assembly
Numairi
Damascus
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Sadio
Fhajor
Babaker Awadallah
Noman
Air Force
Khartoum
Oee
RADIO
Om Surman
Mahgouwb
Mahgoub
EL Aghari
Sadan
Awadallgh
640 Acre Blaze Rages Near Fresno
The first major San Joaquin Valley range fire was out of control near Pine Flat Dam east of Fresno. Fire crews from Mountain Home Conservation Camp with three engines and air support guarded heat around the 640 acre blaze, with no structures threatened. Two smaller blazes in the same area were quickly controlled by forestry crews from Madera.
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Eresno
San Joaquin
Pine Flat Dam
Fresno
State Division of Forestry
Mountain Home Conservation Camp
Ines
Peneral
Madera
Miss USA Wendy Dascomb Wins 4000 Mile Beauty Crown
Wendy Dascomb from Virginia, college student at Stratford, wins Miss USA in Miami Beach. Navy Lt. Charlagy Westbrook, stationed in Washington after service in Scotland, traveled nearly 4000 miles to cheer her. Dascomb, 19, will represent the United States in the Miss Universe contest in July.
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Miami Beach
Wendy Dascomb
Minyway
Virginia
Charlagy Westbrook
Westbrook
Washington
Scotland
Tie
Wendy
Miss Dascomb
New Orleans
Stratford College
Danville
Harry Dascomb
Winening
Euelope
Amer
Miss. Dascomb
United States
U.S.A
Presidio Guard Denies Rats Inmates Report
Fort Ord witnesses testifying for the defense rebuttal stated conditions in the Presidio stockade were not as claimed. Guard William Bridgeford said he never saw rats or insects. prosecutors argued overcrowding fueled discipline problems as 14 psychiatrists asserted the defendants were psychologically disturbed.
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Fort Ord
Presidio
Terrence Hallinan
San Francisco Presidio
Spex
William E. Bridgeford
Oceanside
Price Cobbs
San Francisco
Hallinan
Army
Cobbs
Armmy
Hullinan
E4848
City Finds Mr. Right for a Sensitive Post
Williams named Long Beach community relations coordinator after five-year fill wait. The former Tennessee youth counselor and ex-dutch corps worker will bridge City Hall and residents, handling race relations and other programs while listening to citizens and reporting back. He aims to be out among people, not just administering city services.
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Woward T. Williams
Long Beach
Willams
Tennessee
Williams
City Hall
Cig Wens
Ray Brosterhous
Jack O'Neil
John Mansell
O'Neil
Duth Corps
Birthday party for nudist colony president ends with clothes on
In Birmingham England the East Midlands Sun Folk Nudist Colony held a birthday party for its 92 year old president Percy Wilford. Wilford attended fully clothed despite the theme. He reportedly had a cold during the event.
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Birmingham
England
East Midlands
Sun Folk Nudist
Percy Wilford
Wilford
Ceiling on Spending Seems Set
Washington reports the Nixon administration may lose the fight to stop a 192.9 billion spending ceiling. Senate Republicans including Everett Dirksen expect Senate approval of a House passed 3.8 billion supplemental bill. Mansfield signals support for cuts, favoring a 10 billion reduction in requests and reallocating defense savings to domestic programs.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
House
Robert P. May
Dirksen
Mansfield
Police Face Rock Attack in Pacoima
In Pacoima Los Angeles suburb police faced rocks and bottles during a disturbance at an apartment complex. One officer was hospitalized with neck injuries and another treated for shoulder and head injuries. Ten youths were arrested on charges including assault on a police officer and marijuana possession.
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Pacoima
UPI
Los Angeles
Robert Ontiveros
Ile
Marijeana
Rumsfeld Sworn in Poverty War Roles At White House
Washington reports that former congressman Donald Rumsfeld was sworn in as director of the Office of Economic Opportunity at the White House. President Nixon praised him as a rising star amid spring garden ceremony. Rumsfeld, 36, joked that he has started, while his wife Joyce and daughters Velevie and Marcy attended, with New York Mayor John Lindsay among dignitaries.
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Donald Rumsfield
White House
Nixon
Rumsfields
Marcy
Spiro
Agnery
New York
John Lindsay
Washington
Jom Lindsay
Rumsfeld
Arthur Fickling
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Nicholas
The
Ofice of Economic Opportunity
Lindsay
Joyce
Velevie
Caltech Readies Marsquake Device for Viking Mission
Caltech researchers design a one pound miniature seismometer for the Viking spacecraft to detect Marsquakes and meteor impacts. The device will radio signals to mark events, test internal structure, and endure potential crash landings on Mars.
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Pasadena
Mars
Caltech
Viking
Don L. Anderson
Surveyors
Viden
Anderson
Mariner 4
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