South Dakota Lawmaker Thomas Young Dies After Basketball Game
South Dakota state Rep. Thomas Young 33 collapsed and died in Pierre after a basketball game with Gov. Farrar and friends. An Army West Point graduate appointed to fill a Hughes County seat in 1989, Young had just won a full term and was Farrar's campaign manager.
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Swiss arms case lands fines on Oerlikon executives
Swiss arms maker CEO Dieter Buehrle and five officials were convicted by the Supreme Court for illegal exports to crisis spots including South Africa, Israel, and Egypt. Buehrle drew eight months suspended and a $4,000 fine. others received 14 to 18 months. The court cited harm to neutral Switzerland’s reputation and noted motives to stay in business amid foreign competition.
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Blaze Kills 5 Children and Woman in House Fire
In Washington, five children and a 76 year old woman died as a basement fire spread through a two story stucco home trapping them in their rooms. Six others escaped before smoke filled the semi detached dwelling. firemen contained the blaze to the basement and ground floor. Victims named: David Payne four, Bruce two, Gerald one, Sharon Warren nine, Robin Warren nine, Mossia Iverson seventy six.
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Velasquez Portrait Sells for Record $5.544 Million
The 1649 Mulatto portrait, by Diego Velasquez, sold at Christie’s in London to New York dealer for a record $5.544 million as buyers bid fiercely. Wildenstein of New York plans to take the work abroad pending licenses, while experts note Velasquez’s relative scarcity drives high prices. A crowd of about 1300 watched the sale, with bidding far exceeding expectations and the previous record held by Rembrandt’s Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer.
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Youths Caught After Police Shoot After Murder Call
Roanoke Virginia police surrounded an apartment and arrested 17 youths after two patrolmen were wounded while answering a murder report. Officers said the building housed a loose-knit group of black power advocates and used gas to flush out the occupants. A large cache of weapons and ammunition was seized, with photographs of militant leaders found inside. Each youth faced conspiracy charges, with some also charged for other offenses.
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Dayan outlines plan for new cease fire in Middle East
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan spoke on television in Tel Aviv about thinning forces on both sides of the Canal to ease tensions as a path to renewed peace talks before year’s end. He clarified the concept means reducing air, infantry, artillery, and armor without a withdrawal, to be negotiated with Egypt. Western sources in London said secret talks seek to revive the Jarring mission around Christmas with US Israel Britain and France kept informed. The Nixon administration aims to secure Soviet cooperation to bolster a shaky cease-fire due to expire in February and seeks renewal endorsements. Egypt warned that any extension must not be a mere make believe of resuming talks with Jarring.
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