Britons testify in Angolan mercenary trial executions
Kevin Marchant a 25 year old Briton testified that 18 British mercenaries were lined up for execution after demanding to be taken back to Britain. He said Costas Georgiou halted the firing squad, saving some, while others were killed. The trial in Luanda heard charges of war crimes as defendants sat in prison garb with guards nearby.
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UPIT
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Marchant
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Tony Callan
Popular Revolutionary Tribunal
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Sam Copeland
Gary Acker
Sacramento
Calif
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Kensington
Gustavo Grillo
Jersey City
N.J
Grillo
John Nammock
Chamber of Commerce
Gandhi and Brezhnev Sign New India Soviet Friendship Pact
Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev signed a new declaration on cooperation after four days of talks in Moscow. The pact tightens ties and expands economic assistance while Gandhi defends India's emergency measures and asserts ongoing regional security goals.
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UPI
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Leonid I. Brezhnev
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India
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China
Brezhnev
Hays Awakens From 20 Hour Overdose Coma
Congressman Wayne Hays emerges from a 20 hour coma after sleeping pill overdose. He is upgraded to satisfactory condition and plans continued hospital and home recovery. Doctors note no clear suicide attempt while reporting his Washington sex scandal probes continue.
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Richard Kimmins
Barnesville, Ohio
UPI
Wayne Hays
Washington
Hays
Richard Phillips
Pat
Congress
Ohio
Barnsville Medical Center
Phillips
Elizabeth Ray
Hays Discipline Vote Postponed By House Leaders
House Democrats postpone a bid to strip Rep. Wayne Hays of a chairmanship after his overdose at home in Ohio. Speaker Carl Albert and Rep. Thomas ONeill cite recovery time and unclear motive, calling the incident accidental and delaying disciplinary action until Hays is able to defend himself.
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UPI
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Hays
Ohio
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Thomas R. O'Neill
O'Neill
Elizabeth Ray
UN meeting condemns Israeli settlement policy
At the Habitat Conference on Human Settlements in Vancouver the Cuban backed resolution condemning settlements passed 77 to 8 with 20 abstentions. The United States opposed it while Canada Britain Israel France West Germany Paraguay and the Netherlands joined in opposition. The Palestine Liberation Organization blamed Zionist policies for displacing Palestinians for 28 years and urged an end to land confiscations.
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Young Denies Sex Scandal Allegations as Poppycock
CORPUS CHRISTI Texas Congressman John Young 59 denies sexual conduct accusations from former aide Colleen Gardner calling them sheer poppycock. He defends her performance and salary noting his tight staff policy and cites Washington sex scandal syndrome as context.
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