Thieu to Free 404 Prisoners for Tet Holiday
South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu announced a Tet pardon of 404 prisoners as Buddhists and Catholics at the National Assembly ended a 24 hour hunger strike demanding his resignation. Thieu said releases honor the Lunar New Year spirit while reviewing 79 more cases for possible sentence abolition or reduction.
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Saigon
UPI
Nguyen van Thieu
National Assembly
Thieu
Vietnam
Suoi da
Mekong Delta
Dam Doi
da Nang
Phnom Penh
Bangkok
Civil strife in Ash Mara sparks mass refugee exodus
Thousands flee the besieged Ash Mara as government troops clash with Eritrean separatists in a 12 day battle. An estimated 1,500 die, hospitals report civilians maimed, and food and water shortages strike the 400 mile north of Addis Ababa. Refugees head south while a cease fire proposal falters amid Eritrean independence demand.
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Asmara
Ethiopia
UPI
Ashmara
Addis Ababa
Gunmen Kill Two Catholics and a Protestant Near Belfast
In Northern Ireland gunmen opened fire near a Catholic tavern, killing two Catholics and a Protestant amid fragile IRA cease-fire. Arthur Mulholland, 60, died instantly. Eugene Doyle, 19, died from wounds. three others wounded. IRA truce negotiations and hunger strike protests were in flux as the attack occurred.
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Belfast
UPI
Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
Arthur Mulholland
Eugene Doyle
Shipping Magnate Onassis Stable After Weekend Operation
Aristotel Onassis, shipping magnate, remains in stable condition at a Paris area hospital after a weekend operation. A spokesman said the procedure was small and he is now feeling much better. The exact reason for surgery was not disclosed, with unconfirmed reports claiming a gall bladder operation.
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Paris
UPI
Aristotle Onassis
Onassis
Portugal sets April 12 as first free election in 50 years
President Francisco da Costa Gomes announced Portugal will hold a 250-seat constituent assembly election on April 12 to draft a new constitution and establish a democratic government. He rejected violence and warned against autocracy, while the Communist party pushed for a delay to educate voters in isolated areas. The vote follows the 1974 coup ending decades of rightwing rule.
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Lisbon
UPI
Francisco da Costa Gomes
Portugal
Communist Party
Costa Gomes
Thatcher elected Conservative leader in Britain
Margaret Thatcher won the Conservative leadership ballot, becoming Britain’s first woman party chief. William Whitelaw finished second with 79 votes, while Heath’s departure looms after a chaotic leadership contest. Thatcher vows to unite the party and focus on reviving industrial regions.
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London
UPI
Margaret Thatcher
Britain
Conservative Party
Conservative
William Whitelaw
Northern Ireland
Thatcher
Whitelaw
Bus Drivers Threatened With Bath by Police Chief
Mexico City police chief Daniel Gutierrez Santos warns he will give bus drivers a bath at police headquarters if they report for work dirty. He vows an iron hand as his force investigates rudeness refusal to make change and overcrowding among drivers and vehicles.
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Mexico City
UPI
Daniel Gutierrez Santos
Gutierrez Santos
Carlson to Speak on Equal Rights Amendment at Paradise GOP Meeting
Rep Donna Carlson fresh man from Mesa addresses Paradise Republican Women on Friday at 10 a.m. in the First Federal Savings Community Room near Los Arcos Mall. She will discuss the Equal Rights Amendment. Mrs Charles Foyle elected second vice president of the Arizona Federation of Republican Women.
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Donna Carlson
Mesa
Paradise
Federal Savings
BE. McDowell
Los Arcos Mall
Rep. Carlson
House
Judiciary Committee
Charles Foyle
Arizona Federation of Republican Women
Phoenix
Foyle
Public meeting on 1.2 million acres along Colorado River
The public is invited to a Thursday 8 p.m. meeting at Camelback High School in Phoenix to discuss final recommended management for BLM lands along the lower Colorado River. An optional open house Friday runs 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Phoenix District office. H. Max Bruce of the Yuma District says comments are sought to guide future programs prioritizing river-related lands with high conflict.
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U.S. Bureau of Land Management
National Resource Lands
Colorado River
Camelback High School
28Th St
Phoenix
BLM
Clarendon Ave
Yuma
H. Max Bruce
Flagstaff Council Denies Pow Wow Use Permit at City Park
Flagstaff City Council votes 5 to 2 to deny the 1975 All-Indian Pow Wow use permit for City Park citing insufficient space for the July 4th event. Some members favor discussing alternate city sites like Koch Field and scattered events, with public input highlighting economic benefits and concerns over cultural impact.
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Koch Field
Flagstaff
William Erwin
City Park
Joe Rowan
Rowan
Ron Wood
The
Native Americans For Community Action
Wood
Andy Wolf
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Heath
Oxford University
Carlson
Republican State Committee
Paradise Club
Federation
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Brock
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Museum of
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