Amin and Britain in death sentence faceoff in Nairobi
President Idi Amin again clashed with Britain over the death sentence for Denis Hills. Amin summoned the British high commissioner in Kampala for an urgent meeting. London sources say the dispute centers on Hills, who called Amin a tyrant in an unpublished manuscript. Britain reportedly prepared evacuation plans for about 700 Britons in Uganda.
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Libya
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Queen Elizabeth II
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Gandhi allowed to stay as India’s prime minister during appeal
Supreme Court justice rules Indira Gandhi can continue heading the government until the full court decides her appeal of a 1971 campaign conviction. Justice Iyer also bars her from voting in Parliament, allowing debate only as head of government. Opposition pressure to resign grows while cabinet supports the decision.
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Senate OKs increased compensation for disabled veterans
The Senate approved a bill raising benefits for 2,217,557 veterans and dependents by 584 million dollars annually. It would add 14 percent for those 60 percent plus disabled and 12 percent for less disabled. widows and children of service connected deaths gain 14 percent. Effective July 1.
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Spy Trial Opens in Windowless Düsseldorf Court
Guenter Gullaume and his wife go on trial in a basement court in Düsseldorf on espionage charges that led to political shock last year and prompted Chancellor Willy Brandt to resign.
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Guenter Gullaume
Willy Brandt
Higher education bills sail through House with six percent cut dodged
Illinois universities race to know budgets as House passes higher education appropriations without Walker six percent cut. Regents SIUUI Governors faces potential shifts as Democratic leaders empower Walker to impound funds. Budgets poised for change before fiscal year 1976 begins.
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Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
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Sam Baker
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University of Illinois
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SIUC Summer Enrollment Expected to Exceed Last Year
Enrollment for the eight week summer session at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is running well ahead of last year. Assistant to the president E Hollis Merritt said daily increases of 100 to 200 students since classes began June 16. Last year total enrollment was 9 137 students.official figures will be reported after the 10th day of classes.
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Warren W. Brandt
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Sity
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Choate bills not being held hostage vow from Partee
Senate President Cecil Partee and Rep Clyde Choate deny any hostage strategy over bills aiding Southern Illinois counties in exchange for Choate's backing of a congressional remap. Sen Gene Johns says passage requires Choate's support. Partee calls the measure a potential rip off and cites county consolidation as possible outcome.
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Lindsay-Schaub News Service
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Opera House blocks severed hand display in art show
Australian painter Ivan Durrant has bought a severed left hand from a medical student and plans to display it for two weeks at a national art show despite the Sydney Opera House rejecting the exhibit. The artist claims the hand was obtained with the student’s consent as protest art, calling the plan shock therapy.
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Opera House
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Clive Evatt
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