Selassie Donates Fortune to Ethiopian Drought Relief
Deposed Emperor Haile Selassie signed over his personal and family fortune to aid drought victims in Ethiopia. The move, reportedly up to 1.5 billion, finances the Drought Commission's relief efforts from investments and jewels.
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Addis Ababa
UPI
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Selassie
Drought Relief Commission
Bank of Ethiopia
Drought Commission
Aman Andom
Provisional Military Council
UPI report details 1972 Marcos assassination plots tied to Mafia
Government declassified intelligence cites eight failed plots to kill Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos in 1972. An American sniper allegedly hired through the Mafia planned to mobilize 600 armed men, with Eugenio Lopez Jr and Sergio Osmena 3rd among those charged.
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Manila
UPI
Philippine
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Eugenio Lopez Jr
Sergio Osmena
Lopez
Manila Chronicle
Fernando Lopez
Osmena
Sergio Osmena Jr
Marcos
Eduardo Figueras
Makarios Opens Cyprus Talks In Athens
Cypriot President Archbishop Makarios met Greek Premier Constantine Caramanlis and top officials in Athens to discuss a joint Cyprus policy. The talks followed Makarios arrival amid protests, with both sides declining to reveal details and promising further sessions.
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Athens
API
Makarios
Mediterranean
Cyprus
Constantine Caramanlis
Dimitros Bitios
Evangelos Averoff
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Glafkos Clerides
John Christophides
Spyros Kyprianou
Greece
Caramanlis
Foreign Ministry
Constantine
Viets fight for control of harvest
South Vietnam air force pilots report destroying many Communist positions around Saigon and in the Mekong Delta as both sides anticipate fierce battles over the rice harvest. The Viet Cong accuse Thieu's government of targeting the crop while warning of retaliation. Lon Nol in Phnom Penh urges new peace talks as the U.N. body continues seating the Saigon government.
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Saigon
UPI
South Vietnam
Phnom Penh
Lon Nol
Norodom Sihanouk
U.N. General Assembly
Saigon Command
da Nang Air Base
Israeli Warplanes Strike Arab Targets Near Lebanon Border
Israeli warplanes hit suspected guerrilla targets in south Lebanon for 15 minutes, damaging crops near three villages north of Zarit. No casualties reported. Four US made Phantom jets returned safely. Arab sources say PLO may open a Moscow mission as Arafat tours Belgrade. The Soviet comm unique urged Geneva talks and backed Palestinian self determination and a future independent authority.
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Lebanon
Soviet Union
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasser Arafat
Moscow
PLO
Tel Aviv
Zarit
Galilee
Kafra
Hasbaya
Arkoub
Golan Heights
U.N. Security Council
Israel
Arafat
Belgrade
Tito
London BOMB attack follows IRA arrests in nationwide sweep
London detectives began a nationwide offensive against the outlawed IRA arresting 13 suspects in early raids in north London and Guildford. Police at air and seaports intensified searches while London’s security measures expanded after a Belgravia bar blast injured six to seven.
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London
OPI
Irish Republican Army
Scotland Yard
Talbot Bar
Little Chester St
Belgravia
UPI
Guildford
Birmingham
Britain
IRA
Home Office
Ireland
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American Gem Society
W. Main Street
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W. Va
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