Adventurer seizes ship flees Canada in icy Gulf
Brian Erb, 18, Homewood, Ill, survived a February 7 accident with a chrome skull fragment removed by 15 Chicago doctors. He lost sight in one eye but is alive. The runaway freighter Atlantean, seized by adventurer Brian Erb and crew, is drifting in international waters near Gaspe Peninsula as Canadian authorities monitor icebound conditions in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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Egyptian prisoner sews lips in Italian jail protest
In Milan at San Vittore prison El Sayed Abdallah El Sayed 22 sewed his lips with a needle and string to protest and deny guilt in narcotics charges. He says he is innocent in a written Arabic note while in pain and near speech. Police arrested him and several others for large hashish seizures. He claimed he aided an investigating magistrate to identify a trafficking ring.
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Ford Extends GI Amnesty Program to March 31
Washington AUPL reports President Ford extends the earned re-entry amnesty for Vietnam draft dodgers and deserters to March 31 amid critics. Coalition spokeswoman Mitch Snyder urges White House protest as Clemency Board sees about 10 000 applications of a possible 120 000 while Justice Dept notes 4 400 resisters unconvicted. Military deserters numbered 10 000 to 11 000 with 42 percent applications.
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Thousands Mourn Elijah Muhammad Funeral in Chicago
Mourners line streets around Temple No 2 in Chicago to attend funeral services for Elijah Muhammad leader of the Nation of Islam known as the Black Muslim. The procession marks the passing of a pivotal civil rights figure as crowds gather to pay respects.
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