Nigerian army claims deep push into Biafra near Umuahia
Lagos reporting that federal forces drove on three fronts and captured two towns 16 miles north of the city as the deepest penetration into Biafra since last October. Odumegwu Ojukwu criticized Harold Wilson over mediation efforts while Radio Biafra urged meeting inside Biafra. Wilson prepared to return to London.
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Nigeria
Umuahin
Vily
Biafran
Harold Wilson
Odumegwu Ojukwu
Biafra
Wilson
Addis Ababa
Haile Salassie
Ojukwu
London
Radio Biafra
Yakubu Gowon
Beam assumes Soviet ambassadorship in Moscow
U S Ambassador Jacob D. Beam arrived in Moscow to take up his post amid reports of Soviet interest in missile talks. In Pakistan, Gen Agha Yahya Khan is expected to maintain a balanced foreign policy with the United States the Soviet Union and Red China as Ayub Khan era ties are kept intact.
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Beam
Moscow
U.S
Jacob D. Beam
United States
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Pakistan
Rawalpindi
Foreign Ministry
Elizabeth C. Schneck 88 Dies in Troy
Elizabeth C. Schneck 88 of 292 Gth Ave Troy died Monday night at Hallmark Nursing Home. A lifelong Troy resident she served Redeemer Lutheran Church Ladies Aid Society and Lutheran Church Women and once on Bethesda Home Board of Managers. Survived by two daughters and two grandchildren. Funeral Thursday 11 a.m. Mason Funeral Home Troy with Rev. Harry B. Frank officiating. Interment Oakwood Cemetery.
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Elizabeth C. Schneck
Gth Ave
Troy
Hallmark Nursing Home
the Redeemer Lutheran Church
Ladies Aid Society
Lutheran Church Women
Bethesda Home
Fred Schneck
Clark
the Mason Funeral Home
108Th and
3Rd Avenue
Harry B. Frank
Officinia
39 Arrested to End Sit-In at New York College
Police supervised the end of a sit-in at a New York college after hundreds gathered. At 3:18 a.m. 39 demonstrators including seven women were moved in police vans and given 15 minutes to leave or face suspension. most left peacefully after earlier suspensions.
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N.Y. College
New York
Areesee
Ampat Ater
Eng
Picasso Abstract Stolen From Logan Airport Recovered
A $75,000 Picasso abstract stolen last week from Logan International Airport freight office was returned with a note from "Robbin 29" claiming responsibility. The painting, en route to Milwaukee, was brought to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and later adjourned to April 17 in Troy.
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Logan International Airport
Robbin
Hooda
Troy
Paris
Milwaukee
Wis
Timothy J
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Jovarty
Jackson
Troy Hs i Fe Ai
VFW |Post
Glen Ave
William R. Jubie
William Jackson
State spending and borrowing hit new peak in New York
State Comptroller Arthur Levitt said the just completed fiscal year reached record levels with expenditures totaling about 5.52 billion dollars, up 19 percent from the prior year. He announced the figures in a statement to Gov. Rockefeller. In Albany the report described a fiscal 1988-69 spend rate as a new peak for taxpayers.
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Albany
N.Y
Arthur Levitt
New York
Rockefeller
Levitt
Co op Rockets Fail After Eight Launch Attempts
The Europa rocket failed on its first eight launches. A British booster, French second stage, German third stage, Dutch guidance system, and Italian satellite were involved.
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