Bhutto Sentenced to Death Amid Global Clemency Appeals
Foreign leaders from the United States Britain Turkey Indonesia India Sweden Australia and the United Nations urged President Zia to spare Zulfikar Ali Bhutto as Pakistan’s Supreme Court upheld his death sentence by a 4-3 vote for the ambush that killed an opponent's father.
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Evidence links chemical shipment to Peoples Temple deaths
Federal investigators have evidence a drum of dangerous chemicals shipped to the Peoples Temple colony in Guyana arrived days before a mass murder suicide ritual that killed more than 900 people including Rep. Leo Ryan. The San Francisco Examiner cites sources noting potassium cyanide may have been used.
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Tejo floods central Portugal villages prompt evacuations
The Tejo River overran its banks due to heavy rains in Ribatejo, Portugal, flooding fields and villages near Santarem. Families near Santarem were evacuated by boat on Tuesday, with authorities reporting no casualties.
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