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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, August 7, 1978

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 07, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poge 8 the stir and ? Pes monday August 7, 1976 urgent business in Athens Onassis drops honeymoon plans Athens i api m Christina Onassis cow Koni Alides spoke to newsmen by Ficci if onaassis1 Athens Villa Aiter wha. He de scribed a  lunch with her face id her Carder  Pool he would  disclose the nature of the work that had forced the 17-year-old  to abandon her planned Honc Moon with her new soviet husband on la if Baikal in Siberia her aunt and current Host. Artemis Onassis Garoufalis at. Also said urgent Thorpe gets aides vote of Confidence Barnstaple. England Lap Jere my Thorpe former Leader of Britainmiddle Road Liberal party won u vote of Confidence from his local party Bosses in Southwest England saturday after his indictment on a charge of conspiracy to murder a male Model who claimed he an Thorpe once were lovers. The local party executive committee in Bam Staple in North Devon county. Thorpeparliamentary District expressed full Confidence in the 49-year-old old estonian after a 3 i hour meeting with him following his indictment Friday with three other men. They said they will  him to stand again their candidate in the general election widely expected in october Thorpe cheered by supporters he left the meeting declined comment but said ill be making a statement  however National Liberal leaders were reported less enthusiastic about Thorpeapparent refusal to quit. They believe that in he does not resign he will seriously dam age the liberals prospects in the  party the third biggest in Britain currently has 13 seats in the 635-Mcmber House of commons. It lags far behind the two major parties the ruling labor faction and the opposition conservatives. Party officials around the country have reported that morale has already been badly hit by the 2-year-old scandal. Not formally announced Thorpe has not yet formally announced he will not resign but close friends and political commentators have said he does no plan to do. Charles daggers the liberals local chairman said in a statement issued on behalf of the committee the committee. Wishes to place on record its Admira Tion for Jeremy Thorpecontinuing serv ice North devonmember of Parlia ment and despite the charges made against him. Has no hesitation in express ing its full Confidence in him. It has stated its intention of inviting him to stand again candidate at the next general election preferably an official Liberal but. If not. an Independent lib eral. Or. Thorpe has indicated his Inlet lion of  thorpeindictment climaxed a lengthy scandal that began in january 1976. When the male Model Norman Scott claimed during a court appearance in Bam Staple for welfare fraud that he and Thorpe had had a homosexual affair. Thorpe repeatedly denied the allegation but. Amid widespread disquiet in the party he resigned Liberal Leader in may1976  demanded   presence in , a flew into a  from m. Cuban Presidio Del Castro closed the 11th world of thred South and students saturday. Wishing debates Well in their struggle against to maoism. Fascism racism and  end of the eight Day event Canei Castro speaking Spanish addressed i crowd that included 20.000 delegates fro 145  offered words of sympathy i delegates returning to capitalist Courtr including the l .s., which he called i heart of the imperialist  of the event was anti in  said victimized groups in the i include Blacks. Puerto Picans. Other a americans. Indians and the unemployed he spoke for Only 30 minutes saying wanted to keep the address Short Becala Many delegates did not have interpreter. To feature of the festival was a Tribull w a Titch persons taking the witness Stawitz used the United states of plotting to i passinate Castro and sabotage comm Mist government. Survivors Alain i Oulion renter and i wife. Lucle. Ure or lord Frum the no of a tragedy in which u bus shot survivors of Lake Dissat of i Roadway and plunged into Dargen ,50 Miles Southeast of Moo Virtral. Claiming 41 victims. At Lef Kastman. Workers sunday Yew a i i i Iru mid pm bus that  u no Imblum Kike drowning 41 Haf lir i i a ,. Amt my unit helpers m Chmtin old Ihbe i Lute Mil no  a d  a i 4 m a .i.,, a Bunirs Dmn my. Iillui., s., m miss i-nthiu.,. I w,,l, in Cruthis and i a ii tmim4iif-r it Mytr 1 Wir  4.  la old Hil Wili  .i-.ii. A a ,. � or Gerard Cote a director of a school hrs the handicapped which most of the vfc-1tims attended. A a butt from Lake � am help1" thl disaster surpassed 3 1966 i".\ that killed Montreal � Uri a i with 1 Var Toms sins in age fro the  Stos association of the new Huhm they had bin on an Outing a 1 1110% if the Hod of were  to 8 a i argue to in Idt a Tiff a b relatives w1 j1"  Back to the mining town a Fastman  
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