Tuesday,-November 11, 1975
THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Three
500 YEARS OF COLONIAL RULE
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Angola
LUANDA, Angola (AP) -Portu-
gal handed the mineral - rich
colony of Angola its indepen-
dence yesterday and made a
hasty exit, leaving .the fate of
the country tied to warfare
among rival black liberation
movements backed by East and
West. The fighting threatens to
engulf central Africa in a grow-
ing bloodbath.
There was no flag-lowering
fanfare as planned to mark the
end of 500 years of colonial rule,
only a quick ceremony at the
government palace, followed by
gains freedom from Portugal
the equally quick departure of
high commissioner Adm. Leonel
Cardoso, his staff and Portu-
guese troops.
POLICE OF the Soviet-backed
Popular Movement for the Lib-
eration of Angola (MPLA) im-
mediately took control of the
palace, the 16th century fort of
Sao Miguel and other Portu-
guese military installations.
Secretary of State Henry Kis-
singer told a Washington news
conference that both Soviet and
Cuban support of the MPLA
was a "serious matter," and
that the United States "will not
stand still for any hegemonial
aspirations" on the part of the
Kremlin in Angola.
At the fort of Sao Miguel, the
departing Portuguese aban-
doned 15 vehicles and left two
more heavy troop carriers be-
hind along the seafront as they
boarded a frigate bound for
Lisbon.
FURTHER ALONG, on the
narrow island which houses the
naval dockyard, Marines and
paratroopers with field guns and
two armored cars took up posi-
Fromme refuses to behave';
remains in exile from court
tions, preventing anyone from
moving forward as the men
boarded their ship.
Two helicopters circled over-
head as warships waited in the
harbor and another patrolled
outside to ensure the safe depar-
ture of the last Portuguese
troops in Angola.
"We just want to ensure there
is no incident," explained one
Portuguese army officer. "This
is a correct retreat."
AS IF things weren't bad
enough, the capital's water
supply was reduced to a trickle
Monday, reportedly because
one of the liberation groups
scored a strategic mortar hit an
a key pipeline. Repairs are ex-
pected to take a week.
Portugal's high commissioner
announced the handover of pow-
er to the "Angolan people" at
noon in the chandeliered ball-
room of the old colonial govern-
ment palace. The transfer came
12 hours ahead of schedule.
The three rival African move-
ments, which have plunged the
nation into a year-long civil
war over who should control the
mineral-rich territory, were not
represented.
"I REGRET on behalf of Por-
tugal that it has not been pos-
sible to hand over to a nation in
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SACRAMENTO, California,
(Reuter) - Lynette "Squeaky"
Fromme, insisting that she was
the only one who could conduct
her defense on a charge of try-
ing to assassinate President
Ford, yesterday elected to re-
main outside the sourtroom
when the judge refused to let
her act as her own lawyer.
Ms. Fromme, 27, a disciple,
of cult leader Charles Manson,
was ejected from the courtroom
Friday and stripped of her right
to represent herself when she
made a scene because Manson
was not allowed to appear at
her trial..
U. S. DISTRICT Judge Thom-
as MacBride brought Ms.,
Fromme back briefly from her
cell before the trial opened this
morning to ask her if she was
willing to behave herself and be
quiet.
But the red-haired, freckle-
faced defendant, hugging a red
robe to her chest which she
claims symbolizes the "blood of
the sacrifice" made by the Man-
son family for the world, said
she would stay out if not allow-
ed to speak for herself.
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THE DEFENDANT, who Virga, put on her defense for
claims she pulled the pistol as a her.
publicity stunt and did not in- "No, your honor, you can't
tend to kill Mr. Ford, told the put it on for me," Ms. Fromme
judge: "I want you to know said.
that this is not a frivolous dis-
ruption (her outburst on Fri- THE JUDGE asked: "You re-
day). I have considered this fuse to sit down and be quiet in
some time ago. I committed the courtroom?"
myself as a matter of princi- "I have to stay out," Ms.
ple." IFromme said before she was
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The judge interrupted, saying
he could not go into reasons and
asked her if she would let her
court-appointed counsel, John
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