The Region - News from Aug. 20, 1985
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A federal judge denied a motion to dismiss extradition proceedings against accused Nazi war criminal Andrija Artukovic, who is wanted in Yugoslavia for alleged involvement in the deaths of 700,000 Serbs, Jews and Gypsies during World War II. Chief U.S. District Judge Manuel Real also rejected a defense motion for $100,000 bail for the 86-year-old Artukovic, who is being held at the Terminal Island federal prison. Real is currently reviewing a ruling by a U.S. magistrate that ordered Artukovic’s return to Yugoslavia.
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