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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1978

Page

3

Bail remains at 250000 for Patricia McLean

Patricia McLean, charged with aiding the escape of fugitive photographer Mike Thevis, will keep bail at 250000 after a federal judge declined to reduce it. Authorities say she aided Thevis in his April escape from an Indiana jail and visited him prior to his departure. her attorney says the bond is excessive for a 28 year old with assets reportedly worth up to 12 million.

Atlanta Patricia McLean Mike Thevis Miss McLean Thevis Indiana Unc Il McLean Thevis’ Corporation

Intelligence network eyed to curb Georgia marijuana flow

DEA director Peter Bensinger proposed a civilian intelligence network in Georgia, linking drug agents with shrimpers and marina operators to combat marijuana smuggling along the coast. He noted Georgia as a key landing area for smugglers evading Coast Guard patrols, with about 100000 pounds valued at $16 million entering the state last year.

Atlanta Georgia Federal Drug Enforcement Administration Coast Guard DEA Peter Bensinger Bensinger

Berkowitz Pleads Guilty in Son of Sam Slayings

David Berkowitz confessed to the six Son of Sam killings and pleaded guilty to six counts of second degree murder and about 40 other crimes in a 12 month NYC terror spree. His attorneys plan an appeal on competency after sentencing set for May 22. He awaits sentencing at Kings County Hospital and faces maximum concurrent terms with parole possible in 30 years.

New York David Berkowitz Sam New York City Boroughs Berkowitz Kings County Hospital Ira Julak Leon Stern

Sears Joins PTA Against TV Violence in Advisory Council

Sears president Edward R. Telling said the company will help form a business advisory council for the National PTA TV Action Center. The council will meet May 31 in Chicago to discuss guiding PTA anti violence efforts with networks and officials.

Chicago Sears, Roebuck and Co PTA TV Action Center Edward R. Telling Telling Sears Advisory Council

Califano urges global immunization drive for children

Health Secretary Joseph A. Califano Jr. urged a worldwide effort to immunize all children against preventable diseases by 1990. He noted less than 10 percent in developing nations are vaccinated and about five million deaths occur annually from preventable illnesses, with millions more disabled.

Geneva Switzerland

Secretary Positions Easy To Find

A Labor Department survey shows high school graduates trained as clerks secretaries or typists have the best chance of summer employment with starting salaries around 5500 annually. More educated applicants find openings in accounting programming engineering counseling nursing and social work. The report, covering the first quarter, notes 80 occupations with the most openings and notes four million placements annually.

Washington Labor Department Ing Department

Radioactive iodine patients emit enough radioactivity to limit cargo space

Harvard experts warn thyroid patients treated with radioactive iodine can shed radioactivity substantial enough to exceed industry limits. They cite a University of Michigan study measuring radiation on seven patients' families and note some emissions would have blocked these patients from air cargo transport.

Cambridge, Mass Harvard University of Michigan

Carazo Bars Vesco From Costa Rica

President Rodrigo Carazo barred fugitive financier Robert Vesco from returning to Costa Rica promising to fulfill his campaign pledge. Vesco, wanted in the United States on embezzlement charges, left the country April 30 on a Caribbean trip and is believed to be in Grenada. The ban applies to all ports of entry and cannot be appealed, with government officials stating Vesco cannot reenter. Vesco’s wife and three youngest children reportedly moved to New Jersey weeks earlier.

San Jose Costa Rica Rodrigo Carazo Robert Vesco Vesco United States Caribben Grenada Venezuela Carazo New Jersey

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