Berkowitz could have been released without bail
New York city agency urged release on own recognizance for David Berkowitz the Son of Sam citing strong community ties and a stable job. Mayor Beame blasted the move while Berkowitz remained held without bail for psychiatric examination as grand jury indicted him on new charges in Queens.
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UPI
David Berkowitz
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Sam
Berkowitz
Abraham Beame
Queens
Beame
New York City
Jeremy Travis
Nicholas Scoppetta
Humphrey Faces Terminal Cancer and Senate Return Hopes
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, 66, has an inoperable pelvic tumor found during surgery at the University of Minnesota Hospitals. Doctor John Najarian says chemotherapy may slow growth and Humphrey hopes to return to the Senate in early September despite a prior bladder removal and a colostomy.
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UPI
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Democratic Party
Senate
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University of Minnesota
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Najarian
Richard M. Nixon
Marble Cone blaze tamed as northern fires burn on
After 18 days 175000 acres burned Marble Cone in Los Padres National Park is tamed though containment not complete. Hog Ridge in Klamath NF Oregon border continues to threaten timber and brush with 5700 firefighters. North state fire covers 37650 acres as flooding risk grows. Oregon Idaho fires spark states of emergency.
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United Press International
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GOP not unanimous on canal stand
Washington UPI reports conservative Republicans in the Senate are divided over the Panama Canal treaty. Sen. Hayakawa signaled potential support if details match the outline, while Sen. Goldwater wavered. Thurmond and Helms lead a bloc opposed to rapid approval, as Pell and Hatfield back the pact for national security and canal neutrality guarantees.
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UPI
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San Francisco
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Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Panama
United States
Claiborne Pell
Rhode Island
Mark Hatfield
Oregon
Hatfield
Flowers given to mourners at Elvis funeral site
Fans at Graceland mourned Elvis Presley as flowers were distributed from the cemetery where his body rests. Police planned short-term protection around Forest Hill Cemetery while family and friends held private services at Presley’s mausoleum after a three-day vigil that drew tens of thousands. A hit-and-run fatality and injuries marred the procession, as mourners stood along the route and one woman fainted outside the mansion gates.
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PLO vows retaliation over Israeli West Bank settlements
The PLO threats escalation of armed struggle in response to three new Israeli settlements on the West Bank. It condemns U.S. policy as imperialist Zionist and says the moves violate Palestinian rights and UN resolutions. Egyptian Foreign Minister Fahmi says Israel's decisions escalate the crisis. WAFA quotes the PLO outlining a plan of action.
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al Ahram
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Califano Announces Nationwide Immunization Push for Children
In Boston, HEW Secretary Califano unveils National Project Immunization to reimmunize up to 20 million U.S. children against measles, diphtheria, smallpox, and polio. The effort, led by William White, targets over 90 percent state immunization levels at clinics and schools amid rising disease cases in New England.
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UPI
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William J. White
Endicott
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White
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Africa
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
New England
Park Kept in Same Seoul Hospital as Mother Amid Scandal
Tongsun Park, central figure in the Korean influence-peddling probe, has returned to Seoul to see his ailing mother and is secluded in Park Hospital where his 70 year old mother, Mrs. Kim Soon-sik, is receiving treatment. The hospital is run by Park's brother in law and officials refuse contact with him. He is accused of wine and dine campaigns to influence U.S. congressmen on South Korean issues and has been living in London after leaving Washington. He arrived in Seoul Thursday evening and the duration of his stay is unclear.
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UPI
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Park
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Germany Italy feud over Nazi war criminal Kappler extradition
Italy demands the extradition of SS Col. Herbert Kappler from West Germany amid strained ties. Kappler, 70, hid in a wardrobe trunk rolled from a Rome hospital. German and Italian authorities debate legal grounds, with no clear path for extradition. Kappler was convicted of killing 335 Italians in 1944 and is terminally ill.
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UPI
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Foreign Ministry
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Rome
Justice Ministry
Lower Saxony
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Kappler
Soltau
Logan SST ban to stay despite New York court ruling
Massachusetts Port Authority says strong legal grounds support continuing the Logan International Airport ban on Concorde test landings. The court-ordered end to the Kennedy test ban prompts the New York Port Authority to seek a stay pending appeal while Logan emphasizes federal noise standards and its own policy against violating them.
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