Bing Crosby Homeward Bound for Private Los Angeles Funeral
The body of Bing Crosby 74, who died after a heart attack on a Madrid golf course, was flown to the United States for a private family service in Los Angeles. The coffin travelled via Trans World Airlines, with son Harry Crosby accompanying the remains. Crosby died happy after completing his 18th hole with Spanish partners Valen tin Barrios Manuel Pinero and Cesar Zulueta. The singer will be buried at Holy Cross Cemetery beside his parents and former wife Dixie Lee.
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Madrid
Spain
UPI
Bing Crosby
United States
Los Angeles
Trans World Airlines
New York
der Bingle
Harry Crosby
Crosby
Valentin Barrios
Bing
Barrios
Manuel Pinero
Cesar Zulueta
Moraleja
Forensic Institute
St. Paul the Apostle Church
Kathy Crosby
Singer
Holy Cross Cemetery
Dixie Lee
Gunmen killed as Japanese bus hijacking ends
Japanese riot police killed one hijacker and captured another on a Nagasaki bus standoff that lasted about 16 hours. The surviving gunman said money, not politics, was their motive. The two masked suspects claimed ties to the Japanese Red Army but provided conflicting statements. Authorities released the hostages unharmed after the assault.
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Tokyo
UPI
Nagasaki
Red Army
Mitsuo Setoyama
Koichi Kawashita
Hisayuki Kawasaki
Japan Air Lines
India
Kawashita
Kawasaki
Setoyama
Largest urban arson ring uncovered in United States
In a Boston sweep, state police arrested 33 prominent citizens linked to an arson ring spanning 35 fires with losses near 6 million dollars. Three deaths were tied to the fires between 1973 and 1976. Authorities say corruption reached the state fire marshal’s office, the Boston Arson Squad, and the Chelsea Fire Department.
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United States
Boston
UPI
Greater
Francis X. Bellotti
Special Criminal Investigation
Suffolk County
Robert Trainor
Bellotti
Leo Weisentaner
Boston Fire Department
John Fothergill
Chelsea
James DeFuria
Revere
Stephen Delinsky
Massachusetts State Police
Massachusetts
Suffolk County Grand Jury
McCormack State Office
Statehouse
McCormack
Delinsky
Commonwealth
Texas A and M researchers seek protein removal from seeds
College Station Texas A and M University scientists led by associate research engineer J T Lawdon work on extracting protein from soy beans cottonseed and peanuts to serve as future global protein sources. The National Science Foundation funds 425268 for 39 months of work.
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College Station, Tex
UPI
Texas A and M University
J.T. Lawdon
A and M
Oilseed Products Laboratories
National Science Foundation
Joan Little Escapes From North Carolina Prison
UPI reports Joan Little, acquitted in the icepick slaying of a white jailer, fled during a weekend amid an inmate dispute and an alleged scam involving a $200 money order. Jerry Paul, her former defense attorney, appealed for her to return, noting her distress as investigations continue.
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Raleigh, N.C
UPI
Joan Little
Miss Little
Women’s Correctional Institution
Jerry Paul
Paul
Raleigh
Beaufort County
Clarence Alligood
Queen Elizabeth Prays for Canadian Unity in Ottawa
Queen Elizabeth urged unity in Canada during a national broadcast in Ottawa after a meeting with Quebec Premier Rene Levesque. The visit, marking her Silver Jubilee, followed Trudeau's lunch at Harrington Lake as premiers gathered to discuss the secession issue amid a drizzle and cheering crowds along the Wakefield excursion route.
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Elizabeth
Ottawa
Canada
UPI
Quebec
Rene Levesque
Prince Philip
Pierre Trudeau
Harrington Lake
Levesque
Trudeau
Queen Elizabeth
Shipbuilders sign contract ending 3 month strike
In Quincy Massachusetts General Dynamics and about 5500 striking shipbuilders reached a contract that ends a three month walkout started July 17. Union Local 5 members ratified the deal delivering roughly two forty per hour raises over three years as nonunion workers who crossed the lines resume work.
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Quincy
Mass
UPI
General Dynamics
Alex Piranian
Shipbuilders Union
Afl-Cio
Piranian
Former intelligence officer warns Israel power strains U S
Former Defense Intelligence Board official Anthony Cordesman argues Israel has grown from a David to a Goliath since 1948 and could threaten U S strategic interests in the Middle East by defeating Arab forces before Western intervention. He urges limits on arms to Israel while noting U S policy risks and lobby pressure.
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Washington
UPI
Israel
U.S
Middle East
David
Goliath
Anthony Cordesman
Armed Forces Journal
Cordesman
Defense Intelligence Board
United States
Administration
Congress
Mordecai Gur
Gur
Castro welcomed in Jamaica with 21 gun salute
Fidel Castro arrived by Cuban Navy ship for a five day state visit to Jamaica. Prime Minister Michael Manley awarded Castro the Order of Jamaica and praised Cuban sacrifices amid U S sanctions. They planned to attend Hero's Day events in Montego Bay with a rally for about 100000 people. Castro called Jamaica a land of independence links and said they came as friends and brothers.
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Jamaica
UPI
Fidel Castro
Michael Manley
Castro
Manley
Montego Bay
Fes
United States
Bay of Pigs
Cuba
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United Press International
New York Times
London Associates, Inc
Permt
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H. Greenberg & Son
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