Freon gas leak kills three sailors on Bainbridge in San Diego
The nuclear powered guided missile cruiser USS Bainbridge sealed a compartment after a ruptured pipe released Freon gas. Three sailors died and seven were injured. Survivors treated for gas effects returned home. The incident prompted an official inquiry as the ship has been in San Diego since 1977.
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San Diego
Navy
Bainbridge
Cmdr
Mark Baker
el Ahlwardt
Mike Clark
Naval Medical Center
Joseph Durr
Stuard Fields
John Sullivan
Columbus
Ohio
Baker
Durr
Sullivan
John Shaw
Bennington
Presley estate sues over alleged contract misdealing
Priscilla Presley files with the California labor commissioner claiming Elvis Presley managers rigged contracts and earned more than the singer. She seeks an accounting of earnings from records, TV, movies, and concerts. Parker allegedly acted without a California talent license. Presley died in 1977 at 42.
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San Francisco
Elvis Presley
Presley
Priscilla Presley
Thomas Andrew Parker
Parker
Charles Breyer
California
Catholic Church Denies Marriage for Impotent Groom
Larry Bonvallet a paraplegic 32 asks to wed his 26 year old Protestant fiancée in a Roman Catholic ceremony. Church officials say consummation is essential and impotence bars marriage, a stance Bonvallet questions while planning appeals.
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Chicago
Larry Bonvallet
Bonvallet
Riverside Hospital
Kankakee
Dozier Kidnapping Ransom Report Denied by Officials
Italy's state radio claimed CIA negotiations with Red Brigades sought 12 billion lire or about 9.6 million dollars for Brig. Gen. James Dozier. U.S. and Italian officials denied the report and State Department called it unverified.
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Rome
UPI
Italy
CIA
Red Brigades
James Dozier
U.S
Geneva
Dozier
State Department
Weekend floods in Peru valley kill 200 and displace hundreds
In a central Peru valley heavy rains caused the Huallaga River to overflow killing about 200 people and leaving hundreds homeless. Rescue workers said helicopters would survey the disaster area while the Red Cross planned to send food blankets tents and medicine.
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Lima
Peru
Soviet Bears Intercepted Near Vinson During Sea Trials
Two TU-95 Bear reconnaissance bombers penetrated the U S air defense zone to surveil the 93 000 ton carrier Vinson during sea trials 42 miles off Virginia as F 15 and F 4 jets intercepted them and watched until they returned to Cuba.
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Washington
U.S
Virginia
Pentagon
Cuba
Surprise witness testifies in Williams murder trial
A 15 year old testifies Williams lured him into a car and fondled him. He recalls Williams with 14 year old Subie Geter who disappeared January 1981 and was found slain a month later. The witness cites face recognition and a Jan 1981 first weekend encounter.
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Atlanta
Wayne Williams
Williams
Subie Geter
Geter
Westmoreland Denies Conspiracy in Vietnam Intelligence
Gen. William Westmoreland and several former officials rejected claims of a conspiracy to suppress enemy strength data in a CBS documentary. At a Washington news briefing he vowed to defend his character and urged CBS to apologize and air the other side. Joined in solidarity were Ellsworth Bunker Lt Gen Daniel Graham Lt Gen Philip Davidson and George Carver, all veterans of Vietnam era intelligence.
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Washington
William Westmoreland
CBS
Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Ellsworth Bunker
Air Force
Daniel Graham
Philip Davidson
Saigon
George Carver
Central Intelligence
Central Intelligence Agency
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