Zeppo Marx dies at 78 last of Marx Brothers
Zeppo Marx, the last of the Marx Brothers and longtime straight man to Groucho Harpo and Chico, died at Eisenhower Medical Center in Palm Springs after a long illness. Born Herbert Marx in 1901, he left the act after Duck Soup in 1933 and later lived in Palm Springs with memorial services set for Temple Isaiah.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Zeppo Marx
Marx Brothers
Groucho
Harpo
Chico
Eisenhower Medical Center
Pat Garrett
Marx
Zeppo
Gummo
Herbert Marx
New York City
Timothy
Temple Isaiah
Shots during Pope mass near Ephesus raise alert
Two shots rang out on hills around the shrine near Ephesus as Pope John Paul II led an open air mass. Security was heightened after a wave of bomb blasts in Istanbul, with a right wing group claiming responsibility. No injuries reported.
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Ephesus
Turkey
UPI
John Paul II
Mary
Dimitrios I
Dimitrios
Istanbul
Hagia Sophia
Jury awards over 5 million in 1974 Eastern crash case
A federal jury in Charlotte awarded survivors and the victims estate more than 5 million dollars after two days of deliberations. Richard Arnold IV received 3,027,500 dollars and Frank Mihalek 1,137,500 dollars. Helen Weston was awarded 847,000 dollars. The jury dismissed 25 million in Eastern and insurer counterclaims against the FAA and four air traffic controllers, with no punitive damages against Eastern.
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Portland
Ore
Frank Mihalek
Charleston
S.C
Charlotte
Douglas Municipal
Helen Weston
Carter limits ties with Chile over Letelier case
President Carter aims to trim U S diplomatic military and economic ties with Chile citing the 1976 Letelier bombing. Actions include reducing embassy staff, halting military credits, and restricting Eximbank and OPIC financing while reviewing Chilean loan requests and export licenses. Pinochet regime labeled responsible for terrorism.
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Washington
Carter
United States
Chile
Santiago
United States Export-Import Bank
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Gen
Augusto Pinochet
Orlando Letelier
Ronni Karpen Moffitt
Fatal bus crash in Mazatlan leaves Americans dead
Eighteen Kansas and Missouri tourists were in guarded but stable condition after a bus collided with a truck near El QueliteMazatlan. Seven other American travelers and their Mexican driver were killed and police hunt the truck driver who fled the scene. The bus was en route from Los Mochis to Mazatlan, about 220 miles south of Mexico City.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Kansas
Missouri
Mazatlan
el Quelite
Los Mochis
Lance, co defendants may appeal ruling to keep Atlanta trial
Bert Lance and three associates weigh an immediate appeal of U.S. District Judge Charles A. Moye’s decision to keep their federal banking trial in Atlanta. The judge refused to move venue to Rome but allowed an appeal to the 5th Circuit. trial slated for Jan. 14. Congress rebuffed a nuclear moratorium on construction permits following the Three Mile Island incident.
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Atlanta
Bert Lance
U.S
Charles A. Moye
Rome
5Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Lance
Washington
Congress
Three Mile Island
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Senate
Stevens warns filibuster may derail windfall tax plan
Acting Senate Republican Leader Ted Stevens of Alaska says a tough windfall profits tax could fail if backers do not moderate demands. Oil-state senators hint at accepting a $22.5 billion boost if they secure no further tax increases. Senate Democratic Leader Byrd delays the bill to allow more bargaining time.
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Washington
Senate
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Stevens
Robert C. Byrd
Yosemite plan falls short say conservation groups
National Park Service unveils a 100 million plan to clear parts of Yosemite Valley for government use and move offices to Wawona and El Portal by 1990. Critics from Friends of the Earth and the Wilderness Society say the proposal keeps too much in place, leaving vehicles and commercial facilities in the valley. Music Corporation of America, owner of the concession, reported 30 million in Yosemite revenue last year.
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Yosemite National Park
Calif
National Park Service
Park Service
William Whalen
NPS
Wawona
el Portal
Park
Whalen
San Francisco
Friends of the Earth and the Wilderness Society
The
Ron Tipton
National Parks
Wilderness Society
National Park
Connie Parrish
Friends of the Earth
Music Corporation of America
Yosemite
Stolen DC-6 Airplane Seeded Marijuana Capers in Florida
Two men arrested after a four ton cargo plane filled with marijuana landed at Fort Lauderdale airport and a stalled getaway car led to a chase. The DC-6 had been stolen a day earlier from Miami International Airport. three men boarded, planned for Haiti, but flew to Colombia instead.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Miami International
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International
Broward County
Lane Chandler
Miami
Jose Rodriguez
Santa Marta
Colombia
Aerolineas el Salvador
Haiti
John Stevens
San Salvador
Dick Webb
Airtech Services Inc
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