South Africa withholds endorsement of Rhodesia transition plan
South Africa refused to back an Anglo American proposal for a peaceful shift to black rule in Rhodesia. Prime Minister Vorster balked at including black guerrillas in the armed forces or placing the military under a UN peacekeeping body. Ian Smith called the plan unacceptable and urged voters to reject it in Wednesday elections.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
UPI
Rhodesia
U.N
Andrew Young
David Owen
John Vorster
Vorster
Young
Owen
Washington
London
Ian Smith
Salisbury
Smith
Ex-con Kills Wife Son Then Takes Own Life in Hartford Siege
In East Hartford, ex convict Frank DeCorleto murdered his wife Shioehon and 4-year-old son Frank, then held police at bay for over 15 hours with a high powered rifle before killing himself. He had served 10 years of a life sentence for a 1963 Georgia murder.
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East Hartford
Conn
UPI
Frank DeCorleto
Shioehon
Frank
DeCorleto
Edward Leonard
Clarence Drumm
Hartford Courant
DeCarleto
Georgia
Aldene Cote Austin
Voyager II gains control after rebel onboard computer
Space scientists in Pasadena report Voyager II’s on board computer overrode ground commands via emergency powers. After a conflict over dust cover release and a roll maneuver the team updated the computer to prevent further interference and reestablish control.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Cape Canaveral
JPL
Don Bane
Carter backs Lance amid Lance controversy says Powell
President Carter remains firm in defense of Budget Director Bert Lance amid ongoing scrutiny. Press Secretary Jody Powell said Lance’s issues did not come up at the Cabinet meeting, though he noted some barbed comments and affirmed no move to remove Lance from government.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Bert Lance
Jody Powell
Lance
Powell
Neosho County tests dust abatement along 21st Street
County commissioners authorize county engineer Charles Ingle to apply a thin coat of prime oil on white rock along 21st Street a mile east of Plummer Street to cut dust. If successful, the $7 000 to $10 000 year program could begin in summer 1978. Also discussed were road closures for Gas Service Co and plans for an additional deputy based in St Paul, with funding from county and St Paul budgets.
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Neosho County
Charles Ingle
21St Street
Plummer Street
Rodeo Grounds
Western Petro Chemical, Inc
Brazil Grain Storage Co
Ingle
Gas Service Co
Chanute
Fairfield
Sheriff's Department
David Kern
St. Paul
Kern
Edwin Bideau III
Bideau
Kansans Debate Right to Die Nursing to Death Act Critique
Vincent DeCoursey of the Kansas Catholic Conference argued against rigid right to die laws during interim Judiciary hearings. He cited widespread bills, noting seven states already adopt such measures and warning that statutes could override medical judgment and threaten patients and families.
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Topeka
UPI
Kansas Catholic Conference
Vincent DeCoursey
Judiciary Committee
Wint Winter
Ottawa
John Simpson
Salina
Senate
DeCoursey
New Jersey Supreme Court
Karen Quinlan
Weather Area Forecast Highlights Through Wednesday
Partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms through Wednesday. Lows tonight in the low to mid 70s. Highs Wednesday in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph tonight. Rain chances about 30 percent through Wednesday.
Son of Sam found incompetent to stand trial in NYC killings
David Berkowitz 24, known as the Son of Sam, was ruled incompetent to stand trial for the ambush murders of six. Psychiatrists described him as paranoid with a guarded prognosis and said he cannot participate in his defense. Judge Gerald Held ordered hospital remand pending further orders. In a separate incident, Berkowitz was punched by a fellow inmate at Kings County Jail during a shower confrontation.
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New York
UPI
David Berkowitz
New York City
Sam
Berkowitz
Brooklyn
Eugene Gold
State Supreme Court
Gerald Held
Brooklyn Supreme Court
City Corrections Department
Kings County
Carmelo Colon
Chanute Police use MPH radar with two-year guarantee
Vernon Shultz says MPH radar is used daily by Chanute Police traffic unit eight to sixteen hours a day. The radar cost 1863.75 dollars with two year full guarantee and three additional years at 1 percent repair cap after two years.
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Chanute
V.B
Vernon Shultz
Kustom
Shultz
MPH
Intercepted Letter to Cha Mentions Rain and Dust
A fragment shows an intercepted letter addressed to Cha. The writer wryly notes that more rain storms could turn the complaint into puddles rather than dust, implying frustration with ongoing conditions.
Letter to editor backfires as man tied to illegal bar raid
Clovis Williams 38 wrote to Grand Rapids Press urging fewer prostitution arrests and got his wish, then was arrested in a Sunday vice squad raid on an after hours bar. Nine others were detained, liquor and dice equipment confiscated, and Williams faces up to one year in prison.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
UPI
Clovis Williams Williams
Grand Rapids Press
Williams
Larry Gritter
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