Police arrest Son of Sam suspect in New York
A 24-year-old postal worker, David Berkowitz, was charged as Son of Sam after a year of terror that killed six and wounded others. He was caught near his Yonkers home after a long manhunt. police said he admitted the killings and hoped to die in a blaze of glory at a Long Island discotheque. The weapon tied to all the crimes was found in his car, and Berkowitz faced murder and related charges.
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UPI
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Sam
Berkowitz
London
Jack the Hipper
Boston
John Keenan
Long Island
Korea
Army
Yonkers
N.Y
Lane
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Breslin
Hamptons
Columbus High School
Bronx
Desmos
New York City
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Jimmy Breslin
Thomas Delaney
Iim
Queen defies IRA threat visit to Coleraine university
Queen Elizabeth defied an IRA bomb threat to visit Britain's newest university at Coleraine in Northern Ireland. She urged divided communities to end violence and restore peace during a five minute televised speech as security remained tight and police and troops surrounded the campus.
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Coleraine
Northern Ireland
UPI
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Britain
Belfast
University of Coleraine
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Britannia
Prince Philip
Ulster Police
Kanab lawyers take Washington County divorce cases
Kanab attorneys will handle Washington County divorce work under Title XX funds, after county lawyers balked at a 150 per case fee. Five County area firms agreed to the rate, though local lawyers complain the pay is low and disputes over costs and paperwork exist.
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AUG Human Services Council
Lord
AOG
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Social Services
Frank A. Allen
Richard Lard
Allen
Kanal
Kirk Heaton
Washington
St. George
Alien
Salt Lake
Utah women challenge IWY delegates over rules
The Church Women United of Utah filed a protest with the National IWY Commission claiming the Utah SWY meeting violated state rules in June. The group seeks an official inquiry into the selection process.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
Utah
Church Women United of
Beth Garrister
Brigham City
Miles
Yonkers Neighbor Links Man Upstairs to Son of Sam
Westchester deputy sheriff Craig Glassman, 20, reports threatening letters from the upstairs neighbor David Berkowitz and a firebombing attempt at his Pine Street apartment. Investigators tie Berkowitz to more notes and the Yonkers arson as part of the Son of Sam case.
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Yonkers
N.Y
Craig Glassman
David Berkowitz
Glassman
Westchester County
Berkowitz
Sam
Pine Street
Panama Canal treaty reached with U.S. Panamanian accord
UPI reports negotiators Elsworth Bunker and Sol Linowitz reached a Panama Canal treaty that ends American control by 2000. Panama declared a national holiday to celebrate. Carter may visit Panama for a joint announcement. Linowitz says the agreement ushers in a new chapter in U S Panama relations.
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Panama City
Panama
UPI
U.S
Washington
Ethiopia says it will fight own battle against Somalia
Ethiopia denies foreign troops are aiding its war and vows to chase away Somali invaders on its own. It reports regrouping and crushing attacks in the Ogaden, while deriding Somalia’s Siad Barre as a “reject of history.” Somalia claims 5000 to 9000 foreign troops, possibly Cuban, are en route, a charge Addis Ababa rejects. Israel pilots are not bombing, Ethiopia says, contrasting Somalia’s use of foreign pilots.
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Ethiopia
UPI
Ogaden
Oregon
Mogadishu
Addis Abda
Ministry of Information and National Guidance
Smith accuses Britain and United States over Rhodesia killings
Prime Minister Ian Smith charged that American and British silence on the Salisbury bombing and the killings of two women missionaries signals tacit approval of such acts. He blamed the Catholic Front led by Mugabe and Nkomo for the department store bombing killing 11 and wounding 74 and for a doctor and nun slain on a mission.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
UPI
Ian Smith
Smith
Front
Robert Mugabe
Joshua Nkomo
Weather Outlook for Cedar City and St George
Cedar City stays sunny through Friday with a chance of afternoon or evening thundershowers. Highs near 90s, lows around 60. St George mostly sunny through evening with thundershowers possible. Highs near 100, lows about 70.
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