Secret squadron of MiGs in U S Air Force reportedly
The Armed Forces Journal says the US Air Force operates a secret squadron of stolen or captured Soviet MiG fighters flown regularly to train in air to air combat. Estimates vary from about 20 to over 25 planes, with only five kept flight-ready. Sources caution about location and scope, noting pilots may access MiGs in other countries.
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Air Force
Armed Forces Journal
Service Monthly
USAF
United States
UPI
U.S
Soviet MiG rundown highlights rare U.S. ownership claims
Armed Forces Journal summarized known acquisitions of Soviet MiGs in American or allied hands. It cites a mint MiG-15 from the mid-1950s linked to a North Korean pilot who earned a $100,000 trust fund and later became a U.S. citizen, plus misread details of other MiGs including a Cuban pilot landing at Homestead in Florida in 1969 under radar cover, prompting speculation the USAF owned at least one MiG-17.
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Washington
UPI
Armed Forces Journal
Kimpo
Seoul
South Korea
U.S
Denmark
Homestead Air Force Base
Florida
USAF
Lance agrees to use dividend as collateral
Washington UPI Bert Lance agreed to place a 14 11 share stock dividend as collateral for a 2.6 million loan from Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. The loan contract allegedly violated in 1976 by using the same stock as collateral for another loan.
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James Hamberton
Manufacturers Hanover
Up! Today
Lance
National Bank of Georgia
Canal treaty outlines American control then Panamanian succession
Washington reports unveil terms of a Panama Canal treaty outlining U S administration of the waterway until 1990 with an American administrator and a Panamanian deputy before 1990, then reversed roles. A new U S government agency will run canal operations through 2000 with a board of five Americans and four Panamanians. Panama will receive canal revenues as payment rather than congressional appropriations. Carter faces strong opposition as signing nears with talks of Sept. 7 in Washington.
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UPL
Sinc
Panama Canal Co
Commerce Department
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Panama
Unite States
Conal
UPI
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Canal
White House
Vance reassures Japan on stability amid China talks
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance told Japanese leaders that U.S. contacts with China will not damage Korea or Japan. He met Prime Minister Fukuda and Foreign Minister Hatoyama after talks in Beijing, with Holbrooke briefing Taiwan and Seoul. No China Washington relations deal was reached, but officials expect Sino-U.S. engagement to aid regional allies.
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Tokyo
UPI
Cyrus Vance
China
Korea
Japan
Vance
Takeo Fukuda
Iichiro Hatoyama
Washington
Carter
Peking
Richard Holbrooke
Taiwan
Seoul
Fukuda
United States
People’s Republic of China
U.S
Pacific
Tokai Mura
Lockheed
Thomson says nothing on South Korean bribery probe
Thomson denies knowledge of any bribery scheme linked to Korea while testifying for five hours. Her attorney claims harassment over national origin as she asserts no substantive ties to Park or Korean agents and recalls hosting casual social gatherings for friends.
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Tongsun Park
CLA
Philip Hirschkop
Thomson
Carl Albert
Oklahoma Democrat
Local forecast for St George Utah
Fair tonight becoming partly cloudy and cooler with a chance of showers. Low tonight 65 and high Saturday 38. Showers spreading to south and east tonight and continuing northwest statewide. Mostly cloudy with showers Saturday. Snow in the northern mountains through Saturday. It will be cooler tonight and Saturday with lows 45 to 55 and highs in the 70s to lower 80s statewide.
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St. George
Utah
New York City Misled Public on Finances Report Says
Federal investigators say New York City officials used two accounting systems to hide the true debt. A Securities and Exchange Commission report prepared for Congress concludes income was overstated and expenses undercounted. City budgets and revisions reportedly hid revenue shortfalls from the public.
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UPI
New York City
Congress
Securities and Exchange Commission
Burglary Reported at Whitnes Gas and Goodies
St George police report a break-in at Whitnes Gas and Goodies Thursday night. The gas station and convenience store were entered through a restroom, with about 240 dollars stolen. The incident occurred around 11 p.m.
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ST George
Whitnes
St. George
County holds election and considers county governance study
N Iron County residents waited for 1978 to express views on a proposed alternate county government form. The commission upheld a prior decision to place the issue on the 1978 ballot while denying a HC hospital improvement fund request for a study. Residents in the garbage district may still be charged the $3.50 monthly fee and can pay under protest. A cloud seeding program discussion occurred with Paul Sumners. A right of way dispute in Escalante Valley paused while ownership checks occurred. Road equipment needs were reviewed and liquor licenses renewed for Milt's Stage Stop and Ferdinand's Brain Head.
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Iron County Commission
Robert Price
Municpal
Price
Utah
Commission
Intermountain Health Care
Special Service
James Clark
Paul Sumners
Utah Division of Water Resources
Escalante Valley
Charles Twitchell
Lynn Finck
Milt
Ferdinand
Brain Head
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