Willig ends tall building climbs after court warning
George Willig, the man dubbed human fly for scaling the 110 story World Trade Center, tells a New York judge he will not climb tall buildings again while facing a $250000 city lawsuit. The mayor later settles for a $1.10 fine per floor.
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UPI
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World Trade Center
New York City
Criminal Court
Milton Williams
Willig
Abraham Beame
Tonga hit by major 7.2 quake causes dock collapse
A major 7.2 earthquake struck Tonga around midnight EDT, sinking part of the Vuna wharf and damaging the prime minister’s residence tower and a church tower. Police reported several injuries with no fatalities. A South Pacific Island Airways flight surveyed nearby volcanic activity.
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Mukualofa
Tonga
UPI
Kingdom of
Southern Pacific
U.S
National Earthquake Information Service
Vuna
Welluilt
South Pacific Island Airways
Nebraska residents attend 41st NASC NASAA conference abroad
Local residents Mary Conyers and Kathy Iwanski among 20 Nebraskans departing Omaha to Marlborough Massachusetts for the 41st annual National Association of Student Councils National Association of Student Activity Advisers conference June 26 30 Leaders in education will speak on school social issues and adviser programs Student workshop leaders will help drive discussions for pupil councils and activity programs Faculty advisers and ninth through 12th grade students from NASC NASAA member schools are eligible to attend.
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Mary Conyers
Kathy Iwanski
Omaha
National Association of Student Councils
National Association of Student Activity Advisers
Marlborough
Mass
NASC
NASAA
Peking warns of possible surprise attack by rivals
Peking Radio urges Chinese listeners to remember Pearl Harbor and stay alert to a potential surprise attack by imperialism and Soviet revisionism. The monitored broadcast cites Hitler and Soviet actions to warn that a future attack could come unexpectedly, urging calm and decisive popular resistance.
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Peking
Hong Kong
UPI
Pearl Harbor
Soviet Union
Hilter
Poland
Czechoslovakia
China
Hitler
U.S
Pacific
Central Technical Community College sets budget plans
The Central Technical Community College Area board will tentatively approve the 1977-78 budget at the June 27 meeting in Grand Island to start July 1. The operations budget is 6.81 million dollars, plus 253 thousand for new programs, with a capital budget of 1.23 million proposed. Additional projects through 1980 will be reviewed in July.
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Central Technical Community College Area Board of Governors
Grand Island
Chester Gausman
Gausman
Board of Governors
Platte College
Columbus
Arson Suspected in Saint John Prison Fire Tragedy
Investigators in Saint John New Brunswick probe a deadly jailhouse blaze that killed 20 prisoners in a second floor cellblock. The fire began in a padded maximum security cell and damaged doors as police and fire crews worked to determine the cause. The death toll marks the province's worst ever fire incident. No arrests have been made as the investigation continues.
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Saint John, New Brunswick
UPI
Saint John’s
Saint John County
Sam Davis
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