Henley Claims Self Defense In Corll Slayings Case
Houston UPI reports Assistant District Attorney says Elmer Wayne Henley killed Dean Corll in self defense during a paint sniffing party at Carl's Pasadena home on August 8. Witnesses corroborate. Corll responsible for the Houston area killings, medical examiner says autopsy not yet complete.
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Dean A. Corll
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Corll
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Harris County
Pirate preachers ship to broadcast off New Jersey coast
Fundamentalist minister Dr. Carl McIntire announced that his pirate radio ship would begin broadcasting Wednesday three miles off the New Jersey coast. He noted a missing anchor after storms, said he bought a replacement in Baltimore, and planned to cruise the East Coast while Coast Guard cooperation remained cordial.
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Collingswood
Carl McIntire
New Jersey
McIntire
Baltimore
Melntire
Radio Free America
U.S. Coast Guard
Boy heart transplant patient shows improvement at Stanford
The 12 year old highway engineer Blaine Wixom remained in satisfactory condition at Stanford Medical Center after receiving the heart of Samuel Moore, a 29 year old Oakland man fatally wounded by a gunshot last Monday. Dr Norman Shumway led the surgical team that kept Moore’s heart beating by an electric pulse before the transplant.
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Calif
UPI
Oakland
Stanford Medical Center
Blaine Wixom
Samuel Moore
Norman Shumway
Moore
Gift preserves Ogdensburg dental hygiene program
In Ogdensburg New York a donor funded 34 260 to save the city school district s fulltime dental hygiene course that had been cut during a financial crunch. The gift keeps three dental hygiene teachers on staff and reinstates the program for about 3200 public school students.
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John Karan
Woma
Conductor Hugo Winterhalter Dies at Greenwich
Greenwich Conn AP reports Hugo Winterhalter a prominent conductor and arranger who worked with big bands of the 1940s pop singers and symphonies died Monday after a battle with cancer. He was as noted in the obituary.
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Greenwich, Conn
Hugo Winterhalter
Two men arrested in Sonora drug sale
AP reports police arrested James Forde 38 of Sonora and Joseph Landat 27 of Twain Harte after a Monday raid, charging possession and sale of narcotics in a case involving 26 000 secona barbituates. Bail was set at 50000 each.
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Sonora
James Forde
Josseh Landat
Twain Harte
Train collision near Dacca leaves dozens feared dead
A passenger train collided with a freight train ten miles northwest of Dacca. Early reports claimed up to 100 dead with 300 injured, but officials later confirmed two deaths and seven injuries. The engineer and cargo driver were killed. engines caught fire and derailment disrupted lines.
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Dacca
Bangladesh
UPL
Belgians Former Prime Minister Theodore Lefevre Dies at 89
Former Belgian Prime Minister Theodore Lefevre died at age 89 after a long illness. A family spokesman said his health had declined since abdominal surgery in 1972 and noted he was readmitted to hospital last August.
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Brussels
UPI
Theodore Lefevre
Ahvre
Monkey mom hides new-born at San Francisco Zoo
San Francisco Zoo keepers report overprotective green monkey parents hindering sex determination of a five day old infant. Animal keeper John Ashby notes the olive colored troop is highly protective, even toward its own species, keeping caretakers at bay as the baby’s gender remains unclear amid a history of six known female fatalities and one male with one unknown.
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San Francisco
API
John Ashby
San Francisco Zoo
Tropical storm Ellen unlikely to threaten land
Ships far out in the Atlantic reported Ellen as small and in a position unfavorable for intensification. The National Hurricane Center said the storm, over 1 200 miles northwest of the Cape Verde islands, was moving northwest at about 15 mph with winds near 55 mph and no land threat.
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Atlantic
Ellen
National Hurricane Center
Cape Verde Islands
Giants targeted in sweeping employment discrimination probe
Four major U S companies General Motors Ford General Electric and Sears Roebuck face a federal investigation into alleged discriminatory employment practices. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission consolidated numerous complaints into a single case and may pursue court action if settlements with cited firms fail.
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Washington
General Motors
Ford
General Electric
Sears Roebuck
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Commission
Wiliam H. Brown II
Proxmire Opposes Tax Rise in Debate on Inflation
Sen. William Proxmire and Sen. Charles Percy clashed over a possible 10 percent temporary federal income tax surcharge. Proxmire warned a tax increase is a formula for disaster and would deepen family hardship, while Percy signaled support if it helps curb inflation, though he opposed a long term levy.
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Washington
William Proxim
Dwis
Charles Percy
Rijl
Percy
Chicago
Nixon
Proxmire
Cost of Living Council
U S pledges food aid to flood damaged Pakistan
United States indicates readiness to boost economic aid rather than military support as Pakistan under Prime Minister Bhutto seeks help amid floods. Officials say aid will be generous, with no new arms sales, while debt relief and prisoner repatriation via international bodies are also considered.
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UPI
United States
Pakistan
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Nixon
Bhutto
Williamsburg
State Department
U.S
UN Uder
South Asia
India
Bangladesh
Subcontinent
Panjab
Sind
Reagan plans tax boost to curb inflation draw comments
Governor Reagan dismissed the White House inflation plan proposing a temporary refundable 10 percent income tax increase. He made the remark during an informal session with five San Jose high schools, replying to Marvin Laird's announcement.
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Sento Wen
Ian
Ronald Reagan
White House
San Jose
Reagan
Ninon
Marvin R Laird
Steam engine papers stolen from Lear Motors plant
Police report that inventor William Lear had $1 million worth of steam engine research material stolen from his Stead plant. An employee, recently dismissed from Lear Motors, was questioned about the industrial secrets. Investigators found nothing at the employee’s residence as Deputy District Attorney Cal Dunlap noted.
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William Lear
Lear Motors
Cal Dunlap
Dunlap
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