NASA Prepares for Ufo Flurry Tied to Close Encounters
NY Times reports NASA will monitor a surge of unidentified flying object sightings spurred by the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Officials cite mass psychology, prior inquiries, and a UN debate on studying alien reports as evidence the flare could spread, with debunkers like Philip Klass arguing waves are media-driven.
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Earth
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Aviation Week
Space Technology Magazine
White House
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
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Frank Press
Schneider
Carter
Space Agency
Robert A. Frosch
Edward Condon
University of Colorado
Air Force
David Williamson
Special Projects
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General Assembly
U.N
Grenada
Caribbean
Eric M. Gairy
Klass
UFO Debunker
Jury Deliberates Fate Of Accused Killer
A District Court jury deliberates the fate of 15 year old Mark Andorno Cuellar charged as an adult with the murder of grocery clerk Steven Hyman and the Stop N Go robbery at Las Vegas Boulevard North. Prosecutors describe a confession and weapon found in Cuellar bedroom while defense accuses officers of lying.
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Paul Goldman
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Steven Hyman
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Cremen
Herb Ahlswede
Las Vegas
Mark Cuellar
Ahlswede
Las Vegas BLM reports record Christmas tree tags sold
The Las Vegas district office says 4216 tree cutting tags have been sold since November 30 for pinon pine and juniper. Permits cover Lincoln and Esmeralda counties with Clark County off limits. Tags cost $1 and sales peak on Fridays, with over 1000 sold on December 2.
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Mondale Rejects AFL-CIO Trade Policy Demands
In Los Angeles Vice President Walter Mondale says protectionist import quotas are a threat and declines AFL-CIO requests for a new U S trade policy while praising labor admin cooperation. Meany lauds Mondale after presenting AFL-CIO’s top award at the convention.
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Egyptian Israeli Workers Agree to Joint Meetings at AFL-CIO
At the AFL-CIO convention in Los Angeles Egyptian and Israeli labor leaders said they will hold joint meetings while peace talks proceed. Histadrut secretary general Abraham Meshel invited Egyptian minister Saad Mohamed Ahmad to visit Israel. Ahmed praised Sadat's peacemaker stance amid domestic opposition.
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Afl-Cio
Abraham Meshel
Histtadrut
Israeli Federation of Labor
Saad Mohamed Ahmad
Trade Union Federation
Egypt
George Meany
Meshel
Ahmad
Israel
European handwriting expert prepares for district court testimony
Dr. Arnold Etman, a European handwriting authority, examines documents in preparation for his testimony next week in district court on behalf of proponents of the case.
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European Handwriting Authority
U.S. Mexican prisoner exchange begins with first arrivals
The first batch of Mexican prisoners arrived in the United States under the treaty allowing Americans held in Mexico to serve sentences in U S prisons. About a third of those released were Californians. Mexican officials and U S Ambassador Patrick Lucey highlighted the gesture as a step to improve bilateral ties.
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United States
Oscar Flores Sanchez
Patrick J. Lucey
San Diego
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Police Seek Two Missing Girls in Van Nuys Kidnapping
LA police press Friday search for two girls named Rose and Maria abducted at knifepoint outside a Van Nuys liquor store. Witness Jenna Aguilar, 8, reported the incident. investigators fear possible Hillside Strangler links yet cannot confirm. A cream colored car, a 1960 Ford Thunderbird, is tied to the abduction as officers canvass the Valley.
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Aide Doubts on Mormon Will and Desert Inn Logs
Testimony details claims of a forged will benefiting aides under a key man clause. Holmes admits a log showing Hughes’ activity days in 1972, while denying Hughes ever leaving the Desert Inn. He criticizes the document as possibly forged and renounces any beneficial interest in the will.
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Rhoden
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Las Vegas
Melvin Dummar
Tonopah
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William Lummis
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