Pioneer Director Rossellini Dies at 71 in Rome
Roberto Rossellini icon of Italian neorealism dies at home in Rome at age 71. The filmmaker, famed for Open City and Stromboli, faced public scandals over marriages to Ingrid Bergman and Sonali Das Gupta. Funeral plans were incomplete.
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Sharks Draw Tourists To Texas Beach Parade
Crowds flocked to Padre Island as grey and black dorsal fins churned offshore for a third day. Officials counted thousands of sharks, including 15 foot hammerheads, in a 15 mile span near Malaquite Beach, drawing both awe and concern from locals and risking beach closures. Researchers noted a rare aggregation likely chasing spawning shrimp and crabs, while fishermen profitered on the spectacle.
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Presidents roots and other brief items from Washington to Riverside
Officials presented President Carter with a 12 generation history of his family noting embarrassing ancestors. A federal official promised a quick ruling on the Ruby Marshes boating dispute. An Ely man died in a dynamite accident in Railroad Valley. A White House elm contracted Dutch elm disease. Sam Nelson was killed in a Paris Air Show crash. Vatican power struggles surface for No. 3 post. La Follette reaches Ford deal on piston scuffing. Soviet press condemns U S treason charges against Shcharansky. State Dept says no sale of A7 bombers to Pakistan. Arcata Redwood Co. restrictions eyed for park addition. Alaska pipeline pricing hints at high returns. Bomb damages near Bilbao plant. Kissinger accepts Georgetown professorship. UAW strike deadline looms for Chevrolet. Chrysler recalls 12 080 motor homes. Warrants tied eight homicides in Southern California.
Alyeska Pipeline Ready to Pump Oil by June
The 800 mile Alyeska pipeline across Alaska is complete and set to begin pumping crude around June 20. A rare year-old whooping crane trans planted to a Wyoming flock is under investigation after possibly cutting itself on barbed wire. A medical first in Los Angeles reports Caesarian delivery of a baby gorilla named Caesar to mother Ellie. Elvis Presley suit over a handball racquetball venture is settled with Presley requiring a name change and the ex-partners dropping their $150,000 claim.
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Feds Weigh Abolition of Federal Parole System
Attorney General Griffin B Bell told Georgia lawyers that the Justice Department is considering abolishing the federal parole system as part of a proposed uniform sentencing code. He predicted a sentencing commission would standardize penalties and allow appeals to adjust terms outside the guidelines. Spann of the ABA praised the move, noting wide disparities in federal sentences across states.
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Las Vegas Weather Forecast Seeks Hot Conditions This Weekend
Forecast calls for sunny hot days through Sunday with winds 15 to 25 mph. Today's high 105 to 110 and low 70 to 75, with humidity high. Sunrise 5 24 and sunset 7 54. Air Quality Index 41 fair. A year ago today highs reached 94 and lows 69.
Weather Outlook Indicates Fair Conditions With Showers
Generally fair weather expected across most of the nation with showers in the Pacific Northwest upper Plains Lakes region and north Atlantic states.
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