Brown Bomber Louis recalls 40 years since title win
Joe Louis the Brown Bomber reflects on his 1937 title victory over Jimmy Braddock at Comiskey Park and his 1938 one round destruction of Max Schmeling. The 63-year-old boxing icon, now a Caesars Palace greeter, smiles at memories as family gathers around.
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Mike Marley
SUN
Seminole Circle
Joe Ouis
Brown
Alabama
Jimmy Braddock
Comiskey Park
Chicago
Louis
Yankee Stadium
Max Schmeling
Joe Louis
Muhammad Ali
Caesars Palace Casino
Big Daddy
Janice
Braddock
Max Schemling
Schmeling
Joe Gould
Hitler
Germany
Gould
Fire kills prisoners in St John hall detention area
A fire in the detention area of St John city hall killed at least 10 prisoners with officials stating the number could rise to 20. Thirty inmates were held overnight with only three confirmed safe as guards searched for keys and doors were torched to escape.
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ST. John, New Brunswick
UPI
GM challenges IRS grand jury powers in tax probe
Detroit based General Motors accuses the Internal Revenue Service of using a grand jury to pressure an ongoing civil tax audit. GM says the panel was convened improperly and seeks to quash subpoenas as government officials defend the investigation into alleged improper writeoffs totaling about 500 million dollars in parts and materials.
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Detroit
UPS
General Motors
Internal Revenue Service
Grand
Congress
IRS
George Mascarino
Grand Jury
Mascarino
U.S
James P. Churchill
Churchill
John Conley
Conley
Justice Department
Robert Forrest
Last Minute Air Rights Accord Averts Flight Disruption
US and Britain reached a last minute aviation rights agreement just before the 12:01 am EDT deadline to avert a shutdown of scheduled flights between US cities and London and Hong Kong. President Carter praised the accord and thanked the negotiating teams led by Alan Boyd.
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Washington
API
U.S
London
Hong Kong
Carter
White House
North Atlantic
Pacific
Caribbean
Transportation
Brock Adams
United States
U.s.-London
Britain
Alan Boyd
Adams
Colombia probes detainment of Las Vegas men in jet incident
The Colombian minister of justice and attorney general join an El Tiempo report in Bogota to investigate detainment of four Las Vegas men. Officials plan to travel to Santa Marta to probe several criminal cases tied to a Lear 24 jet ambulance impounded by Colombian secret police.
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Las Vegas
el Tiempo
Bogota
Santa Marta
Secret Police
Las
el Paso
Jet Avia, Inc
State Department
Sara Horsey
Jet Avia
United Press International
Bruce Adams
Bruce Allen
James Chagra
Wives Seek News Amid Colom bia Detentions
Wives of Jet Avia pilots and six other Americans detained in Bogota await word on their status a week after the incident. Officials with Jet Avia and State Department describe limited facts while families remain hopeful for a safe return.
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Barbara Bolling
Helen Gekakis
Tony
Gekakis
Air Force
Bolling
SUN Summer Camp Fund Drives Donations from Local Givers
Letters accompany gifts to the SUN Summer Camp Fund raising support for low income children. Anonymous donor recalls childhood hunger and thanks service groups for camp access. Recent donors include civic, military, and local organizations with varied amounts.
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SUN Summer Camp
SUN
P.O
Las Vegas
Jr. Enlisted Men's Wives Club
Nellis Afb
Bonnie Emmons
Ralph W. Burk
Henderson
Helen Marriott
Colvin
Ruth Smith
Donald Paris Simpson
Andrea Slinker
Leo & Rose Goldberg
Eddy Fritz
B.L. Laub
Irving & Fern Harding
International Footprints Assn
Tracie Bohot
Robert J. Stolte
Rochester
N.Y
Aaron
Nancy Lee Philibert
Bill
Lucy Willard
Leo
Estelle Gibrich
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Brown Bomber
Bulletin
Nevadas
NEWS
Nevada
Ron Zogg
Energy Research and Development Agency
Los Alamos
N.M
ERDA
Upifoto
Colombia
Feds
Penny Leven
Tricia White
Penny Levin and
Steve Bolling
Paul Price
Ralph Pearl
Dr. Thosteson
Steel
Edita Perez
Editorial Sneer
Tenneee
Joey Adams
Vista
Landers
Lan
E. Fremont
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