Evangelist Graham Silent On Secret Fund Worth 23 Million
The Charlotte Observer reports a World Evangelism and Christian Education Fund of Dallas holds about 22.9 million in land stocks and cash. The fund donates to groups like Campus Crusade for Christ and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Graham says secrecy avoids excessive requests and publicity, countered by associate T W Wilson who calls the report misleading yet defends the fund's transparency and legitimacy.
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UPI Sunday
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America
Campus Crusade For Christ
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Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Observer
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At&t
Exxon
General Electric
IBM
Dallas
Jerry John Crawford
Crawford
World Evangelism
Asheville
Contained blaze burns 2000 acres in Angeles National Forest
A brush fire in the Angeles National Forest north of Los Angeles burned over 2000 acres before containment at 6 p m. PDT. Firefighters 600 strong operated with four aircraft and four helicopters as campers were evacuated and portions of Angeles Crest Highway closed. No structures were lost and officials could not estimate full control time.
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Two Men Butchered In Gruesome Slaying
The 1965 stabbing death of a Stardust Hotel employee led to a long, erratic case. Maatallah was deemed insane, confined to isolation, later deemed sane and competent, then sent back toward trial amid clashes in court over his conduct and the murder charge.
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Maatallah
State Mental Hospital
Sparks
Nevada State Prison
Maataliah
Sane
Clark County
Babcock
Fires From Cell Fire Kill 42 In Tenn Jail
Tennessee jail fire kills 42 inmates after a padded cell housing Zimmer caught fire. Sheriff Voss notes Zimmer had caused problems. flames spread from the cell block as firemen hacked through walls to reach victims. Most deaths occurred in the dormitory area. only the maximum security wing suffered burns.
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Voss
Zimmer
Tennessee
Duke
Hickey
Cop Arrested in Death Of Youth By Stomping
Buffalo police say suspended officer Philip C. Gramaglia, 30, was arrested on a first degree manslaughter charge in the beating death of Richard Y. Long, 18, after evidence tied him to the scene. Long, a Tennessee Military Institute graduate, was dragged from his car and stomped to death by several men, with eight to nine attackers involved.
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UPI
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Gramaglia
Samuel Fusco
Gary Atti
West Seneca
Thomas R. Blair
State Supreme Court
James B. Kane
Edward C. Cosgrove
P.C.G
Groucho Marx allegedly bullied and drugged at home
Deposition by former chef in a conservatorship dispute between Arthur Marx and Erin Fleming describes a volatile Marx household. The 86 year old comedian, hospitalized with a lung ailment, allegedly faced violence, nurse misconduct, and drugging over 22 months.
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Calif
UPI
Groucho Marx
John Edward Ballow
Marx
Arthur Marx
Erin Fleming
Ballow
Nat Perrin
Friday
Miss Fleming
Judge Selection Protests Nevada Nominees and Process
Puccinelli, ex state bar president, protests Nevada Supreme Court nominee list to Sens Howard Cannon Paul Laxalt and others. He cites an un sanctioned opinion survey and a professional lobbyist on behalf of one candidate. He urges independent review by President Carter and notes Justice Gunderson’s prior interview without comment.
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Mowbray
Nevada Supreme Court
Thomas Wilson
Proctor Hug Jr
Reno
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D-Nev
Paul Laxalt
Rnev
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Griffin Bell
Puccinelli
Supreme Court
Elmer M. Gunderson
Nevada
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State Bar of Nevada
Justice Department
Ess
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Arizona
Judicial Selection Committee
Jimmy Carter
Senate
Gunderson
Selection Committee
NYC .44 Caliber Killer Strikes Bayside
In Bayside Queens the "Son of Sam" gunman wounded Miss Placido and Lupo as they sat in a Cadillac. Police, citing the dark, could not identify the attacker. The case follows a series in Queens and the Bronx since July 29, 1976, including four killed and four wounded.
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Queens
Sam
Bronx
Placido
Lupo
Huey Newton Held Without Bail in Canada
American Black Panther leader Huey Newton, who arrived from Cuba to meet lawyers, was denied bail by Canadian immigration authorities and kept in custody near Toronto. His lawyers plan an appeal as Newton awaits an immigration hearing and documents from California regarding prior convictions.
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UPI
Huey Newton
Canada
Cuba
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California
Fred Hiestand
Paul Copeland
Hiestand
Gwen
Ar Canada
Copeland
Immigration Department
Harold Taylor
Taylor
Rapist Walks During Game, Still At Large
CARSON CITY Nevada State Prison officials report 29 year old Rodney Holbower a life sentence inmate escaped from the Maximum Security facility during an inmate ball game Saturday afternoon He is still at large and believed to have fled on foot No outside help suspected and no prior escape attempts in 15 years were noted The incident follows a similar escape within 60 days.
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UPI
Rodney Holbower
Nevada
Holbower
Here
Hollower
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Panther Newton
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