U.S. Pullout From Korea Sparks Fear of New War
UPI reports from Seoul that Gen. John W. Vessey and 8th Army officers fear President Carter is moving to remove American troops from South Korea. They warn a withdrawal could invite a North Korean invasion, aided by tunnels, submarines, and a Trojan horse plan to seize Seoul. They insist U.S. ground forces deter further conflict more than nuclear threats.
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Seoul
South Korea
UPI
U.N
8Th Army
U.S
Kim Il Sung
South
Korea
John J. Burns
Burns
North
Vessy
U.S. 8Th Army
Carter
Dean Acheson
Taiwan
Asia
Vessey
Defense
James Schlesinger
Eighth Army
Pyongyang
Red Adair Caps North Sea Oil Gusher At Ekofisk Field
Red Adair, 62, and his team halted a massive North Sea oil gusher at Bravo Platform Well 14, Ekofisk field, by forcing two valve parts together with 3,000 psi air thrusters. The spill coated about 2,100 square miles, reaching 28,000 barrels per day, while Norwegian officials reported no major ecological damage yet. The field was temporarily closed as Phillips Petroleum coordinated cleanup efforts and safety measures.
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Stavanger
Norway
UPI
Texas
Red Adair
Delaware
North Sea
Adair
Ekofisk
Britain
Bravo
Polanski Rejects Plea Bargain Faces Trial in Rape Case
Film director Roman Polanski refused a tentative plea that could have avoided trial on six felony counts including rape by drugs and unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. Prosecutors say he faces a May 11 trial in Superior Court with Angelica Huston expected to testify.
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Santa Monica
Calif
UPI
Roman Polanski
Polanski
Sharon Tate
Charles Manson
Poland
France
United States
Dalton
Grand
Superior Court
Michael J. Montagna
Angelica Huston
Jack Nicholson
John Huston
Governor Backs Stand On Gays
Florida Governor Reubin Askew endorses Anita Bryant's push against a Miami area anti discrimination ordinance. He urges Dade County voters to repeal the three month old statute prohibiting discrimination against homosexuals in employment.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Reubin Askew
Anita Bryant
Miami
Dade County
Bond for Hanley in Las Vegas kidnap slaying case raised
Andy Gramby Hanley bond increased to 275000 with hearing set in Phoenix May 13 after he refused extradition to Las Vegas for the murder of Culinary Union official Al Bramlet. His father Tom Hanley also held. both in Maricopa County Jail after capture by FBI near a Phoenix home. Bramlet was Local 226 Culinary Workers Union secretary treasurer slain February 24. body found March 17 in a desert grave near Las Vegas.
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Andy Gramby Hanley
Phoenix
Las Vegas
Culinary Union
al Bramlet Hanley
Maricopa County
Robert Miller
Hanley
Tom
FBI
Beecher Avants
Metro Police Homicide Squad
Andy Gramby
Los Angeles
San Jose
Modesto
Colorado
Hanleys
Metro Police
Southwest
al Bramlet
Sandy Valley
Las Viegas
Bramlet
Culinary Workers Union
Nevada
The Sun Raises Price and Expands Coverage
The Sun increases Sunday newspaper price to 50 cents citing higher costs for equipment and supplies. The price rise funds broader Las Vegas coverage with new Living In The Sun and Suburban sections plus deeper local reporting on seniors and youth and a new Great White feature on Lee’s future with trainer Angele.
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SUN
Las Vegas
En Lee
Angele
Senate approves SB503 partial vote on Las Vegas expansion
The Nevada Senate Government Affairs Committee narrowly approved SB503 4-3 to allow Sunrise Manor and East Las Vegas residents to vote separately on joining Las Vegas. The measure sets two voting units Paradise Winchester Enterprise and Sunrise East Las Vegas with September 1978 headcount for a potential expansion amid protections for smaller cities.
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Nevada
Sunrise Manor
East Las V
Las Vegas
Senate Government Affairs Committee
Mary Gojack
Reno
Wilbur Faiss
North Las Vegas
Norman Hilbracht
James A. Gibson
Henderson
Jack Schofield
William Baggio
Margie Foote
Sparks
Hilbrecht
East Las Vegas
Winchester
Paradise
Enterprise
Sunrise
Clark County
Mel Close
Robert Price
North
Price
East
Paradise- Winchester-Enterprise
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Ekofiisk
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Ren
Nicholson
Bel-Air
Nicholson House
Bryn Armstrong
SUN News Bureau
Boulder City
YOUR
Vacuum Stores
U Rens
ABC
Sahara
Harold's Vacuum & Sewing Center
Eastern Ave
Madsen’s
Highland
Tabic's Vacuum Center
Las Vegas Bivd
E. Lake Mead
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