U N General Assembly to debate skyjackings this year
The United Nations General Assembly voted to discuss measures to curb hijackings and protect air travel freedom. Spurred by the Lufthansa captain's slaying and pilots union threats, a strike was avoided as Waldheim promised a debate later this year.
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UPS
General Assembly
International Federation of Air Line Pilots
Lufthansa
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Utah judge denies bail in Allied slaying case
Third District Court judge refused bail for Mark Lee Chynoweth and Ramona Marston in the May death of Utah polygamist leader Dr. Rulon Allied. The pair, both held on first degree murder charges, also face criminal conspiracy in the death of Alfred Kingston and the attempted murder of Merlin Kingston. Kingston is a Utah polygamist leader.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
Rulon
Dean Conder
Mark Lee Chynoweth
Dallas
Ramona Marston
Denver
Conder
Utah
Chynoweth
Marston
Alfred
Merlin Kingston
Bountiful Kingston
Plumber Denies Talking of Bolles Bomb Under Oath
James Robison testified he did not tell fellow inmate Howard Woodall he helped in the bombing death of reporter Don Bolles. He denied mentioning dynamite or Bolles during the discussion, disputing Woodall’s account of their jailhouse conversation.
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Phoenix, Ariz
UPI
James Robison
Don Bolles
Howard Woodall
Robison
Woodall
Bolles
Actor John Ericson wins reduced damages in Playgirl case
Los Angeles UPI John Ericson wins $300 on appeal after suing Playgirl Magazine for not placing his nude photo on the front cover. The appellate court cut the lower court award from $12,500, noting the minimum permissible damages for unauthorized use of a name or likeness in a commercial publication.
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Los Angeles
UPI
John Ericson
Playgirl Magazine
Ericson
Police Story
Playgirl
U.S. District Court of Appeals
Fugitive Denies Killing Wife in Winona Case
Donald Howard, 34, a hardware store owner who escaped Winona County jail, writes to claim the real killer is not being pursued. He is charged with hiring an Illinois killer to slay his wife Shirleen on August 13. The Winona Daily News published the letter Tuesday.
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Winona, Minn
UPI
Donald Howard
Winona Daily News
Howard
Illinois
Shirleen
Winona County
Terry Borman
Carter human rights push gains traction with reluctant regimes
State Department official Mark L. Schneider told a House subcommittee that several governments accused of rights abuses are showing willingness to soften repressive policies. He said they weigh the costs of repression in relations with the United States and other nations as a positive process begins, though no governments were named.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
State Department
Mark L. Schneider
House
Elephants Threatened by Poaching War in Africa
Iain Douglas-Hamilton, wildlife expert, told the World Wilderness Congress that 100000 to 400000 elephants may have been killed in 1976 for ivory. He reported rockets fired from helicopters in Chad and tribes burning elephants in Sudan as part of the ivory trade.
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South Africa
UPS
Africa
Wildlife Conservatioist
Iain Douglas-Hamilton
World Wilderness Congress
Douglas Hamilton
Chad
Sahara
Sudan
Kenya
The
Congress
Ex-Prof May Not Return In U S District Court Row
Former UNLV criminal justice professor Greg Barak will not be reinstated while his federal suit against the university board of regents proceeds. U S District Judge Roger Foley ruled the issue suitable for court resolution after trial citing Barak’s firing last December for a poor performance rating. Dr Frederick Preston alleged Barak engaged in unethical dealings with the community, labeling him unstable and unethical amid questions of potential mobiliar y damage.
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Greg Barak
UNLV
U.S
University
Board of Regents
Roger Foley
Barak
Frederick Preston
Department of Sociology
College of Arts and Letters
KLAS
Sarah Edwards
Preston
Foley
Five Members Reappointed to Rural Housing Authority
Gov. Mike O Callaghan reappointed five members to the Rural Housing Authority Tuesday. Named are Ray Tennant Tonopah Gertrude Gottschalk Carson City Ray Legarza Winnemucca Richard Rowe Fallon and Scott Probert Elko.
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Carson City
UPI
Mike O'Callaghan
Rural Housing Authority
Ray Tennant
Tonopah
Gertrude Gottschalk
Ray Legarza
Winnemucca
Richard Rowe
Fallon
Scott Probert
Elko
City Defends SB 508 as constitutional in Las Vegas suit
Las Vegas city officials filed an answer in district court arguing SB 508 which blocks incorporation of Paradise Valley Winchester Sunrise Valley East Las Vegas and Las Vegas until a September 1978 referendum is constitutional The suit led by People For Incorporation alleges the law violates state and federal constitutions The city expects a prompt ruling and possible speedy Supreme Court review if appealed.
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SUN
Las Vegas
People For Incorporation
State of Nevada
Mike Sloan
Nevada
Paradise Valley
Winchester
Sunrise Valley
East
Citizens Group
Dart Anthony
Citizens Against Annexation
Paradise Valley Improvement Association
People For Annexation
Anthony
Century City
Dick Mauer
Sloan
Nevada Supreme Court
Nevada identity found in rural towns say Laxalt
Robert Laxalt praised Nevada’s rural counties as the state’s true heart and history at a news conference while presenting his second history of Nevada. He contrasted Las Vegas and Reno as formative but money and politics driven, lauding Gov. Mike O Connaghan and past governors for stability and down‑to‑earth leadership.
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Carson City
UPI
Nevada
Las Vegas
Reno
Robert Laxalt
Laxalt
Mike O'Callaghan
Fasquelle Named To Vacancy On Nevada Veterans Board
Sandra V. Fasquelle of Reno was named to fill a vacancy on the Nevada Veterans Advisory Board succeeding Susan Price who moved out of state. The board retained amid legislative debate over abolition after criticism it did little.
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Carson City
UPI
Mike O'Callaghan
Sandra V. Fasquelle
Reno
Nevada Veterans’ Advisory Board
Susan Price
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