Four arrested in plot to steal Elvis body in Memphis
Four men were arrested near Forest Hill Cemetery after a reported plan to burglarize Elvis Presley's mausoleum and steal the body for ransom. Police said three were caught at the cemetery gate while a fourth was nabbed at Baptist Hospital with a knee injury. All suspects held for burglary investigation.
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Rally protests Carter plan in East Los Angeles
More than 500 people marched through East Los Angeles to oppose President Carter and his immigration plan. Activists from groups including the ACLU and American Indian Movement urged unity and planned a national lobbying effort in San Antonio in October to defeat the proposal.
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UPI
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Voyager II camera boom issues spark planned second command
JPL engineers analyze Voyager II images showing an almost fully extended 72 foot camera boom. A second computer command is planned to extend the arm while a two pound dust cover is blown off during a pitch turn. Voyager I set for Sept. 5 launch repairs at Cape Canaveral.
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Physician and wife among early women astronaut hopefuls
Dr. Anna Fisher a 28 year old emergency physician from Marina del Rey left for Houston for screening as a candidate for the astronaut program. She married just days earlier and her husband Bill also applied for training. Fisher recalled dreaming of space since childhood and noted the chance represents the adventure of a lifetime despite limited selection odds.
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UPI
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Houston
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Anna Sims
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British air controller strike ends with lighter disruption
On Britain's Bank holiday the 850 assistant air controllers completed a four day strike. Airport officials reported less disruption than anticipated. Heathrow operations expanded as British Airways canceled seven long distance flights and abandoned 62 other flights out of 460.
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UPI
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Yreka fire containment predicted for Hog Fire
UPI reports a two week old Hog Fire in Klamath National Forest reaching 53 300 acres, with containment expected by Wednesday and full control by week end. About 1 200 personnel, 11 bulldozers, 23 ground tankers, and 10 helicopters fought the blaze, blamed on Aug 11 lightning. Damages reached 27 million to timber and watershed, firefighting costs 9.57 million. Averted catastrophe occurred when a fuel truck crash ignited near the fire and aerial retardant prevented explosions.
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UPI
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Nomination hearing set for Johnson
District Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr., nominated by President Carter to be FBI director, recovers from abdominal surgery and may be ready for congressional hearings by late October. Dr DeBakey expects full recovery in six weeks. White House may recess appoint if needed. Johnson, 58, to leave Methodist Hospital in 10 days and resume recovery in ICU for 3 to 4 days. He discovered ailment Aug 18, day after nomination. California? not relevant.
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FBI directs search for escapee and hostage in WI
The FBI took control of the five day kidnapping case as a prisoner and his hostage move toward northern Wisconsin and adjacent Michigan. A Wisconsin witness reported spotting them near Langlade County and a blue Dasher, Henrys getaway car, though the cabin was empty upon arrival. Henry walked away from Marquette State Prisons Magnum Work Farm last Monday. his stepfather calls him a wild man and police work continues across the state line.
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Douglas Henry
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Evelyn van Tassel
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Airlines urged to bar pilot flights in storms
The National Transportation Safety Board warns airlines not to pressure pilots to fly through storms. They urge delaying takeoffs or landings during thunder, aborting approaches when weather is rough, and using onboard radar to bypass storms. They call for better weather updates for pilots.
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UPI
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Webster Todd
Swedish devaluation shakes European currency markets
Sweden trimmed its value by 10 percent with Norway and Denmark cutting 5 percent each, prompting a rush into Swiss francs and Deutschmarks and sending the dollar lower in Zurich to 2.37105 Swiss francs and Frankfurt to 2.3085 marks. The shifts touched other currencies in Brussels Amsterdam Paris and Milan while Tokyo closed at 266.65 yen and gold rose to 145.875 dollars an ounce.
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Belgium
UPI
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Embass y Fire Damage Survey by U S Engineers in Moscow
United States engineers survey the burned 10 story U S Embassy in Moscow after an eight hour weekend blaze. Ambassador Toon says no security breach or sinister Soviet backdrop, fire blamed on electrical fault and damage centered on eighth and ninth floors with roof collapse.
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UPI
U.S
Malcolm Toon
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Carter to aid in New Jersey governor campaign
President Carter will travel to the Newark Trenton area on September 10 to campaign for Democratic Governor Brendan Byrne. White House sources say he will also campaign in Virginia in late October for Henry Howell and address the United Nations General Assembly in New York during October. He is scheduled to fly to California for Democratic fundraisers in late October.
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