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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1977
Page
3
A Boston radio station traffic helicopter crashed into a West Quincy apartment building at 7:32 a.m. killing pilot Richard Red Banks and reporter Chip Whitmore. Four residents injured in the resulting three alarm fire.
Gen Raif Simonyan of Pravda argues U S forward bases in Europe give the West an advantage in a nuclear war. He says advance-base facilities must be part of arms talks and criticizes cruise missiles and the neutron bomb, while warning they cannot intimidate the Soviet Union.
Japan plans to offer additional concessions on dairy and farm imports to ease the $10 billion U S trade surplus. Prime Minister Fukuda and five ministers set talks with the United States to resolve disputes by year end ahead of a Strauss visit.
Esther Piotrowicz a 55 year old Salem Massachusetts resident in a coma for almost two years was reported stable after doctors stopped life sustaining equipment Her husband Henry Piotrowicz obtained guardianship authority from Essex County Probate Court to request disconnection The case follows Massachusetts Supreme Court guidance that probate courts decide life support for incompetent patients and notes Huntington's Chorea left her with severe brain damage and paralysis
In Corsier Switzerland a private funeral for Charlie Chaplin was held after a misty sleet ceremony. Attending were Lady Oona Chaplin and seven of their eight children along with Sydney Chaplin and family staff. The coffin was lowered at 10 45 a m and police kept crowds away per Lady Oona's request.
Former CIA Director William Colby said the CIA has employed journalists on intelligence missions but has taken care not to influence what is published in the United States. He noted that journalists were used sparingly and with strict guidelines to avoid bias in reporting. The remarks come amid renewed scrutiny of covert operations and media interaction.
In Port Elizabeth South Africa police said they opened fire on rioters late Monday wounding three in the New Brighton and Kwazakale areas as crowds sought to set fire to a beer hall. Tear gas had earlier been used to disperse mourners at the funeral of a black man who died in jail last week. Several arrests were reported amid ongoing unrest described by police as the work of local thugs rather than politically motivated.
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