Payoffs and Bugging Strain U S South Korea Ties
U S Korea relations sour over reports of influence buying on Capitol Hill. Diplomats warn the dispute will drag on, with investigations into up to 90 lawmakers linked to South Korean businessman Tongsun Park. The KCIA shakeup and alleged Park ties worsen ties as Carter weighs troop withdrawals and human rights concerns.
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Seoul
South Korea
United States
Capitol Hill
U.S
Washington
U.S. Justice Department
Tongsun Park
Park
Park Chung-hee
South Korean
Central Intelligence Agency
KCIA
Kim Sang-keun
Kim
North Korea
Jimmy Carter
Japan
Cache of munitions linked to right wing extremists seized near LA
Eight tons of machine guns mortars grenades and an antitank bazooka found in the desert east of Los Angeles appear to supply a 200 man unit. Authorities say a man from Ontario California Donald Wiggins led investigators to the cache at his home and Pomona foundry. Wiggins held on 15000 bail amid questions about a man named Jeff Martin who supplied funding. Investigators fear more bunkers and caches remain buried and US Air Force infrared reconnaissance is under way.
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Los Angeles
Desert
Here
Peter Pitchess
U.S
Army 70Th Ordnance Disposal Team
Donald Wiggins
Ontario
Calif
Pomona
Pitchess
Wiggins
U.S. Air Force
Sheriff's
Jeff Martin
Lancaster
Martin
Ron Moya
Chrysler vows recall order battle
Chrysler Corp. says it will challenge a precedent setting EPA recall order to fix 208000 360 and 400 cubic inch engines in 1975 models. EPA cites improper carburetor design causing excessive carbon monoxide emissions and odor. Chrysler argues responsibility lies with owners if vehicles are misadjusted after sale.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Environmental Protection Agency
Chrysler
EPA
Navy jet crashes in Atlantic during joint training
A Navy A4 Skyhawk crashed into the Atlantic during a Marine Navy exercise about 40 miles southeast of Cherry Point. The unarmed missile struck the aircraft as it towed a drone target. the pilot Lt. Jerome L. Petykowski ejected and was treated for minor injuries before being released from Naval Hospital Cherry Point. The incident is under investigation by Navy and Marine officials.
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Marine Corps
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
Norfolk
Marine Navy
James Pendergast
Cherry Point Marine Air Station
Pendergast
Navy
John Barry
US Atlantic Fleet
Wax mummy of 1911 Oklahoma train robber identified in Long Beach discovery
The wax mummy of Elmer McCurdy, killed by an Oklahoma posse in 1911, was found in a Long Beach fun house. Once a carnival sideshow and security for a $500 loan, the coerced body traversed a life in displays before ending up in a warehouse awaiting autopsy findings.
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Oklahoma
Posse
Los Angeles
Elmer McCurdy
Long Beach
Calif
McCurdy
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Okesa
Osage County
Okla
Glen Shirley
Stillwater
Pawhuska
Ravard
Bavard
Elmer
Louis Sonney
Friedman
Weekend Rain Snow Mix Forecast With Cold Slopes
Weather forecast shows rain likely this afternoon and tonight with low temperatures in the 30s. Sunday brings a 60 percent tonight and 40 percent Sunday chance of precipitation, with snow mixed with rain and highs in the upper 30s to low 40s.
American Nobel laureates sweep Stockholm prizes
The seven American winners collected Nobel prizes in Stockholm. Nobel Foundation chair Sune Bergstrom praised American pre dominance as near apogee, while Friedman and Blumberg cautioned that changes in immigration and government support may affect future basic research. Saul Bellow spoke at the banquet on the prize’s global importance. Recipients included Burton Richter and Samuel C. Ting for physics, William Lipscomb for chemistry, and D. Carlton Gajdusek with Baruch Blumberg for medicine.
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Stockholm
Sweden
America
Nobel Foundation
Sune Bergstrom
Friedman
Bergstrom
Baruch Blumberg
Saul Bellow
Burton Richter
Stanford University
Samuel C.C. Ting
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
William N. Lipscomb
Harvard
D. Carlton Gajdusek
National Institute For Neurological Diseases
Blumberg
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Hollywood Wax Museum
Hollywood
Nu-Pike Amusement Park
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