Hunt fortune battle shifts as Atlanta woman testifies
Franna Tye Lee, 73, says H L Hunt offered $1 million to keep her secret bigamous marriage. She outlined a 1925 to 1934 union in Shreveport and told how Hunt pursued two families while supporting her and their four children. Lee described a 1942 settlement she signed to relinquish further claims.
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L A police chief Ed Davis turns in badge amid criticism
In Los Angeles police chief Ed Davis 61 turns in his badge and criticizes two former New York police commissioners. He speaks to television cameras while noting the Republican race may be tougher. Officers react as Murphy and Cawley, ex New York commissioners, drop out of the replacement discussion.
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Ed Davis
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Police Commission
New York City
Patrick Murphy
Daniel Cawley
Talmadge wins round in bitter property dispute
In McDonough Georgia a Sp county jury ordered Betty Talmadge to turn over proceeds from a 750000 stock sale to her former husband Senator Herman Talmadge who claimed 100 shares of Terminal Facilities Inc were his. He testified he bought the stock in 1965 for 119000 and put the shares in her name for convenience to avoid speculation.
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Grand jury probes New York slaying
Richard Norton 44 testified before a grand jury after shooting and killing a mugger at the New York Hilton. Norton faced no charges, but spent hours with the jurors as the panel reconvened. New York law treats unlicensed handguns as a misdemeanor and carrying a gun as a felony.
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Chicago corruption under attack watchdog agency formed
Chicago moves to curb alleged city inspector graft after a Sun Times Better Government Association sting that showed payoffs and ignored code rules at a North Side bar. The probe also alleges liquor inspection shakedowns and tax cheating with potential state revenue loss up to sixteen million dollars.
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Chicago Sun- Times
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Panama treaty worries Americans in three-state tour
In Louisiana, Secretary of State Cyrus Vance faced questions on national security under the Panama Canal treaty during a three state swing. He assured that the United States would have a solemn obligation to keep the canal open, amid concerns over Torrijos ties to the Soviet Union and Cuba.
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Reds build up Ethiopia force in covert war
The State Department estimates about 3,000 Soviet and Cuban troops are in Ethiopia fighting Somali forces, with up to 1,000 Russians and about 2,000 Cubans. Some act as advisers while direct combat roles are unconfirmed. President Carter said Moscow sent men and arms and urged a broader UN Security Council path to end the fighting amid shifts in U S policy. Laughing gas note adds that it was first used in 1844 for a tooth extraction.
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Riots Subside After Chamorro Funeral in Nicaragua
Rioting eased in Managua after the murder of publisher Pedro Joaquin Chamorro. The 48 hours of looting and arson caused about 7 million dollars in damage. Police reports say 25 arrests as mourners gathered despite early funeral, bus curbs, and crowd control.
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