Park Said Passman Did Not Get Money Says Attorney
Washington attorney James Hamilton told the News-Star that Tongsun Park told his lawyer and the U.S. Justice Department before leaving the country that he had not given Passman any money. The Times quoted unidentified sources claiming Park gave Passman 150000 dollars and sent two envelopes with 40000 dollars. Hamilton argues lack of evidence and criticizes the unnamed sources.
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New York Times
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Times
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Plane Crashes Near Vienna Pilot Missing
Lincoln Parish deputies search a wooded area west of Vienna for a missing pilot after a single engine plane crashed in trees. A Ruston hunter reported speaking with the pilot before takeoff, describing a man in his early 30s in wet clothing who said he was forced to land due to weather. The plane, believed to depart St Louis bound for Houston, left tire marks near a right of way used as a makeshift runway.
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Lincoln Parish
Here
Johnny Rinehart
Inehart
Ruston
Louis Washington
St. Louis
Houston
Velva Delaney
Rinehart
Washington
Wednesday Weather Brings Showers And Cooler Turnaround
The forecast calls for a high near 70 with mainly cloudy skies and showers today. Tonight and Thursday will be cooler with lows in the 30s and highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds around 10 mph shifting to northwest 10 to 15 mph. rain chances 60 percent today, 30 percent tonight and Thursday.
Prince Charles Begins His Tenure in Australia
International Prince Charles started his official duties in Australia as government officials label the mission to end Rhodesia's guerrilla war and oversee transition to black rule as an impossible task. South Korea denies reports on Park facing U.S. investigators in a neutral country. Siad Barre accuses 7,800 to 15,000 Cuban troops of aiding Somali rebels in Ethiopia and urges U.S. weapon support. Steve Carlton of the Phillies wins the NL Cy Young Award for 1977.
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South Korea
Tongsun Park
U.S
Siad Barre
Ethiopia
Washington
Twin Cities Chit Chat
Terrall Brodnax of Ouachita Parish High School recuperates at St. Francis Medical Center after surgery to repair an injury from Friday night’s Ouachita Carroll game.
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Terrall Brodnax
Ouachita Parish
St. Francis Medical Center
Ouachita Carroll
Brezhnev proposes worldwide ban on all nuclear explosions
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev offered a comprehensive ban on peaceful and military nuclear explosions and proposed halting production of nuclear weapons by all nations to pave the way for a universal test ban. He spoke during celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the 1917 revolution as UPI notes Western sources caution on the plan’s precise terms and enforceability.
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Moscow
UPI
Leonid Brezhnev
U.S
Brezhnev
United States
U.S.S.R
Soviet Union
Europe
United Nations
Millage rate basics explained for Ouachita Parish voters
Monroe and Ouachita Parish residents face millage requests from the Ouachita Parish School Board for 21 mills west of the river and 19 mills east. A mill equals 1/1000 of a dollar, with taxes based on assessed value after exemptions for veterans and homestead. Taxation varies by location within districts offering schools, sewers, and fire services, depending on local votes.
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Tom Walker
Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Ouachita River
Quachita Parish
Laverne Lutz
Hearst Conviction Upheld By Federal Appeals Court
SAN FRANCISCO AP reports Patricia Hearst's 1976 armed bank robbery conviction was sustained by a federal appeals court on Wednesday, affirming the verdict and related sentence. The ruling preserves the historic case involving Hearst and the Symbionese Liberation Army.
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