Refugee crisis sparks Bangkok conference planned
Diplomatic sources report a world conference on Indochinese refugees to be convened in Bangkok under UN auspices next month. Kurt Waldheim seeks financial and resettlement aid as Malaysia repairs boats and readies to push about 2,000 Vietnamese refugees to sea amid international pressure and regional crackdowns.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
UPI
Laos
Cambodia
Bangkok
Kurt Waldheim
Waldheim
Mering
Hong Kong
Vietnam
Washington
Murray MacLehose
U.N
State Department
Duke of Death Estate Leaves Widow Out of Will
John Wayne's will filed in Orange County awards most of the $6.8 million estate to seven children and his first wife Josephine, despite a private settlement with Pilar Palette. Real estate valued at $1 million, personal property $5.75 million, and $100,000 annual income are listed. Batjac Films stock goes to eldest son Michael. Mary Antonia La Cava receives a special trust. Pat Stacy gets $30,000 and Mary St John $10,000.
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Santa Ana
Calif
UPI
John Wayne
Pilar
Pilar Wayne
Wayne
Orange County Superior Court
John Warren
Pilar Palette
Josephine
Esperanza Bauer
Batjac Films
Michael
Warren
Mary Antonia la Cava
Pat Stacy
Mary St John
Volkswagen fires eight workers over Westmoreland strike
NEW STANTON Pennsylvania Volkswagen fired eight workers including four UAW Local 2055 officials from the Westmoreland County plant after last weeks wildcat strike over scheduling. About 100 more workers face potential discipline as the union plans grievances and a NLRB complaint.
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New Stanton, Pa
U.S
Donald Ziegler
Harry Davis
UAW International
Davis
Detroit
UAW
Volkswagen America
National Labor Relations Board
Coroner's services questioned by county solicitor
Pittsburgh based report says Allegheny County coroner Cyril Wecht and the morgue perform autopsies for other counties, hospital labs, and a Duquesne University tie that may be outside legal authority. Solicitor Alex Jaffars urges stopping unauthorised activities and seeking a legal framework for cross county autopsies and formal ties with Duquesne University.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Alex Jaffars
Allegheny County
Cyril Wecht
Jaffars
Duquesne University
Law Departments
Johnston brothers murder trial moved to western Pennsylvania
A Chester County judge transferred the murder trial of the Johnston brothers to western Pennsylvania amid extensive publicity. Bruce Johnston Sr and his brothers David and Norman faced six murders tied to an interstate burglary ring. A preliminary hearing transcript was challenged, and the August trial date remains to be set by the state Supreme Court.
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West Chester, Pa
UPI
Chester County
Johnston Brothers
Pennsylvania
DT Marrone
Bruce Johnston Sr
David
Norman
Johnston Sr
Elkton
James
David Johnston
Kennett Square
Norman Johnston
West Grove
Robin Miller
Bruce Johnston Jr
State Supreme Court
Marrone
Twins Lisa and Elisa Hansen Head Separation Proceeding
Salt Lake City doctors report Lisa and Elisa Hansen in fair condition after follow up head surgery. The 20 month old Ogden girls, born October 1977, had heads separated three weeks earlier in a 16 hour operation at the University of Utah Medical Center. Surgeons say the latest wound revisions are the first in a series to aid recovery and development.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
Lisa
Elisa Hansen
Ogden
University of Utah Medical Center
John Dwan
Teenager tortured to death in Princeton bedroom
Rachael Bull an 18 year old Princeton High School senior died from heart failure due to electrical shock after being forced into her room by David Allen Logan 27 a former mental patient from South Amboy who was arrested while fleeing the scene Logan charged with murder held without bail autopsy showed no bruises or sexual assault severed lamp cord found near the bed and investigators believe live wires were applied to her body
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Princeton, NJ
UPI
Princeton
Rachael Bull
Princeton Township
David Allen Logan
South Amboy
Frank Campo
Mercer County
Miss Bull
Cabbage Truck Plunges Down Embankment Near Turnpike
An unidentified truck driver was seriously injured when his cabbage-hauling rig rolled down a 60 foot embankment on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Dunnigan interchange in Westmoreland County. He was pinned for about a half hour and transported to Mount Pleasant Hospital then to Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg in critical condition. State police withheld the driver's name pending relatives notification.
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Donegal
UPI
Westmoreland County
Mount Pleasant Hospital
Westmoreland Hospital
Greensburg
Crime rises 6 percent in Allegheny County in 1978
The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency reports 6,506 crimes in 1978 in Allegheny County, up 6 percent from 1977’s decrease. City residents faced six times the risk of violent crime compared with suburban residents, highlighting urban versus suburban risk.
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Pittsburgh
API
Allegheny County
Pennsylvania Commission On Crime and Delinquency
Union chief outlines Jones & Laughlin plant closings
Peter J. Britano, president of Local 1211, United Steelworkers of America, said J and L plans to close electric repair and coil shops at mills in Aliquippa, Indiana Harbor, Cleveland, and Youngstown next month because Westinghouse in Pittsburgh can perform the work cheaper. He estimates about 178 jobs will be idled with Aliquippa losing 67, Indiana Harbor 76, Cleveland 35, and Youngstown an unspecified number.
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Aliquippa, Pa
UPI
Peter J. Britano
United Steelworkers of America
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Aliquippa
Indiana Harbor
Ill
Cleveland
Youngstown
Ohio
Eritano
J&l
Westinghouse Electric Co
Pittsburgh
Mother and baby survive heart attack sequence at hospital
Patricia Isla, 30, in Stanhope, suffered three heart attacks while pregnant and delivered her baby by Caesarean at Beth Israel Medical Center Newark with a fourth heart attack after. A two pound daughter Vannessa Lee survived and both mother and child remained in guarded condition with a promising prognosis after a series of procedures including a pump, bypass, and open heart surgery.
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Newark
N.J
UPL
Beth Israel Medical Center
Patricia Isla
Isla of
Stanhope
Vannessa Lee
Dorothy Dennison
Isla
St. Clairs
Dennison
Beth Israel
Retired man wins Pennsylvania Big 50 lottery
Johnstown retiree Benjamin Stantz, 72, became the 39th Pennsylvania Millionaire, winning 1 million dollars with 50 million divided over 20 years. He plans to buy a home and invest, while his wife Mildred recalls his decades of play and his surprise at the Harrisburg drawing. The event also featured finalists and other prize winners, with state lawmakers present.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Benjamin Stantz
Stantz
Johnstown
State Lottery
PVE
Richard
Mildred Kathaleen
Cumberland
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