Man tells of water torture in Moonie deprogramming case
Laurance Baer of Tucson says deprogrammers beat him and doused him with water during a weeklong captivity in California to force belief in Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church. He escaped by jumping from a Fresno motel window to a moving freight train and was later found hiding in a culvert. his parents face court decisions on custody.
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UPI
Sun Myung Moon
Unifeaton
Laurance Paer
Tucson
Ariz
Calif
Baer
Richard Baer
Turson
Match
Faratlly
Young Baer
Uniliestian
Savaalito
Burlingame
Santa Cruz
Fresno
Haer
Bach Ina
Mansion for sale in Pittsburgh Mellon estate listed
Pittsburgh report notes the Mellon estate in Squirrel Hill is for sale for 700000 with a separate maid area, four car garage, and private grounds. It ties to Seward Prosser Mellon, previously linked to custody battles over his daughters and past alleged kidnaping which courts addressed in 1974 and 1975.
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Pittsburgh
Melans
Mellon
Squirrel Hill
Seward Prosser Mellon
Rolling Rock
County panel weighs stripping health agency power
Lawrence County commissioners push to strip the Health Systems Agency of Southwestern Pennsylvania of its regulatory authority over health care. The plan targets obstetrics unit closures at St. Francis and Ellwood City hospitals and affects nine southwestern counties. Vitril led the move amid a public hearing in Warrendale and criticism of HSAs cost cuts. The board also addresses bridge hazards above Pa 168 and hires county counsel to defend jail warden Gregg in a federal civil rights suit. Budget transfers, surplus funds, wage data requests, and fuel tax fund approvals also dominate this session.
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Health Systems Agency of Southwestern Pennsylvania
HSA
Frank A. Vitril
Pennsylvania
Richard Schweiker
John Heinz
U.S
Gary A. Myers
R-Builer
Jimmy Carter
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Joseph Califano
John A. Meehan Jr
Vibril
Thomas A. Shumaker
St. Francis Hospital
St. Francis
Ellwood City
Hsas
Warrendale
Viteil
Frank G. Verterano
Joseph Greasy
Donald Williams
Gregg
U. S. District Court
Robert L. Knight
State Correctional Institution At
Dallas
Luzerne County
Knight
Dan McClenahan
Vitril
Meehan
Shumaker
Migraniary
Robert Font
John Duda
Duda
Lawrence County
Lawrence Couny
Snow storms paralize Midwest and hit Northeast
A spring snowstorm crippled parts of the Midwest while heavy rain drenched the East and Northeast on Tuesday night. Weather warnings covered New York, New England, Maine, and New Hampshire as initial snowfall forecasts reached up to six to twelve inches in affected areas.
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New Ergland
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New Hampshire
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Watertown
Massena
Buffalo
Wilmington
Worcester
Mass
Saanton
Great Lakes
Ilinois
Indiana
Tinos
Michigan
New York City
Thettopolitan
Philadelphia
House Assassinations Panel Hears Ray In King Murder Plot
The House Assassinations Committee planned to hear James Ray recount his role in the 1968 murder of Martin Luther King Jr. at Brushy Mountain prison in Tennessee where he is serving a life sentence after pleading guilty. The inquiry paused for a New York budget debate as a blizzard and heavy rain battered the Northeast, causing travel delays and power outages across multiple states.
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Washington
UPL
House
James Kar Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Richard Sprague
Brushy Mountain Park
Tennessee
King
Sprague
County approves 200,001 fuel tax distribution to towns
County commissioners authorize 200001 from the liquid fuel fund to assist municipalities with road maintenance and repairs. The funds, reimbursed by the state from gasoline taxes, are allocated by population and road miles. A detailed list of distributions to cities, townships and boroughs follows.
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John Zabetakis
Robert E. Foht
Frank A. Vitrit
Zabelakis
City of
New Castle
Senate urged to question Pittsburgh mayor nominee Flaherty
Common Cause urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to recall Pittsburgh Mayor Peter Flaherty for more questioning on his Justice Department nomination. David Cohen demanded a detailed report before floor debate and a pledge that Flaherty will not engage in political advising or election activity in 1978 or 1980. He cited concerns about ties to Carter and past positions on school desegregation and minority hiring.
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Washington
Common Cause
Senate Judiciary Committee
Pittsburgh
Peter Fisherty
Justice Department
David Cohen
Citizen’s Lobby Group
Senate
Cohen
Department of Justice
Plaberty
Carter
Flaherty
Plaherty
Illegal drug ring busted by Penn Hills police
Thirty members of an alleged illegal prescription ring including 78 year old Dr Emilia Caprini were arrested after a two month probe into dilaudid sales. Caprini allegedly wrote 11000 tablets at over two dollars each totaling about 250000 while others were nabbed at a Penn Hills pharmacy. The seizure highlights a major drug distribution network in the East Liberty area.
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UPI
Penn Hills
Emilia Caprini
East Liberty
Fenn Hills
Caprini
Most difficult climb aims at Dhaulagiri south face
An 11 member capedi ten led by 3%-year-old Reinheld Messner start in Kathmandu to scale the unclimbed south face of Mt Dhaulagiri, 26 343 feet, in what Messner calls the most difficult climb in the world. The team includes 2 year old American Michael Covington from Boulder, Colorado and plans to climb without oxygen or Sherpa guides.
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Nepal
UPL
Reinheld Messner
Sud Tirol
Messner
Mt. Dhaulagiri
Mt. Everest
Michael Covington
Boulder
Colo
Dutch Prime Minister Den Uyl resigns coalition collapse
Netherland leader Joop den Uyl quits as four year coalition falls apart over land compensation. The dispute between Labor and the Catholic People's party triggered the collapse just two months before May elections. The government resigned during a special session broadcast on national television.
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Hague
Netherlands
UPD
Joop den Uyl
Holland
den Uyl
Labor
Catholic People's Par
House okays automatic black lung benefits bill
The House Education and Labor Committee approved a measure to grant automatic federal black lung benefits to longtime coal miners with 40 years in underground bituminous mines or 25 years for anthracite miners. The bill passed 27 to 8 amid Carter administration opposition.
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UPI
House
Carl Perkins
D-Ky
House Education and Labor Committee
Senate
Half a bill misprint sparks confusion at Fort Lewis
In Fort Lewis Washington Army Specialists Juan and Gloria Leonguerrera found a ten dollar bill with printing only on one side. Officials deemed it a misprint not counterfeit. Numismatic News cites a similar error selling for over a thousand dollars, while local dealers value remained undetermined.
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Wewis
Wash
UPI
Juan
Gloria Leonguerrera
Fl Lewis
Leonguerrero
Dut Numismatic News
Difference in war peace sparks calls to cut generals
Washington announces Sen. Sam Nunn doubts the need for more leaders as manpower debates unfold. He cites 1969 when each admiral or general commanded about 2,800 troops versus today one leader per 1,000 personnel. He proposes a 20 percent cut over five years.
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Washington
UPI
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services
Nunn
Harrisburg confirms appointees to Crime Victims Board
Senate unanimously approves Gov. Shapp appointees for the Crime Victims Compensation Board. Former legislators William Eckensberger Marvin Miller and Shirley Kravitz are confirmed as members. Two board members will earn 25000 yearly, chairman 25500, with Shapp to appoint the chairman.
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UPI
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Shapp
William Eckensberger
Lehigh
Marvin Miller
Lancaster
Shirley Kravitz
Eckensberger
House
Ater
Coe
Crime Victims Compensation
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