World News and Local Crime report digest
A roundup from Las Cruces to Kansas City covers a decomposed body found near Anthony Gap New Mexico and autopsy details. Four men, three fugitives, face first degree murder charges in a Lake Texoma ambush. Texas officials urge farming vigor, note farmer income struggles. An antirabies serum trial in Laredo shows promise after canine rabies outbreak. Public hearings on 31 million dollars in Tex textbooks begin in Austin. A Galveston County water loan supports Kemah and nearby towns. Tulsa businessman abducted. ransom note linked to Soul Brother's car wash. A Graham couple faces murder charges over their infant's death. Braniff and Texas International indicted over airport traffic monopoly. Mae West turns 84 with a birthday event in Los Angeles. Senator Dole warns on energy shortage if oil incentives are blocked.
Elvis Presley Dies at 42 in Memphis
Elvis Presley, the rock and roll icon once known as the King, died at age 42 in Memphis after a heart ailment. Doctors denied drug involvement, noting an artery constriction caused a heart attack. Autopsy and physician statements emphasized no drug abuse, despite rumors. Presley, famed for Heartbreak Hotel and hits like Hound Dog, was found unconscious at Graceland and transported to Baptist Hospital, where efforts to revive him continued.
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Les Seago
Associated Press
Memphis, Tenn
Elvis Presley
Presley
George Nichopoulos
Nichopoulos
Jerry Francisco
Shelby County
Graceland
Memphis
Baptist Hospital
Partment
Cattlemen allege price fixing by major supermarkets
More than 150 cattlemen from Texas and New Mexico file federal suit against 26 defendants including Safeway and A&P, claiming chains collude to fix beef prices. Spokesmen say top chains set nationwide prices, suppressing producer pay and consumer price changes, while Yellow Sheet listings allegedly stabilize prices.
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Lubbock, Tex
Texas
New Mexico
Safeway
A&p
Oakland
Calif
Felicia del Campo
National Provisioner Company of
New York
Kappler to live as free man in West Germany
Herbert Kappler, the escaped Nazi war criminal, remains in the Lueneburg area and is expected to live as a free man under West German protection. District Attorney Reifenberg said extradition to Italy is barred by the constitution, leaving Kappler to die in West Germany. The case follows police and government actions across Italy and Germany regarding his status and health.
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Lueneburg
West Germany
Herbert Kappler
Gerhard Reifenberg
Reifenberg
Kappler
Italy
Rome
Giulio Andreotti
Bonn
Federal Criminal Office
Wiesbaden
FTC report accuses morticians of deceptive practices
The FTC cites morticians exploiting public ignorance with misrepresentations and seeks regulation of funeral homes. Hearings in major cities highlighted lack of consumer knowledge on funeral laws and pricing. Proposals include itemized price lists, restrictions on pickup without family consent, and embalming rules. The National Funeral Directors Association opposes price advertising limits and full casket displays.
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Ly Martha Cole
Associated Press
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Jack E. Kahn
Kahn
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Seattle
FTC
National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association
Larry €. Williams
Brezhnev urges Carter to turn promises into deeds
Brezhnev told Carter’s statements sound positive but urged translation into practical deeds. He said Moscow seeks peace, would respond to any good initiative, and welcomed Tito in Moscow while stressing tighter co operation among socialist states and nonaligned nations.
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Seth Mydans
Associated Press
Moscow
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Carter
Brezhnev
Josip Broz Tito
Kremlin
Charleston
S.C
Soviet Union
U.S
Ments
Pravda
Soviet Communist Party
Tito
North Korea
China
Stalin
Grease film eyed with star lineup rises in New York
Paramount Pictures drafts a star studded guest list for a filmed version of the Broadway hit Grease. Olivia Newton-John Stockard Channing and John Travolta lead the cast with Eve Arden Frankie Avalon Joan Blondell Sid Caesar Alice Ghostley and Sha Na Na among planned guest appearances.
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New York
Paramount Pictures
Olivia Newton-John
Stockard Channing
John Travolta
Eve Arden
Frankie Avalon
Joan Blondell
Sid Caesar
Alice Ghostley
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Las Cruces
Dona Ana County
Henry Diaz
New Mexico 404
Anthony Gap
College Station
Tex
Texas Commissioner of Agriculture
Reagan V. Brown
Brown
National Institute On Cooperative Education
Texas A&m University
Laredo
Lardo
National Center For Disease Control Cdc
Austin
State
Galveston County
Texas Water Development Board
Galveston County Water Authority
Kemah
Bayview
Baycliff
San Leon
Dickinson
Houston Lighting & Power
Tulsa
Carl Justice III
Graham
Here
Harley Junior Collins
Vera
Seymour
Michael Dewayne Collins
Justice of the Peace N.L
Braniff
San Antonio
Braniff Airways Inc
Texas International Airlines Inc
Southwest Airlines Inc
Dallas-Fort Worth
Houston
Mae West
Miss West
Brooklyn
Warren Toub
Danny Briggs
Bob Sullivan
Chasen’s
Dole
Energy Plan
Kansas City
Robert Dole
Kansas Republican
Titusville
King of
Providence
R.I
Tenn
Ann Blackman
Census Bureau
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