World Spotlight: Jury in Hill slaying suit begins today
Houston extends a sprawling docket with jury selection in a 7.6 million civil suit by the Hill family alleging Ash Robinson masterminded Dr. John Hill's 1972 murder at his River Oaks home. The case adds to a day’s diverse nationwide items from Oregon to California.
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Houston
John Hill
Hill
River Oaks
Ash Robinson
Dr. Hill
Joan Robinson Hill
Robinson
Messier
Sue
Sterility risk highlighted by DBCP chemical alert
A National Cancer Institute study links the pest-control chemical DBCP to cancer in animals and possible sterility in men. Officials caution waiting on further tests before any national alert. Dr. Channing Meyer of NIOSH notes the findings raise concern about DBCP hazards.
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Midland
Mich
National Cancer Institute
Channing Meyer
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
NIOSH
Meyer
Boris Osheroff
Public Health
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Washington
NCI
Dow
Shell Oil Co
Occidental Chemical Corp
Ethyl Blair
H. Charles Scharnweber
Washington Post
Shell
The
Post
Journal of Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
University of California
San Francisco Medical Center
Barbs By Phil Tastorets Budget Controversy and Flights
A column fragment discusses a charity raffle at a club, suspicions about a ladder of success being sawed, roadside produce stands, and a warning to watch for a resort cab. It notes Lance Carter as budget director and longtime friend of the President, former head of the National Bank of Georgia during the flights. An OCC report found no evidence warranting criminal prosecution of Lance over personal finances.
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Washington
Jody Powell
Jimmy Carter
Bert Lance
Carter
Powell
National Bank of Georgia
White House
Georgia
Tennessee
Lance
Comptroller of the Currency
Fire at Covey plant spurs unemployment line in Holdenville
A nine hour blaze at Covey Corp plastic foam picnic cooler and ice chest plant destroyed the Holdenville plant causing an estimated 3 million dollars in damage. About 154 workers lined up for unemployment benefits as officials eyed reopening and federal and state aid.
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Holdenville
Okla
Covey Corp
Holdenville Chamber of Commerce
Otho Bartlett
Kelly Industries
Houston
Oklahoma Industries Development Office
U.S
West Watkins
D- Okla
Mandel Convicted in Mail Fraud Racketeering Scheme
Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel was found guilty by a U.S. District Court jury on 17 counts of mail fraud and one count of racketeering tied to an influence trading scheme involving horse racing.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Baltimore
Maryland
Marvin Mandel
U.S. District Court
Montmartre Government Traced in New York Directory
New York city readers learn that the Government of Montmartre is missing from 955,000 Manhattan phone directories. Barry Richmond, a theater entrepreneur claiming Montmartre rights, plans a $2 million libel restraint of trade suit against the New York Telephone Company for removing the listing. The case reaches the Public Service Commission and federal court, with officials citing directory integrity and readers’ trust.
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NEW York
New York Telephone Company
Manhattan
Government of
Montmartre
Barry Richmond
Richmond
Govt of
PSC
Federal Republic of
Richard
Grand-Guignol
United States
Barry — Richmond
Weather Averages Highs Near 90s Across Texas
The National Weather Service expects partly cloudy skies with scattered storms in West Texas and the northeast. Thunderstorms overnight dropped 0.08 inches in Waco, while radar shows heavier rainfall in some storms. Wichita Falls reported a morning thunderstorm. fog reduced visibility to two miles in Lufkin as dawn temperatures ranged from the 60s in the mountains to the 70s and 80s elsewhere, with highs reaching into the 80s along the coast and up to 105 in the Big Bend and southwest regions.
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Associated Press
Mother Nature
Waco
Wichita Falls
Texas
Lufkin
Mountains
Northern
Panhandle
National Weather Service
Big Bend
Elvis Presley Will Leaves Fortune to Family in Tennessee
Elvis Presley named family as primary beneficiaries in a 13 page will filed in Tennessee probate court. The document, dated March 3 1977 and drawn at Graceland, excludes ex wife and fiancée while directing income to Vernon Presley Lisa Marie Presley Minnie Mae Presley and other relatives in need. Executor Vernon Presley will manage personal property including trophies and other career items with discretion. A trust for Lisa Marie will be created upon Minnie Mae and Vernon Presley’s deaths with distribution at age 25. The inventory is expected to run into millions of dollars and may exceed typical filing time. The will was witnessed by guitarist Charles Hodge girlfriend Ginger Alden and Vernon Presley’s attorney’s wife Ann Dewey Smith and filed during a 20 minute session before Judge Joseph Evans.
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Memphis, Tenn
Elvis Presley
Tennessee
Joseph Evans
Presley
Graceland
Baptist Hospital
Bobby Dunavant
Vernon Presley
Mississippi
Graceland Mansion
Charles Hodge
Ginger Alden
Ann Dewey Smith
Beecher Smith II
Evans
Smith
Hodge
Filng
Singer
Lisa Marie
Minnie Mae Presley
Lisa Marie Presley
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Candace Mossler
Ashley
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
James Ashley
Portland. Ore
Holladay Park
Portland
C.L. Tierney
Business Group
Business Coordinating Council
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Court of Military Appeals
Washington, D.C
Marine Corps
Dallas
Irving, Tex
Dallas County
Grand Jury
Bobby Mack
Montesano
Wash
Pacific Northwest
Prairies
Santa Monica
Walter Pidgeon
Debonaire
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Pidgeon
St. John's Hospital
Groucho
Los Angeles
Groucho Marx
Erin Fleming
Miss Fleming
Carroll O'Connor
Eric Segal
Phil Pastoret
Dow Chemical Co
Magnolia
Ark
Occidental
Lathrop
San Joaquin Valley
Cyrus Vance
Huang Hua
Peking
Hua
Huang Chen
China
Mandel
State Public Service Commission
Greece
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