Former Egyptian minister found slain amid kidnapping case
Police report the body of 64 year old Sheik Mohamed Zahabi, former minister of religious affairs, was found in a Giza villa. A confessed killer is in custody after Zahabi was abducted by the Atonement and Immigration Society demanding 500000 dollars and freedom for 60 inmates. In Calgary, Prince Charles will join Blackfoot treaty centennial events at Blackfoot Crossing and be named a Kainai chief. Ottawa notes Foothills Yukon Ltd. aims to finance and build the 10 billion dollar gas pipeline, dismissing rival claims as unfounded.
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Cairo
Pyramids of
Giza
Sheik Mohamed Zahabi
Zahabi
The
Atonement and Immigration Society
Calgary
Canada
Prince Charles
Prince of Wales
Blackfoot Crossing
Blood
Alberta
Nekaistow
Red Crow
Prince
Edward
Duke of Windsor
Ottawa
Foothills Yukon Ltd
Robert Blair
Blair
National Energy Board
William Wilder
Canadian Arctic Gas Pipeline Ltd
Foothills
Dancing Secretaries Brisk at King County Courthouse
In Seattle the King County Superior Court clerk's office hosts daily 4 30 p m locked doors and Thursday after hours a 55 year old executive secretary leads a tap dance class for about a dozen female workers aged 23 to 60. No men participate. In Atlanta Maj Gen John Singlaub has been reassigned as chief of staff at Ft McPherson after criticism of U S troop policy in Korea. In Colorado Springs a new book on Abraham Lincoln argues he became a Christian after Gettysburg, quoting his remark on consecrating his life to Christ.
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Seattle
King County Superior Court Clerk
Ellen Matson
Jon
Atlanta
John Singlaub
South Korea
Carter
U.S
Army Forces Command
Ft. McPherson
Georgia
Singlaub
United
Colorado Springs
Colo
Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg
Frederick Owen
Owen
Lincoln
Lone Star Gas raises gate charge for Dallas Fort Worth
The railroad commission authorized Lone Star Gas Co to lift its intracompany gate rate to 1.4833 dollars, up about 44.84 cents, adding about 2-3 percent to burner rate in Texas cities served. Senator Mengden cites a TNHA memo plan to counter nursing home regulation.
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Austin
Tex
Railroad Commission
Lone Star Gas Co
Dallas
Fort Worth
Texas
Lone Star
Walter Mengden
Houston
Texas Nursing Home Association
TNHA
Mengden
Lufkin News
Doug Pendergras
Yarbrough seeks voter forgiveness after crime allegations
Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Yarbrough, 36, confessed to wrongdoing in a hurried news conference. He admitted sin against God and voters, while denying quitting his post. Indicted on forging an Alabama tag receipt and lying to a grand jury, he faces possible disbarment and removal actions.
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Jack Keever
Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Texas Supreme Court
Don Yarbrough
Yarbrough
Texas
Alabama
Travis County
Supreme Court Chamber
Cuban seize sailboat with five Americans in international waters
Five Americans led by 19 year old Robert Skafte were freed after Cuban forces seized the 46 foot ketch Musica off Cuba. Two other Americans on another sailboat remained detained. Coast Guard monitored distress signals and notified the State Department.
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Key West
Fla
America
Havana
Panama
Robert Skafte
Cuba
Skafte
U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
U.S. State Department
State Department
Newport Beach
Calif
Marathon
Florida Keys
Donald Reidt
University of California-Irvine
Paul Holthus
Orange
Terry Scott Kohrs
Kansas City
Susan McCarthy
Encinitas
Carter seeks broader gas rationing power faces GOP scrutiny
President Carter plans to ask Congress for standby authority to ration gasoline in emergencies, aiming to cut consumption by at least 25 percent. Senator Henry Jackson doubts Congress will grant such power without a national crisis, signaling a tough fight in both chambers.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
Henry Jackson
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Jackson
House
Senate
Carter Brezhnev meeting ruled out by Brezhnev opposition
President Carter favors a summit but Brezhnev opposes a get acquainted meeting and prefers delaying until a broader strategic arms agreement can be negotiated. Officials doubt a new SALT treaty can be in place before the interim accord expires in October, while U S and Soviet discussions continue.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Washington
Carter
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Carter-Brezhnev
U.S
Malcolm Toon
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Tass
Midwife charged with murder in infant death
Miguel S. Orihuela 44 faced murder charges over the death of Cesario Escobedo Rodriguez after allegedly injecting Genoveva Rodriguez during delivery. He is jailed on prior counts of injury to a child and delivery of a dangerous drug. A later search found four fetuses in pickle jars. no charges tied to the discovery.
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Brownsville
Tex
Miguel S. Orihuela
Justice of the Peace
Ed Sarabia
Orihuela
Cesario Escobedo Rodriguez
Genoveva Rodriguez
Sarabia
Orihuela Cameron County
Joe K. Hendley
State Board of Pharmacy
Linda
Hendley
Two roommates linked to at least 28 murders
Riverside sheriff officials linked two Redondo Beach roommates David Hill and Patrick Kearney to at least 28 murders over seven years. Evidence including a bloody hacksaw hair and carpet fibers tied to the men’s home and victims. They were arraigned on two counts each of murder and faced possible broader charges as investigations continued.
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Riverside
Calif
David Hill
Patrick Kearney
Redondo Beach
Riverside County
Ben Clark
Kearney
Hill
John LaMay
LaMay
Sheiff
Karney
Barstow
Hughes Aircraft
Fl Paso
Texas
Clark
Juan Corona
Pasadena
Elmer Wayne Henley
Los Angeles
Philip LaRocca
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Victoria
Bill Kemp
State Bar of Texas
Bar
Texas Judicial Qualifications Commission
Consi
Bill Clayton
God
Jesus Christ
Texas Schoolbook Depository
ABC
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Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Loos Obama
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Skaft
Musica
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Toon
Ists
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Justice Department
Hughes Aircraft Corp
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