Judge warns witness may have violated rights in Bolles case
Phoenix Superior Court Judge Howard Thompson held John Harvey Adamson in contempt five times for refusals to answer about conversations with an attorney and bombings related to the Don Bolles murder. Adamson, key witness in the Robison and Dunlap trial, acknowledged discussing bombings and explosives while in jail, risking potential breach of his immunity plea.
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Carol Jackson
Associated Press
Phoenix, Ariz
John Harvey Adamson
Don Bolles
Adamson
Arizona Republic
Superior Court
Howard Thompson
Thompson
Chandler
James Robison
Phoenix
Max Dunlap
Dunlap
Robison
Bolles
Paul Smith
Mickey Clifton
Smith
Clifton
Aswer
Peoria
Stan Tanner
Tops Tavern
Kent State shootings parents win new trial demand
The 6th U S District Court of Appeals sent the $46 million damage suit back to district court after a juror was threatened and assaulted during the 15 week trial. The May 4th Coalition seeks to halt a $6 million gym annex at the site, hoping to keep it as a historic landmark.
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Andy Lippman
Associated Press
Cincinnati
Kent State
Sara Scheuer
Sandra
Ohio National Guardsmen
Sister of Shah escapes assassination in Antibes
Prin cess Ashraf Pahlevi, twin sister of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, escaped unharmed when two masked gunmen opened fire on her Rolls Royce on a seafront road in Antibes. Her lady in waiting was killed and a male companion wounded in the arm. The gunmen fled in a stolen car found abandoned. The motive is seen as political amid Iranian exile groups. Princess Ashraf has worked for women's rights and represented Iran at UN agencies. her husband runs an Iranian specialty emporium in Paris and she frequents their Riviera villa.
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Antibes
France
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlevi
Ashraf Pahlevi
French Riviera
Paris
Ashraf
Iran
United Nations
Medhi Bousheri
Riviera
Juan Les Pins
Funds OK’d for Equipment Upgrade in Permian Basin
Governor Dolph Briscoe approves a 163000-dollar LEAA grant to the Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission for terminal equipment upgrades to a regional law enforcement teletype system. Funds support sheriff departments in Dawson Gaines Andrews Martin Upton Reeves Ector Midland Winkler Terrell Howard counties and police departments in Midland Monahans Lamesa Fort Stockton Kermit Big Spring Odessa Pecos.
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Austin
Tex
Dolph Briscoe
Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission
Dawson
Gaines
Andrews
Martin
Upton
Reeves
Ector
Midland
Winkler
Terrell
Howard
Monahans
Lamesa
Fort Lockton
Kermit
Big Spring
Odessa
Pecos
Briscoe
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Coverup questioned in Lance finances probe
Illinois Senator Charles Percy seeks a new Senate Governmental Affairs Committee inquiry into Bert Lance's finances. Percy plan s testimony from ethics adviser John L. Moore and notes Bloom's admission he misled the panel while denying deliberate concealment. The hearings focus on Lance's bank dealings and June lifting of restrictions at Calhounia First National Bank.
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Illinois
Lance
W. Dale Nelson
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Bert Lance
Carter
Georgia
Office of Management and Budget
Charles Percy
Bill
John L. Moore
Robert Bloom
Percy
Donald L. Tarleton
Atlanta
Tarleton
Calhounia
First National Bank
White House
Jody Powell
Moore
U.S. Export-Import Bank
Comptroller’s Office
Bloom
Senate Committee
Calhoun
Sidney Smith
Calhoun Bank
Senior Center offers home repair help for seniors
Senior citizens and the physically handicapped can access a free “fix it” service offered by the Senior Center at 119 S. Cedar St. A on-call handyman will work 40 hours weekly to handle minor carpentry, faucet repairs, bulb replacements, furniture shifting, battery boosts, and similar tasks. The owner pays for parts. the service is free. Call 445-3272 to arrange.
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S. Cedar St
Billie McCormick
Faith as Assurance and Conviction in Hebrews
A concise biblical reflection on faith citing Hebrews 11 1 2. The passage defines faith as assurance of what is hoped for and conviction about unseen realities. It notes the ancient saints earned God’s approval through faith.
Gavrel ends testimony in Cullen Davis capital murder trial
Gus Gavrel Jr denies lying as he concludes testimony in Amarillo in the Cullen Davis capital murder trial. He accuses Davis of being the shooter in the 1976 mansion massacre that left Prisilla Davis, Stan Farr, and Andrea Davis dead while Gavrel himself was wounded and paralyzed.
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Gavrel
Amarillo
Tex
Gus Gavrel Jr
Cullen Davis
Davis
Fort Worth
Micheal Heard
Prisicilla
Stan Farr
Farr
Andrea
Balloonists abort Atlantic attempt after rescue off Iceland
Two American balloonists Ben Abruzzo and Maxie Anderson, rescued by a U.S. Air Force helicopter near Reykjanesbik, say they will not retry the crossing. Ice and whirlpool winds forced a landing 800 miles short of their Denmark Strait route, after 60 hours aloft and 1,720 miles tracked by Goddard Space Center.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
U.S. Air Force
Ben L. Abruzzo
Maxie Anderson
Albuquerque
N.M
Keflavik
Edward Yost
Sioux Falls
S.D
Portugal
Maine
Abruzzo
Anderson
Massachusetts
France
Goddard Space Center
Maryland
Direct flights to European cities planned in CAB overhaul
CAB Chairman Alfred E. Kahn urged quick action on U S plans to add direct service from 11 American cities to Europe with routes to Luxem bourg and beyond. President Carter must approve, aiming for a decision by early November.
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Washington
Europe
Carter
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Alfred E. Kahn
U.S
London
Kahn
Luxembourg
Atlanta
Cleveland
Dallas- Fort Worth
Denver
Houston
Kansas City
Minneapolis-St. Paul
New Orleans
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Tampa
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Pecos Museum
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Rotary Club
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William Schafer III
Arizona
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The
American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio
Shah
Atlantic
Denmark Strait
Greenland
New Mexico
Air Force
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