Agee and Knievel in legal fights and royal baptism row
Philip Agee a former CCLA agent battles expulsion from the Netherlands while Evel Knievel sues writer Sheldon Saltman for libel over quotes from a 1974 Snake River Canyon jump. Separately Prince Charles’s sister Princess Anne prepares to baptize Peter Phillips in Buckingham Palace’s music room amid church controversy.
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King Khaled of Saudi builds another luxury yacht
Preaching dummy King Khaled of Saudi Arabia is having another yacht built at the Van Lent Shipyards Co in Amsterdam this one will be 212 feet long and cost about 12 million dollars. It is without doubt the most luxurious yacht that has ever been built. The air conditioned ship will have three decks closed circuit television a helicopter platform an operating room and intensive care unit a swimming pool a latrina a barber shop and a gymnasium. The vessel's four royal rooms each will have a bedroom sitting room and a bathroom. Non royal visitors will be able to stay in the ship's six double guest rooms. We built King Khaled a 50 foot yacht a few years ago but it is now just too small for him.
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Hess and wife visit mark Berlin anniversary in prison
Rudolf Hess, longtime deputy of Adolf Hitler, celebrated his anniversary in Spandau Prison under strict guard. His wife Ilse Hess, age 77, visited for the usual 30 minutes in a monthly session as the couple remains separated since 1945.
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Carter denies Chip White House ouster and split rumors
In a McCall s interview Rosalynn Carter supports Chip staying in the White House and facing pressure to join the family peanut business in Plains Georgia. The report notes Billy Carter and internal family dynamics amid harvest season. Larry Flynt resigns Hustler publisher post after claiming a religious conversion and vows a reformatted magazine stance.
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Elvis Presley honored posthumously at Liberty Bowl luncheon
Sally Struthers daughter of Archie Bonker married in Los Angeles to Dr William Rader in a private ceremony. Elvis Presley posthumously receives Distinguished American Award as Vernon Presley accepts in Memphis with several dozen dignitaries at a luncheon before the Liberty Bowl.
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Kidnapped wife safe after husband pays ransom with store cash
Lynn Parker 41 was found unharmed in the trunk of the Parkers’ new car abandoned in a wooded area north of Crescent City. Her husband Carol emptied a Safeway safe on orders from assailants who abducted the couple Sunday night and forced him to deliver the money to a Hiouchi motel. A Coast Guard helicopter later located the car near the Oregon border.
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Mistrial Declared in Los Angeles Drug Trial
Los Angeles Superior Judge Richard A. Gadbois declared a mistrial in the drug trial of Joe Morgan, identified as a founder of the prison-born Mexican Mafia. The jury of seven men and five women was deadlocked on the second day of deliberations. Morgan, 48, faced charges of possessing heroin for sale and possessing dangerous drugs.
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Tennessee governor demands positive coverage to answer questions
Tennessee Governor Ray Blanton blasts negative press and says reporters must present the positive side of issues to get any questions answered. He cites a Memphis Commercial Appeal series on spending and says his policy targets only questioning style, not reporters. Blanton claims others should mirror his stance, including President Carter, as a shift away from perceived negativism. Meanwhile, fire crews at Camp Pendleton tame a brush fire that burned 740 acres.
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