05 Jul 1977
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1977
Page
1
Attorney General Griffin B. Bell said the Justice Department will stop issuing detailed news releases announcing indictments. The office will limit statements to the bare charges and defendants to avoid potential prejudice in pending cases.
New York AP report says 26 year old seaman Luis Robinson admitted hijacking a Vermont bound bus from Port Authority after lacking money for fare. He killed two, wounded several, and held officers at JFK for about nine hours demanding six million dollars and a Cuban flight before surrendering. Sources note he told investigators he was broke and inspired by a dream.
Pakistan's army has seized control of the government and arrested Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Martial law is imposed with Gen. Muhammed Ziaul Haq as chief martial law administrator. Elections promised for October. President Fazal Elahi Choudhry remains head of state.
Entomologist Dr. E. Alan Cameron tests a synthetic pheromone to disrupt female moth fertilization. Federal agents spray areas and monitor moth activity as success varies by infestation level, with lighter areas showing the most promise against population growth.
An Alyeska spokesman said a nitrogen leak from a buried drain plug halted flow at Pump Station No 8 on the trans Alaska pipeline. Repair is estimated 11 to 13 hours, with oil resuming mid morning today. The outage did not leak oil and comes as Canada’s energy board backs a North Slope gas pipeline to North American markets.
About 100 demonstrators forced apart a KKK rally on the Ohio Statehouse steps. Police restored order as Klansman Dale Reusch vowed to return in September and engaged in a tense exchange with protesters amid eggs and projectiles.
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