Millionaire Dutch art collector Menten arrested in Switzerland
Swiss police announce the arrest of Pieter-Nicolas Menten a 77 year old Dutch art collector suspected of wartime crimes in Poland. He allegedly caused Jewish deaths and attempted suicide after capture in Uster near Zurich. Extradition to the Netherlands faces legal questions due to limits and Swiss expulsion law.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Pieter-Nicolas Menten
Poland
Menten
Uster
Netherlands
Justice Ministry
NATO Chief Warns of Weak Conventional Forces Risks and Rising Soviet Strength
NATO military chief Admiral Sir Peter Hill-Norton warned defense ministers that NATO's conventional forces are weak and that nuclear war becomes likelier as the Soviet bloc rapidly enhances its armed strength. He urged action including funding a $2.4 billion radar system and annual joint meetings of foreign, defense and finance ministers to address gaps and risks.
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Barry James
Brussels
Belgium
UPI
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Peter Hill-Norton
NATO
U.S
Donald Rumsfeld
Soviet Union
Hill-Norton
Sovi
Warsaw Pact
Alliance
Cattle Industry Prepares for Key Idaho Elections
Idaho cattle producers launch December training sessions across six cities to explain a proposed Beef Research and Information Act funded by a 0.3 percent cattle sale tax. Jim Faulkner and Tom Hovender lead the effort outlining a nationwide market development program and local participation.
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Boise
UPI
Idaho
Jim Faulkner
Bliss
Tom Hovender
Association
Beef Development Task Force
Beef Research and Information Act
Coeur D’ Alene
Lewiston
Idaho Falls
Pocatello
Twin Falls
Caldwell
Idaho Gov. Andrus Welcomes Supreme Court Ruling on Salmon Share
Gov Cecil D Andrus said he was delighted by the Supreme Court decision allowing Idaho to sue Oregon and Washington in the high court to apportion Columbia River salmon and steelhead returns. He called the ruling a key step toward equity for Idaho fishermen and residents.
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Boise
UPI
Cecil D Andrus
U.S. Supreme Court
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Columbia River
Andrus
Supreme Court
High Court
AG says vacation pay delays unemployment benefits in Idaho
Boise Idaho UPI Attorney General Wayne L Kidwell says a laid off worker who receives vacation pay may not receive unemployment compensation until after the paid vacation time ends. He said the deputy researched state laws for State Senator James E Risch.
Old Easy Chair Believed to Cause Back Pain
A phrase notes a chair with a wrong shaped back may lead to back pain. The line suggests improper seating can cause discomfort and highlights alert to misfit furniture.
Carter Has Not Made Contact on Cabinet Post
D Andrus told department heads he has not been contacted about a Carter cabinet post. He added if the President-elect has news he will say so then. Governors and spokesmen planned to meet Carter at Blair House Washington at 6 pm Wednesday to discuss support for the new administration.
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Boise
Fire department asked to investigate Spokane blaze deaths
Spokane Valley Fire Department is urged to probe a north Spokane fire that killed two children, with witnesses saying responders arrived slowly while a family spokesman defended the crew. Jeremy Smith two and Jesse one died, a third child escaped. the blaze is believed caused by children playing in bed with a lighter.
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Spokane
API
Spokane Valley Fire Department
Jeremy Smith
Jesse
Time Running Out For Alaska Natives In Idaho
Alaska Natives in Idaho have less than a month to file for a $1 billion inheritance from a 1971 act. Gov. Andrus said 161 people from 45 Idaho communities are enrolled, with 8,500 new requests by those missing the original 1973 deadline. Eligible applicants include U.S. citizens who are one quarter Alaska Native and were living on December 18, 1971. Contact the nearest Bureau of Indian Affairs office or wire pouch 8-1970 Anchorage AK 99510 or call 907 274 4523 before January 2, 1977.
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Bose
APD
Alaska
Idaho
Congress
Cecil D
Andrus
Bureau of Indian Affairs
U.S
Anchoreage
Former monk sentenced for murders in Netherlands
Frans Hooijmaijers, 41, a former monk, was sentenced to 13 years in jail for killing at least five elderly patients with fatal insulin injections at a state nursing home near a southern Dutch town. Prosecutor sought two concurrent life terms amid claims of broader deaths. a prior trial was reopened for not being exhaustive. The case follows his August 1975 arrest and includes embezzlement and theft charges from patients.
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Maastricht
Netherlands
UPI
Frans Hooijmaijers
Jan
Hooijmaijer’ S
Hooijmaijer
Hooimaijers
Peasants Begin Departing Sinaloa Farmland Squat
In Sinaloa 70 percent of the 106000 acre squat held by peasants has been abandoned by late Monday. Authorities plan talks in Mexico City with Agrarian Reform Minister Jorge Rojo Lugo to seek a peaceful solution to the land invasion.
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Culiacan
Mexico
UPI
Sinaloa
Mexico City
Agrarian Reform
Jorge Rojo Lugo
México
Jose Lopez Portillo
Station manager fired after fatal robbery shooting
Columbus report says Donald Lightfoot, manager of Kaye Oil Station, was fired for violating policy banning firearms on station property after he shot and killed robber Charles Patterson during a botched robbery. Lightfoot defends his actions as self defense and criticizes company policy.
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Columbus
Ohio
UPD
Donald Lightfoot
Kaye ,Oil ‘Co
Charles
Kaye Oil,Co
Firm -In -An
Lightfoot
Mistrial Declared in Mandel Political Corruption Trial
Federal judge John Pratt declared a mistrial in the Mandel case and four codefendants due to publicity over an alleged juror bribery attempt. Prosecutors argued a lone outsider tried to taint the proceedings, while Mandel’s team urged a fair trial could not be guaranteed.
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Nancy Kercheval
Baltimore
UPI
Marvin Mandel
District Court
John H. Pratt
Mandel
W. Dale Hess
William A.rodgers
Harry W. Rodgers II
Ernest N. Cory Jr
Nuclear disaster aftermath seen by Soviet scientist in Ural region
Leo Tumerman, a Soviet scientist turned Israeli professor, describes barren land and empty towns in the Ural Mountains area after a supposedly massive nuclear explosion. He recalls chimneys remaining and no villages or cattle, dating his visit to 1961, three years after the event.
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Robert Rosenberg
Rehovoth
Israel
UPI
Ural Mountains
Soviet Union
Leo Tumerman
Weizmann Institute
Tumemman
Zhores Medvedev
Kyshum
Oilman warns disaster from oil dependence, not environment
Max Eliason of the Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association warned that America faces economic disaster if it remains dependent on Arab fuel. He urged expanded domestic energy reserves and argued environmental impact studies slow oil and gas search, warning future generations may be at the mercy of Arab nations if this trend continues.
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San Antonio, Tex
UPI
Max Eliason
Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association
Eliason
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
United States
America
Dade County Medical Examiner Rules Bolin Death Drug Related
The Dade County Medical Examiner ruled that rock guitarist Tommy Bolin died from multiple drug intoxication in his motel room after a Miami trip for a concert. Autopsy found heroin cocaine barbiturates and alcohol with heroin as primary cause. no evidence of old injection tracks. He drank heavily at a bar overnight and was found dead the next morning.
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Miami
UPI
Dade County
Tommy Bolin
Ronald Wright
Deep Purple
Wright
Bolin
Youths Die When WWII Grenade Explodes in Leningrad
Two Leningrad teenagers Petrov and Golov were killed by an old World War II grenade found while hunting relics outside the city. The blast underscores the continued danger of unexploded ordnance from the 1941 1944 siege and decades of war left debris.
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Leningrad
Ussr
UPD
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