Klan Leader Threatens Court Over Prison Mail Rules
Missouri Ku Klux Klan grand dragon James Betts says he may sue to force a state prison to allow Klan literature via mail. Betts argued Black Muslim materials are allowed, while Klan publications are returned as not permitted. Prison official Carl White said mail is routinely checked and only contraband or security threats are withheld. Betts notes Klan as a religion and claims about a dozen Klan units exist in Missouri with 6 supporters present during his Moberly visit.
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Ky defends U.S. role in Saigon fall backs Thieu
Former South Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky absolved the United States of all blame for Saigon's collapse and blamed ex-President Nguyen Van Thieu. He warned he might take physical action if they met and said he would seek any job, from aircraft driver to farmer, after the end of his political dreams.
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Guam
UPI
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United States
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Central Highlands
Vietnam
Kissinger On Viet Outcome Aimed By Watergate Actions
Secretary Kissinger says the Vietnam outcome was the only possible result due to Watergate and Congress banning U S military action in Indochina. He cites a moderately constructive Soviet role in evacuations and warns against overcrediting Moscow for moderating allied movements.
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Washington
UPI
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Indochina
Henry Kissinger
Nbc-Tv
Today Show
Soviet Union
Saigon
Barbara Walters
United States
Thieu
U.S
Attention Level Analyzer Aims To Warn Straying Minds
Annapolis physicist Dr Karel Montor at the United States Naval Academy describes a compact attention level analyzer. The device, about the size of two cigarette packs, weighs under a pound and could help pilots and later drivers stay focused during critical moments. It links brain wave changes to attention, offering early warning when a mind wanders.
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Annapolis
UPI
BOAC
Pacific
Copernicus scans stars for extraterrestrial laser signals
UPI reports NASA's Copernicus satellite observatory is searching three nearby stars for laser communications from other civilizations. After Epsilon Eridani, Tau Ceti and Epsilon Indi will be scanned this summer and fall, about 11 light years away.
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UPI
Washington
Copernicus
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Satellite Observatory
Earth
Herbert Wischnia
Sonitrol-Worcester Corp
Worcester
Mass
Wischnia
Moe Howard of the Three Stooges dies at 78
Moe Howard, last surviving Stooge, died of lung cancer in Los Angeles at age 78. The Hollywood icon, known for his soup bowl haircut and slapstick routines, left a widow Helen and children Joan and Paul. He helped form the famed trio with Larry Fine and Curly, appearing in over 200 films and a TV series, with later benefits and appearances noted.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Moe Howard
The
Three Stooges
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Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital
Helen
Joan
Paul
New York
Moe
Shemp Howard
Larry Fine
Chicago
Stooges
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Curley
Fine
Joe DeRita
Hollywood
Tedd Healy
Rube Goldberg
Healy
Court Test Next
An environmental group says it will sue the Consumer-Product Safety Commission for failing to act on whether aerosol sprays with fluorocarbon propellants damage the ozone layer. The National Resources Defense Council petitioned last year to ban such aerosols because of reports they harm the ozone and increase solar radiation exposure.
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UPI
Consumer-Product Safety Commission
National Resources Defense Council
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