Klan Leader Threatens Suit Over Prison Mail Denial
In Missouri the self described grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan says he may sue to force a state prison to allow Klan literature by mail. Rev James Betts contends Black Muslim writings are allowed but Klan material is returned as not permitted. Prison officials say mail is routinely screened and material deemed a security risk is returned. Betts travels with six supporters and claims the Klan is a recognized religion.
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ST. Louis
UPI
Ku Klux-Klan
Missouri
Betts
KKK
Carl White
White
Ky absolves U S of blame for Saigon collapse
Former South Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky told a UPI report he blamed ex-President Nguyen Van Thieu for Saigon's fall and would take physical action if they met. He praised American sacrifice, recalled dropping bombs, and said he might seek work in the United States as a pilot taxi driver or farmer.
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Agaia
Guam
UPI
Nguyen Cao Ky
United States
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Mr. Thieu
Central Highlands
Vietnam
Kissinger Sees Viet War End Result as Only Possible
Secretary of State Kissinger told NBC that due to Watergate and a congressional ban on US action in Indochina there was no alternative to a Communist takeover. He praised a moderately constructive Soviet role in evacuations and cautioned against credit for moderating outcomes.
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Washington
UPI
USS
Indochina
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Nbc-Tv
Today Show
Soviet Union
Saigon
Barbara Walters
United States
Thieu
Congress
Hanoi
U.S
Mind-Warning Device Aims to Keep Pilots Focused
At Annapolis UPI reports a compact attention level analyzer weighing under a pound that alerts pilots when concentration wanes during critical flight phases. Developed by Dr Karel Montor of the US Naval Academy, the device could later fit into cars to improve driver focus.
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Annapolis
UPI
A. Boac
Karel Montor
Develo
Copernicus Scans Stars For Possible Laser Signals
UPI reports Copernicus, NASA’s satellite observatory, is scanning Epsilon Eridani to Tau Ceti and Epsilon Indi this summer and fall for laser signals from extraterrestrial civilizations. Astrobiologists note ultraviolet laser beacons could efficiently announce presence from planets around other stars.
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AL Rossiter Jr
UPI
Washington
Copernicus
U.S. Space Agency
Satellite Observatory
Earth
Herbert Wischnia
Sonitrol-Worcester Corp
Worcester
Mass
Wischnia
Last Stooge Moe Howard Dies in Los Angeles
Moe Howard 78 last member of the Three Stooges died of lung cancer in Hollywood after admission to Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital. Survived by widow Helen and children Joan and Paul. Stooges rose from vaudeville in 1920s to 200 films and a TV series. later years included benefit performances.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Moe Howard
The
Three Stooges
Howard
Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital
Helen
Joan
Paul
New York
Moe
Shemp Howard
Larry Fine
Chicago
Stooges
Shemp
Curley
Fine
Joe DeRita
the Stooges
Hollywood
Ted Healy
Rube Goldberg
Healy
Environmental group vows court challenge over aerosol ozone risk
The National Resources Defense Council says it will sue the Consumer Product Safety Commission for inaction on banning fluorocarbon aerosol propellants. It petitions filed late last year cite reports that these gases damage the earth's ozone layer which protects against harmful solar radiation.
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Washington
UPI
Consumer Product Safety
Commission
National Resources Defense Council
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