Thompson to push media protection bill to shield news offices
Gov James Thompson will introduce a bill to bar warrants to raid newspapers or broadcast news offices without proof of criminal activity or risk of evidence destruction. The measure favors subpoenas and court review, aiming to protect First Amendment watchdog functions while allowing necessary law enforcement. A Senate panel in Washington plans a June 22 hearing on third party search procedures echoing similar concerns after a Supreme Court ruling.
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Thompson
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Senate
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Supreme Court
Conrail wage probe threatens 1.3 billion funding
An internal audit found about 14 000 W 2 forms mailed to Conrail employees were undeliverable and 13 000 failed to reach workers due to wrong addresses. About 1 000 forms worth 4.7 million dollars are under investigation by a federal grand jury the Justice Department and the ICC.
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Washington
Conrail
Philadelphia
Justice Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
Midwest
Congress
Douglas Baldwin
ICC
Soviet hits Carter aide Brzezinski again in Moscow
The Soviet press denounces Zbigniew Brzezinski, accusing him of inventing a "Brzezinski Doctrine" that imposes Western values on the Soviet Union. It claims Brzezinski and US military allies claim rights for themselves while denying rights to Russians and allies in Africa and criticizes NATO armament limits.
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Zbigniew Brzezinski
Carter
Soviet Union
Vladimir Natantsev
Brzezinski
U.S
Africa
NATO
Tass
United States
Sterile woman bears quintuplets in Nancy France
A 27 year old Frenchwoman treated for sterility delivered quintuplets three boys and two girls. The babies born 22 weeks early face respiratory trouble and are in intensive care at Pinard Model Regional Maternity Hospital. The mother Mrs Claude Brunner is in good health. A Caesarian delivery was performed by a team of specialists midwives interns and nurses. Doctors warned about sterility drugs but she pursued pregnancy.
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Nancy
France
Explosion at Ohio flare plant injures many in Fostoria
An explosion ripped through the Standard Railway Fuse Corp plant in Fostoria Ohio injuring more than 20 people. Fire officials said burning debris reached up to 12 blocks away and caused roof fires. One patient remained for observation. cause is undetermined.
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Jim Waiters
Standard Railway Fuse Corp
Fostoria City Hospital
Ex Equity head to settle LA money disputes
Former Equity Fund ing Corp. of America chairman Stanley Goldblum agreed to pay 120000 to settle civil lawsuits and to relinquish income from films books or lectures about the financial scandal. He is in a medium security federal prison on Terminal Island. The settlement requires any earnings from movies books or lectures to go to Orion Capital Corp., carved from Equity Funding assets.
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Equity Funding Corp. of America
Ance
Terminal Island
Goldblum
Orion Capital Corp
Baptist gathering to feature Carter Bryant in Atlanta
Nearly 20,000 Southern Baptists will attend six days of activities in Atlanta with President Carter and entertainer Anita Bryant on the program. The event will urge involvement to end world hunger and a two year voluntary mission drive for 5,000 lay participants. Anita Bryant’s planned appearance spurred a protest planned by the Atlanta Coalition for Human Rights, a gay rights group.
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Anita Bryant
Bryant
Atlanta Coalition For Human Rights
Fire at Boras City Hotel in Sweden kills at least 20
Smoke pours from the five story Boras City Hotel early Saturday in Boras Southwest Sweden. The blaze left at least 20 dead and 55 injured as it spread explosively. Police said a firebomb was being considered as a possible cause.
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Boras
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