KGB questions LA Times reporter Robert Toth in Moscow
In Lefortovo prison the 48 year old Los Angeles Times correspondent was questioned about dissident Anatoly Scheharansky and a piece on secret Soviet installations. He faces further interrogation while barred from leaving the Soviet Union. Scheharansky, a Jewish dissident arrested in March, is being probed for treason. Toth was seized on the street during a meeting with scientist Valery Patyukhov who offered him an article on parapsychology.
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Yugoslavia Warns of Sinister Forces at Helsinki Talks
Belgrade opens a 35 nation Helsinki pact preparatory conference with Foreign Minister Milos Minic calling out sinister forces seeking to disrupt East West detente. He cites a UN mission attack by Croatian militants as proof of propaganda and pressure aimed at undermining European security and cooperation.
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Illinois House approves parochial school grant bill
The Illinois House passed a measure 109 to 44 to give grants up to 60 dollars for grades kindergarten through eight and up to 75 dollars for high school students attending parochial and other private schools. Grants match tuition if below the caps. Opponents warn about constitutionality and budget strain while supporters call it a step toward aiding church schools. The bill moves to the Senate.
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Benton plane crash kills student pilot Jimmy Reed
A 20 year old Benton man, Jimmy Chris Reed, was killed when the Cessna 150 crashed into Bend Lake near the dam after night takeoff from Benton Municipal Airport. Franklin County deputies say Reed held a student pilot certificate and was the identified pilot. Co driver Max Connor is in fair condition. FAA investigators from Chicago and Springfield lead the inquiry with autopsy pending and an inquest planned within 10 days. Reed was born June 28 1956 and attended East Benton Baptist Church.
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Robb Wins Virginia Democratic Primary for Governor
Former Lt. Gov. Henry Howell wins the Democratic nomination for Virginia governor over Andrew Miller. Charles Robb, 37, from McLean, leads the ticket as Robb edges his nearest opponent by about 30,000 votes in his first bid for public office.
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Baptist Leader Jimmy Allen Elected SBC President
The Rev. Jimmy Allen pastor of First Baptist Church San Antonio Texas was named president of the Southern Baptist Convention at the two day meeting in Kansas City Delegates from 35 000 churches and 13 million members attended the nations largest Protestant denomination event AP Photo
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Byrd urges compromise on Carter killed water projects
Senate Democratic Leader Robert Byrd urged Congress to compromise on 17 water projects Carter sought to kill. Byrd said the 218-194 House vote to continue funding showed a veto could not be overridden.
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Court says Skokie can't stop Nazis
The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that Skokie Illinois cannot bar the National Socialist Party of America from publicly demonstrating. Illinois courts must permit a May 1 rally in Skokie or provide immediate appellate review of an injunction. The group plans a white supremacist protest amid an insurance requirement for park permits.
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Chicago
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Skokie City Hall
Bloomington Man Sentenced for Lake Bloomington Murder
Kent Wilson, 26, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 25 to 40 years for the murder of Elizabeth Harding 33, whose December 22 shooting at her Lake Bloomington home ended in her death. The jury convicted Wilson last month of slaying Harding. The prosecution sought 50 to 150 years.
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Bloomington, Ill
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Bloomington
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Elizabeth Harding
Lake Bloomington
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