Berkowitz ruled mentally unfit to stand trial
A psychiatrist report found David Berkowitz not mentally competent to stand trial for the Son of Sam killings. Judge Gerald Held ordered Berkowitz returned to Kings County Hospital for further evaluation with an Oct. 4 hearing planned. The team noted paranoid diagnosis and a guarded prognosis despite a normal brain scan and EEG.
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New York
David Berkowitz
Sam Slayer
Berkowitz
State Supreme Court
Gerald S. Held
Held
Brooklyn
Eugene Gold
Kings County Hospital
Jimmy Breslin
Korea
New York State Lottery Announces Bingo Instant Winner Game
Albany based UPI report says the New York State lottery will begin a bingo style instant winner game on Sept. 7. Players can win up to 5000 cash or enter a 1 million top prize drawing with a one in 480000 odds for all numbers circled. About 100 million $1 tickets will be sold, with 35 million in cash prizes and 9 million free tickets awarded.
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Albany
UPI
New York State
John Quinn
Quinn
Johnson Heads State Publishers Association
John B. Johnson Jr., managing editor of the Watertown Daily Times, was elevated to the presidency of the New York State Publishers Association at the close of the annual meeting. Paul L. Geibel of the Cortland Standard was elected a director, and Brian J. Donnelly of the Binghamton Press and Sun-Bulletin was elected secretary-treasurer.
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John B. Johnson Jr
Watertown Daily Times
New York State Publishers Association
Paul L. Geibel
The
Cortland Standard
Brian J. Donnelly
Binghamton Press and
Sun-Bulletin
Louisville busing opens third year smoothly
Louisville officials called the first day of the third year of court ordered busing in the metropolitan school system the smoothest since busing began in 1975.
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Louisville
UPI
Diocese seeks to keep 19 high schools open during strike
The Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese superintendent says all 19 affected high schools will try to stay open despite a daylong teachers strike.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Catholic
Former cop admits moving heroin evidence in Syracuse case
A retired Narcotics Unit investigator testified he moved heroin from outside a Syracuse man's cellar location to a rafters area during the search. The hearing examines evidence confiscation in the Oct 22 1976 arrest of Roscoe W. Herring for fifth degree possession and weapon possession.
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Rick Reinward
Syracuse
Joseph Mulderiy
Organized Crime Unit
Patrick J. Cunningham
Roscoe W. Herring
Alexander Ave
Mulderiy
David Scharour
Scharoun
Herring
Mulderig
OCD
Larry J. Bonanni
John LaPare
Richard Priest
Priest
AFL-CIO backs Carter on canal
The AFL-CIO executive council will approve a resolution backing President Carter’s plan to relinquish control of the Panama Canal. Carter also briefed Georgia and Florida leaders to rally support for the agreement while White House aides push public backing for the treaty.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
Carter
Panama Canal
Georgia
Florida
White House
Sol Linowitz
Stpps
State buys 11 mountains to add to Adirondack High Peaks
Albany AP reports New York State acquires 9,311 wilderness acres surrounding the Ausable Club to own all 46 Adirondack High Peaks. The $744,980 purchase, funded by the Environmental Quality Bond Act, will add the peaks above 4,000 feet to the Forever Wild Forest Preserve within four to six months. Upper and Lower Ausable lakes remain club property.
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Albany
Adirondack Mountains
Adirondacks
Ausable Club Preserve
State Department of Environmental Conservation
Forever Wild
Adirondack Forest Preserve
Saddleback
Colvin
Dial
Haystack
Gothic
Bass
Glacier
Sawteeth
Wolf Jaws Mountains
Ausable Lakes
Ausable Reserve
Ausable
Carey Administration
New-look New York State Fair opens amid upbeat forecasts
The 1977 New York State Fair opened with promising weather as crowds formed for Cinesphere and a parade kickoff drawing about 10 000 people. Officials touted revised programs at the Daily Building Youthland and Center of Progress Building with a strong advance ticket showing, and Andy Williams headlines tonight at the Grandstand.
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Tim Carroll
Jong
Thomas Young
Empire Court
Youthland
Center of Progress
Young
J. Roger Barber
State Department of Agriculture and Markets
Peased Young
Barber
New York State
Andy Williams
Fomoarraw
Capit ‘Ennille
Storm Anita Aims Inland After Drifting From Gulf
The first tropical storm of the season, Anita, moved over open waters south of New Orleans with forecasts showing possible hurricane strength before landfall. More than 2,000 offshore workers left Gulf platforms and headed inland.
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Miami
Anita
New Orleans
Otl
Gulf of Mexico
The Trouble With Fast Talkers
A concise reflection on rapid speech noting that quick talkers often utter thoughts they have not fully formed yet. The remark suggests caution about speaking before thinking and the risk of revealing unfinished ideas.
Wheat cutback deemed very small by Kansas farmers
In Wichita Kansas farmers say President Carter's plan to cut wheat planting 20 percent next year will not dent the surplus. The price per bushel has fallen from about $5 three years ago to below $2. Grower Richard Theurer of Sumner County calls the cutback "very small" and notes a larger cut might lift prices. He adds speculation would drive Board of Trade reactions.
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Wichita
Kau
Carter
Richard Theurer
Sumner County
Oklahoma
Board of Trade
Power outage hits Syracuse area after thunderstorm
A severe late day storm knocked out power for nearly 1,000 customers across Onondaga Hill DeWitt Fayetteville Manlius Syracuse eastside and Skaneateles. High winds and lightning caused tree damage and a 60 degree night with a cooler forecast ahead.
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Niagara Mohawk Power Co
Onondaga Hill
DeWitt
Fayetteville
Manlius
Syracuse
Skaneateles
Hancock Airport
Leading Indicators Dip for Third Straight Month
Washington DC July index of leading indicators fell 0.2 percent, the Commerce Department said, signaling a potentially drab job and production outlook for the rest of 1977. Analysts noted the decline marks the longest stretch since the 1974–75 recession, with Feliks Tamm cautious about forecasts.
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Washington
UPI
Commerce Department
Oday
Commerce
Feliks Tamm
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