Abscam defendants seek to overturn convictions in scam probe
Seven Abscam defendants including a congressman ask U.S. District Judge George Pratt in Brooklyn to dismiss convictions claiming FBI entrapment and illegal bribe enticement in the two year probe. A Philadelphia judge previously dismissed related Abscam convictions for entrapment.
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George Pratt
Brooklyn
U.S. District Court
FBI
Pratt
Philadelphia
George Schwartz
Harry Jannotti
Experts dispute Garwood actions in Vietnam court martial
Defense experts at Camp Lejeune challenge Navy doctors on Garwood's mental state during captivity. The Marine private faces desertion and collaboration charges as the court martial resumes, with attorneys contending torture left him insane and not criminally liable for nearly 14 years behind enemy lines.
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UPI
Robert R. Garwood
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Camp Lejeune Marine Base
Examiner identifies skeletons of two missing children
Atlanta medical examiner says two skeletons tentatively identified as two of the city's five missing black children. He criticizes investigators for sloppy evidence collection and notes 11 more teeth and a sternum were found after officers searched the area again.
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Atlanta
API
Robert Stivers
Bitter cold freezes Northeast as heat strains rise
Bitter cold battered the Northeast with Watertown New York at 24 below and Philadelphia hitting 3 degrees. Schools in eastern Massachusetts closed amid a gas shortage blamed on the Arctic freeze, while tenants in New York City organized a rent boycott over heating shortages. Light snow spread from the Great Lakes to the Virginias with an inch in South Bend Indiana and Beckley West Virginia.
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Watertown
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New England
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Virginias
South Bend
Ind
Beckley
W.va
Weather Outlook: Shower Activity in Southern Plains and Plateau
A forecast indicates showers tonight across portions of the southern Plains and Plateau regions with snow possible in the lower Great Lakes area. The National weather outlook highlights unsettled conditions and varying precipitation chances through the night.
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Plateau
Great Lakes
Weekend Weather Outlook: Snow Risks North East
Local forecast shows a chance of snow Thursday with snow flurries in the northeast Friday. Otherwise fair. Temperatures range from mid 20s to near 30 in the north and mid 30s in the south. Lows will be in the teens.
Autopsy results on Stella Walsh to be released in two weeks
Cleveland residents learn that autopsy details on Stella Walsh, the slain Olympian, will be made public within about two weeks by the Cuyahoga County Coroner. An agreement was reached in a Friday hearing before Judge Thomas Parrino of the Ohio 5th District Court of Appeals after WKYC-TV sought access amid questions about Walsh's sex. Walsh, 69, competed for Poland in 1932 and 1936, winning a gold medal in the 109-meter dash and earning five gold and four silver medals in the 1933, 1934 and 1938 Women's Olympics.
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UPI
Olympic
Cuyahoga County
Thomas Parrino
Ohio Sth District Court of Appeals
Wkyc-Tv
Miss Walsh
God Mddal
Shock probation granted for former Cleveland court bailiff
Emmanuel Porter, former Cleveland Municipal Court bailiff, convicted nearly three years ago of aiding extortion against a woman involved in a fatal traffic offense case, was granted shock probation by Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Norman Fuerst. Porter served about 9 days of a 2 to 5 year sentence.
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Cleveland
UPI
Cleveland Municipal Court
Emmanuel Porter
Porter
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court
Norman Fuerst
Rainstorm blamed in Nevada bus crash
In Palmale Calif UPI reports a gambler's special bus from Las Vegas swerved off a desert highway in rain. One woman died, 27 injured as drivers may have overcorrected after stopping to avoid a car. Survivors described a chaotic scene with vivid injuries and trapped passengers.
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Palmdale
Calif
UPI
Las Vegas
Carol Whalan
Record low Mississippi water delays barge traffic
Record low water on the Mississippi River has halted barge movement, costing towing firms millions. The Memphis gauge fell to minus 6.5 feet, breaking the 1977 record minus 6.0. Dredges are widening a 9 foot by 300 foot channel to keep traffic open.
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Memphis, Tenn
Upi
Mississippi River
Memphis
Gene Gamble
Army Corps of Engineers
Radar gaps risk unseen Soviet bombers threaten major cities
UPI reports NORAD acknowledges holes in the aging U.S. radar network could allow low flying bombers to hit cities like Los Angeles San Francisco New York and Washington but Air Force term them a calculated risk. NORAD spokeswoman Maj. Rosemary Kitchen says chances of a low flying attack slipping through are very slim given distances and bomber approach routes.
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Love-smitten nun elopes with Canadian doctor in South Africa
A 63-year-old Catholic mother superior, Sister John Laudenklos, left her post as principal of Holy Cross School in George to elope with 72-year-old Dr. Christian Hamilton. The couple reportedly wed in Johannesburg last week and fled to avoid church backlash, with a friend calling them a lovely couple. The romance drew strong church condemnation as a scandal.
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Stuttgart
West Germany
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Zimbabwe crisis grows as Mugabe tightens rule
In Salisbury Zimbabwe Prime Minister Mugabe centralizes power in his party prompting Joshua Nkomo to reject a reshuffle offer. Nkomo, former home affairs minister, says the move violates a 1970s security power sharing pact between guerrilla groups and questions the post’s real influence.
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Zimbabwe
UPI
Robert Mugabe
Joshua Nkomo
Nkomo
Mugabe
Africans protest French intervention in Libya merger plans
Thousands of Africans residing in Libya staged a demonstration at the French embassy in Tripoli to oppose Paris intervention in Africa and the Libya Chad merger. The Jamahiriya agency quoted organizers vowing to confront French troops and to wage a guerrilla war against French interests worldwide.
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Libya
UPI
Chad
Africa
Jamahiriya
France
Central African Republic
Paris
Jamabiriya
Seven killed in weekend Ohio traffic crashes
Ohio State Highway Patrol reported seven fatalities from weekend traffic accidents including one Friday night death, two on Saturday, and four on Sunday. One victim was a pedestrian and one death occurred in a car train collision.
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Ohio
State Highway Patrol
Truck crash spills $5.5 million in marijuana near Mentor
UPI reports a rented truck crashed near Mentor dislodging nearly 3000 pounds of marijuana valued at 5.5 million. DEA agents were to seize the truck and cargo as investigators pursue leads on who picked up the driver. No arrests reported and a convoy escort theory emerged. Also noted is Ohio Lottery daily numbers result B28 with $242,310 in sales.
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Mentor
UPI
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Lake Erie Shore
DEA
Jeff Reese
Dynasty lands in Denver with high-stakes soap power play
ABC debuts Dynasty headlined by John Forsythe as Blake Carrington with Linda Evans and Bo Hopkins in a Denver setting. The show centers on wealth, family and control of a sprawling oil empire amid rivalries. Also notes a revival of The Doctors character Dr. Althea Davis and updates on Crews in Broadway and film projects.
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Bo Hopkins
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Elizabeth Hubbard
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