Pluto's faint moon Charon detected near Pluto
UPI reports a faint moon orbiting Pluto, tentatively named Charon after the Greek ferryman. Discovery by James Christy and Harrington was confirmed by observatories in Chile and Flagstaff, suggesting Pluto is smaller and less massive than once thought.
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Washington
UPI
Pluto
U.S. Naval Observatory
Charon
Chile
Earth
Robert Harrington
James Christy
Naval Observatory
Flagstaff
Ariz
Christy
Hades
Triple Triplet Births At Merritt Hospital Draw Attention
In 10 weeks three sets of triplets were born at Samuel Merritt Hospital in Oakland. Statistician Gideon Weiss of UC Berkeley estimated the probability at about three in a million. He noted the next such cluster might occur around 60,000 years from now.
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Oakland, Calif
Gideon Weiss
University of California- Berkeley
Weiss
Merritt Hospital
15 year terms for U S Vietnam spies in court
Ronald Humphrey a former U S Information Agency worker and David Truong an expatriate Vietnamese received 15 year sentences for espionage and conspiracy totaling 42 years each but concurrent with 15 year espionage terms. Judge Bryan noted potential parole under good behavior. Both lawyers plan appeals after May verdicts.
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Alexandria, Va
UPF
U.S. Informatic Agency
U.S
Vietnam
Paris
Albert Bryan
Ronald Humphrey
David Truong
Bryan
Humphrey
Truong
Information Agency
Kim
Last Chance Gone Ronnie Tassiello Dead at 17
In Hartford, Ronnie Tassiello, 17, ran away after a failed bid to start high school at Stamford Catholic High. Found July 4 in Norwalk with another 17-year-old, Alaine Hapeman, both stabbed. killer disfigured faces. Ronnie had a troubled history with prostitution and foster care. Alaine frequented Hartford’s Little Hollywood area. Father Alan Hapeman learned of the deaths on TV.
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Hartford, Conn
UPI
Ronnie Tassiello
Diane DeReyna
Stamford Catholic High School
Ronnie
Norwalk
Lover's Lane
Alame Hapeman
Vision News
Stamford
DeReyna
Nazis win legal battles shift focus to Sunday rally
Chicago Nazis secure court rulings upholding permits and insurance bond, prompting a Sunday rally in Marquette Park between 1 pm and 4 pm. Park district losses led to overturned requirements and a permit amid long standing white black tensions in the South Side neighborhood.
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Chicago
Marquette Park
Supreme Court
Chicago Park District
Park District
William J. Brennan Jr
Collin
Faith-healing gypsies arrested in New City case
New Jersey mother Pauline Marco and her 50-year-old mother Ruby Marco were charged with grand larceny in Rockland County for a faith healing scam. They allegedly charged a Bardonia woman $20 to tell the future, $1,000 to remove an evil spirit, and $100 per special candle, with cash for extras and a color TV promised as help.
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New City, N.Y
UPI
New Jersey
Rockland County
Pauline Marco
Ruby Marco
Jersey City
Miss Marco
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Saturn
Inset
CIA
Frank Snepp
Alexandria
Snepp
Alan Hopeman
Mrs. Marco
Center For the Sightless, Inc
Oberlin Road
Elyria
Ohio
United Way
Norfolk Island
Janet Craig
Long
Cleve
Center Rd
Avon
Bill Wolfe
U.S. Treasury
EST
Treasury
Ans
Brut Ust
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