Papp Told Me He Did It, Former Cellmate Testifies
In 1973 before his first trial Timothy Papp told a Columbia High School basketball star he raped and killed Roxie Ann Keathley. Clark Ashley testified in Papp’s retrial about the cellmate discussion in Lorain County Jail. Ashley said Papp confessed during a jail exchange and described disposing of the body in a trunk and woods.
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Akron
Timothy Papp
Columbia
Roxie Ann Keathley
Clark Ashley
Papp
Ashley
Lorain County
James Burge
Columbia High School
Dan Hagan
Israel and Palestinians fight on as talks stall
Israeli troops clear remaining guerrilla pockets in southern Lebanon and warn there must be complete quiet on all fronts before peace talks can resume. Palestinians report heavy clashes and Israeli shelling of Nabatieh. The UN resumes debate on an immediate Israeli pullout as US and Soviet opposition diverge. President Carter plans to raise the invasion with Begin in Washington next week.
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Israel
Middle East
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Nabatiyeh
United Nations
Fuad Butros
Ezer Weizman
United States
Carter
Menachem Begin
Washington
Weizman
State Department
Hodding Carter II
Libya
Syria
Security Council
Letter to Nixon on mail delays reaches seven years late
The 1971 letter by George Mellendorf protesting poor maul delivery in Vietnam arrives in San Clemente, California seven years late. A San Francisco post office form apologizes for the delay as Nixon aides track Mellendorf down in Port Huron, Michigan. The 28 year old insurance salesman, now married, awaits Nixon's belated response as his wife notes ongoing mail problems.
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Call
UPI
George Meilendorf
Vietnam
Richard Nixon
Mellendorf
Calif
Nixon
San Francisco
Lee
Casa Pacifica
Defense Department
Washington
Port Huron
Mich
Jack Brennan
Linda
Our Town in Elyria High staged by West and Tattersall
Brad West and Sarah Tattersall of Elyria High School perform the lead roles in Our Town. The pair acted tonight at 8:15 and will show Sunday at 2:15 in the EWS auditorium. Emily is played by Tattersall, 16, daughter of Tattersall of 315 Overbrook Road, and George by West, 15, son of the Wests at 706 Washington Avenue.
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Our Town
Brad West
Sarah Tattersall
Elyria High School
EWS
Sarah
J C
William Tattersall
Overbrook Rd
Emily
West
Ray A West
Washington Ave
George
John Fazio
Bhutto sentenced to death for murder plot in Pakistan
Former Prime Minister Zulfihar Ali Bhutto and four others were sentenced by the Lahore High Court for ordering the murder of rival Ahmed Raza Kasur. The unanimous verdict in a closed session orders execution by hanging.
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Lahore
Pakistan
UPI
Zulfihar Ali Bhutto
Bhutto
Ahmed Raza Kasur
Name changes and historic homes in CT projects
Reporter Carol Reed explores name changing trends while three readers share why they prefer new names. Judy Johnson profiles a single man and a married couple restoring or buying historical homes in Connecticut. Dave Zapotesky and Gene Krebs provide photos. Howard Benedict reports on satellites and the space race amid potential space war dynamics.
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Carol Reed
Judy Johnson
Dave Zapotesky
Gene Krebs
Howard Benedict
Associated Press
Photo of Moro Alive Stirs Rome as Kidnappers Claim Handle
A Rome paper received a black and white Polaroid showing former Premier Aldo Moro alive, seated and looking toward the right. The image accompanied a two page communique denouncing him and signaling a people's tribunal, with no release deadline. Police questioned suspects after a two day manhunt.
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Rome
Aldo Moro
Moro
Red Brigades
Christian Democrat
Haly
Turin
Weather outlook with increasing snow and mixed precipitation
Weather report indicates snow increasing with cloudiness in the afternoon and highs around the mid 40s. Snow may mix with rain and winds pick up tonight with lows in the 20s. Sunday showers transition to partly cloudy conditions with highs near 40.
Browning-Ferris union ratifies contract after strike
Local 571 members vote 22-21 to approve a new three year pact with Browning-Ferris Industries and Brotherton Disposal District. The agreement hikes wages, adds holiday and pension benefits, and improves safety and working conditions while two employees facing discharge go to arbitration. Drivers return to work Monday.
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Browning-Ferris Industries
Brotherton
Teamsters
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