Captain faces trial for Amoco Cadiz oil spill
In Brest a court indicted Pasqual Bardari, 36, master of the wrecked Amoco Cadiz, on charges of polluting French waters with more than 29 million gallons of oil. If convicted, he faces up to two years in prison and a $20,500 fine. Bardari posted bail and remained at the Atlantic port.
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Crime downs across nation despite uptick in assaults
In 1977 total serious crime fell 4 percent from 1976, with property crimes down 5 percent including larceny theft down 7 percent and burglary down 2 percent. Violent crimes rose: forcible rape up 10 percent, aggravated assaults up 5 percent, murders up 1 percent, robberies down 4 percent. Attorney General Griffin Bell praised the overall decrease.
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Witness protection program criticized in hearings
Washington groups press Congress to overhaul the witness protection program as a Senate hearing flags failures in protecting cooperating witnesses. Critics say marshals lack training take unnecessary risks and fail to identify threats to those under guard.
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Boy Finds Ammunition Blast Kills 2, Injures 5 in Kansas
In Riley Kansas a large round of ammunition found by a boy near a trailer court exploded inside a mobile home killing Kenneth Phillips a private at Fort Riley and his brother Timothy aged between 1 and 14. Five others including Pamela Phillips the wife and expectant mother and the parents Eugene and Joyce Phillips were injured with conditions ranging from critical to good.
France vows work reforms to woo leftist voters
Paris reports France’s ruling coalition, boosted by a large win in the National Assembly, pledges broad social and economic reforms to win over roughly 14 million leftist voters. Officials say President Giscard d Estaing will outline reforms in a nationwide address.
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Hoover Dam Height On Colorado River
The Hoover Dam rises 716 feet from bed rock to crest on the Colorado River, a towering feat of engineering and a landmark of mass concrete construction.
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ITT Officials Charged With Lying Under Oath
Two ITT executives Edward Gerrity Jr and Robert Berrellez face six counts each including perjury after lying about ITT funding to influence Chilean politics. Harold Geneen not charged. The government cites five-year statute limits and potential penalties up to five years per count and fines up to $10 000.
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Bank Robber Caught Minutes After Downtown Hold Up
Tommie L Morris Jr 25 was arrested on federal bank robbery charges in New Orleans by the FBI after he held up the First National Bank downtown The incident occurred as FBI robbery division chief Charles Draper happened to be inside the bank questioning a witness to a prior holdup
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