26 Mar 1977
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1977
Page
1
Polaroid Corp engineers develop a laboratory motion picture method described by founder Edwin Land as the birth of a new art. He envisions a living images camera easy to load and use, with a compact cassette dropped into the camera and viewer for immediate viewing without manipulation.
Birmingham police request a $1 million federal grant to help hunt a child killer linked to 1-year-old Timothy King and three Oakland County deaths. Police chief Rollin J. Tobin says a long, multiweek to multimonth detective task force could be built, with possible surveillance of a suspect and a public sketch released.
A temporary administrator manages the 2.5 million estate of Sendra Hene West while a Superior Court commissioner decides if she will be buried in a sports car or in a coffin. West, 37, died in Beverly Hills in March. two wills exist, one naming her brother-in-law Sol West and a bizarre burial clause. The court appointed Bruce Allman as special estate administrator to protect assets during probate proceedings.
In a Washington meeting with White House energy advisers, Ginai Doby says the public will be surprised by Carter's energy policy and its impact on daily life. She notes skepticism about nuclear power and praises some public education ideas, while lamenting media attention during the session with James Schlesinger.
About 300 army soldiers attempted a coup against Thailand's five month old government in Bangkok. Rebel forces seized Radio Thailand and ISOC headquarters but reportedly surrendered after fierce firefights. Gen Chalard Hiranyasiri and his son were said to have fled to Taiwan. Tanks guarded key offices as two night planes urged surrender. Official notices later cited casualties but gave no totals.
In Kinshasa Zaire military authorities canceled a journalist inspection trip and President Mobutu Sese Seko's planned visit to Mutshatsaa in Shaba Province amid conflicting claims over control of Mutshatsha and surrounding areas. Weather prompted the final cancellation of the air freight convoys, with reporters aboard awaiting confirmation.
In Edyston, Pennsylvania, Father Chester Oleszweski, rector of St. Episcopal Church, loses license for Latin Mass and unorthodox communion practices but may lease the church to his followers. The diocese contemplates restoring use of church while monitoring miracles claimed by Oleszweski and parishioners amid a dispute over Episcopal rites and church property.
AP report notes weekly Maryland and Pennsylvania lottery drawings with a focus on numbers drawn. The Daily Lottery results list the winning numbers for Maryland's Members Game and Pennsylvania entries, highlighting a 2 2 4 3 type draw and two relevant sequences.
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