AT&T Losses Hit 27 Million From Phone Fraud in 1977
AT&T faced a record toll fraud year in 1977, estimating provable losses at about 27 million dollars and suggesting actual losses could be higher. The blue box device and other schemes enabled callers to obtain long distance service for free, with many perpetrators including businessmen and notable figures involved.
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Park Denies Bribery At House Ethics Hearing
Tongsun Park testified before the House ethics committee denying bribery claims related to cash gifts and lavish parties for lawmakers. He noted past gifts to Speaker Thomas P. ONeill and said he sought reimbursement from other hosts, while presenting his U.S. business success as context.
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D-Mass
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Carter mission prompts Africa doubts over sincerity in Africa
President Carter returned from a week abroad amid persistent questions from African leaders about whether his rhetoric matches U S action. Officials said Nigerians and others questioned if Washington would back black majority rule and sanctions on South Africa while Carter acknowledged limits on pressuring Pretoria. The Nigeria Liberia leg included a Carter Obasanjo communique stressing shared aims on Rhodesia and South West Africa.
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Nigerian Foreign Affairs Institute
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Brazil
Venezuela
Olusegun Obasanjo
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Obasanjo
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Rhodesia
South-West Africa
Namibia
Israel Begins Withdrawal From Lebanon Under UN Oversight
Israel says it has started withdrawing from southern Lebanon as UN forces move in to three miles from the border. A communique notes thinning forces and nonessential units pulled back while the full plan awaits final UN agreement. The ceasefire was declared March 21 after a March 15 invasion to push Palestinian guerrillas from a security belt north of the Litani River.
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10th Anniversary of King Slaying Revisited in AP Interview
PETROL Tenn AP marks ten years since Dr Martin Luther King Jr death and James Earl Ray interview. Ray questions who killed King and cites a House committee inquiry and past FBI action. He recalls 1968 arrest in London, conviction for murder, and later appeals while observers debate a broader conspiracy.
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Washington
Martin Luther King
Selma
Ala
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James Farmer
Bishop Lord
James Forman
Thousands Retrace King's 1968 Memphis March
On the tenth anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr's death thousands of Memphis municipal workers retraced the 1968 march with AFSCME Local 1733. The procession began at Clayborn Temple AME Church and included a memorial service, expected to last four hours.
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Martin Luther King Jr
King
Memphis
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Local 1733
South
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Clayborn Temple Ame Church
Winchester Rescue Squad expands cardiac care capabilities
The Star notes major improvements in the Winchester Rescue Squad's cardiac care services and hints at flexible options for paying high electric bills, directing readers to the Area News page for details.
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