Two Watergate Burglars Linked by a Hughes Aide To a Las Vegas Break-in
Date: 12 January 1977
Summa Corp pres Frank Gay testifies that 2 of Watergate burglers, E Howard Hunt and G Gordon Liddy, once approached officials of corp about breaking into safe of Hank Greenspun, Las Vegas Sun publisher; says he ordered Summa officials to break off talks with aides; says 2 men approached Ralph Winte, Summa dir of security, in early '70s; Greenspun contends that Summa wrongfully filed 1st deed of trust it held on 2,300 acres of property in Las Vegas owned by Greenspun (S)
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TIMES TO DEFEND POSITION AGAINST JUDGE'S ORDER
Date: 12 January 1977
NY Times says that it will take 'all appropriate legal steps' to defend its position against order of Fed Judge C Clyde Atkins directing Times publisher Arthur O Sulzberger, reporter Seymour Hersh and responsible editor to show cause why they should not be held in criminal contempt; Times article, written by Hersh, said that Fed grand jury in Miami had drafted rept on controversial tax investigation that charged Miami News with having 'knowingly published false information' about investigation; Atkins contends Times had knowingly violated order that rept be kept secret until ct determined whether to release it (S)
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World News Briefs; Peking Posters Demand Teng Be Named Premier U.S. Carrier in Collision With Freighter Off Italy Egypt Says It Might Fight Israel If Peace Bids Fail Basque Protest Closes Some Bilbao Factories Peace Corpsman Found Insane in Tonga Murder
Date: 12 January 1977
Gen strike, called to protest death of 15-yr-old Basque in demonstration, closes number of Bilbao indus plants (S)
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World News Briefs; Arab Confrontation States Reported Getting Money Teng's Elevation Reported But Chinese Deny It Zaire Towns Evacuated After Volcano Erupts Burmese to Die for Plot Against Top Officials Havana Defends Activities Condemned by Canada
Date: 13 January 1977
Rangoon ct sentences Capt Ohn Kyaw Myint to death and Capt Win Thein to life imprisonment for plot to kill Pres Ne Win, State Council Sec U San Yu and natl intelligence head Col Tin U They; former Defense Min Gen Tin U sentenced to 7 yrs for failing to rept plot (S)
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