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Pittsburgh Press, Aug. 8, 1 979 A-1 5 Con Man Cops A Flee Before Sentencing At that point, Scarlata told the court that his client had kept his promise of maintaining regular contact with him. He said he spoke to North Monday and was told that North would attend court for sentencing. But Assistant U.S. Attorney Edward Schwabenland then told the court that he also spoke to North and had received a much different response.

"North said that returning to jail would be like death for him," Schwabenland said. Forming New Stars U.S. Marshal Howard Turner said his department would make sure that North didn't get the last laugh. He said he had instructed his staff to contact agents in Dallas the home of North's ex-wife and Ohio to find the convicted con man. He did not say why he would look for North in Ohio.

"We'll keep looking and talking to people until we find him and bring him back so he can receive the sentence he deserves," Turner said. The clouds cannot be observed by optical telescopes because they do not radiate light. Solomon said they were discovered by powerful radio telescopes which detect radio waves emitted by carbon monoxide molecules. Girl, 15, Held In Bank Slaying MARION, Kan. (UPI) A 15-year-old girl, one of three teen-agers arrested in the abduction and shotgun slaying of a young Kansas banker, has been ordered detained on unspecified charges.

A Marion County juvenile judge yesterday ordered the girl, whose identity has not been released, held in the Harvey County Juvenile Center in Newton and also ordered that charges be filed against a 16-year-old boy arrested last week. The nature of the charges against the second juvenile and his identity also were not released in the death of Grant E. Avery, 24, vice president of the Pea-body State Bank. scene. Apparently believing that North's sons really needed him, McCune released him on bond until sentencing.

But yesterday, when it was time to sentence him, there was no sign of Irving North. Appearing bitter, the judge apologized to those attending court for the inconvenience of coming for nothing. He instructed the U.S. marshal's office to begin a search that would bring North back to Pittsburgh. Gas Clouds WASHINGTON (UPI) Thousands of huge clouds of gas and dust are slowly compacting into new stars in the Milky Way, according to a team of scientists.

A group of astronomers yesterday reported the discovery of the clouds, the most massive objects in the galaxy, measuring anywhere from 100,000 to a couple of million times as massive as the sun. A few of these clouds were previously known to exist, but "what we didn't know was how predominant they are," said Dr. Philip Solomon of the State University of New York at Stony Brook. "People always knew there were lots of interstellar clouds," he said. "What's different about these clouds is that they are very massive and that they're held together by their own self gravity." Solomon, Dr.

David Sanders of the state university, and Dr. Nicholas Scoville of the University of Massachusetts estimated that 5,000 of the massive clouds exist in the Milky Way. The only other objects in the Milky Way that approach the stars in mass are some 200 "globular clusters" -groupings of thousands of stars each By MICHAEL ARKUSH Just when it was thought his bag of tricks was finally empty, Irving North pulled out one more. And now, it seems, his latest trick has taken the highest toll on U.S. Judge Barron P.

McCune, because this time, the judge was conned. North, 49, of Beverly Hills, was convicted three weeks ago of 19 counts in schemes in which five Pittsburgh banks were defrauded. He was the "inside man" in a sophisticated pattern of bad check writing, phony credit card use and interstate crime that began several years ago. He bad conned the city's biggest banks. Although North maintained throughout the trial that he was the victim of a conspiracy by two former business associates, the jury took only 15 minutes to reach a guilty verdict.

But once he knew he was headed for a return trip to prison, the con man figured he'd play one last hand. He wanted to stay out of jail as long as possible. Bringing his two sons who are not old enough to attend school to the trial almost every day, North seemed to be trying to persuade the court that the youngsters would suffer if the judge sent him to jail. During the trial, North's sons sat quietly, stared at the judge, and seemingly prayed that he would spare their dad another trip to jail. And when the time came, North acted out his role to perfection.

He told Judge McCune that he needed to take his sons to Dallas so they could stay with his ex-wife. He promised he would keep in regular contact with his lawyer, Charles Scarlata, and that he would show up in court for sentencing. McCune, who normally insists that a convicted felon remain in custody until sentencing, appeared moved by the 4 'i ft' VM HHHMlHHHhi. a Sftr aMMHHMMiMBBldMMMiiw link lliflif i i flMHtt TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY Stock Your Freezer This Sale Through Saturday Only at Your Sears Listed Below! I UPI Ttlephoto Supporter hugs Evelyn Candy, right, after Mississippi election. Woman Paces Dems In Mississippi Voting Ik JJA.

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(UPI) Evelyn Gandy, a veteran of more than three decades in state government, outpolled five male opponents in her bid to become Mississippi's first woman governor, but faces an Aug. 28 runoff for the Democratic nomination. Miss Gandy, 58, now serving as lieutenant governor, told a cheering crowd of supporters last night she was "so appreciative" of the impressive vote. Former Lt. Gov.

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