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THE TAMPA TRIBUNE. Friday. August 17, 1979 7.0 funeral jSottces i 4 Passengers, Crew Overpower Hijacker Ex-Premier Diefenbaker Dies At 83 4 '-r passenger who helped subdue the man, said the hijacker and the stewardess went to the first-class section and sat down. Westendorf said he did not see a weapon. "All of a sudden we were going to Cuba.

We had dropped our wheels and were getting ready to land in Havana," Westendorf said. He said a crewman tried to persuade the hijacker it would be better if the plane went to Key West, Fla. The crewman then returned to the cockpit and the captain came out to speak with the hijacker. Westendorf was seated immediately behind the jacker in the first-class section, he said. "I thought to myself, 'Maybe there's something I can do to The captain was on his knees talking to the hijacker.

He (the captain) grabbed him. BERGER Funeral services for Milton B. Berger, 68, of 2611 Bayshore will be held Friday at 2:00 p.m. at the B. Marion Reed Hyde Park ChapeL 258 Plant Ave.

Rabbi Martin Sandberg and Cantor William Hauben of Congregation Rodeph Sholom will officiate. Preparation by Chessed Shel Ernes. Interment will be in Beth Israel Cemetery. Reared in McKeesport, Mr. Berger had been a resident of the Tampa Bay area for 37 years.

He had been associated with Bache Halsey Stuart, for 18 years, retiring one year ago. He was former owner of the Cassons Shoe Stores in St. Mr. Berger was a member of Congregation Rodeph Sholom, a longtime member of B'Nai B'Rith, Rotary Club of Tampa, and Jewish War Veterans. He had served iXtaMaMBa MIAMI (AP) An Eastern Airlines jet was diverted toward Cuba for a time Thursday on the order of a gaudily dressed man wielding a knife, federal officials said.

But the passengers and crew overpowered the 6-foot lanky blond, and the plane landed safely in Miami. The suspect was identified as Allah Roland Kagan, 24, a Navy veteran from Holyoke, said FBI Agent Arthur Nehrbass. He was charged with air piracy and was to be arraigned Friday before a U.S. magistrate in Miami, authorities said. Nehrbass said Kagan had been released from Northhampton State Hospital in Massachusetts in July.

He had left New York for Guatemala on Monday saying "he wanted to see the poor people of the world," Nehrbass said. Kagan told FBI agents he never wanted to go to Cuba, Nehrbass said, although at one point the jet was preparing to land there. Federal Aviation Administration duty officer Lamar Arrendale said the incident began when a man "approached the stewardess with a knife and said, "We're going to The incident aboard the Miami-bound flight occurred just after takeoff from Guatemala, the FAA said. There were 84 passengers and six crew members aboard the flight, the agency said. James Westendorf, a Hollywood, New York Times OTTAWA John Diefenbaker, the "renegade" prairie lawyer who was Canada's Conservative prime minister from 19S7 to 1963, died of a heart attack Thursday at his home here.

He was 83. John George Diefenbaker had been called "a renegade in power" because of his unorthodox methods of administering the government when he was prime minister, and "an evangelist in politics," because of his tireless zeal in the days before and after his term at the top in Ottawa. The first premier of other than British or French descent (his ancestors were German), Diefenbaker was remembered for having launched the development of Canada's vast frozen Arctic lands, with what he called "a new vision of a Canada of the North, adventure to the nation's utmost boundaries." But otherwise, his six-year stewardship of the country was a period of no great moment in Canadian history, preceding the violent Quebec separatism of the late 1960s, and the economic and cultural nationalism of the 1970s. After it was over, Diefenbaker, a fiercely independent product of Canada's harsh and windswept prairies, John Diefenbaker was Canaaian prime minister from 1 957 to 1 963. proudly refused to fade away, following either his party's defeat at the polls, in 1963, or his repudiation by the party, the Progressive Conservatives, in 1969.

The people of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, kept on electing their beloved "Dief to the House of Commons, where he occupied a seat on the opposition front bench, building an extremely regular attendance record throughout his seventies, and bringing to the debate the keen rhetorical sense that had won him admiration all his life. Frequently in his later years, the former prime minister took on popular positions. For example, he stubbornly fought the introduction in 1965 of the Maple Leaf Flag, which he considered anti-monarchist "I grabbed him around the neck and told the captain to bust him in the old you-know-what," said Westendorf. The hijacker was tied up with neckties and part of a seatbelt, Westendorf said. "He was a conspicuous character," said passenger Gary Shapiro, 25, of Athens, Ga.

"If I was going to pick someone who was going to be a hijacker, I'd say he was just too conspicuous." Shapiro said the hijacker was blond, wearing red scarf on his head, a white shirt, brown vest, and black pants that were too short. Obituaries INGRAM, Remus 77, of Inver- Pinellas ness, died Wednesday. He was a three-year resident of Inverness. Charlies E. Davis Funeral Home.

with the Army Air Force in World War IL and had been stationed at Drew Field in Tampa. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mildred Berger of Tampa; brothers, Howard Berger of Miami and Joseph Berger of Pittsburgh, sisters, Beatrice Levine, St Petersburg and Lillian Rosenberg, White Oak, McKeesport, Pa. B. MARION REED CRANE WAUCHULA Funeral services for Addie Mae Crane, 77, will be Saturday at 10:00 a.m.

in the Church of God, on North 7th Avenue. With burial in Wauchula Cemetery. Friends may call at Coker-Raley Funeral Home, after 4 p.m. Friday. CRIPE Capt.

Jack L. Cripe III, U.S. Army retired, passed away last Friday in Saudi Arabia. Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 10 o'clock in the chapel at MacDill Air Force Base. The family will receive friends at the F.T.

Blount Company Funeral Home, 5101 Nebraska Avenue, on Sunday evening from 7 until 8 p.m. DAVIS Mrs. Minnie Lee Davis, 84, of Douglas, and former longtime resident of Tampa, passed away Wednesday. Family and friends are requested to meet at the graveside in the Garden of Memories Cemetery Saturday morning at 11:00 a.m. for services conducted by the Rev.

Joe K. Tanner, Pastor of Riverside Baptist Church. Survivors include 2 sons, Bascomb L. Davis and Harold L. Davis; a daughter, Evelyn Murphy; 11 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Davis was a charter member of Riverside Baptist Church. GARDEN OF MEMORIES FUNERAL HOME 3716 E. LAKE AVENUE LYONS Funeral services for Mr. Robert E.

Lyons, age 50, of 4012 Morrison, will be held at 1:00 o'clock Saturday afternoon at Curry's Funeral Home, 605 S. MacDill Ave. Rev. Charles Piper, Pastor of Open Bible Tabernacle of St. Petersburg, will officiate.

Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. A native of Del-mont Mr. Lyons had been a resident of Tampa for 29 years. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Evelyn Lyons, Tampa; mother, Mrs.

Nyda G. Lyons, Tampa; and 2 sisters, Jane L. Anderson and Alta L. Coish, both of Tampa. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may make a contribution to the MS Society, 5200 W.

Kennedy Blvd. The family will be at the funeral home between 7:00 and 9:00 o'clock Friday evening. CURRY'S MOORHEAD Mrs. Mary Hurner HAYES, Lilly Airabella, infant of Tarpon Springs, died Tuesday. She was a native of St.

Petersburg. North Fu- neral Home, Holiday chapel. PHILBROOK, Charles 77, of Palm Harbor, died Thursday. He was a native of Maine. He was a resident of the area 34 years.

Moss Funeral Home. Hernando SCHAEFER, Marcella 62, of Masaryktown, died Tuesday. A Wisconsin native, she moved to Masaryktown eight years ago from St. Petersburg. Brewer Memorial Funeral Home, Brooksville Chapel.

SHARPE, George 68, of Ridge Manor, died Wednesday. A retired electronic engineer, he lived in Ridge Manor four years after moving from Ohio. Turner Funeral Home, Brooksville Chapel. Highlands JIMERSON, George Robert, 69, of Lake Placid, died Thursday. He was a native of Troy, Tenn.

and a resident of the area eight years. Scott Funeral Home. McGEE, Millard, 82, of Sebring died Tuesday. He had been a resident since 1970 and was a retired flour miller. Warren Funeral Home, Sebring.

L. Raulerson, Clearwater, J.W. Raulerson, Charlotte, N.C.; 2 brothers, Rev. Father James Hoge (O.S.B.), Crystal River, John A. Hoge, La-Belle, 5 sisters, Eva Donna n.

Lakeland, Charlotte Jackson, Lakeland, Mary Jones, Zephyrhills, Sarah Nociti, New York City, Margaret Haines, Naples, 10 grandchildren. ROSSITER Mr. James J. Rossiter, 83, of 7209 N. Sterling, passed away Tuesday night in a local hospital.

Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated Friday morning at ten o'clock at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church by Fr. James A. Larkin, pastor. Interment will be in Myrtle Hill Cemetery. MARSICANO FUNERAL HOME SWANN WAUCHULA Funeral services for G.

Murray Swann, will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. at the First Baptist Church, of Wauchula, with burial in Wauchula Cemetery. Survivors are his wife, Bonita Rainey Swann; a daughter, Mrs. Victor W. (Glenda) Irby; a granddaughter, Karen Irby, both of Wauchula; a sister, Mrs.

Clinton (Ray) Skipper, Avon Park; several nieces, nephews cousins. SWANSON Funeral services for Ernest J. Swanson, 85, of 211 Hayes Lutz, will be conducted on Friday at 10:00 a.m. from the Northside Chapel, Duval Funeral Homes, 10520 N. Florida with Bishop John Wells of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to officiate.

Pallbearers will be Freddie Swanson, Hugo Von Walker, Carl Swanson and church members. Interment will follow in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Mr. Swanson, a retired plumber, moved here from Corpus Christi, Texas, in 1946 and operated a nursery. He was also a member of the Hillsborough County Fire Department, and a mason.

He is survived by his sons, Freddie of San Antonio, Texas, Carl of Hampton, and Leroy of Newport News, his daughter, Helen Sucrese of Hampton, his loyal and faithful friend and companions, Linda R. Walker and her daughter, Lindie, both of Lutz. Friends may call at the Northside Chapel this evening from 8 until 9 p.m. NORTHSIDE CHAPEL DUVAL FUNERAL HOMES TOOTLE Mr. E.C.

"Clyde" Tootle, 79, of Tampa, passed away Wednesday night Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the chapel of the F.T. Blount Company Funeral Home, 5101 Nebraska Avenue. Interment will be in Myrtle Hill Memorial Park. The Men's Bible Class of Central Avenue will serve as honorary pallbearers. Born in Reidsville, Georgia, Mr.

Tootle had lived in Tampa since 1916. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lelah Tootle; son, Clyde L. Tootle; one sister, Mrs. Delores Harden; and six grandchildren.

WILKERSON HAINES CITY Daisy L. Wilkerson, 83, resident of 914 Hill Haines City, passed away at her home Wednesday. She was born in Hillsborough County and had made her home in Haines City, since 1978. She was a homemaker and member of Tired Creek Primitive Baptist Church in Georgia. She is survived by 3 daughters, Miss Hazel L.

Wilkerson, Tallahassee, Mrs. Ruth W. Hayman, Haines City, Mrs. Sophie Richardson, LaMesa, CA 5 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1 1 a.m.

this morning at the Mt. Enon Primitive Baptist Church, Plant City. Interment will follow in Mt. Enon Cemetery. Lane-Holt Funeral Home, Haines City, in charge of arrangements.

IN MEMORIAM To Alan Sanchez. The memory of the eight wonderful years you spent with us helped to bear the pain we have suffered for the past 5 years. Time will never erase the love we have for you. Parents and Hillsborough MILTON BERGER, 68, 2611 Bay-shore died Thursday. He had lived in Tampa for 37 years.

He was associated with Bache Halsey Stuart Inc. for 18 years. He was the former owner of the Cassons Shoe Stores in St. Petersburg. He was a member of the Congregation Rodeph Sholem, a longtime member of B'Nai Rith, Rotary Club of Tampa and the Jewish War Veterans.

He was a veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Mildred; two brothers, Howard of Miami and Joseph of Pittsburgh; and two sisters, Beatrice Levine of St. Petersburg and Lillian Rosenbert of White Oak, McKeesport, Pa. B. Marion Reed Funeral Home.

EDMUND M. COPPINGER 52, of Sidney, died Tuesday. He was a native and longtime resident of Miami. His survivors include his wife, Flora daughters, Iris Powell and Dixie Rox-anne Coppinger; sisters. Ester Caltagi-rone of Miami and Patricia Brown; and a grandchild.

Memorial Funeral Home. MINNIE LEE DAVIS, 84, a former Tampan died Wednesday in Douglas, Ga She was a housewife and had lived many years in Tampa before moving to Georgia in 1977. She was a charter member of the Riverside Baptist Church. Survivors include her sons, Bascomb L. of Tampa and Harold of Palm Valley; a daughter, Evelyn Murphy of Coventry, R.I.; 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Garden of Memories Funeral Home. MARY KATHERINE FOURNIER, 62, of Tampa, died Wednesday. She was a resident of the area 30 years. She is survived by her husband, Roland sons, Grady and Jimmy L. Irvin; daughter, Patsy Holland; brother, Elmer McGee of Georgia; sisters, Ann Laura Murphy of Georgia, Lennis Tingles of Alabama, Wyloene Tiver of Georgia, and Vivian Knopp of Georgia; and eight grandchildren.

Stowers Funeral Home. ALFRED HAMPTON, 72, of Seffner, died Thursday. He was a resident of Seffner 21 years. He is survived by his wife, Dorace; son, Ronald of Lexington, and three grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home.

ROBERT E. LYONS JR, 50, 4012 Morrison died Thursday. He had lived in the area for 29 years. He was a member of the Open Bible Church. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn; his mother, Nyda G.

Lyons; and two sisters, Alta L. Coish and Jane L. Anderson, both of Tampa. Curry's Funeral Home. CLARENCE MANW1LLER, 90, 8024 Plaza died Thursday.

He was a steel yard manufacturer and moved to the area from Venice a year ago. He was a member of the Lutheran Church of Masonic Lodge Detroit No. 2, M. Scottish Rite and the Shrine. Survivors include a niece, Sara J.

Whitbeck and a nephew, Harry Whitbeck, both of Tampa. Snipes-Hamilton Funeral Home. JASON ROSS NORMAN, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronal Edward Norman, died Thursday.

Survivors include his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Austin Neilsen of Melbourne Beach and Mr. and Mrs. James B.

Norman of Savannah, Ga. C.E. Prevatt Funeral Home. WILLIAM PRITCHARD, 75. of Tampa, died Monday.

He was a retired well driller and a Tampa resident for 50 years. He is survived by two sons, John H. and William Jr. Lewers Shannon Funeral Home. CLEO R.

ROBINSON, 94, of Plant City, died Thursday. He was a native of-Arkansas and a Plant City resident for -19 years. He is survived by his daughters, Etta Beery, Noma Welch of Her-mosa Beach, Mary Peerson of Fort Smith, half brother, Robert L. Robinson; 16 grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren. Memorial Funeral Home.

HARLEY C. STREETER, 89, 4704 El Prado died Thursday. He was a salesman for the Petroleum Products Co. and had lived in the area for 32 years. He was a member of St.

Patrick's Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Maryetta and a brother, Augustus Streeter of Rush, N.Y. Curry's Funeral Home. E.C. (CLYDE) TOOTLE, 79, of Tampa died Wednesday.

He was born in Reidsville, Ga. and had lived in the Tampa area for 61 years. Survivors include his wife, Lelah; a son, Clyde; a sister, Delores Harden of Plant City; and six grandchildren. F.T. Blount Funeral Homes.

JOHN L. VECKER, 92, of Plant City, died Thursday. He was a native of Ohio and a Plant City resident 10 years. He is survived by his daughter, Cecelia Reynolds, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Memorial funeral Home.

Gtrus HAHN, Lillian 63, of Crystal River, died Tuesday. She had lived here two years. Strickland Funeral Home, Crystal River. Government Sues Diggs For $240,556 WASHINGTON (AP) The government filed suit Thursday seeking to force Rep. Charles C.

Diggs Jr. to pay at least $240,556 in civil penalties because he ran an illegal kickback scheme in his office. The penalty sought by the Justice Department is more than double the $120,228 the government charged Diggs, with taking from five staffers after inflating their salaries. Diggs was convicted by a jury of using the money to pay off his personal debts and congressional expenses. He is appealing that conviction.

The penalty figure is calculated under an act prohibiting the filing of false claims against the government. The law permits penalties that double the amount of false claims, plus additional financial penalties for each violation of the act. The suit did not calculate the additional penalties. Diggs, who said he was deeply in debt was convicted last October on 18 counts of making false claims by submitting inflated payroll forms and 1 1 counts of causing inflated checks to be mailed. His press secretary, Joan Willoughby, said the congressman was out of town Thursday and not immediately available for comment on the Justice Department civil suit filed in federal court.

U.S. District Judge Oliver Gasch sentenced Diggs in November to a maximum three years in prison, but indicated the sentence could be reduced if Diggs paid off his personal debts. Gasch said at the time he had reports showing Diggs owed his creditors $174,000. On June 27, Diggs agreed to repay the House $40,031 for making personal use of his staffs inflated salaries. That money did not include repayment of funds used for congressional expenses.

Last month Diggs was censured by the House for his financial misconduct, the first congressman to receive that punishment in 58 years. Diggs was required to walk to the front of the House chamber, where Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill pronounced the censure. The Justice Department, in case it fails to recover the maximum allowed, has asked the court to make Diggs repay a minimum of $120,228, the amount of the alleged inflated salaries. Polk BATH, David Waldo, 52, of Lakeland, died Monday.

Geo. Gentry-Morrison Funeral Home, Lakeland. BORDEN, Jeannie 72, of Lakeland, died Friday. Whidden Funeral Home, Bartow. KATROS, George 80, of Winter Haven, died Wednesday.

A resident since 1934, he was a retired restaurant owner and citrus grower and member of St John's Greek Orthodox Church. Mitchell Funeral Home. KING, Harry E. 51, of Winter Haven, died Monday. A native of Winter Haven, he was the owner-operator of King Groves and member of the St.

Paul's Episcopal Church. Crisp Funeral Home. KINN, Bernard 63, of Lakeland, died Tuesday. He was a native of New York. Gentry-Morrison Funeral Home, Lakeland.

LAWLER, Helen 81, of Lakeland, died Tuesday. She was a homemaker and a native of New York. Gentry-Morrison Funeral Home, Lakeland. MCCAIG, John, 82, of Lakeland, died Wednesday. He came to this area 34 years ago from Huntsville, and was a produce salesman.

Gentry-Morrison Funeral Home, Lakeland. McCRIMMON, Elmeree 60, of Winter Haven, died Monday. A resident since 1957, she was a sales clerk for Belk-Lindsey and a Presbyterian. Ott-Laughlin Funeral Home. NETCAL, Louisa 78, of Winter Haven, died Monday.

She was a resident of the area for 29 years and was a Catholic. Ott-Laughlin Funeral Home. RAULERSON, Julia 72, of Lakeland, died Tuesday in Clearwater. She was a theater owner and a native of Charleston W. Va.

Gentry-Morrison Funeral Home, Lakeland. THOMPSON, Jack 51, of Winter Haven, died Monday. A resident for only a month, he was a television technician and member of the Universal Church. Kersey Funeral Home. WEBB, Lelia 90, of Lakeland, died Wednesday in Arcadia.

She was a native of Illinois. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland. Pasco CLUKASIK, Beverley, 31, Port Ri-chey, died Monday. A office clerk and a native of Evanston, 111. North Funeral Home, Hudson chapel COOPER, Mary Holiday, died Tuesday.

She was a housewife and a native of Chicago, 111. North Funeral Home, Holiday chapel. DRAKE, Ranson 76, of Dade City, died Wednesday. Coleman Ferguson Funeral Home FOGELBACH, Archie 89, Holiday, died Wednesday. He was a retired chief engineer and a native of Erie, Pa.

Padgett Funeral Home, Holiday chapel. MC INTYRE, Charles H. 73, Port Richey, died Wednesday. He was a retired New York City police officer and a native of New York. North Funeral Home, Hudson chapel.

MORRISSY, Rose 72, New Port Richey, died Wednsday. She was a housewife and a native of Galesburg, 111. Thompson Funeral Home, Port Richey chapal. NOLAN, Albert F. 82, Holiday.

Died Tuesday. A retired chauffeur and a native of New York. Padgett Funeral Home, Holiday chapel. STUCK, Linda Teresa, 32, New Port Richey, died Wednesday. She was a housewife and a native of New York.

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MacDill, Tampa SERVICES FLANAGAN, Helen 3:00 P.M. Friday Garden of Memories LYONS, Robert Jr. 1:00 P.M. Saturday STREETER, Harley 8:00 P.M. Sunday 10:00 A.M.

Monday Church sat 12 (Noon) Graveside Gulf Pines Cem. Inglewood, Fl. ARZYCKL Jan Cremation St. Patrick's Church Moorhead, 73, of Tampa and widow of H.R. Moorhead, former assistant postmaster in Tampa, passed away Wednesday morning.

Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 11:30 o'clock from the chapel of the F.T. Blount Company Funeral Home, 5101 Nebraska Avenue, with Dr. Marvin Compher, pastor of Forest Hills Presbyterian Church, officiating. Private graveside services will follow in Garden of Memories Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday evening from 7 until 9 p.m.

Mrs. Moorhead was a lifetime resident of Tampa and was a member of Land O'Lakes Methodist Church, O.E.S. Harmony Chapter No. 148, and P.E.O. Survivors include two sons, Dr.

Frank Moorhead, Potomac, and H. Reid Moorhead, Pen-sacola; her sister, Mrs. Edith Osier, Tampa; and five grandchildren. RAULERSON LAKELAND Julia E. Raulerson, a former resident of Lakeland, passed away Tuesday, August 14, in Clearwater, having lived there 10 years.

She was born August 1, 1907, at Charleston, West. and was a former theatre owner and a long-time member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Lakeland. She was also a member of the Lakeland Garden Club, the Amarillis Circle, and the Florida Theatre Association. Survivors are two sons.

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1 10A Fri Nebraska Ch MOORHEAD, Mary Hurner Sat NphrCh Sat 10a, Brandon FOURNIER, Mary K. Sat 2p, Brandon TOOTLE, E. "Clyde" by a 4-1 margin that the conviction and penalty were warranted. Gov. Bob List, chairman of the state Pardons Board, supports the death penalty.

"Why should I prolong it by just legal gymnastics?" Bishop asked. "I feel that if they don't execute me now, then there's a miscarriage of justice to me and my family." "Every time a citizen in this country has his rights violated, whether he's a criminal or an honest citizen, we have taken a step further down the road to totalitarianism. That's how democracy is destroyed step by step," he said. Bishop said he was not frightened about the prospect of dying in the gas chamber but said, "I don't think it will thrill me like some women have." He said that "for years I have realized I would die by violent means one way or the other because of my lifestyle," which has included heroin addiction and a long string of crimes and prison terms. Since Gilmore's death, only one other person, John A.

Spenkelink, has been executed in the United States. He was put to death in Florida's electric chair in May. The most recent execution in Nevada was Thayne Archibald, who was put to death in 1961 for murdering a service station attendant in Reno. CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) Jesse Walter Bishop, scheduled to become the first person in 18 years to be executed in Nevada, said Thursday it would be "a miscarriage of justice" if his execution is delayed by appeal.

"All I'm asking is that courts protect my rights as a citizen," said Bishop in his first face-to-face interview since he was sentenced to die in the gas chamber Aug. 27. Bishop, 46, was sentenced Aug. 1 for murdering a Baltimore man who tried to break up a robbery at a Las Vegas casino in 1977. He had exhausted all state court appeals.

During a 90-minute interview at a room in the Nevada Maximum Security Prison near the two-seat gas chamber, Bishop spoke harshly, of the attempts by the American Civil Liberties Union and his public defenders to delay his execution. Unlike Gary Gilmore, who was executed by firing squad in Utah in 1977, Bishop said he never asked to die and could accept life in prison. However, he said it would be a "waste of time" to try for a commutation of his sentence. "It's not because I want to die," Bishop said. "It's because I have no choice." He said the state Supreme Court carefully reviewed the case and decided Call Classified 272-7500 aai iNeorasKa en 'CRIPE, Jack L.

10A Mon ChaDel MacDill A.F.B. Policeman Cleared In Shooting Incident SAN DIEGO (AP) Police officer Donald Hanson, who killed a gunman standing on a downtown sidewalk, has been cleared of criminal liability in the case by the district attorney's office. Several community black leaders had called the shooting of Samuel Brown, 25, an act of racism by police. Brown reportedly fired a shot outside a hotel Aug. 2, then ignored arriving officers' commands to drop his gun, police said.

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