Hearst Trial Witness Could Be Key Defense Emblem
Patricia Hearst's attorney vaunts former fiancé Steven Weed as his top witness in the bank robbery case. Weed, who lived with Hearst in Berkeley, recounts her abduction by the SLA on February 4, 1974. Bailey says Weed will describe Hearst's fear and resistance during the assault, aiming to cast doubt on her status as an unwilling victim.
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Harris Bravely Hands Out Warm Greetings At Logan
On the campaign trail in Boston mass a chilly Logan Airport scene saw Fred Harris meet cabbies in a cramped dispatching room as few rolled down windows to greet him. A driver later said he would vote for Reagan illustrating the rough realities of 1976 campaigning.
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Mayor Pete Wilson Warns Reagan Plan Would Ghettoize Cities
San Diego Mayor Pete Wilson says Reagan's proposed 80 billion dollar shift to the states and end of revenue sharing would ruin small cities with higher taxes and force urban migration. He contrasts Ford's budget as a measured plan, argues inflation and government size are key, and notes voters see Ford as electable.
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Second major Boston blaze tests fire crews in northern winter
A second major fire in as many nights struck Boston just after midnight, with 85 firefighters battling a three alarm blaze in Dorchester that destroyed a block of small business offices. Total damage near $100,000. In Jamaica Plain, 35 firefighters fought a separate five story building fire burning since Sunday night, leaving 150 homeless in a $1 million blaze. Fire officials blamed arson and planned an investigation into sprinkler valves and multiple fires. No injuries reported though some firefighters slipped on ice in 12 degree wind chill.
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Wallace sprains knee keeps campaigning in Florida
Wallace, wheelchair bound, sprained a knee when aides dropped his chair onto an airplane but continued a Florida campaign swing. He quips about stumblitis while urging attention to middle and lower classes as Ford, Reagan, Bentsen, and Carter file delegates across the South and North.
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Carter expands Maine lead in Democratic caucus
In Augusta Carter widened his lead on day two of Maine's month long caucus process to 85 delegates with 31 uncommitted. Harris trails with 14 and Shriver and Harris each netted two and the tally shows 86 delegates uncommitted overall. Portland delivered 46 percent of its 95 delegates to Carter while Gardiner and Caribou gave him half or more.
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