Carter Opposed to Neutron Bomb Despite West German Push
President Carter reportedly tentatively rejects producing neutron weapons though West German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher urged reconsideration. Defense sources say no final decision exists while UK officials signal cautious NATO support dependent on allies.
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Britain
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Strangler suspect freed as prime hope in Hillside case
Los Angeles police say handyman Peter Mark Jones, named a prime suspect by Chief Daryl Gates, is released for lack of substantiated charges while George Shamshak remains in protective custody. Shamshak had implicated Jones in the Hillside Strangler murders of Jill Barcomb and Kathleen Robinson.
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Daryl Gates
Peter Mark Jones
George Francis Shamshak
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al Johnson
Gates
Johnson
Jill Barcomb
Kathleen Robinson
San Diego
Shamshack
Weather and local notices from Cedar Rapids area
Wind NW 22 mph at 10 a.m. with sunup and sundown times listed. Temperature and precipitation data from a year ago noted along with extended forecast for rain and partly cloudy days. Mississippi River stages for several locales shown with rises or falls. Fire and emergency calls log includes tar kettle to LP tank, mistaken alarms, accidents, extrications, and ambulance assists. Local births and marriages announced with several out of town listings and dissolutions.
Board pushes faster pace for tank car safety upgrades
The National Transportation Safety Board urged the Federal Railway Administration to accelerate simple safety enhancements for jumbo tank cars. Demonstrations showed a four to sixfold increase in safety by adding a modified coupler with end plates and a steel shield to prevent vertical separation in wrecks.
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UPI
National Transportation Safety Board
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Fire drives 100 from 19th floor luxury Chicago high rise
Fire sent more than 100 residents fleeing their beds on the 19th floor of a 39 story luxury building in the near North Side nightclub district. Seven people suffered smoke inhalation burns or cuts and were taken to Henrotin Hospital with three admitted. others received treatment.
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UPI
Near North Side
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Barricades Ring U S Embassy in Cyprus Protests
Cypriot troops ringed the U S Embassy and Cultural Center with barbed wire to shield from demonstrators opposing President Carter s arms embargo proposal. Greek Cypriot students march with placards while two gain entry to deliver a petition at the embassy gate.
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