Hearst bomb threats force early return from hotel
Patricia Hearst faced repeated bomb threats while staying at the Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco. Despite bail while appealing a bank robbery conviction, she was escorted back to her Nob Hill apartment as police and a bomb squad searched the hotel. U.S. Attorney James Browning criticized Hearst’s public appearance.
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San Francisco
UPI
Patricia Hearst
Mark Hopkins Hotel
Free
Nob Hill
U.S
James Browning
Browning
Miss Hearst
SLA
Elsa Maldonado
Hearst
Patty Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
Fire devastates Coffeyville shopping center complex
A three hour general alarm fire in Coffeyville Kansas destroyed or heavily damaged several storefronts in a shopping center including a bakery grocery drugstore glass company and an insurance firm. Fire officials estimate losses at several hundred thousand dollars and police kept the blaze from spreading to nearby homes as crews remained at the scene overnight.
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Coffeyville, Kan
Carter Launches Courtship of Congress Signals Long Honeymoon
President elect Jimmy Carter spent seven hours meeting with congressional leaders and private talks with foreign relations committees. He pledged early consultation on major bills and said unemployment reduction and government reform are top goals while tax cuts depend on economic indicators.
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Washington
UPI
Jimmy Carter
Congress
Carter
Charles R. Percy
House
GOP
John Rhodes
Lester Wolff
D-Ny
Sen
John Sparkman
Ala
Senate
Congressional
Gas system info refuted by Chanute City Commission
City commissioners heard a report by Frank Hoblick and Associates that public conclusions about Chanute’s gas distribution problems are largely incorrect. The 18 page review cites only 6.6 percent of unaccounted gas as leakage, 6.9 percent to faulty metering and pressure/temperature variations, and outlines a $125000 corrosion protection program plus a three year leak repair plan.
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John Brooks
Chanute
City Commission
Frank Hoblick and Associates
Carthage, Mo
Hoblick
Kansas Corporation Commission
John Orozco
Commission
Jim Chappell
the Tribune
ECC
Oscar Cunningham
Cunningham
KCC
Radiation traces found in Illinois snow samples
The Public Health Department reported very small radioactivity in snow samples from northern Illinois. David Ed, head of environmental surveillance, said the levels were minute and posed no threat to life.
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Springfield, Ill
David Ed
Department
Division of Nuclear Safety
No reports of swine flu in Kansas
State epidemiologist Dr. Donald Wilcox notes weekly specimen checks from doctors and county health officials show no influenza cases in Kansas. A Johnson County patient’s blood sample may be tested, but no swine flu confirmation possible until a second sample two weeks later. About half a million Kansans have been vaccinated, but many over 45 have not.
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Topeka, Kan
UPI
Donald Wilcox
Kansas
Wilcox
Johnson County
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Kansan
Intercepted Letter to Cha Expresses Gratitude
An intercepted letter repeats greetings to Cha and expresses thanks for what was shared. The writer notes that one day is not enough to voice gratitude and closes with a warm sign-off.
Dole urges GOP to rebuild from the ground up
Senator Robert Dole says the Republicans remain alive after losses and must recruit strong candidates at the state and local level. He notes potential leaders including John Connally, Ronald Reagan, William Brock, and Dick Richards, and urges outreach to minority communities to broaden the party.
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Washington
UPI
Robert Dole
GOP
Mary Louise Smith
Republican National Committee
Dole
John Connally
Ronald Reagan
Tennessee
William Brock
Utah
Dick Richards
Kansas
Brock
Connally
Reagan
Carter
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Betty Umbarger
Murray Hill School
Cathi Cook
Kansas State College of Pittsburg
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