Sacramento rapist terrorizes city with threats
In Sacramento, a young white male dubbed the east area rapist has attacked 23 women since October 1975, targeting middle and upper middle income neighborhoods east of the Capitol. Fear drives residents to keep porch lights on, boost lock sales, and consider vigilante-style searches as police seek to identify the suspect, described 19 to 30 years old with dark hair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
East Area
State Capitol
Bill Miller
Sacramento County
Blame Pregnant Cat Triggers Van Crash Near Wattsburg
Wattsburg woman Helen Hawley drove north on Route 8 to the vet with a pregnant cat when the animal wandered toward the van’s pedals. She lost control, tearing 75 feet of fence, a mailbox, and a utility pole before stopping. Hawley was treated for a lacerated knee and released. The cat was not found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union City Hospital
Wattsburg
Helen Hawley
Route 8
Corry area teachers reject new pay proposal
Corry area teachers yesterday afternoon rejected a contract proposal from the school board and must return to bargaining. Assistant superintendent Leroy Rieck confirmed the vote, noting officials were surprised the offer was not accepted. Negotiations remain secret with no public discussion of items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry Area
Leroy Rieck
Rieck
2 Journal Inquiry
Peggy Paul
Corry
Claudine Longet Seeks Privacy After Jail Release
Aspen AP report notes Claudine Longet, released after a 30 day jail term for the shooting death of her lover, asks to be left alone to live in privacy and peace. She faces two years of probation and a $1.3 million damages suit filed by Vladimir Sabich and his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aspen
Colo
Vladimir ‘‘Spider” Sabich
Rocky Mountain
Sabich
Pothole Mania Hits Parking Lots At Route Six Plaza
A Journal Photo by Martin captures a scene of pothole invasion in a Route Six Plaza parking area. The image suggests an improvised early warning system using grocery carts to mark holes, poking fun at PennDOT and outlining a humorous roadside issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Route Six Plaza
Penndot
Price Of Buying New Home Nine Years Later
Washington AP reports that the average new single family home costs 52,300 today, up from 24,600 in 1967, a rise exceeding 100 percent in a decade. The housing price index rose 5.3 percent in early 1977, with supply and demand factors cited and incomes failing to keep pace with housing costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
Census Bureau
Adren Cooper
Cooper
Couple Nabs Posts In Sparta Borough Races
In Sparta, a husband and wife may join the Spartansburg Borough Council next year after Tuesday's primary. Michael Csop tops the Republican mayoral ticket to face Herbert H. Most. Shirley M. Csop leads the Republican council ticket with 36 votes. On the Democratic side, Bill Reise leads with 33 votes, followed by Dick Shaw and Sherman L Stanbro. Incumbents seek re election in several posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spartansburg
Michael Csop
Herbert H. Most
Shirley M. Csop
Csop
William E. Scouten
Terrance L. Fisher
William
Bill) Reise
Richard
Dick) Shaw
Sherman L Stanbro
Council
Falconer High Principal Faces Ouster Petition
Falconer Senior High School Principal Donald Conway faced a petition with over 600 names asking for his resignation presented at the Falconer School Board meeting. The group Falconer Citizens for Immediate Action described the gesture as reflecting public opinion and noted no specific reason on the petition. Conway's related harassment trial for an alleged incident with a student was postponed. he pleads innocent and was released on recognizance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falconer
N.Y
Donald Conway
Falconer School
Norma Anderson
Frank Hall
Falconer Citizens For
Raymond W. Lawton
Anderson
Robert Pumford
Citizens For Immediate Action
June Gustafson
Shapp Under FBI Probe For Mail Fraud Funds
The FBI investigates possible interstate mail fraud tied to funds for Gov. Milton Shapp's 1976 campaign, seeking to identify who made phony donations and fake reports. The FEC ordered Shapp to return 209066 in improper matching funds after finding 15 of 20 required states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
FBI
Milton Shapp
Philadelphia Inquirer
Federal Election Commission
Shapp
FEC
the Inquirer
Governor's
Harrisburg
Peter Brill
Brill
University of Pennsylvania
Eleanor Elias
Elias
Texas
Alabama
Georgia
Crime Investigators May Be Cut To 13
Harrisburg AP The state Justice Department may shrink to 13 criminal investigators if the Senate budget passes, with director Robert Savard noting staff fell from 29 to 20 after last year’s funding cut. He urged restoring funds and criticized lawmakers for reducing key enforcement bodies and for weak wiretap and immunity laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
State Justice Department
Senate
Department
Robert Savard
Bureau of Investigation
House
Savard
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Crime Commission
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
FBI
Justice Department
Bernard Siegel
State Crime Commission
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miller
Sheriff's Department
Claudine
Robert Benson
The
Journal
Benson
James Gruca
CAEA
Gruca
Martin
Sparta
Marlene J. Shambaugh
Incum
Patricia A. Scouten
Mary E. Torrey
Sandra Ilene West
San Antonio
Tex
Dale Allen
Winne
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!