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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1976
Page
2
Anthropologist Margaret Mead, a leading figure since 1928, told reporters in New York she plans a Bali trip next summer and will not retire. Bing Crosby performed as Mayor Beame lit New York’s Christmas tree, joking about a sanitation department wish for White Christmas.
Franklin County prosecutors investigate Joseph Gordon Sharp of Gahanna Ohio amid reports of four possible wives from Michigan Montreal Chicago and a Canadian claim. Officials found multiple licenses and cards bearing variants of Sharp's name after a private plane crash in Indiana last Friday.
Traverse City report of Stephen Holcomb who exchanged a 1923 German 1000-mark note for a 39 700 check at a local bank. Bank later deemed the note worthless triggering police and court troubles, with Holcomb claiming he found the note at his mother’s home and thought it a windfall. He sued to recover losses while authorities point to teller error and embarrassment at the bank.
Mooresville Indiana Police Chief Harold Martin, 63, plans to legally add Kojak as his middle name after years of being called that. He told reporters he decided in a recent office visit to make it official, with Harold Wayne Kojak Martin as his full name if the court approves the petition.
FAA imposes one mile no fly zone around Utah State Prison near Gunnison as Gary Gilmore faces firing squad. spokesman said ban applies to aircraft at or below 1500 feet until further notice, requested by prison warden and Gov. Rampton to deter road protests.
Oklahoma City officials declared a letter threatening to blow up 50 buildings unless a 31 million ransom was paid a hoax. Police kept heightened security as the 26 hour deadline passed with no explosions. Mayor Patience Latting called it a prank, while FBI officials cited possible motives tied to attacking capitalism.
In Buenos Aires a bomb hidden in a defense ministry auditorium killed 15 people including two diplomats and five senior officers and wounded 30 others. Police said Montonero guerrillas claimed responsibility, noting a prior July attack that killed 21 policemen.
In Madrid a referendum backed democratic reforms turning Franco era rule toward a Western style democracy. 74.2 percent approved changes while 77.4 percent turnout. Francoist loyalists and Basque unrest shaped results.
A 1 year old man pleaded guilty to a deadly firebombing in Philadelphia that killed five people and claimed authorities jailed the wrong man. David McGinnis admitted at Judge Joseph S. Lordill court that he threw a Molotov through the window of Radames Santiago’s home on Oct 5 1975 and pledged to testify Wilkinson had no part in the crime. The plea bargain calls for a two year sentence in exchange for full cooperation.
CHICAGO UP I Thieves emptied a car containing bonds from O Hare International Airport overnight, stripping the vehicle but leaving the trunk securities intact. Police found the car abandoned on a city street. Estimated value of the missing bonds and securities was as high as 58 million.
New York dispatch reports University of Washington researchers testing a male contraceptive pill combined with a monthly testosterone injection. The Danazyl drug and testosterone enanthate aim to safely and reversibly curb sperm production. Funding and safety hurdles remain, with Ford Foundation studies urging increased support.
Moscow reports the Soviet Union harvested a record grain crop this year and is unlikely to buy further grain from the United States soon, according to a U S Department of Agriculture official.
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