Firing squad ends life of Gary Gilmore
Utah officials report Gary Gilmore executed by firing squad at Utah State Prison after dawn. Four rounds struck his chest as witnesses watched, ending a long legal saga that culminated when courts lifted last stays. Gilmore's body was donated to medical research after his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Gilmore
Point OF the Mountain
Utah
UPI
Utah States
United State
Gilmore
Sam Smith
Denver
U.S. Supreme Court
Larry Schiller
Gary
Bennie Bushnell
Provo
Mh Circuit Court of ‘Appeals
U.S
Willis W. Ritter
Vera Damico
University of Utah Menial Center
Ford submits 'lame duck' budget for 1978 plan
The Ford administration releases a 440 billion dollar fiscal 1978 budget seen as a statement of Republican principles rather than a solid spending guide. Democrats attack it while Carter and a Democratic Congress prepare to assert their priorities. Carter aims to create 800,000 public service jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Washington
Jimmy Carter
Congress
Carter
Lifeline for Whales forms in San Leandro to study gray whales
Sharon Winters founded Life line for Whales with Floyd Winters and partners in Richmond to educate the public and support a Baja California voyage aboard the converted WWII minesweeper Sioux City to study gray whale migration. The group aims to publish books, films, and articles highlighting the whales' plight and broader environmental goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Leandro
Sharon Winters
Whales
Sioux City
Sodd
Baja California
Winters
Sharch
Sorensen withdraws as CIA nominee before confirmation
Theodore C. Sorensen told the Senate and Carter that he is asking to withdraw his nomination to be director of central intelligence. He said the decision came two minutes before the hearing and after telephoning President-elect Carter in Plains, Georgia. Carter offered no immediate reaction, Powell said Carter regrets Sorensen's decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Intelligence Committee
Sorensen
Carter
Central Intelligence
Jody Powell
Riverside student charged in rocket secrets case
FBI arrested UC Riverside student Christopher John Boyce a former TRW clerk on espionage charges for allegedly selling top secret rocket construction material to a Russian science attaché in Mexico City. Accomplice Andrew Dalton Lee was arrested in Mexico City earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
FBI
Soviet Union
Christopher John Boyce
TRW, Inc
Arr
Mexico City
Boyce
University of California At Riverside
Rancho Palos Verdes
Andrew Dalton Lee
Palos Verdes Estates
United States
TRW
Redondo Beach
le Fire
Vitamin C study questions cold relief not significant
Daily intake of Vitamin C pills shows no significant overall effect on reducing common cold symptoms, according to a new study. The report notes the finding across multiple trials and emphasizes minimal benefit for general use.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Barcelona
the Daily Review
Hayward
California
Hay
House
Thomas O'Neill
Moby Dick
Glennda Chu
CIA
Rocket Secrets
Riverside
Today’s Review
Union Gily
Navy
NFL
National Football League
Pete Rozelle
Seattle
College Tatent
Players’ Association
James Kilpatrick
South County
Ann Landers
Bath
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!