Court rules Quinlan can die under father's guardianship
New Jersey Supreme Court on a 7 to 0 vote granted Joseph Quinlan legal guardian authority to authorize withdrawal of life support for his comatose daughter Karen Quinlan if no recovery is possible. The court allowed time for potential appeal while noting evidence her mother believes she would choose this option.
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Thenton
Karen Anne Quinlan
New Jersey Supreme Court
Joseph Quinlan
New Jersey Attomey
Joseph
Julia Quinlan
Miss Quinlan
Karen
Quinlans
Mrs. Quinlan
Emt
Paul Armstrong
Quinlan
San Francisco Hit As Municipal Strike Expands
San Francisco faced major disruption as striking city workers halted most transportation and threatened to cripple services including hospitals. 8,000 hospital and clerical workers voted to honor picket lines while Mayor Moscone projected limited emergency coverage under a gentleman’s agreement.
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San Francisco
Vincent Corley
Joint
Council of
Ite Service Employes International Union
SET
SEIU
George Mosenne
General Hospital
Grand Prix a cash success keeps LB Grand Prix alive
The U S Grand Prix West posted 1.27 million dollars in ticket revenue, 20 percent above the target, with 60 000 Sunday tickets at 12 to 35 and over 20 000 downtown attendees over three days. Long Beach Grand Prix Association president Christopher Pook says the event is in the black and will return next spring. Final audit and expense figures, plus potential dividends, will be reported by April 15 to the board and stockholders.
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Long Beach
Teamsters Strike Widens Across United States
Thousands of East Coast Teamsters walked off the job as master freight contracts expired at midnight, with potential spread to West Coast drivers. Picket lines appeared in Southland states while negotiations with industry negotiators and Ford labor troubleshooters continued in Arlington Heights. Local unions reported widespread unofficial strikes and some interim agreements in Detroit Buffalo and Carolinas as the nation faced possible freight disruption.
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Moscone
San Francisco
Wvas
Board of Supervisors
San Francisco Labor Council
John Crowley
Council
Lagi Honda
San Francisco General Hospital
California Trucking Association
Angeles
Southland
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Sea- Land Service
Long Beach
Navajo Trucking Co
Pica Rivera
Thunderbird Freight Lines
Los Angeles
G & H Transportation
Montebello
Ford
Chicago
Arlington Heights
Teamsters Local
Detroit
Buffalo
N.Y
North
South Carolina
Lawsuit Threatens Over Hubbard Building Razing
Long Beach faces potential new lawsuit after the city approved an implosion to demolish the 34 year old Omar Hubbard building at 310 W Broadway. William Fenning of Cleveland Wrecking Co. criticized the decision, saying blasting was cheaper and misaligned with bids.
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Omar Hubbard
Long Beach
William Fenning
Cleveland Wrecking Co
Vernon
Fenning
Roger
Roy Engineering Inc
Chatsworth
W. Broadway
Reagan Alerts Nation on Foreign Policy and Military Strength
Ronald Reagan in a national TV address criticized U S foreign policy as wandering and claimed the nation is dangerously weaker militarily. He said he does not want to live in a world where the Soviet Union is first and attributed a Kissinger quote which Kissinger said was false and irresponsible.
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Associated Press
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Tap Aito
Beirut truce talks pressured as war rages on
Be irut faced intensified pressure from Syria to halt Lebanon’s civil war as Kamal Junblatt resisted a ceasefire while Christian forces defend. Special envoy L. Bean Brown arrived to gauge Syria's role in an end to fighting amid broader US opposition to foreign intervention. Police report about 40 killed and 81 wounded in Beirut and suburbs, with many combat zones inaccessible.
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Beirut
Kamal Junblatt
Syria
L. Bean Brown
TLS
Brown
United States
Norwalk Girl Found After Report Card Kidnap Tale
Eight year old Barbara Webb vanished after leaving Nazrene Christian School in Norwalk. Deputies say the girl fabricated a kidnapping story to avoid repercussions over a report card. She was discovered under a neighbor's home unharmed, with hands loosely tied by clothing, after confiding initially to the tale.
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Barbara Allen Webb
Norwalk
Hrim
Southland
Barbara
Gary
Shirley Webb
Leibacher Ave
Linda Carter
Leibacher
The
Nazarene Christian School of
S. Studebaker Road
Depelies
Aces Independent Soliah Speaks On Hearst Fears
Steven Soliah tells Patty Hearst's fears of FBI and Harrises as reported on page A-3. Six of Cal's eight black legislators back Gov. Brown's presidential bid per page A-5. Hubert Humphrey leads Jimmy Carter in Democrat and independent polling on page A-13.
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Steven Soliah
Patty Hearst
FBI
Harrises
Cal
Gov. Brown
Hubert Humphrey
Jimmy Carter
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Karen Quinlan
S.F
Cal. UK
Market Street
Iis
Qwose
Pook
U.S
Hubbard Bldg
Reid Thomsyans
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