Architect Coppedge swears to Mayer payoff in bribery trial
Architect James Coppedge testifies in a Los Angeles bribery case that he paid nearly 27 thousand dollars to former City Planning Director Ern est Mayer Jr. in exchange for favors on city projects and a 5 percent cut of all work. He describes an almost weekly payoff schedule starting in 1971 tied to the Pacific Shoreline Terrace development and a six percent architectural fee plus a 15 percent ownership in a limited partnership. The trial proceeds with his partner Claflin Ballance to be recalled, and investigators remaining to testify.
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Ernest Mayer Jr
James C. Coppedge
Los Angeles
Mayer
Coppedge
Claflin A. Ballance
Don Eastman
Gordon Ringer
Pacific Shoreline Terrace
M. J. Brock
Mr. Mayer
Bradley Wins Re election In Los Angeles Mayoral Race
Bradley secured an overwhelming victory in the Los Angeles mayoral election with about 39 percent of precincts reporting. He led State Sen. Alan Robbins, whose campaign centered on opposition to busing, by a wide margin as Robbins conceded a runoff unlikely.
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Tom Bradley
Los Angeles
Bradley
Alan Robbins
Howard Jarvis
Larry Peck
Robbins
Carter proposes food stamp reform amid spending goal
The Carter administration urged a bill to end the cash purchase price for food coupons and raise the supplement cost, cutting about 1.5 million recipients while adding 2.5 million too poor to buy stamps. A new standard deduction would shift benefits, with net spending expected near 5.5 billion for the current year.
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Washington
Carter Administration
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
House Agriculture Committee
Keeen
Bergland Sail
Capitol Hill
Sen
Her
Sadat seeks U.S. arms as Carter meetings unfold
President Sadat pressed for U S weapons during talks with President Carter in Washington. A White House spokesman said no commitments were anticipated while outlining three criteria for any arms sale. The visit produced a concrete result a $7.5 million six month hydrographic survey of the Gulf of Suez to aid ship traffic and oil drilling.
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Wasilington
Keypt
Anwar Sadat
U.S
Carter
White House
Africa
Sagt
Gulf of Suez
Jody Powell
Powell
United States
Sadat
Northrop
War
Ford
Flood toll rises as Appalachian rains inundate towns
Floods and storms across the Southeast kill at least 29 in two days with rivers cresting over floodwalls in Cumberland Big Sandy and Kentucky rivers. Matewan Williamson and Pineville report severe devastation as evacuations surge and highways bridges and hospitals face shutdowns.
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Appalachians
West Virginia
Kentucky
Cumberland
National Weather Service
Lou Bondurant
Red Cross
Louisville
Tug Fork
Matewan
Williamson
T.L. Varney
Wilson Cisco
Virginia
Tennessee
Clinch River
Sneedville
Hancock Central
Odist
Pineville
Ae Williamson
W.va
Weather Service
Last kiss on jet as crash toll rises to six dead
Sally Furniss, 37, of Virginia Beach, was among 26 survivors of Southern Airways Flight 242 near Huntsville and Muscle Shoals. Captain William McKenzie, 54, of La Place, Louisiana, died with six others and eight on the ground. Passengers recalled a heroic effort to land as engines failed in a hailstorm while the jet struck rural terrain.
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Pilot
Jet
New Hope; Ga
Sally Furniss
Huntsville
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Atlanta
Staal
William. W. McKenzie
la Place
Kapustin
Cancer detective hits public scares
A police expert probes public fear as a cancer detective confronts rising scares in the city. The piece outlines investigative angles, community impact, and the detective’s efforts to calm residents amid alarming rumors and alleged threats.
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Marvin Byron
Los Angeles Superior Court
Curt Johnson
Linda de Deutsch
San Fernando Valley
Peck
UCLA
Police
Fieuteward
Peope
Bradle
New York Times Service
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Boston College
Powall
Middle East
Egypt
Department of Highways and Transportation
Birmingham
Cumberland River
Combined News Services
Nn Southern Airways
Caid
Rudy Kapustin
John Tielking
Huntaville Said
Tielking
Calvin Childress
Norfolk
Sirhan Spurns
West Point
HEW
Bae Amusements
Crosswor
Abe
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