Son of Sam suspect Berkowitz captor details emerge
A mob outside Yonkers jail taunts the Son of Sam suspect as police report that David Berkowitz, a veteran and former NYC auxiliary, confessed to the six killings after a map and charter revolver were found in his car. Investigators say he boasted of a yearlong terror campaign and that two informants aided the arrest amidst a million dollar police dragnet.
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Bani
Linnex
David Berkowitz
Bamptons
Suffolk County
Long Island
Olice
Berkowitz
New York City
Hamptons
Yonkers
Charter Arms
Posce
Relly
John Keenan
Michael Codd
Sam
Reagan era conservative drive tops Panama Canal treaty clash
Former Governor Reagan and about a dozen conservative groups plan a nationwide push to derail a new Panama Canal treaty. They target Senate ratification with mailings lobbying and possible Washington march, aligning with Heritage Foundation and Citizens for the Republic as leaders. Reagan will take a lead role in opposing the treaty while GOP leaders stay on the sidelines.
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Washington
California
Ronald Reagan
Republican Party
Panama City
Congress
Senate
Ata Ca
Uniter
Carter
American Conservative Union
Conservative Caucus
National’ Conservative Political Action Committee
Heritage Foundation
Citizens For the Republic
Reagan
John Laxalt
GOP
William Brock
Ford
Latin America
California Reinstates Death Penalty Over Governor Veto
California lawmakers override Governor Brown to restore capital punishment by judges and juries. The bill becomes law immediately with an urgency clause, applying to murders committed after 5122 p.m. Thursday. Debates centered on deterrence and justice amid strong partisan rhetoric.
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Bob Schmidt
Stein Barran Sacramento
California
San Quentin
State Assembly
Senate
Brown
Ronald Reagan
Secretary of State
Ofee
Irene Devejian
Alister McAlister
D-San Jose
Massive mail drive targets California lawmakers over death penalty
In a statewide push, Sen. Hil Richardson's Law and Order Campaign Committee mailed over two million letters and cards to constituents of Assembly members in Los Angeles County districts 39, 54 and 39, aiming to sway votes on a death penalty override. Key figures Jil Keysor Curtis Tucker and Frank Vicencia shifted positions or cast decisive votes as the Assembly moved Deukmejian's bill toward passage.
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Richardson
Law and Order’ Campaign Committee
Assembly
Tead Artear
Los Angeles County
Jil Keysor
Sun Valley
Curtis’ Tucker
Inglewood
Frank Vicencia
Flower
Keysor
George Deukmejian
Long Beach
Tucker
Vicencia
Assembly Criminal Justice Committee
Viceneia
Deukmejian
Postal service snafu delays district day invite cards
Rep. Norman D. Dicks reports mailed district day invitations worth 153 dollars to 3,000 miles of travel, yet an empty meeting hall and undelivered post cards were found at the Puyallup post office. He faults the overall system for failing to be responsive to Congress and the public.
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Washington (Ap
Norman D. Dicks
Stout
The
Postal Service
Fein
Puyallup
Congress
Kaiser nurses strike disrupts Southland operations
About 300 of 900 Kaiser Per Manente nurses walked out at Bellflower and Norwalk hospitals, with pickets outside the Bellflower facility as talks stalled after an all night bargaining session. Negotiations resumed later at federal urging. the strike had been extended from Wednesday to Thursday morning. Facilities affected include Bellflower Norwalk Pamrama City Fontana and the Los Angeles Sunset Boulevard clinic part of a separate bargaining unit.
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Kaiser Per Manente
Bellflower
Southland
Kaiser
Norwalk
Pamrama City
Fontana
Los Fingeles Clinic
Sunset Boulevard
Tal
Sunset
Bonnie Martin
Surprise audit targets L B Arena in city probe
City auditors conducted a surprise review at Long Beach Arena amid two month police probe into ticket and concession operations. Officials found loose financial controls but no evidence of skimming. report urged charges in arena affairs though no immediate findings.
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L.B. Arena
Long Beach
Robert Franke
John Dever
Carl Calkins
Independent
Press-Telegram
Franke
Randall Verrue
Dever
Convention Center
Verrue
Calkins
Arena
Dickoff
Shell plans huge offshore oil rig near Long Beach
Shell and four partners will build a large offshore drilling and production platform 15 miles south of Long Beach with room for 80 wells. Operation targeted within 18 months. The venture covers two offshore leases valued at $71.2 million in 1975, with Shell owning 80 percent and Occidental Petroleum 17 percent among others.
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Ohel Ol Co
Long Beach
John F. Bogkaut
Shell
Occidental Petroleum
American Independent Oil Co
R.J. Reynolds
Chansler-Western Oil Development Co
Hamilton Brothers
Santa Barbara
Bookout
Independent 4 billion plan for California schools
A brief newspaper item notes a proposed 4 billion dollar plan to fund California schools. The section mentions related stories on teen violence, Rhodesia policy shifts by Vance, Castro freeing U.S. families, and rising oil imports, listing page references A-5 A-6 AB A-9 A-12 A-16 B-6.
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Saul Friedman
Knight-Rhider Service
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de Conessais
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Fullerton
Sacramento
Velo. Ie
the Consequence
Sen. Hil. Richardson
R-Arcadia
Eal
Col
Washington Democrat
Shaff
Stanley Mack
August Thype
Shatf
L.B
TOD
Cal
Vance
Rhodesia
Page AB
Castro
U.S
Armuasements
Lelaure
Patice
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