Carter picks Alabama judge to head FBI
President Carter will nominate U.S. District Judge Frank Johnson of Montgomery Alabama to become FBI director succeeding Clarence M. Kelley. Johnson, a life long Alabaman and Eisenhower appointee, would require Senate confirmation amid a six month FBI leadership search and prior interest as deputy attorney general.
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Heavy rains flood Southern California towns and fires worsen
A waning Mexican hurricane drenched parts of Southern California causing flooded croplands and stranded motorists while earlier Northern California fought fires fed by drought. In Imperial County Ocotillo residents faced evacuations as water rose to a foot in homes, with heavy runoff threatening charred watersheds on the desert and in irrigated valleys.
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Allaway Guilty in Orange County Library Slayings
Edward Allaway, 33, custodian on the Fullerton State University campus, was found guilty by a seven-wiven five-man jury of seven counts of murder and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon for the July 12, 1976 library shootings. The verdicts include first-degree murder on six counts with a second-degree penalty on one, and all killings involved a .22 rifle. The jury will hear defense claims of diminished capacity at a Monday sanity hearing.
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Elvis Presley dies at 42 from heart failure
Memphis health officials announce Elvis Presley died of cardiac arrythmia, a form of heart attack, at Baptist Hospital after being found unconscious at Graceland. Autopsy found no drugs. his physician notes appetite depressants did not cause the death. Presley, a famed rock star, had a history of hospitalization and limited public appearances.
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Elvis in Long Beach: from sold out arenas to fading roar
In 1956 Elvis Presley sold out Long Beach Municipal Auditorium as fans packed 4,000 seats. By 1976 two 14,000-seat shows in the new Arena sold out quickly, drawing TV coverage. His 1996 visit featured a muffled performance with a raised microphone and a guitar never played, ending his Long Beach appearances for 18 more years.
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Independent process plea in Son of Sam case
Page references indicate an independent process plea in the Son of Sam investigation. Additional items note a girl can sit out the flag pledge on page A-13 and a church bombing still unsolved on page A-14. Other features include a dismissal of a dolphin mind claim and a redneck seared at a gay rodeo on pages C-8 and A-15.
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