Wife of California patrolman in hire-killer plot
Bail set at 200000 for Waldis Copleman and James Gerow Jr. charged with solicitation for murder and conspiracy after an undercover sting at a Rancho Cordova pet shop. Officials say the plan centered on killing Copleman, wife of veteran officer Ronald Copleman, amid alleged inheritance hoax.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
Rancho Cordova
Waldis ‘Wallie” Copleman
Ronald Copleman
James Gerow Jr
Copleman
Sheriff's
Bill Miller
Miller
LA panel endorses California lottery plan amid debate
The panel backed a state lottery proposal projecting annual gross of 100 billion, with net profits split between state and local governments. Critics warned of gambling expansion and poverty impact, while supporters cited potential public revenue and enforcement gaps. Constitutional amendments on bingo and drinking measures advance to the Assembly floor for January action.
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Ralph
California
Keller
Harvey — Chin
Council of Churches
Gnat
Assembly
Bank hostage drama grips Sweden vault in Stockholm
The Kreditbanken siege in a downtown square ends with police plans halted after hostages begged for mercy. Gunman Jan-Erik Olsson and an accomplice held a 10 by 40 foot vault, with water and sandwiches provided to captives as police faced political pressure ahead of a Palme reelection battle.
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Kreditbanken
Jan Agrell
Institute of Military Psychology
Jan-Erik Olsson
Sweden
Palme
Nixon aides release records on San Clemente property deals
An accounting firm audit details California property purchases held in a trust by the Title Insurance and Trust Co. and not public deeds. It cites $217000 and $876000 spent on improvements at San Clemente and Key Biscayne, plus $169000 in maintenance over four years, with some San Clemente funds possibly from Abrplanalp loans. The White House released trust declarations and sale agreements, asserting purchase costs were paid from personal funds amid campaign funding allegations.
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California
Title Insurance and Trust Co
Nixons
San Clemente
Key Biscayne
White House
San Clemente Purchase
Abplanalo-Rebozo Investment Company
Orange County
Warren
Nixon
Skylab 3 crew may launch before Skylab 2 ends
Skylab 3 commander Gerald Carr said an early launch is under consideration if Skylab 2 systems deteriorate, with Nov 9 still likely. William Pogue and Edward Gibson praised progress as Bean Garriott and Lousma reach halfway, after 12 million miles and 430 orbits.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
Gerald P. Carr
Alan L. Bean
Owen K. Garriott
Jack KR. Lousma
Earth
Carr
Bean
Cape Kennedy, Fla
William R. Pogue
Edward G. Gibson
Kohoutek
Gibson
Garriott
Lousma
Kissinger Preps for Cabinet Post Hearing Seeks Ambassadors’ Input
Henry Kissinger summoned several American ambassadors to confer on State Department people and policies ahead of Senate hearings on his nomination as secretary of state. The White House said ambassadors will meet him in San Clemente or Washington over the next ten days.
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Henry Kissinger
State Department
Senate
William Rogers
White House
Kissinger
Nixon
San Clemente
California
Mexico
3.W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
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