Hillside Strangler net tightens as clues mount
A suspect described as mustached and limping is linked to the Hillside Strangler case, with 11th victim found and a composite sketch produced after a pay phone call lure. Kimberly Martin, a prostitute, answered a late call and was murdered. a nearby hillside lot yielded her nude body amid ties to prior victims.
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Peter J. Boyer
Associated Press
Hillside
Los Angeles
Darel Gates
Kimberly Diane Martin
Jane Evelyn
King
Miss Martin
Hollywood Public Library
Huge Social Security tax hike enacted by Congress
Congress approved a broad Social Security payroll tax increase to shore up the system for 30 years. The House passed the bill 189 to 163 after Senate approval, paving the way for an adjournment. The measure raises payroll taxes by 227 billion dollars over ten years, with higher rates and earnings limits phased in through 1990 and beyond.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Carter
Rep
al. Ullman
Ways and Means Committee
Smaller 650 slip marina cuts plan for downtown L A
Long Beach Planning Commission endorsed a scaled down 650 slip marina in a landfill lagoon near Aquatic Shoreline Park as part of shoreline land use plan. It would cost about 8.3 million dollars funded by an state loan, far less than the 28 million for the larger marina. The panel voted unanimously to accept city planning chief Robert Paternoster’s recommendation despite one dissenting member.
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Long Beach
Queensway Bay
Citizens’ Advisory Group
Isabel Patterson
Lowlie, Plan
City Planning Chic
Robert Paternoster
Senate delays vote on B-1 jobs postpones fate of bomber
Senate delayed action on the B-1 bomber until next year due to opposition and absenteeism, preserving funding and about 8000 jobs tied to California plants of North American Rockwell. House had approved 340 million for continued work on a fifth and sixth aircraft, while a separate bill for a 34 million federal building in San Jose faced delay. President Carter clashed with Senator Cranston over the project highlighting a broader dispute over defense spending and Shell policy.
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Gil Bailey
Washington
Senate
Sen
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
California
North American
Rockwell
San Jose
Carter
Congress
Cranston
Congress Ends 1977 Session With Social Security Tax Hike
Washington AP reports Congress closed its 1977 session after approving a $227 billion payroll tax increase to refinance Social Security over ten years. The House quit at 4:39 p.m. EST and the Senate at 6:05 p.m., leaving energy policy stalled in a House Senate conference. Leaders anticipate quick action in the next session.
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Washington
Congress
Hous
Senate
Carter
Senate House
Busnappers given life terms without parole in Chowchilla case
Three young men James Schoenfeld Richard Woods and Frederick Woods were convicted of bodily harm in the Chowchilla kidnapping case and face life in prison with no parole. Judge Leo Deegan ruled after bench trial that fainting spells and stomach disorders shown by three captives proved bodily harm. The trio had previously pleaded guilty to 27 counts of simple kidnapping. One survivor spoke of justice while Chowchilla officials called the verdict just.
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Oakland
Chowehilla
Superior Court
Leo Deegan
James Schoenfeld
Richard
Frederick Woods
Deegan
Jodi Heffington
Jennifer Brown
Rebecca Reynolds
California
Chowebilla
Robert Reynolds
Chowchilla
Richard Perry
Carter and Begin Seek Total Peace Amid Cairo Talks
President Carter and Israeli Prime Minister Begin voiced hope that moderates boycotting the Cairo peace talks will accept moves toward a comprehensive Middle East peace. They urged Egypt and Israel to pursue steps addressing neighbors Syria Jordan and Lebanon and to secure treaties with all sides as regional developments advance. Begin called Cairo a great moment for the region and anticipated broader Arab participation.
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Washington
Carter
Menahem Begin
Cairo
Egypt
Israel
Syria
Lebanon
Jordan
Begin
Middle East
New York
NBC
Remains Identified as Shorty Shea Found at Spahn Ranch
Skeletal remains believed to be Donald Jerome Shorty Shea, a Hollywood stuntman killed by the Manson family, were found in a shallow grave at the former Spahn Ranch in Chatsworth, northwest of Los Angeles, eight years after his disappearance. Coroner to confirm identity. former Manson followers aided investigators.
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Thase
Hollywood
Charles. Manson
Spahn Ranch
Tate-LaBianca
Manson
Donald Jerome
Shorty
Shea
Chatsworth
Los Angeles
Manson ¢Lan
Bruce Davis
Steve Grogan
Storm Rips Northwest As Power outages Killings and Floods
A severe winter storm battered the Pacific Northwest with strong winds up to 60 mph, tearing roofs away and cutting power to over 25,000 residents. Mudslides closed parts of U S 10 in Oregon, while travel warnings urged mountain areas to expect heavy snow and blowing snow overnight. Utility crews reported outages affecting about 10,000 in the Willamette Valley, 10,300 in southwestern Oregon, and 1,200 in northeast Portland. Portland General Electric tallied around 3,000 customers without service. Three traffic deaths occurred in blinding rain. Washington saw up to 60 mph winds, a toppled fir near Waitkiakum High School, and record tides with minor flooding along Puget Sound where waterfront lots and structures faced feet of water. Eight counties qualified for SBA disaster loans. Seattle and Poulsbo tides surpassed 1967 records by over two tenths of a foot. Ferries paused at Bremerton and Mukilteo due to tide. Some flooding also reported in Idaho's inland areas amid heavy rain and lightning.
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Northwest
U.S. 10
Oregon
Cascade
Siskiyou
Pacific Power & Light
Dolores Chenoweth
Willamette Valley
Portland
Portland General Electric
Washington
Cathlamet
Waitkiakum High School
Ieteral Small Business Adminstraion
Bremerton
Mukilteo
Idaho
Indiand
Residents protest 1978 Grand Prix in Long Beach
More than 1000 downtown Long Beach residents sign a petition to halt the 1978 Grand Prix through city streets. The petition will be presented to the state Coastal Commission as officials seek approval for the race. Protesters accuse the event of harming environment and health and lowering real estate values while wasting tax dollars.
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Mary Neiswender
Long Beach
State Coastal Commission
Torrance
Petiti Circulators
Beth Doerr
Atantic Ave
Brown's Early Years Shaped by First Three in Office
Governor Brown reviews three years in office outlining policy shifts and challenges. Also reported, Orange County supervisor Diedrich faces indictment, signaling political turmoil.
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Gov. Brown
Diedrich
Orange County
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L.A
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Poulsbo
Puget Sound
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Yoert
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