Prime suspect drawings wrongfully labeled in Hillside Strangler case
Two Los Angeles vice officers were identified as the prime suspects in the Hillside Strangler case after a decoy officer recognized herself in composite sketches. Police acknowledged the drawings were of innocent officers and said the investigation returned to square one.
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Square One
Mary Neiswender
Los Angeles
Dan Cooke
Daryl Gates
Gates
Bwe
Los
Angeles
Cooke
Millions for state hospitals plan from Brown
The article reports Brown proposing a large funding plan for state hospitals. It details the allocation goals, potential impact on services, and the political context shaping the plan on page A-3.
Carter stresses rights to Poles despite translation snafu
President Carter begins a Warsaw visit with a vow to advance Polish American friendship and universal human rights amid a translator's errors. Reporters from ABC CBS and NBC plan live coverage of his news conference from 8 30 a m Pacific time. The translator misrendered several phrases prompting laughter and red faces before being relieved of duties.
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Sadat shaken by Carter backing of Israeli terms
Cairo reacted bitterly as President Carter endorsed parts of Israel's peace plan. Sadat said he was disappointed and embarrassed. A bomb in Netanya killed two and wounded two, claimed by the Popular Democratic Front in response to Begin's plan. Saudi Arabia joined Arab hardliners in rejecting the plan and urged Carter to press Israel for more concessions. Carter planned Saudi outreach and talks with King Hussein in Iran to recruit support for pushing negotiations.
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Egypt
Jordan
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Iran
West Bank
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
Si Peninsula
Rain threatens Pasadena holiday parade as Ford rides grand marshal
A new Pacific storm threatens rain for New Year’s Day and Monday’s Rose Parade in Pasadena. About 2 million people are expected along the route where former President Ford rides as grand marshal under heavy security. A previous tropical storm dumped rain, raising the season total, while ski areas face high snow levels and limited openings.
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National Weather Service
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Tax measure qualifies for June 6 1978 ballot in California
The Jarvis initiative to cut local property taxes by 7 billion dollars annually officially qualified for the June 6 1978 primary ballot. Howard Jarvis filed petitions with 1.2 million signatures, well above the required amount, and more than 750,000 signatures have been verified by county clerks with results pending from several counties. If approved by voters it would amend the state constitution to cap annual property taxes at 1 percent of market value and limit reassessments by county assessors to 2 percent per year.
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Howard Jarvis
Double Ie Abra
Marek Fong EU
Man slain at door in Long Beach duplex
A 19 year old Long Beach man James Richardson was shot and stabbed at his front door at about 7 am. His wife Carmine heard the knock and voices before a single gunshot. Richardson died instantly. police question two suspects.
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James Richardson
E. Willard Sr
Carmine
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Neighbor held in Bellflower strangling case
The downstairs neighbor of 19 year old Pamela Sperry was arrested on suspicion of murder after she was found bound and raped in her Bellflower apartment on December 21. Harry Rowley, 44, unemployed, was held at Lakewood substation and to be arraigned next Tuesday.
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Bellflower
Harry Rowley
Villa Sorrento
Lakewood
Miss Sperry
Woodruff Ave
Robert O'Sullivan
O'Sullivan
Rowley
Los Angeles
Hillside
Glendale
Girl survives by wreckage after fatal plane crash
A 10-year-old Fort Collins girl survived 42 hours beside a mountain wreckage after a light plane crashed killing her grandparents. Michelle Robson was rescued by a sheriff’s helicopter and rushed to El Cajon Valley Hospital with a broken jaw, burns, and bruises. The pilot and two grandparents perished in the crash near Rock Mountain west of El Capitan Reservoir.
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Michelle Robson
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el Capitan Reservoir
Michelle
Dave Wilson
Wilson
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Federal pension costs underestimated by billions
Federal analysts say pension liabilities were miscalculated, potentially inflating future costs by billions. Officials consider revisions to actuarial methods to better reflect long term obligations.
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