Redondo Beach student charged in spy ring case
FBI arrested 23 year old John Boyce of Riverside at his home for conspiring with Palos Verdes man Andrew Lee to deliver top secret U.S. defense documents to a Russian agent in Mexico City. Lee, 25, was seized in Mexico City on January 6 and faces U.S. return and trial proceedings.
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Palos Verdes
Chuterpher John Boyce
Granite Hill Drive
Riverside
Boyce
University of California, Riverside
West Coast
TRW Inc
TRW
1 Space Park
Andrew Daulton Lee
Paseo del Mar
Palos Verdes Estates
Mexico City
Lee
Robert Gebhanit
Los Angeles
U.S
Harvey Schneider
United States
Boris A. Grishin
Gebhardt
Vienna
Austria
Mexico
Stay halts Gilmore execution hours before firing
Salt Lake City AP Willis Ritter granted a stay of execution for Gary Mark Gilmore seven hours before the planned firing squad. Lawyers sought Supreme Court intervention. Justices White and Blackmun refused. Marshall not available. The ACLU argued the death penalty is unconstitutional and that death would affect appeals.
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US District Court
Willis Ritter
Gary Gilmore
Gilmore
State Attorney General's Office
Gary Mark Gilmore
Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
Utah
Byron BR. White
Harry Blackmun
Point of the Mountain
American Civil Liberties Union
Ritter
Marshall
Texan to die on TV in historic execution
Convicted child killer Jerry Lane Jurek, 25, is set for execution by electric chair in Huntsville, the first in Texas since 1964, with a court ruling allowing cameras to record. News outlets seek pool access to the footage as stations weigh broadcasting the event after midnight execution procedures.
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Jurek
Texas
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U.S. District Court
William Taylor
Dallas Television
Tony Garrett
KEHA
Garrett
Logan
Supreme Court of Texas Gay
Dolph Briscoe
Carter stands firm on Sorensen for CIA directorship
President elect Carter reaffirms Theodore C. Sorensen as CIA nominee despite opposition in Washington. The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence opens hearings with mixed views. Republicans Goldwater Thurmond Baker express concern while Biden Morgan Huddleston and others oppose. Stevenson and Inouye chair the panel.
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Select Committee
Barry Goldwater
E. J. Gara
Strom Thurmond
Howard H. Baker Jr
Robert T. Stafford
Sorensen
Joseph R. Biden Jr
Robert B. Morgan
Walter Huddeston
Adlai Stevenson
Daniel K. Inouye
Midwest Snowbound As Severe Cold Grips Large Areas
A new Midwest storm spreads snow from the Great Lakes to New England while sub zero temperatures freeze harbors and rivers. Buffalo and other cities face heavy snowfall and record lows as outages grow and gas shortages threaten Georgia industries. Baltimore Harbor pilots halt as ice blocks ships from Annapolis to Baltimore.
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N.Y
Wisconsin
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Mercury
Kansas City
St. Louis
North Georgia
Florida Line
Georgia
Dalton
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Baltimore Harbor
Maryland
Annapolis
Governor Brown Visits San Francisco Slum Housing
Governor Brown spent a night in a Western Addition housing project to witness conditions firsthand. He described a reality that is hard to believe without seeing it and spoke with residents, including Maxine Williams, who said burglars took beds and appliances after moving in on December 7.
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Gev Brown
Brown
Maxine Williams
Gov, Brown
Snowy Weather Update Noted With Warmer Highs
Snowy conditions persist with a slight warm trend as highs reach the upper seventies. Tonight cools to the mid forties. Complete forecast appears on Page C3.
Smuggled U S arms flood into Mexico
Federal investigators reveal arms and ammunition flow from the United States into Mexico is far larger than previously thought. Agents report millions of rounds monthly and link much of the trafficking to heroin gangs, with weapons including automatic rifles and grenades. Senator Bentsen calls for tighter Defense Department controls and better US-Mexico agency cooperation.
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United States
Mexico
U. S
Loyd M. Bentsen
D-Tex
U.S
Defense Department
Peter B. Bensinger
Drug Enforcement Administration
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Golden Triangle
Burma
Thailand
Laos
Carter bids emotional farewell to Plains church
Plains residents witnessed former President Jimmy Carter deliver a heartfelt goodbye at a local Plains church as part of a wider farewell tour. The event drew curious locals and longtime supporters, marking a reflective end to his Plains visits.
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Plains Church
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