Power lines force Downey freeway closure after cement truck crash
A cement truck crash near Florence Avenue knocked down 46,000 volt lines, shutting the Santa Ana Freeway for over six hours. Norwood Duarte of Hacienda Heights escaped injury as motorists ignored roadblocks, prompting CHP to widen safety patrols. About 2,000 Edison customers lost power for an hour. northbound lanes reopened by 2 pm and southbound by 4:30 pm. Downey officer Ron Burgess led traffic control for four hours amid verbal exchanges with frustrated drivers.
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Ron Burgess
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Split of county into five urged
Assemblyman Mike Cullen proposed legislation directing the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to divide the county into five new counties with fee hearings and elections. Each new county would require at least one million residents, and all five must pass by a majority. The proposal targets the next general election in June 1878 amid concerns over unmanageable government.
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Mike Cullen
Los Angeles
Board of Supervisors
Carter to Meet Brezhnev Over Arms Cuts This Year
President Carter announced plans to meet Soviet leader Brezhnev later this year to discuss reductions in strategic arms. A high priority NSC review is underway to prep for renewed talks in late March or early April, coordinated by Zbigniew Brzezinski. Cyrus Vance has discussed a Moscow visit to resume dialogue.
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Emergency gas shortage triggers state of emergency
The United States faces a harsh winter relaxations as Ohio New York and New Jersey declare states of emergency over natural gas shortages. Governors seek federal disaster declarations and broad powers to ration gas while schools factories and public buildings face closures and layoffs loom across several states.
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Brendan T. Byrne
Hugh Carey
Garden Grove coed slayings may be linked
Detectives say two Garden Grove murders of Laura Anne Stoughton and Janet Stallcup share similarities and may be tied to a dual-homicide theory. Investigations focus on a possible link as tips flood in following a $12,000 reward. Stallcup age 19, nursing student. Stoughton 20, Long Beach City College student. both missing earlier and found in Garden Grove area.
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Janet Stallcup
The
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Bomb attack damages PG&E substation in Cupertino
NWLF claims responsibility in its third terrorist attack in eight days, damaging a PG&E substation and cutting power to 210 customers. A female caller directed the AP to the claim hidden at the San Francisco Public Library. Deputies arrived to investigate and were not injured.
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New World Liberation Front
Associated Press
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Santa Clara County
Tanaka denies Lockheed bribery charges in Tokyo court
In a seven hour session at the Tokyo District Court, former Japanese prime minister Kakuei Tanaka denied accepting a $1.7 million payoff from Lockheed Aircraft Corp. and demanded dismissal of charges tied to more than $12 million in alleged bribes to promote Lockheed aircraft in Japan.
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Lockheed Aircraft Corp
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ANA
Weather outlook with upper 60s and slight rain chance
Low clouds dominate today with a slight chance of rain. Forecast calls for a high in the upper 60s. Complete weather details appear on Page C-9.
Bolles slayer accuses governor in Mexico plan
John Harvey Adamson claimed asylum offered after the Don Bolles car bombing. He testified that Kemper Marley and Gov. Raul Castro were tied to a Mexico scheme. Castro rejected the statements as perjury and said no link with Marley existed.
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House Ethics Chairman Asked To Step Down
Ethics Committee chair is urged to resign after defending Rep. Sikes amid partisan dispute. Pope rules out women priests sparking debate on church gender roles.
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