Dragnet hunts 'Skid Row Slasher' in Los Angeles case
A massive manhunt in Los Angeles targets a long-haired man in his 20s suspected of eight throat slayings. Investigators released composite drawings and a psychological profile, while authorities confirmed the latest victim, George Frias, died from neck injuries.
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Los Angeles
Charles Manson
George Frias
Hollywood
Dan Cooke
Cooke
Ralph Bailey
Frias
Bailey
Police
Mostly sunny today then increasing clouds high 58
The area sees mostly sunny conditions today with clouds building tonight. High near 58 degrees and a low around 42 with full page B-5 weather details.
Bail cut in triple-slaying case against L B doctor
Long Beach physician Dr Jeffrey MacDonald tied to the stabbing deaths of his pregnant wife and two daughters in a 1970s case. A two day bail reduction hearing in Los Angeles Federal Court reduced bail from 500000 to 100000 with a path to release via property deeds. Prosecution presented FBI findings while defense objected to a lie detector result.
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Long Beach
Jeffrey MacDonald
Green Beret
Los Angeles
FBI
U.S
John Kronenberg
MacDonald
U.S. Atty
Jay Stroud
Stroud
Brown defends long hours as he shapes new California admin
Gov. Brown says he plans a gradual return to a 9 to 5 workday within two to three months while building his administration. He defends continuing tight budgeting and says he will personally select key aides, resisting delegation until his philosophy is clear.
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Sacramento
Brown
Edmund G. Brown
Liberal Democrats
Senate votes to repeal smog law in California
In Sacramento the California Senate narrowly repealed key antismog device requirements for 1966 to 1970 cars in the Los Angeles basin. Bills SB13 by Nate Holden and SB41 by Omer Rains passed 27-4 and 28-6 respectively, sending to the Assembly amid opposition and praise of cross-endorsement.
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Sacramento
UPI
Los Angeles
Assembly
South Coast Air Basin
Nate Holden
Omer L. Rains
Ventura
James R. Mills
Dsan Diego
Chase Manhattan Cuts Prime Rate to 9 Percent
Chase Manhattan Bank of New York known as The Rockefeller Bank slashed its prime rate by a half point to 9 percent for business loans. Wall Street predicted other large banks would follow suit.
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New York
UPD
Chase Manhattan Bank of New York
Rockefeller Bank
Wall Street
Weather shifts back to rain with mountain snow Friday
Sunshine gives way to clouds tonight as Southland braces for more rain on Saturday. NWS reports rainfall totals from .08 to .29 inch, and snows to 3,000 feet with four inches at Lake Arrowhead. Chains advised for mountain driving. temperatures dip to the teens at Big Bear, with winds offshore.
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Southland
National Weather Service
Long Beach
Newport Beach
California
Lake Arrowhead
Sess Pete
State Department of Transportation
U S contends Hanoi plotting big offensive
The Ford administration asked Congress for 522 million to replenish South Vietnam and Cambodia military needs amid claims North Vietnam may move one or two combat divisions into the south. Officials warned of a possible major offensive while Kennedy accused the move of scare tactics. Congress appears unlikely to approve the funds.
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Ford
Congress
Saigon
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
State
Defense Department
United States
Hanoi
Laos
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Indochina
Cambodia
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Amnesty extended for month in Vietnam draft clemency program
President Ford extended the clemency window for draft evaders and deserters to March 1, hoping to process more than 6,000 applications. The earned return amnesty also includes Justice and Defense Department provisions for those charged or under investigation. Deserter applications reached 3,630 with 10,000 to 11,000 eligible.
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Washington
UPD
Ford
Clemency Board
Departments of Justice and Defense
Pentagon
Justice Departmet
Oil tanker blast hits Marcus Hook refinery
Explosions ripped through a tanker unloading crude oil at a British Petroleum refinery in Marcus Hook Pennsylvania. At least 18 seamen were injured and police evacuated a six block residential area near the waterfront.
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Marcus Hook
British Petroleum
Burns Urges Congress to Trim All U S Spending
Former senator and commentator urges drastic federal budget cuts across all programs including defense. He calls for immediate action to reduce government spending and long term fiscal reform.
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Burns
Congress
U.S
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