Democrats Open Convention With Carter Nomination Promises
Demos open with vow to end distrust and unite a nation divided. Barbara Jordan, Texas congresswoman, delivered a stirring keynote praising the American dream while Glenn of Ohio urged restoring confidence in government as Carter considers six vice presidential prospects. The crowd responded with applause and renewed energy as the convention began.
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Alion
Jimmy Carter
America
Cacanlae
Barbara Jordan
Texas
Glenn
Carter
Deepress Lial
Jordan
Tam
Seven Die In Fullerton State Library Shooting
A campus custodian despondent over marital problems opened fire in the Fullerton State University library killing seven people and injuring two. Edward Allaway, 37, of Anaheim, was arrested within an hour at a nearby motel where his wife Bonnie works. The victims include professor emeritus Seth Fessenden and librarian Steve Becker along with several library staff and custodians. The assault shattered the library’s quiet as a .22 rifle gunman moved through the ground floor before police stopped him.
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Fullerton State Univerity
Edward Charles Allaway
Westchester Drive
Anaheim
Bonnie
Instructional Media Center
IMC
Equal Opportunities Program
EOP
Seth Fessenden
E. Ruby Drive
Fullerton
Steve Becker
Riverside Drive
Ernest A. Berka
Brute Jacobson
Pomona
Paul Herzberg
Ford Ave
Allaway
Don £. Karges
Davenhed St
Santa Fe
Deborah Paulsen
Candlewood St
Frank Teplansky
S. Plantation Place
St. Jude Hospital
Maynard Hoffman
W. Valencia Drive
St Jude's
Donald Keran
E. Grove Place
St. Jude's
JMC
U.N. debate over Israel hijack crisis sours council mood
At the United Nations, US Ambassador Scranton praised Israel's actions in Uganda while urging the Security Council to prevent future hijackings. Britain warned of threats against Britons after Uganda expelled a diplomat, as both Western and nonaligned members considered rival resolutions amid mounting tensions.
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United Nations
William M. Scranton
Israel
Uganda
Ivor Richard
Kampala
Dara Bloch
Bloch
Scranton
Council
Britain
United States
Cauncil
Agara
Brown stays in race for Democratic nomination
New York California Governor Jerry Brown will seek the Democratic Party nomination beyond Jimmy Carter's expected tri ump, insisting he represents California and a national leadership surge. He supports a roll call vote and unity through diversity, with nominators Cesar Chavez Yvonne Burke and Edwin Edwards ready to present him at the convention.
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New York
California
Jerry Brown
Democratic Party
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Brown
Cesar Chavez
Los Angeles
Yvonne Burke
Edwin Edwards
Turd
Countywide reappraisal shows 14.3 percent rise in 1976-7 values
County Assessor Philip Watson announced a $28.2 billion gross assessment roll for 1976-77, a 14.33 percent jump from 1975-76. The breakdown lists land 10.0 billion, improvements and fixtures 14.1 billion, and personal property near 4.0 billion with $195.5 million in aircraft values.
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Philip Watson
Watson
Arcadia
Palmdale
Bank robbers face red dye device in tied up heists
Two suspects in custody and two sought after robberies using a new security pack gadget. The device, a half inch bundle of cash concealing a trip triggered tear gas and red dye, detonated during attempts at Crocker National Bank branches in Los Angeles and Hawthorne. Police recovered most of the loot.
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Los Angeles
Southland
Crocker National Bank
W. Pico Blvd
Crocker Bank
Imperial Highway
Hawthorne
Harris trial taunts Hearst shootout fate on shopping trip
Emily Harris testified that Patricia Hearst escaped death in a fiery 1974 shootout by a freak turn of events and a shopping trip choice. She described Hearst as the most experienced SLA member and said a separate trial for Hearst is planned as legal wrangles continue.
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Emily Harris
Patricia Hearst
Mrs. Harris
Los Angeles
Miss Hearst
Patricia
Mizmoon
Hearst
Harris
William
Mitmoon
Harrs
Mizmo
Ins. Soltysik
SLA
Las Angel Ice
Lay
Spa Boods
Reopened checkpoints snare hundreds of illegal aliens
Harbor workers win workmen's compensation rights. Harbor area actions involve labor and legal changes.
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Ohio
Wortes
Supreme Court
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Lou Godfrey
Denise Kusel
Stall Writers
Steven Becker
Fullerton Campus
Robert. Ginn
U.N
Air France
Lakewood
Long Beach
Mar Vista
Los Feliz
Buck
Molly Burrell
Patty
Mel
Sporting Goods
Inglewood
Bill
le Pinon
TOD
Ford
Concorde
Washington
FTC
Ction Line Financial
Lieftiyte
Tnt
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