Jaworski to head probe into South Korea influence buying
Former Watergate prosecutor Leon Jaworski agreed to become chief investigator of the House probe into alleged South Korean influence buying in Congress. He will replace Philip Lacovara who quit after a dispute with Rep. Flynt. Jaworski said he will seek full freedom to uncover facts, with Speaker ONeill and Leader Wright backing him.
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Washington
Leon Jaworski
Nixon
Touse
Congress
Daworski
John J. Flynt
D-Ga
House Elitics Em
House
Thoas P. O'Neill
D-Mass
Jim Wright
Texas
Reporter saves officer in shootout at Bixby Park
In Long Beach at Bixby Park, Officer Dose Castilla engaged suspect James David Wesley after Wesley allegedly shot a bus driver. An Independent Press-Telegram reporter was credited for warning the officer moments before a second exchange of gunfire. Wesley was wounded in the arm and booked for attempted murder.
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Bixby Park
Long Beach
Yxime
James David Wesley
Gardenia Ave
Usc-County Medical Center
Dose Castilla
Meyear Police
Wesley
Jose Castillo
I.pt
Larry LaRue
Castillo
Y — Wen
Clark Church
Ace Ackgess
Kent Henderson
LNG lease approved for harbor LNG terminal in LA harbor
After a five hour debate the Los Angeles City Council voted 13 to 2 to approve a 25 year lease for an LNG tanker terminal in Los Angeles Harbor. The vote covers lease finances only. many required city county state and federal permits still must be obtained before construction can begin.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Harbor
Terminal Island
Harbor Department
Western Lng Terminal Co
Pacific Lighting Corp
Southern California Gas Co
Alaska
Peredge
Pat Russell
Zev Yaroslavsky
Harker
Johnstown Flood Kills At Least 25 As Rains Ravage City
A severe 90 year flood triggered by eight inches of rain swept Johnstown Pennsylvania and surrounding areas. Dams failed, towns flooded, and at least 25 dead with dozens missing as waters rose in West Taylor township and Seward amid a nationwide heat wave breaking with cooler weather moving eastward.
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Johnstown
West Taylor Township
Laurel
Seward
Midwest
Canada
Begin proposes mixed commissions for Middle East peace
Prime Minister Menahem Begin told President Carter he favors mixed commissions at a reconvened peace conference this fall to negotiate peace treaties and permanent boundaries, excluding the PLO from a role in the process.
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Washington
Menahem Begin
Israel
Carter
Middle East
Weather and diplomacy blur in Geneva report
Weather outlook shows sunny conditions with a high near 805. In Geneva, after meeting Carter, Begin rejects PLO participation and sets preconditions. Arab states reportedly cannot attend without the PLO, while Esravi opens to neutral-ground talks or further discussions.
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Egypt
Syria
Carter
Bogin
Palestine Liberation Organization
Geneva
Simgly
Begin
Esravi
Trapeze Artist Injured at Inglewood Forum
Daniel Acosta, 30, a four-year veteran of Ringing Bros Baron Bailey Circus, fell about 40 feet from a tightwire during a sea peat act on the second night of a two week Los Angeles run of the Greatest Show on Earth at the Inglewood Forum. The crowd was about 13,000. He sustained a broken right bow, cracked right nite and a ruptured spleen and was listed in serious condition at Centinela Valley Hospital.
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Ringing Bros
Baron & Bailey Circus
Inglewood Forum
Daniel Acosta
Somarsault
Los Angeles
Acosta
Centinela Valley Hospital
Viet cleared for U.N. seat
United Nations Security Council unanimously recommended Vietnam for U.N. membership, paving way for General Assembly admission in September alongside Djibouti. Vietnamese observer Dinh Ra Thi urged the United States to fulfill postwar reconstruction duties and warned against shirking responsibility.
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United Nations, N.Y
Security Council
Jay U.N
U.S
Embeil
General Assembly
Vietnam
Djibouti
U.N
Dinh Ra Thi
Long Beach police reopen probe as two detectives reinstated
Four Long Beach vice detectives faced charges after an April assault at Brave Bull Bar. Abrego and Kennison were returned to duty amid DA status. Barbee and Schock remain suspended on disgraceful conduct and failure to obey charges. Police hearing set. DA to decide on criminal charges within two weeks.
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Long Beach
Carl Calkins
Brave Bull Bar
Long Beach Blvd
John Abrego
David Kennison
Atty
Bruce Campbell
Calkins
Herbert Wisdom
David Barbee
Leo Schock
Barbee and
Sehmack
Robert Parkin
Solomon
Barbee
Schmack
Campbell
Inside Today Te Headlines Flash Across A-4 A-15
A brief note recaps the day’s bookended pages with feature mentions including a housing boom outlook, rising fire danger, warnings to smokers, a feature on the costliest coffee, and a look at amnesty for aliens, with page references A-4 A-5 A-7 A-9 A-11 A-15.
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PLO
United States
District Attorney's Special Investigations Division
Stephen Solomon
Police Officers Association
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Kennison
Reece
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