Movie plot lark sparked Oakland schoolbus kidnapping
A busload of 26 schoolchildren and their driver were abducted July 15, 1976 in a case tied to three young men who pleaded guilty. Frederick N Woods James Schoenfeld and Richard Schoenfeld described the plan as a movie plot that started as a lark. They held victims in a moving van buried at a Livermore quarry, but the victims escaped. Woods later fled to Canada and wrote a letter home.
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Secretary balks at Korea scandal quiz
Sun Park Thomson refused private questioning by House investigators probing alleged Korean influence buying in Congress, saying she would answer in public. She denied knowledge of bribes or gifts, alleged parties, or any deals with South Korean agents, and said she has been victim of rumors due to her South Korean birth. She criticized the Ethics Committee for listing her with Korean officials and noted a private relationship with Rep Robert L. Leggett without impacting national interests.
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Robert L. Leggett
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Santa Barbara wildfire devastates homes with fast winds
A wind driven blaze roared through tinder dry brush near Santa Barbara burning at least 15 homes and threatening Westmont College. About 400 acres burned near Parma Park as residents evacuated and power failed. Fire crews faced crowded roads and radio interference while emergency centers coordinated multiple units.
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Mnany
US and Israel clash over West Bank settlements
The United States and Israel debated a Tuesday move to grant full legal status to three West Bank settlements. State Department spokesman Hodding Carter criticized the decision while Israel prepared to present it to the cabinet. Carter referenced U S concerns that settlement establishment violates the Geneva convention and hinders peace talks. The issue followed Washington privately signaling support for arms sales to Egypt totaling over 200 million dollars.
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Anderson to press Quinn on Sohio terminal delay
Congressman Glenn Anderson said he will demand a public explanation from ARB chairman Tom Quinn on why he opposes the $65 million Standard Oil of Ohio crude oil terminal in the Port of Long Beach. He warned that if Alaska and Southwest pipeline projects fail, ARB officials bear responsibility.
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Glenn Anderson
State Air Resources Board
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Air Resources Board
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Tom Quinn
California
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Gov. Brown
Sacramento
Washington
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Long Beach double murder leads to arrests
Detectives arrested Shelley Foster, 30, wife of a slain man, and charged a wounded companion, Charles Warnock, 45, after a 35 year old man identified as Frank Foster Jr. was found nude and shot in a garage. Dolores Ornelas, 38, was found dead in a car nearby from East Allington Street. Warnock survived after police found him in critical condition.
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Walton
Ron Nelson
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Martin Luther King Hospital
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Korea to get pullout shield from U.S. force plan
Defense Secretary Harold Brown pledged continued U.S. protection for South Korea under a nuclear umbrella. A rear guard of up to 12,000 troops will stay to cover the withdrawal of 33,000 American ground forces, with no brigades remaining at the end of the 1982 phaseout. The U.S. proposed a 1.9 billion dollar military credit and gift to augment Korea's 5 billion dollar modernization program.
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U.S
Harold Brown
United States
South Korea
Saboteur blasts Alaska oil pipeline north of Fairbanks
State troopers arrest 26 year old Larry Wertz on malicious destruction charges linked to a series of blasts that damaged insulation and five suspected detonator sites along the Alaska pipeline north of Fairbanks. Investigators note several earlier shutdowns amid ongoing sabotage concerns.
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Here
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George Pollitt
Tough VD Strain Thrives in California Reported
A California health brief notes a tough VD strain flourishing in the state. Officials urge awareness and preventive measures as case reports appear across counties.
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