Right Wing Militants Suspected of Hidden Arms Cache
Los Angeles authorities and the Los Angeles Times report that large weapons arsenals hidden by right wing paramilitary groups may exist following the Mojave Desert discovery. Eight tons of weapons were found near Lancaster and more than three tons at Donald Wiggins’ Ontario property.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Mojave Desert
Los Angeles Times
the Times
Minutemen
U.S
Peter Pitchess
Desert
FBI
Santa Ana
Lancaster
Donald Wiggins
Ontario
Calif
Wiggins
Arthur Methe
Wrightwood
San Bernardino
Salvation Army Feeds the Needy and Aids Transients
The Salvation Army runs a rehabilitation program for 55 men with a three month work and counseling plan. It operates 48 bunks allowing occasional overnights to encourage transient men to seek employment. St Vincent's Dining Room served 300 transients and the Las Vegas Rescue Mission provided meals.
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Salvation Army
St. Vincent's
S. Main St
Las Vegas
Carters Visit Miss Lillian In Plains For Christmas Morning
President elect Jimmy Carter brings the family to 78 year old Miss Lillian in Americus Sumter Hospital at 6 30 a m with gifts. Rosalynn receives a painting and a warm gown. Billy gets bourbon while Chip pays breakfast. The group plans a noontime country Christmas dinner at Rosalynn's mother Miss Allie. Miss Lillian, hospitalized with hip pain, is undergoing heat therapy and expected to stay several days. Carter will convene his Cabinet on St Simons Island Monday for three days of policy review.
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Americus-Sumter County Hospital
Billy
Carter
Chip
Butler Brown
Amy
Plains
Allie
Rosalynn
Lillian
St. Simons
South Georgia
Anti Death Penalty Vigils Across Four Southern States
UPI reports Christmas Eve protests by small anti capital punishment groups in Kentucky Florida Tennessee Alabama and other states. Demonstrators condemned resumed executions while officials offered mixed responses and candlelight vigils or public letters urged compassion and moral leadership.
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United Press International
Brad Castleberry
Louisville
Kentucky Council For the Abolition of
Paducah
Lexington
Castleberry
Southern Prison Ministry
Florida
Tennessee
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Montgomery
Randall Williams
Southern Poverty Law Center
Wallace
Williams
Southern
Florida Citizens Against the
Governor's Mansion
Tallahassee
Reubin Askew
Askew
Memphis
Tenn
Nashville
Tennessee State Prison
Alabama Governor's Mansion
Federal Courthouse
Birmingham
Obituaries for Bowler and Marcus Headline Mesquite Obits
Funeral services for James S P Bowler 66 of Mesquite will be at 10 a m Monday at the Mesquite Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints with burial in Mesquite Cemetery. Born November 29 1910 in Nevada he lived in Mesquite 31 years and worked as a foreman for Reece. He is survived by his widow two sons six daughters two brothers six sisters and many grandchildren. Graveside memorial services for Harry Aaron Marcus 67 of Dyke Lane will be at 10 a m Tuesday at Palm Memorial Park. Born February 5 1909 he was a retired maintenance laborer with no known next of kin.
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Mesquite
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
James S.P. Bowler
Max Hughes
Nevada
Bowler
Reece
Sylvia Bowler
Karl Bowler
St. George
Utah
James Bowler
Lathrop Wells
Julie Bowler
Mona Rea Truman
Lanora White
Cleita Molina
Las Vegas
Cynthia Park
Henderson
Barbara Bouer
Palo Cedro
Calif
Grant M. Bowler
Harold Bowler
Marcus
Holiday fires and crashes claim dozens in weekend tragedy
Holiday weekend blazes and car accidents killed 56 and 251 people respectively by Saturday 6 p.m. PST. Illinois and New York reported multiple fire deaths including a Chicago apartment blaze and a Stamford New York house fire. Wilkes-Barre St Louis and Bartlesville saw deadly fires. Streets led to heavy losses and families faced homelessness as fires and crashes spiked nationwide.
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United Press International
National Safety Council
Illinois
Chicago
New York
Stamford
N.Y
Wilkes-Barre
St. Louis
Texas
California
Florida
Georgia
Bartlesville
Okla
Jesus Garcia
Garcia
Frank Balucha
Balucha
Kelly Young
Taimika Young
Jameil
Sheila Young
William
Martha Fleischman
Nancy
Donette Barkman
Grand Gorge
San Francisco Presidio Sniper Escapes Under Gunfire
A sniper fired several shots at Military Police in a wooded area of the San Francisco Presidio before dawn on Christmas Day and escaped, possibly wounded by return fire. MPs pursued as the Special Weapons unit aided the search, but the suspect was not found and no extra guards were added. Hospitals were alerted to report bullet wound cases.
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San Francisco
UPS
San Francisco Presidio
Army
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Phoenix
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S. Valley View Blvd
Las Vegas, Nevada
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