Ex-convict kills wife and son then takes own life
In East Hartford Connecticut a 34 year old ex convict Frank DeCorleto killed his 22 year old wife Shioehon and their 4 year old son Frank in their apartment after a 15 hour siege with police. He remained holed up with a high powered rifle before shooting himself as officers closed in.
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East Hartford
Conn
UPI
Frank DeCorleto
Shioehon
Frank
DeCorleto
Edward Leonard
Clarence Drumm
Leonard
DeCarleto
Hartford Courant
Newsroom
the Courant
Pink colored 1977 IRS tax forms simplify filing
IRS Commissioner Jerome Kurtz unveiled changes to the 1977 federal income tax forms including a pink on white color, front page calculations, back page deductions, and a blank reverse side for the short form. Forms mailed to taxpayers in late December.
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Washington
UPI
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Jerome Kurtz
Kurtz
U.S
Psychiatry used to crush dissent sparks international protest
In Honolulu, Dr Sidney Bloch and other psychiatrists denounce Soviet and allied misuse of psychiatry to silence political opponents. They warn that Britain, Australia, Canada, the United States and some European nations may leave the World Psychiatric Association if it does not condemn these practices. A July vote on the issue looms as evidence mounts of widespread coercive psychiatry.
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Honolulu
UPI
Britain
Sidney Bloch
Australia
Canada
United States
World Psychiatric Association
WPA
Bloch
Soviet Union
Michael Nelson
Massachusetts Psychiatric Society
Psy
Mexico City
Nelson
Romania
Bulgaria
East Germany
Argentina
Solar project inspections prompt safety concerns in California
Gov. Brown's solar program for state buildings faced claims of missing inspections. Contractors warned of substandard work and health risks at sites including 1615 P Street. State Architect Van der Ryn ordered inspections and corrections as the effort to train solar technicians proceeds.
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Sacramento
UPI
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Sacramento Bee
Brown
Sim van der Ryn
Bob Quenett
Brown Administration
P Street
Mark McGilvray
Bee
Quenett
van der Ryn
Clarence Troop
Troop
Lawmakers Approve Salary Increase on Senate Panel
SACRAMENTO A bill to raise state legislators pay from 23332 to 25555 a year won unanimous approval from the Senate Finance Committee Assembly Bill 1396 by Louis Papan was sent to the floor on a 9-0 vote. The hike would take effect in December 1978 and would add 35 a day for expenses plus other benefits.
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Sacramento
UPI
Senate Finance Committee
Louis Papan
Daly City
California advisor calls business climate "very healthy"
Alan Post, retiring as California legislative analyst after nearly 30 years, says the state maintains a very healthy business climate. He spoke at a retirement luncheon alongside Gov. Brown, argued Fantas Report was flawed, and urged continued efforts to improve California’s appeal to business.
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California
Advisor Post
Sacramento
APS
Alan Post
Post
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Gulf's first storm prompts inland evacuation of oil workers
More than two thousand oil workers fled Gulf platforms as Tropical Storm Anita formed in the north central Gulf, 200 miles south of New Orleans. Amoco,Tenneco, and Chevron ordered evacuations affecting about 1,500 workers plus 500 Amoco staff, with PHI relocating crews from offshore bases.
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Gulf
New Orleans
UPI
Gulf of Mexico
Anita
Petroleum Helicopters, Inc
Lafayette
PHI
Amoco
Dave Tayrien
Amoco Production Co
Texas
Louisiana
Tayrien
Tenneco
Chevron U.S.A
Ford Pinto not firetrap, company executives say
Ford Motor Co denies Pinto is a firetrap amid Mother Jones criticism. Vice President Herbert Misch says real world data show Pinto fire incidents are fewer than expected and do not align with Dowie’s 500 to 900 burn death estimates. NHTSA figures show 12 Pinto fatalities in 1975 and 11 in 1976 nationwide.
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Dearborn
Mich
UPI
Ford Motor Co
Ford Monday
Mother Jones
Ford
Herbert L. Misch
Misch
Ures
National Airway Traffic Safety
Mark Dowie
Dowie
NHTSA
Voyager II gains control as onboard computer halts rebel commands
Scientists regain contact with Voyager II near 5 million miles from Earth as the on board computer overrides emergency mode and allows dust cover release tests on the TV cameras and a roll while the JPL team confirms the extendable boom is properly positioned. NASA plans Voyager I launch after two postponements with Jupiter encounter looming for both probes.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Cape Canaveral
JPL
Don Bane
Mannever
Earth
Jupiter
NASA
Voyager I
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Andrew Masciak
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Ray Kennedy
Robert Young
Frank Silva
Howard Spade
Gerald Niesen
Timothy Lynch
Michael Greiten
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Lompoc Unified School District
North A
Norman Blankenship
David Kirkpatrick
Joseph Platzner
Investors Diversified Services
IDS Life Insurance Co
Sacramento Comstock Club
San Francisco
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Owens Valley
Debbie Jordan
Lompoc
Ympoc Record
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