Hillside Strangler mystery widens as police probe
Assistant Chief Daryl Gates says the Hillside Strangler is likely not LAPD, though a police background can’t be ruled out. Task force notes two or three sketches, says 3,000 interviews and 600 known sex criminals checked, with a lone or dual suspect theory.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Hillside
Daryl Gates
New West Magazine
Gates
New West Report
Lauren Wagner
LAPD
Hollywood
Glendale
Early Santa images evolve from saint to gift giver in art
After Clement Moore’s poem, Robert Weir’s 1838 Santa portrait shows a gnome like figure with a pipe and sword, altering the saintly image to a mischievous gift bearer. Curator Joan Gorman notes the painting helped shape the later red suited Santa while tracing Santa’s origins to St Nicholas born around 280 in Europe.
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Hadds Ford, Pa
UPI
Clement Moore
St. Nicholas
Robert Weir
Santa Claus Weir
Weir
Santa
Santa Claus
Joan Gorman
Brandywine River Museum
Ms. Gorman
Police raid on Stanford Daily ruled legal by Utah AG
Utah Attorney General Robert Hansen says police may conduct surprise newspaper office raids if confidentiality is preserved. He and 16 state attorneys general support a California case before the US Supreme Court about the Stanford Daily raid for a riot photo.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
Utah
Stanford University
Robert Hansen
James Lee
Utah State Bar
Hansen
Palo Alto
Calif
US. Supreme Court
Weather forecast spans California regions with cooler nights
Nationwide extended forecast notes mostly fair conditions Sunday and Monday across Northern Central and Southern California with mountain snow and pockets of rain. Temperatures run upper 40s to mid 50s low altitude and 20s to 30s in colder valleys with coastal 60s in some areas. A California federal court ruled the newspaper need not surrender photos while an appeals court upheld that decision.
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United Press International
California
Owens Valley
Deserts
Rainy Christmas Atmosphere Quietly Graces Bethlehem
In Bethlehem on a cold wet afternoon rain silences Manger Square as tourists wander the plaza near the Church of the Nativity. Shoppers and workers note slow business but expect a surge on Christmas Eve with 30,000 visitors amid prayers at St Catherine's and a world choir gathering.
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Bethlehem
Manger Square
Rebecca Morrow
Montgomery
Ala
Holy Land
Ratontingee
Lee
Chebat
Elisabeth Lawneiee
Twoitte
Qinteng Count Grotto
Chylets
Pinedl
St Catherine Sy
St Catherine's
Youngster charged in kin's death in Kansas incident
A 13-year-old Kansas boy faces a murder petition after allegedly shooting his 10-year-old brother during a dispute at a relative's home in Whittier. Police say the older boy fired a .22 caliber pistol to frighten his brother. the weapon discharged, striking the younger in the neck as he uttered a final plea. The case is with Juvenile Court.
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Los Angeles
UPI
District Attorney's Office
Kansas
Whittier
Billy
California Weather Brings Rain Across the North and Central
A weather system off the coast continues showers across northern and central California with partial cloudiness in the south. Heaviest rain fell in the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento Valley, with six hour totals reaching up to 2.37 inches at Mount Shasta City and 2.37 inches at Blue Canyon. Windy, unsettled conditions persist as the low pressure lingers offshore.
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Fresno
San Francisco Hay Area
Sacramento Valley
Mount Shasta City
Blue Canyon
Travis Air Force Base
San Francisco Bay Area
Sacramento
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Thor
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Newdy
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W. Ocean Ave
M Zanini
Pano Robles
Mission Valley Review
Santa Ynez
Lompoc
Tom Green
Jerene
Val Scott
Tony Perez
Winnie Hearn
Pat Anderson
Realty
John Smith
East Ocean Avenue
Bill Cawley
Patti Kirchwehm
Julie Waudby
Marilyn Sommer
Ernest Smith
Lompoc Record
Lompoc, Calif
Rosalie Som Meee
Louise Deveny
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