Winter Storm Paralyzes Midwest to Northeast
Violent winter snow storms blanketed the region from the Midwest to the Northeast. Seven inches fell in Chicago with more on the way, and New Jersey reduced the Turnpike speed limit due to snow and wind. Dozens of cities closed schools and officials urged caution as plows battled snarled roads and outages.
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Ind
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Ill
James R. Thompson
Cincinnati
Columbus
Ohio
Tennessee
Brown outlines California property tax relief plan
Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. details a $480 million plan offering direct cash rebates up to 700 for about 1.9 million homeowners and 416,000 elderly renters, with payments by late summer or fall. The program depends on spending limits for local government and a constitutional change on business versus home tax rates. 1.9 million homeowners would receive nothing.
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Extradition sought for PLO official Abu Daoud in Munich case
Israel requests Abu Daoud extradition for 1972 Munich Olympic massacre mastermind. Daoud, PLO official and Black September founder, was arrested in Paris during a PLO delegation visit. Bonn to decide on West Germany's extradition request amid Arab protests and international implications.
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Hearings to begin on Carter Cabinet nominations
UPI reports the first full week of the 95th Congress focuses on confirmation hearings for Jimmy Carter's Cabinet choices and Ford's final State of the Union address. The Senate plans informal hearings for many nominees with formal confirmations expected soon after Carter's January 20 inauguration.
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Sinatra’s Mother and Four Die In Plane Crash
Private jet carrying Frank Sinatra family and associates crashes into San Gorgonio Mountain during a snowstorm. 82 year old Natalie Dolly Sinatra is among four killed. bodies found scattered amid six to eight foot snow drifts at 9,000 feet. Other victims include Mrs. Anthony Carboni, Donald Weier, and Jerold Roley.
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Moscow Subway Blast Kills Several Officials Say
The Moscow Metro suffered a blast near Shchelkovski on January 8. Witnesses report multiple deaths and injuries with rumors of three men placing an object before the explosion. Officials provided few casualty details as Tass cites Metro management.
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Strike agitators fire on Madrid aircraft factory
In Madrid at the Construcciones Aeronauticas S.A. plant gunfire wounded three, as Basque region strikes rally workers to protest police actions after a 15 year old protester was killed. GRAPO and the Reconstituted Communist party accused of orchestrating the attack.
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UPI
Construcciones Aeronauticas S.A
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Antonio Maria de Oriol Y Urquijo
Council of State
Jimenez Garcia
Ford may offer surprises before retiring in final week
President Ford begins his last full week in office with a busy schedule and potential actions on amnesty for Vietnam era draft evaders and deserters, gasoline price decontrol, and Puerto Rico statehood. He will present the Medal of Freedom to 22 people including Nelson Rockefeller, Lady Bird Johnson, Joe DiMaggio, and Irving Berlin.
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UPI
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Lady Bird Johnson
Joe DiMaggio
Irving Berlin
Puerto Rico
Commonwealth
Philip Hart
The
New York Times
Prison escapees linked to Denver flight and bank robbery
FBI says four Arizona State Prison escapees linked to three kidnappings and a bank robbery left Denver in new clothes with short haircuts. They bound two hostages at a motel, fled by air, and fled Albuquerque after hijacking a traffic officer. Police found a car with New Mexico plates at Stapleton.
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UPI
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Albuquerque
N.M
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Tucson
Ariz
New Mexico
Keefe
Stapleton International Airport
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Michael Todd Clary
Paul Jorgenson
Richard Benfield
Rosack
Ted Rosack
Arizona State Prison
John W. Smith
Smith
Gilmore battles ACLU plans over looming execution
Gary Gilmore protests ACLU appeals as he faces Jan. 17 execution in Utah. His lawyer notes court clearances and a Supreme Court refusal, while ACLU official Henry Schwartzchild defies being drawn into killings. Gilmore mocks Dabney and the ACLU in notes from Death Row.
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UPI
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Dabney
Lompoc Plaza merchants tease coffee prices and sound gear
A playful note from Lompoc Plaza merchants jokes about coffee costs at 4 per pound yielding 40 cups, compares prices to restaurants, and promotes Beazleys Tobacco Hut with grinding to taste. The column ends with a whimsical jingle about relying on luck for buying stereo systems and a farewell from 600 700 Block North H Street.
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Lompoc First
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