Dog Day says his piece on Wojtowicz prison life
In an authorized interview at FCI, John Wojtowicz known as Dog Day rejects the film Dog Day Afternoon and its portrayals. He discusses his marriage to Ernest Aron, the botched bank robbery in 1972, his motives to fund a sex change operation, and his views on the movie and press coverage. He alleges the FBI killed Sal and disputes key scenes and motives.
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Little John
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Brooklyn
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Ernest
United States
Walter Cronkite
Kings County Hospital
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Sal
Port Authority
Frank Pierson
Fortune News
John
Police
Pierson
Lewisburg Penitentiary
Lompoc Federal Correctional Institution
Lompoc Record
Carter to push broad election reform package in Congress
The Carter administration plans to ask Congress for universal voter registration and public financing for congressional races, with private fundraising allowed alongside federal limits. The package may loosen Hatch Act restrictions to boost federal employee political participation, and a broader agenda includes a consumer agency, food stamps reform, and hospital expenditure controls.
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UPI
Carter
Congress
Stuart Eizenstat
White House
Eizenstat
Atlanta
Eiizenstat
Lompoc Seeks Mayor By Vote At Tuesday Council Meeting
City council to elect a new mayor for the coming year at 7:30 PM on 1301 North A Street with Joe Valencia as the only declared candidate. Mayor Eugene C. Stevens seeks to continue. others may nominate, including Charlotte Benton or Elinor Lefkowitz, who questions whether a two to three year tenure is needed.
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Charles Ward
Joe Valencia
Eugene C. Stevens
Charlotte Benton
Elinor Lefkowitz
Cypress Avenue
R Street
Ocean Avenue
Ryan Park
West Plains dig out from killer blizzard
United Press International reports a killer blizzard battered the West and Plains with buried roads, power outages, and search efforts for victims. Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Kansas totaled fatalities as crews realigned to restore service, while motorists and travelers faced stranded conditions and snowbound trains.
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Plains
Rockies
Montana
Colorado
Nebraska
South Dakota
Kansas
Plains States
Sherman County
Kadoka
S.D
Carter aides to get large salary hikes
President Carter is set to approve salary increases up to nearly 29 percent for about 50 White House aides. The plan, prepared by White House staff, would favor top advisers and requires final presidential approval before taking effect.
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White House
Ray Marshall
Carter
Gerald Ford
Washington
UPI
Walter Mondale
Paul Warnke
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Rex Granum
Congress
Anglican bishops call for international police amid Uganda killings
Kenyan Anglican bishops urged the 48 nation Organization of African Unity and the United Nations to create an international police force to intervene in Uganda. They cited killings and torture of Christians and tribes as a reign of terror and demanded action to restore law and order, plus a human rights commission.
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Kenya
UPI
Uganda
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la Canada
Calif
Anglican Bishops
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United Nations
Congo
All-Africa Conference of Churches
Kampala
OAU
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