Teenager sentenced to death in Florida killing
In Avon Park Florida 16 year old Frank A Ross Jr was sentenced to death by electric chair for the November 15 1976 murder robbery of 64 year old Helen Dixon. The verdict followed a 17 minute jury deliberation and a judge added a 13 page footnote urging a state law to require schools to teach respect for the law.
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Sebring
Fla
UPI
Frank A. Ross Jr
Ross
DeSoto City
Helen Dixon
Avon Park
Clifton M. Kelly
Cressie Belcher
Florida
State Supreme Court
James E. Wells
Dixon
Wells
Kelly
Laboratory evidence links pollutants to cancer agent nitrosamines
Scientists at University of California Riverside report that nitrosamines can form when air mixes with pollutants and chemicals inside a sealed bag. The process required darkness. upon sunlight exposure the nitrosamines decomposed, leaving questions about real world atmospheric formation and risk. The work was led by Dr. James H. Pitts Jr. and a team of atmospheric chemists.
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Riverside
UPI
University of California Riverside
Los Angeles
James H. Pitts Jr
Robber steals $2 million in gems on Seattle street
Victor Nash, a San Francisco gem dealer, reports his uninsured jewels valued at about $2 million were taken at gunpoint in broad daylight on a busy Seattle street. Four jewelry cases containing 20,000 gems vanished from his car after an attempted escape and a driver refusal to collide.
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Seattle
UPI
San Francisco
Victor Nash
Nash
International Gem Stones of
Prince Charles learns Shuttle landings in Houston visit
In Houston, Prince Charles steered a Space Shuttle simulator with instructions from astronaut Fred Haise, completing two landings and drawing praise as a quick learner. He toured the Johnson Space Center exhibits, visited Saks Fifth Avenue, and planned trips to the Alamo and Los Angeles before continuing his U.S. tour.
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Houston
UPS
Prince Charles
Johnson Space Center
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
John Dauth
Fred Haise
Haise
Dauth
Charles
Space Center
Center
Chris Kraft
Mission Control
Kraft
Prince
Saks Fifth Avenue
Saks
Tom and
Jeane Andrus
Raleigh
N.C
Betty Whitehead
Princess Alice
Marika Batmanis
Houston School For
San Antonio
Alamo
Dolph Briscoe
Los Angeles
Owl Attacks Prompt Cat Owners' Dinner Fears
West side residents report an owl attacking a cat with one survivor. Clergyman's witness and neighbor describe eerie sounds and cat remains near a tree. A prior six month period saw seven cat remains, prompting indoor confinement of pets.
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Los Angeles
UPI
West Side
Jack Blankenship
Anita Russell
Ed Davis presses Brown on Imperial Valley water policy stand
Los Angeles Police Chief Edward M. Davis, a likely Republican gubernatorial candidate, challenged Governor Brown to state his position on the federal action to seize Imperial Valley farmland. Davis cited reports Brown asked for enforcement of the 160 acre limit and argued the policy harms California's business climate and farming, urging a Congress change to the 1902 law.
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Santa Barbara
UPI
Los Angeles
Edward M. Davis
Brown
Imperial Valley
Davis
New York
Wall Street
California
Congress
Political Animal
J. Anthony Klein
Carter
Detroit to bar 12000 students without shots from class
Detroit health officials will exclude up to 12 000 elementary students from school today for lacking state mandated inoculations against measles rubella whooping cough polio diphtheria and tetanus. Final figures will be known Wednesday as clinics reported heavy turnout.
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Detroit
UPI
Black activist Marvin X says he would act differently but fight hard again
In an interview from Lompoc, Marvin X discusses returning from an eight month tour with Eldridge Cleaver. He reflects on the 1969 Fresno State controversy and says he would be more diplomatic but not back down. He highlights ongoing black economic hardship and persistent racism while embracing Christianity as a potential aid.
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UPI
Marvin X
Black Panthers
Fresno State University
Marvin
Frederic Ness
Fresno State
Eldridge Cleaver
Panther
Cleaver
Lompoc
Calif
TV Schedule Highlights From Morning to Afternoon
A dense listing outlines weekday broadcast blocks from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM across morning news, children’s cartoons, game shows, soap operas, sitcoms, and instructional programs. Notable entries include The Price Is Right, Wheel of Fortune, The Young and the Restless, All My Children, General Hospital and many regional fare such as Matinee programs and local features.
Local TV Listings and Public Notice Burst
Extensive evening broadcast schedule lists programs from Bonanza to The Partridge Family, with multiple film slots and news programs. A concurrent public notice from Lompoc outlines a 0.3 acre parcel division at 306 and 309 North K Street and a no environmental impact determination with appeal rights.
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Assessor's
Environmental Quality Committee
West
Walnut Avenue
Lompoc
California
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