Crowd lines up for Hearst testimony in bank robbery trial
Hundreds waited outside the federal building in San Francisco to witness Patricia Hearst recount life with the SLA captors. The crowd for the bank robbery trial was the largest yet as Hearst prepared a second day of testimony amid heavy security and the judge's holiday.
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San Francisco
UPI
Patricia Hearst
Federal Building
Miss Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
SLA
Bailey
Albert Johnson
Daly City
San Mateo County
U.S
New World Liberation Front
Hearst San Simeon
Johnson
Weather Outlook and Temperatures Across Local Areas
Forecast calls for tonight cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely and a low near 38. Wednesday will be variable cloudiness with a high around 49. Monday’s high reached 52 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam with a 33 low, while 7am showed 33 degrees and downtown Morris 36 at 11am with precipitation totaling .33 inches.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Church Leader urges amnesty for Spain's political prisoners
In Monserrat during King Juan Carlos visit, Abbot Mossen Cassie Just pleads for a total amnesty freeing as many as 1000 political prisoners. The call echoes Catalan demands for reconciliation, autonomy, and democratic rights amid unrest in Barcelona and other Catalan centers.
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Barcelona
Spain
UPI
Juan Carlos
Catalonia
Monserrat
Mossen Cassie
Sophia
Madrid
Francisco Franco
Kissinger visits Venezuela before Latin American tour
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger meets President Carlos Andres Perez at the Caracas residence before a policy speech and a tour that will take him to Peru Brazil Colombia and Central America. Oil trade Cuba and Panama Canal are on the agenda with Angola Cuba limits noted.
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Caraballeda
Venezuela
UPI
Henry Kissinger
Carlos Andres Perez
Kissinger
Perez
Lima
Peru
Brazil
Colombia
Central America
Washington
Caracas
Cuba
Panama Canal
U.S
Angola
United States
Stolen Auto Parts Ring Traced to Braceville Official
Grundy County detectives recovered 146 stolen automobile accessories and building materials in Central City. Ed Crolin of Braceville, recently moved from Central City and Braceville Township Highway Department, is linked to the items. The haul valued at over $1,000 was found in a wooded lot near the town.
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Central City
Grundy County
Ed Crolin
Braceville
Braceville Township
Orolin
Township
Crolin
Sheriff's Department
Coal City
Mark Enger
Ron Fox
Neary
Broadway Rd
Braceville Rd
Ford to explain intelligence reform tonight
President Ford will hold an 8 p.m. EST televised news conference from the East Room to unveil his proposals to reorganize U S intelligence agencies. He will begin with a five minute statement and has invited Republican and Democratic leaders to a 6 p.m. briefing on tighter CIA supervision. The reform package will be sent to Congress at noon Wednesday.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Ford
U.S
Ron Nelsen
CIA
Congress
Illinois suspends 17 doctors over Medicaid fraud probe
Illinois public aid officials suspend 17 doctors and four laboratories in a Medicaid fraud investigation. Public Aid Director James Trainor defends the effort amid claims of political timing while noting millions in suspected fraud and over $3.5 million recovered since April 1975. U.S. Attorney Valukas confirms coordination with federal probes and says agencies must share information. Lt. Gov. Hartigan labels welfare abuses a national scandal.
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Chicago
UPI
Illinois Public Aid
James L. Trainor
Daniel Walker
Trainor
Public Aid Department
Public Aid
Department of Public Aid
Department of Public Health
Department of Insurance
Illinois
U.S
Alan Valukas
Moore
Sam Skinner
Valukas
Samuel Skinner
Skinner
Illinois Medical Advisory Committee
Neil Hartigan
Quincy
Tornadoes damage 40 Pana homes
Tornadoes struck Taylorville and Pana with about 40 homes damaged in Pana and minor injuries reported. A second tornado near Anna ripped through a square mile, demolishing two mobile homes and damaging five houses. Winds knocked vehicles off roads on U S 51 and I 57 with no serious injuries.
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Anna
Kenneth Jones
District 13
Illinois 146
Interstate 57
Fred Stilley
Stilley
Billy Travis
U.S. 51
de Soto
Elk
State Senator Joyce in satisfactory condition after Essex road crash
State Senator Jerome Joyce of Essex was reported in satisfactory condition at St. Marys Hospital in Kankakee after a Friday night one car accident. His car leaped 38 feet, hit two bridge pillars, and trapped Joyce for about seven hours in a 7 foot ditch in sub zero temperatures. He suffered a broken right arm at the shoulder and extensive cuts and bruises.
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Jerome Joyce
D.essex
St. Mary's Hospital
Kankakee
Joyce
Essex Road
Essex
Ear
Charter Peter Quigley
Morris cops excel in law enforcement course at Benedictine Seminary
Morris policemen Kurt Salems and Robert Stansberry led graduates at a Lisle ceremony after a six week program funded half by the Illinois Local Governmental Law Enforcement Board and Morris. Salems posted a 97.6 average and earned a plaque. Stansberry totaled 94. The event included Police Chief Robert Lynes and Sgts. Max Babcock and Harold Carlson.
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Morris
Kurt Salems
Robert Stansberry
Benedictine Seminary
Lisle
Salems
Stansberry
Illinois
Robert Lynes
Max Babcock
Harold Carlson
Rte. 2
Joliet Junior College
Robert Stansberry Jr
Herald
Byrd Pushes Mandatory Two Year Prison Sentences
Senator Robert Byrd proposed a bill to establish mandatory two year sentences for crimes involving weapons or committed by repeat offenders. The measure would add a two year minimum for murder rape aggravated assault and robbery and apply to using a deadly weapon in a felony. It would run in addition to existing sentences and target violent offenders.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Robert Byrd
Byrd
West Virginia Democrat
Defend federal coal leasing policy at Senate hearing
Interior Secretary Kleppe defended the constitutionality of new coal land leasing regulations at a Senate hearing. The rules would align federal standards with stronger state rules where present, sparking questions from Sen. Metcalf about congressional authority while Metcalf indicated personal approval of the policy.
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Washington
UPI
Thomas S. Kleppe
Senate
Kleppe
Department
Lee Metcalf
D-Mont
Clifford Hansen
R-W
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