Patricia Hearst Trial Opens In San Francisco Jurors Questioned
Patricia Hearst attended the opening day as UPI reports federal Judge Oliver J. Carter questioned 120 jurors. He dismissed 46, leaving 74 for selection as opening arguments loom. The 21 year old heiress faces a bank robbery charge with two counts and possible long prison terms.
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Donald B. Thackrey
San Francisco
UPI
Patricia Hearst
Miss Hearst
U.S
Oliver J. Carter
Carter
Anne
Vicki
Hairdresser Wins 1776 Lottery Prize For Life
Eric C. Leek a 26 year old hairdresser from North Arlington New Jersey won the first prize in the 1776 Instant Lottery drawing in Montclair. He will receive $1 776 weekly for life with payments to his heirs for 20 years if he dies under bicentennial game rules.
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Montclair
N.J
UPI
New Jersey
Eric C. Leek
North Arlington
Leek
Brown opposes residential charge for industrial gas use plan
Ohio Attorney General William J. Brown said he opposes a plan by natural gas companies to charge residential consumers for gas used by industries. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio was to hold hearings on charging residents part of the cost of emergency gas bought for industrial and commercial customers.
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Columbus
UPI
William J. Brown
Public Utilities Commission of Hio
Reagan Says He Will Debate Ford Anytime Anywhere
Reagan campaign aide Hugh Gregg said Reagan is still willing to debate Ford anytime anywhere including the White House if necessary. Gregg spoke in Concord New Hampshire where he is campaign chief for the February 24 New Hampshire primary. White House adviser Robert Hartmann said Ford has debated opponents in Michigan before and may recommend a Ford Reagan debate.
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White House
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Hugh Gregg
Concord
N.H
Reagan
New Hampshire
Robert T. Hartmann
Senate approves Bush as CIA director despite politics charges
The Senate confirmed George Bush as director of the CIA by a 64 to 27 vote. He will replace William Colby, who was fired by President Ford in a November cabinet shakeup, amid concerns over politics influencing intelligence work.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
George Bush
CIA
U.S
Bush
William Colby
Ford
January 28 1976 Weather and Local Births Deaths
Snow likely tonight and Thursday with a 70 percent then 50 percent chance. Low 15 to 20 tonight, high 30s Thursday. Winds light to moderate from west to northwest. Births list two girls and one boy in Norwalk. Deaths include Bayleff Burras and Spencer and Burras.
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Lewis Armstrong
Norwalk
Good Samaritan
Doyle Salsberry
Eugene Hammersmith
Right turn on red debated by Norwalk Planning Commission
A Planning Commission member suggested allowing right turns on red at select Norwalk intersections lacking walk signals. Current signs forbid such turns. Residents were asked whether they support permitting these right turns on red.
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Planning Commission
Norwalk
League
Whittlesey
Milan Avenue
Seminary
Benedict
Congress Rejects Ford Angola Aid Bid
Congress voted 323 to 99 to ban covert U.S. military aid to Angola amid Moscow and Cuban involvement. Ford urged Western backing to counter Soviet expansion, while Kissinger warned the Angola issue would persist. House leaders criticized aide plans as impractical and dangerous to U.S. policy.
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Washington
House
Carl Albert
Angola
Congress
Kissinger
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Albert
Ares
Ilieve
Rep
John J. Rhodes
Arizona
Rhodes
Ford
Senate
Appropriations Committee
George H. Mahon
Joseph P. Addabbo
Dn.y
Democratic
Thomas P. O'Neill
Vietnam
Dozens assist stranded deer at New London Reservoir
Police and residents aided a two year old doe stranded on ice near the New London Reservoir. After a long day of distress, game warden Frey and veterinarians moved the deer to a barn for rest as officials urged bystanders to stay away to ease its recovery.
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Helen Payne
New London
Norman Snyder
Snyder
Sheriff's Department
Robert Rey
Lash
Roselle Ward
Huron County Humane Society
Frey
Ford fires housing chief amid conflict of interest probe
President Ford ousted H R Crawford, HUD assistant secretary for housing management, after the Justice Department probed an alleged conflict of interest in aiding job seekers. The White House released Crawford resignation and Ford accepted it.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
H.R. Crawford
Office Department
Crawford
Justice Department
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Six die as car plows through Ohio house
A speeding car went off Ohio 49 in Darke County Greenville smashing through a house killing six people, including driver Greg Carter 18 and passenger James Shriner 23. Four occupants in the bedroom died instantly. two others were injured. Police described walls destroyed and a pole and tree struck before the vehicle exited and stopped.
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Greenville
Ohio
UPI
Darke County
Toby Spencer
Greg L. Carter
James Shriner
Greeville
Charles Felts
Laura
Ida
Jacqueline Felts
Ralph
Sheriff's Office
Ron Smalldon
Norwalk Schools Plan for Bomb Threats Evacuations
Norwalk schools and the police outlined a plan to evacuate buildings briefly for searches if bomb threats recur. Officials say police and fire units would respond within seven minutes, with principals drafting building specific procedures and teachers inspecting rooms. The district must make up two days to reach 180 school days, potentially by two Saturdays or shortening Easter vacation. A police captain noted many conflicting tips and leads from callers after multiple threats.
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Norwalk
Albion Gotaas
Dr Gotaas
J. Gotaas
Gotaas
Board of Education
Donald Daugherty
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F. Lee Bailey
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William Rndolph Hearst
Patricia Campbell Hearst
Hibernia Bank
Symbionese Liberation Army
Los Angeles
Brown
Ocher
Raymond T. Bayleff
Shaker Heights
Lena B. Burras
Minnie C. Spencer
Northrop
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C
Trans World Airlines
Kansas City
TWA
Smithsonian
NL Reservoir
Mamie Felts
Charles Felts Jr
Smalldon
Dayton Power & Light
Bac
Wayne Hospital
Norwalk City
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