White House Gate Crash Stopped by New Steel Barrier
A Santa Fe man rammed a pickup into the new steel gates guarding the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue. The driver Steven B. Williams suffered minor injuries and was arrested for destruction of government property. Ford was in the Oval Office. authorities cited his motive as a wake up call.
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Steven Williams
White House
Washington
Santa Fe, N.M
Pennsylvania Avenue
Steven B. Williams
Williams
Ford
Oval Office
B1 Bomber Go Ahead Prompts Carter Clash In Transition
Defense Secretary Rumsfeld orders start on B1 bomber production amid near term costs and Soviet buildup. Air Force Secretary Reed cites strategic imbalance and says first three planes cost about 100 million each. Carter opposes immediate production and may halt or delay the program after taking office.
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Washington
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Jimmy Carter
Rumsfeld
Pla
Ford
Air Force
Thomas C. Reed
Reed
Carter
Air Fores
Syardet Rockwell International Coi
General Electric Co
Richard Steadman
Pentagon
Ford Administration
Utah Readies Efficient Gilmore Execution
Utah prison warden Sam Smith said the firing squad execution of Gary Gilmore would be carried out in the most efficient manner with details to avoid complications. Opponents and ACLU Utah members met to plan strategy for possible stays and future court challenges likely up to the U.S. Supreme Court after Judge Bullock set the two day post birthday date for the State’s sunrise execution.
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Salt Lake City
Gary Gilmore
Utah
Sam Smith
Gilmore
Smith
American Civil Liberties Union
Jinks Dabney
ACLU
Shirley Pedler
U.S. Supreme Court
Dabney
District Court
J. Robert Bullock
Soviet cuts corn order cancels 400000 tons in a wheat offset
The Soviet Union canceled an order for 400000 metric tons of U S corn but bought 300000 tons more wheat to offset the loss. The move, noted by the Agriculture Department, shifts value to about 39.2 million dollars for the corn and 31.5 million for the wheat. Under a five year pact, the Soviets must buy a combined six million tons of corn and wheat annually.
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Washington
Soviet Union
U.S
Agriculture Department
United States
Weather Tonight and Friday Details by Region
Tonight and Friday forecast for LB includes clear skies with a low of 42 and a high near E mountains will be windy with lows around 26 and highs near 55. Deserts experience windy conditions with a low of 3 and a high of 60.
Lakewood Blaze Claims Elderly Couple in Apartment
A deadly fire at an apartment in Lakewood kills an elderly couple. The blaze prompted fire crews to battle flames through the night as investigators examine the scene for the cause and potential safety failures.
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Lakewood
Page
Shakeup at mental hospitals ends two headed system
SACRAMENTO AP Gov Brown ends dual directorships at 15 state mental hospitals creating a single top boss per facility. The move targets accountability amid reports of mistreatment and patient deaths. Interim directors named, exams required, and a review ongoing. Brown also adds 8.5 million to aid community programs for the developmentally disabled.
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Sacramento
Brown
Bing
Department of Health
Bandits shot during liquor store hold up in Long Beach
Two armed bandits laughed through a robbery at Mac's Liquors on Long Beach Boulevard until Keith Haskell, a 24 year old clerk, fired a shot wounding one robber and sending the pair fleeing with $25. Police tracked blood trails for two blocks with a canine unit before losing the scent. Nine patrol cars sealed off the area as a three hour manhunt ended near 2 a.m. with no capture.
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Clark
Long Beach
Mac's Liquors
Long Beach Blvd
Keith Haskell
Haskell
Edmond Yeargeau
Yeargeau
King dies in crash. Ford half-brother killed on I-40
Leslie Henry King, 53, president Ford's half brother, died when his car collided head on with a tractor-trailer loaded with pipe on Interstate 40 near Lebanon Tennessee. Witnesses said King drove in the eastbound lane for miles. The truck driver Billy Hudson was uninjured. Ford, informed by his widow, did not plan to attend the funeral.
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Lebanon, Tenn
Leslie Henry King
Ford
Ron Hill
King
Tennessee
Cookeville, Tenn
Billy Hudson
Kansas City
Missouri
South Dakota
Texas
California
Nessen
Hill
Citizens Band
Unsuc
Leslie L. King
President Ford
Omaha
Neb
Leslie L. King Jr
Gerald R. Ford
Grand Rapids
Mich
Court blocks Missouri rule allowing police to shoot fleeing suspects
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Missouri may not allow police to use force to arrest a fleeing suspect in nonviolent felonies. The decision stems from the shooting death of 18 year old Michael Mattis at a Creve Coeur golf range.
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Missouri
Mattis
Wor
U.S. District Court
John F. Nangle
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Congress
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Thomas Reed
Ron Barker
Barry Goldwater
Senate
National League of Cities
Jan Orme
State University
California Highway Patrol
Mental Hospitals
Ron Nessen
Leslie H. King
Michael Mattis
St. Louis County
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