Bomb threat mailed to Oklahoma City officials from alleged group
Letters purporting to be from the Combined Liberation Front threaten to blow up strategic sites in Oklahoma City unless paid 1 million in small bills. Sent to Mayor Patience rating and City Manager Jim Ook, the three-page note described a sophisticated bomb drawing and set a delivery deadline. Federal and local authorities conducted searches of public buildings, reservoirs, and other potential targets with guard dogs.
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Patience Rating
Jim Ook
Saudis oppose oil price hikes at OPEC meeting
In Doha OPEC opened talks with conservative Saudi Arabia opposing a price rise, pressing for a six month postponement due to shaky world economy. Yemen and other ministers gathered as Carter urged oil price stability, while Saudi Arabia warned no hike without its consent.
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Qatar
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Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Yamani
Persian Gulf
Mohammed Sadri
Sheik Khalifa bin Hamad al Thani
United States
Carter
Grand jury clears Long Beach officers in Lowe shooting
A California county grand jury declined to indict any Long Beach police officers over the fatal shooting of Gene E. Lowe 20 as he surrendered after a gun battle. The panel heard testimony from about 20 officers and the Lowe family, with Deputy Dist. Atty. Ralph Mayer noting the case was the sole police shooting presented. The decision comes near the incident’s first anniversary and amid a separate wrongful death suit against the city.
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Kennedy Lowe
Gary Elkins
Elkins
Ralph Kurtz
James Harmon
Special Tactics and Rescue Team
STAR
Gene Lowe
Harmon
Ralph Mayer
Mayer
Court date set for LaBelle in Seal Beach hijinks
Theodore LaBelle, 20, of 4596 Elder Ave., numbered four counts in a Long Beach complaint. He faces one felony theft of an aircraft and three misdemeanor reckless flying counts. He allegedly took a plane from Long Beach Airport and buzzed Seal Beach and Signal Hill threatening self harm during a dispute with his girlfriend.
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Long Beach
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Seal Beach
Signal Hill
Gilmore set for firing squad death date in Utah
Provo Utah AP Gary Gilmore was sentenced to die by firing squad on January 17 in accordance with state law requiring 34 to 60 days between sentencing and execution. Gilmore, angry at delays, vowed to seek freedom and called the judge a moral coward while expressing readiness to end his life. He had hunger struck 25 days earlier and said he wished to talk with his girlfriend and family before the execution.
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Bullock
Wootton
Senate probes California health groups over botched surgeries
A Senate investigations subcommittee delves into allegations that the Family Health Program Inc and four other California nonprofit plans misused Medicaid funds and carried out wrongful diagnoses and botched surgeries. Testimony cites cases including a cesarean abortion incident and ignored X ray findings, with officials from GAO and IRS expected to testify.
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R-Ga
Carter Edges Ford By Two Percent In Vote Totals
Washington AP reports Jimmy Carter won the presidential race by a 2 percent margin, securing 40,927,202 votes to Ford’s 39,148,157 from 50 states and DC. Minor candidates led by Eugene McCarthy totaled 745,46 votes, with Maddox 170,086 and MacBride 171,912. The certified results cover 81,518,720 ballots cast. many voters abstained in the presidential race. Small margins in several states mattered due to the electoral system.
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Publisher in Response to L A Times Claims
The Independent Press Telegram publisher Daniel Ridder denies allegations in the Los Angeles Times that he and executives acted as city power brokers in Long Beach. He says he acted in the community’s best interests and criticizes the Times’ portrayal of their influence and tactics.
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Long Beach
Daniel Ridder
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LPT
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Name Game Winners
Page B reports three killed in Baghdad airport bombing, a stark reminder of regional insecurity. Navy withdrawal from Los Alamitos air station shifts security duties to National Guard, while Long Beach sees fresh IMAX legislators named to vice chair posts in Assembly committees.
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Carter weighs Bergland for agriculture post in cabinet shuffle
President elect Carter expected to announce at least two cabinet level posts including likely Agriculture head Rep. Bob Bergland a farm operator and ally of Mondale. Possible other picks include Charles Schultze as chair of the Council of Economic Advisers while Andrew Young weighs a UN ambassadorship. Mondale and Jackson travel to Georgia for talks on energy and defense.
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Walter F. Mondale
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Weather Tonight and Thursday for LB Area
Tonight and Thursday forecast shows fair conditions. LB area expects a low around 28 with a high near 79. Desert regions remain fair with easing lows around 20 and highs near 70.
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