Bigfoot Sighting Shocks Fraser Valley Bus Passengers
A Pacific Stage Lines bus driven by Pat Lindquist reports a seven foot creature crossing Highway 7 near Mission British Columbia. Passengers and Lindquist describe a heavy furry Sasquatch with a light face and a rotten meat odor. Police say descriptions are consistent and taken seriously.
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Mission
British Columbia
Highway 7
Fraser Valley
Vancouver
Pacific Stage Lines
Pat Lindquist
Lake Erroch
Harrison Hot Springs
Lindquist
Death bill amendment rejected by California Assembly
The California Assembly rejected an amendment to require the state Supreme Court to review each death sentence for excess or disproportionality. The vote was 44 to 29, as debates continued on reinstating capital punishment per Sen. George Deukmejian's bill, with Gov. Brown likely to veto.
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Sacramento
State Assembly
State Supreme Court
Lune
Howard Berman
Los Angeles
Assembly
George Deukmejian
Long Beach
California
Berman
Alister McAlister
D-San Jose
Deukmiejian
High Court
Say
San Francisco
Deukmejian
Senate
Brown
Postal rate rise and Saturday delivery cut planned
Postmaster General Benjamin Bailor announced the Postal Service will lift postage rates and likely end Saturday mail deliveries by early 1978. First class stamps may jump from 13 to 15 or 16 cents, with other classes rising accordingly. If five deliveries per week replace six, first class could stay at 15 cents. Bailor testified before a Senate subcommittee on the planned changes.
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Washington
Postal Service
Benjamin F. Bailor
Bailor
Senate
Weather Tonight And Tuesday In Area 1B Winds
The forecast for tonight and Tuesday calls for strong winds in area 1B, with speeds reaching 40 to 75. Residents should secure loose objects and monitor updates for changes in conditions.
Carter seeks higher porpoise kill limit then lowers target
Washington AP Carter asks Congress to raise porpoise kill quotas for tuna fleets this year to 69 000 with a plan to cut the total by half over three years and again two years after that while allowing potential increases later if economic and social disruption can be avoided. The bill includes observers, fees, and varying quotas amid committee debate.
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Carter
Congress
House
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Robert M. White
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
John Murphy
D-N.y
Secretary of Commerce
Carter UAW clash looms over gas guzzler plan
UAW leaders prepared to challenge President Carter at their Los Angeles convention as Leonard Woodcock denounced the gas guzzler tax and rebates proposal as unnecessary and warned of job costs in the energy package. Carter is set to address 6000 conventioneers Tuesday while Fraser seeks the presidency.
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UAW
Woodcock
Los Angeles
Leonard Woodcock
Douglas Fraser
Japanese automakers urged to build cars in U.S. by Brown
At the United Auto Workers convention in Los Angeles, Brown urged Japanese makers to establish West Coast plants and sell cars produced by American workers. He warned against importing too many vehicles and called for curbing the import car market to protect U.S. jobs. He noted Detroit’s reliance on single-family ownership and emphasized considering families over machines.
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Los Angeles
Brown
Japan
United States
Congress
California
Detroit
Carter to meet Southlanders in live TV telecast
Seventeen Southlanders from Long Beach Signal Hill Seal Beach Compton and Los Alamitos will join a studio audience for President Carter's live television talk with Southern Californians Tuesday on KNXT Channel 2 from 12:38 to 2 p.m. APT-sponsored drawing selected 17 of about 308 names for the audience, with some audience members allowed to ask questions. Carter will also address the United Automobile Workers national convention in Los Angeles before touring California's Central Valley to view drought damage.
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Knxt TV
Channel 2
Southland
Charles Feenstra
Bayside Drive
Seal Beach
Wiliam J. Gross
Marion Ave
Cypress
Joheny Harris Jr
Ee. Esmirlian St
Compton
Julia M. Hester
S. Crane St
der Dutro Nilsen
Main Way Drive
Los Alamitos
John Ryan
Martha Ann Drive
Os Alamitos
Los Angeles
United Automobile Workers
California
Central Valley
Massive Florida blackout shuts four plants and floods the south
A large power failure knocked out four major plants and darkened the southern tip of Florida from Fort Myers to Marathon, affecting Miami and Palm Beach areas. Restoration began, but many zones remained dark two hours later as schools dismissed early and businesses closed.
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Miami
Florida
Fort Myers
Stuart
Marathon
Florida Keys
Fort Lauderdale
Palm Beaches
Port Lauderdale
Tax aid plan for fuel savers endorsed by leaders
Congressional tax leaders urged retroactive tax breaks for buying fuel efficient cars or insulating homes if Carter energy measures pass. They backed April 20 as the effective date and urged consumers not to delay purchases to gain rebates and credits.
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Congressional
Carter
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
House Ways and Means
al Ullman
D-Ore
Senate Finance
Russell B. Long
D-La
Hutchins dies famed educator who dropped football
Legendary American educator Robert Maynard Hutchins dies of kidney ailment at an advanced age. He led the University of Chicago and sparked controversy by dropping the football program while shaping postwar academic ideals. Page A-2.
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Robert Maynard Hutchins
University of Chicago
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Marine Mammal Commission
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Murphy
Gov. Brown
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By Owen Ullmann
Associated Press
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Etany
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Bim
Carol Alvarado
Carita St
Cecil Q. Cook
Lilly Ave
Lowell
Keyate St
Margaret J. Myers
Termino Ave
Dowg Patton
Park Ave
John Pawson
Weston Place
Wallace S. Richardace
Easy Ave
Carol Riel
Temple Ave
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