Israel election ushers Likud toward power and coalition
In Israel the Likud victory reshapes the government as Begin signals plans to form a new coalition with National Religious Party and other factions. Analysts warn the move could extend West Bank control, risking Arab reactions and raising fears of renewed conflict. Labor blames DMC splits, inflation, and Carter policy for its defeat amid public disgust at corruption scandals.
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Irgun Zva‘i Leumi
Israel
Washington
State Department
Likud
West Bank
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
Cyrus R. Vance
Geneva
Ife
Radio Baghdad
Bogi
Radio
Kuwait
Middle East
Shimon Peres
Labor Party
Ephraim Katzir
Katairia
Peres
Labor
DMC
Carter
Oakland elects first black mayor in Democratic rout
Oakland voters chose Limel Wilson, a Alameda County Superior Court Judge, as the city's first black mayor in a nonpartisan runoff. Wilson defeated Dave Tucker 54.5 percent to 40.4 percent amid a high turnout and a diverse coalition. In nearby Pittsburgh and Philadelphia races, Foerster and Rendell posted wins against party-backed rivals. Oregon voters rejected a school tax reform measure but approved veterans bond issues.
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Marvin Durning
Cunningham
Durning
Adams
President Garter
United Nations
Andrew Young
Georgia
Bob Bergland
Minnesota
Ership
Dave Tucker
Tucker
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Thomas Foerster
Frank Lucchina
Peter Flaherty
Washington
Foerster
Allegheny County
Cosetta
Richard Caliguiri
Flaherty
James Sims
University of Pittsburgh
Jerome Zidanic
Kareem Ali
Albert Black
Oregon
Gesualdo Convicted in Slaying at Shaulis Jewelry Store
Gesualdo draws life for murder of Helen Shaulis and unlawful detention of a co worker at Shaulis Jewelers in Long Beach. Jury of seven men five women convicts him after 50 minutes deliberation. Mrs Shaulis died after being shot at the 630 Atlantic Ave store last June 3. Detectives seek second suspect Roberto Palma who fled to Mexico.
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Compton
Gesualdo
Helen Shaulis
William Shaulis
Mia Shaulis
Shaulis
Atlantic Ave
Las Vegas
Independent, Press-Telegram
Bank break-in ends with suspect jailed in Long Beach
At 4 a.m. police discovered a smashed window at the Bank of America branch on Third Street. Sgt. Ralph Abraham and officers found Samuel L. Griffin, 27, asleep inside and arrested him for investigation of burglary. Griffin said he broke in because it was cold outside.
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Long Beach
Ralph Abraham
Bank of America
Third St
John Schoenborn
J. M. Hill
Samuel L. Griffin
Wise Ave
Fresno tour stresses drought aid and water waste warning
President Carter, en route to Fresno, urged strict water use and highlighted up to 2500 in low interest loans and grants for farmers under 31.2 billion drought relief. He warned rain and snow are crucial next winter as Sierra reservoirs near empty and urban water use could undermine future supplies.
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Carter
Fresno
United Auto Workers Convention
Los Angeles
Sierra Nevada
California
T I prison strike ends peacefully
More than 600 prisoners ended a work strike at Terminal Island Federal Prison with no incidents. Warden Lee B. Jett said the Monday to Tuesday action concluded peacefully and visits were restored. An inmate council will discuss grievances including unannounced tests, overcrowding, conjugal visits, and care quality. An early morning fire in a women’s dormitory caused $125,000 damage. arson is suspected and guard was hospitalized. Most inmates returned to work after day-long negotiations.
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Joe Segura
Terminal Island Federal Prison
Lee B. Jett
San Pedro
Jett
FBI
Jet
Rhodesia police foil mortar attack on Victotia Falls resort
In Salisbury Rhodesia police report a mortar attack on Victotia Falls, a popular holiday resort in the northwest, was repelled with no immediate details on casualties or suspects. Local authorities tightened security following the incident.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Victotia Falls
Cullen bill leaves carving of county up to residents
Sacramento AP reports Assemblyman Mike Cullen proposes a June 1978 ballot question for Los Angeles County residents to decide if the county should be divided into two or more parts or kept intact. The Autonomous Commission on Economy and Efficiency would set the number and boundaries of new counties, with each new region requiring local approval. Cullen argues the split would bring services closer to residents.
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Cullen Bill
Sacramento
Los Angeles
Mike Cullen
Autonomous
Commission On Economy and Efficiency
Asd Culen
Carter Pressures TV Quiz Show Faces Public
President Carter used a nationwide TV appearance to gauge public concerns from energy and health care to local graffiti in California towns. He pressed for high efficiency autos, warned against costly overreach, and outlined aims for a national health insurance bill and a balanced budget by year’s end.
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Carter
California
Air Force One
Randall Tucker
Fullerton
UAW
White House
Congress
Jimmy Lopez
Los Angeles
Auto Workers Union
No big coffee damage seen in Brazil frost
In Parana, Brazil, agriculture secretary Paulo Gagneiro says light frosts in the past five days are not expected to significantly affect this year’s coffee crop. A Parana newspaper report claimed about 2 percent of the state's crop was damaged by the cold snap.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Paulo Garneiro
Parana
Folha de Londrina
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