Capital robber shoots U S terrorism expert in Washington
Heyward Isham 51, State Department official and former ambassador to Haiti, was shot in the left thigh after pursuing two robbers on a Washington street. Police say he grabbed a curtain rod from his car and hit one assailant before being shot. he is hospitalized in stable condition.
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Washington
State Department
Heyward Isham
Isham
George Washington University Hospital
Foreign Service
U.S
Haiti
Paris
Carter urges nation on energy fight via TV and radio
President Carter seeks to rally public support for an energy program as Congress nears a final vote. He plans a nationwide address from the Oval Office on television and radio at 6 p.m. Pacific time, aiming to explain the crisis and reduce dependence on foreign oil amid differing Senate and House energy bills.
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Washington
Carter
White House
Jody Powell
Powell
Oval Office
Senate
House
Congress
Pat Caddell
Caddell
New Jersey
Virginia
Tocal
New York
Rainstorms Hit Atlantic Coast As Snow Storm Heads East
A new series of thunderstorms drenched the Atlantic Coast states while the region recovers from heavy rains causing nearly 60 deaths in the South and disruptions from power outages to commuter snarls. A Rocky Mountain snow storm was moving east, threatening six to eight inches of snow across parts of the Western and Central Plains by night.
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Atlantic Coast
Rocky Mountain
Western
Central Plains
Governor Brown Plans $6.1 Million Upgrade for Metropolitan Hospital
Gov Brown announced a major funding package to Metropolitan State Hospital in Norwalk to add 2,000 staff and upgrade conditions. He seeks $12 million more next year from the General Fund and will press the Legislature for immediate appropriation. The plan doubles doctors and psychologists and adds nurses, dieticians, and other staff to meet care standards. He tied the hospital’s problems to broader urban poverty in Los Angeles County.
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Gay
Brown
Norwalk
State General Fund
Metropolitan State Hospital
Metropolitan
Los Angeles County
Small quake rattles La Habra residents in 3.1 event
A 3.1 magnitude earthquake woke La Habra residents at 2:52 am and reached Anaheim. Caltech seismologist Phyllis Brewster said the tremor centered two miles southeast of La Habra, a city of about 43,000. Diane Parker described the jolt as her bed rocking while Rudy Weyland noted the tremor was slight.
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la Habra
Anaheim
Phyllis Brewster
Caltech Seismological Laboratory
Pasadena
Los Angeles
Orange County
Diane Parker
Carter crosses picket lines as mother faces strikers
Des Moines office reports Lillian Carter faced 45 Teamsters pickets at Des Moines Municipal Airport as she boarded a Friendship Force flight to Dublin. Strikes involve wage and scheduling changes after 20 months of contract talks with Trans International Airlines. Carter defended crossing the line and noted her son’s political rise via the Tabor vote.
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Des Moines
Town
Lillian Carter
Friendship Force
Dublin
Carter
Trans International Airlines
Teamsters Union
Oakland
Calif
Plains
Georgia
Sharon Ison
M.J. Harden
Jabor
Son
Robert Ray
Billle
Billie Ray
Coed loses secret vote appeal in Ann Arbor mayor race
A University of Michigan pre law student and 13 other voters must disclose their ballots after an appeals court ruled ballots were improperly cast due to addresses not in the city. Susan Van Hatlum refused to reveal her vote, while Lewis Belcher contested Wheeler’s one vote win.
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Lansing, Mich
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
State Court of Appeals
Susan R. Vanilattum
Albert Wheeler
Lewis Belcher
Helcher
Wheeler
van Hatlum
Belcher
Wastitansin County
James Kelley
Fof
Diane Lazinsky
State Appeals Court
Yvani Tattum
Supreme Court hears Nixon tape release plea
The Supreme Court heard arguments over public release of 40 White House Watergate tapes. Nixon officials warn release would cause far more embarrassment than already suffered, while networks and Williams push for access as court exhibits. The case centers on tapes from the 1974 trials and potential wide distribution.
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Washington
White House
Richard M. Nixon
Supreme Court
William H. Jefress Jr
Nixon
Jeffress
Tormer
John N. Mitchell
H.R. Haldeman
Jon J. Ehrlichman
Circuit Court of Appeals
Edward Bennett Williams
Williams
New York
Floyd Abrams
Public Radio
Broadcast News Directors Association
Abrams
U.S. Circuit Court of ‘Appeals
Public Television
War criminals named by Nazi hunter at LA press conference
Nazi hunter in Los Angeles names 129 alleged war criminals including Andrija Artukovic of Surfside. Report mentions a discrimination settlement with Edison Co for 700000 in job bias claims. Other items note irrigation limits, Patty Hearst linked remarks, a tiny tenth planet find, and local political moves.
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Nazi Hunter
Los Angeles
Andrija Artukovic
Surfside
Edison Co
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Sarle
L.A
Warner Communications
Press-Telegram
Patty Hearst
Jack Scott
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Solar System
California
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Lakewood
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Philip Watson
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