Extortionist Threatens Oregon Power Supply
Portland officials report an extortionist demanding 1 million dollars from the Bonneville Power Administration to halt bombings that damaged eleven power towers in northwest Oregon. EPA head Don Hodel says no payment will be made, with a $100,000 reward for information. Authorities brace for potential outages while FBI, police, and Red Cross stay on standby.
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J. Hawker
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Red Cross
Teenager Arrested for Murder in Glendale
In Glendale, 18 year old Michael Tacho faced murder and robbery charges after the slaying of Circle K clerk Leonard Davis, 29, of Phoenix. Davis was shot during a robbery. $116 was missing. Tacho, arrested after allegedly punching a responding officer, was held on $231,000 bond.
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Glendale
UPI
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Justice of the Peace
Alfred Stump
Tacho
Leonard Leon Davis
Phoenix
Davis
Circle K
FBI chief warns of growing Soviet bloc spies in U S
FBI Director Clarence M. Kelley says spies and Soviet bloc agents are increasing in the United States though not hidden under every bed. He cites 8,000 agents spending a quarter of time on security, proposes adding 250 agents, and notes 217 Soviet diplomats and journalists in Washington and at the UN.
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Washington
Kelley
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Red Army
FBI
United Nations
San Francisco
Trudeau in Paris to mend Franco Canadian ties
Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau arrived in Paris with his wife for talks with President Valery Giscard d Estaing aimed at ending seven years of friction. The leaders plan a three day visit to deepen bilateral cooperation and repair memories of De Gaulle's 1967 call for Long Live Free Quebec.
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Paris
UPI
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Valery Giscard d
Giscard d’Estaing
Elysee Presidential Palace
France
Trudeau
M. Trudeau
Quebec
Jacques Chirac
Orly
Trudeaus
Robert Bourassa
Canada
Nobs and Nashes Celebrities Food Fetishes Revealed
London based UP I report recounts food quirks of famous figures from Prince Charles to Mae West in the book Nobs and Nosh. Allan Warren photographed 104 subjects revealing meals like garbage soup and bizarre tastes.
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London
UPI
Prince Charles
Carol Channing
Peter Sellers
Lord Mountbatten
David Niven
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Nobs
Nosh
Allan Warren
Mae West
Prince Philip
Queen Elizabeth
Laser beams aid surgeons cut tumors and spur medical debate
At the University of Cincinnati Medical Center a laser surgery removed 77 blood vessel tumors from a man in three and a half hours with minimal blood loss. Dr. Leon Goldman cites limited laser availability due to corporate military ties as the main barrier to wider medical use and urges public pressure for loaned lasers to advance treatment.
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Barbara Herrera
Copley News Service
Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Leon Goldman
University of Cincinnati
Goldman
Israel
Air Force
Pennsylvania Ave
The
Dermatology
Medical Center
Open records drive seeks override of FOIA veto
Washington based media groups press Congress to overturn President Ford's veto of a strengthened Freedom of Information Act. Law passed 1966 but bureau creaks hinder access. journalists rally as lame duck lawmakers face re election, urging commitments from incumbents.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Ford
U.S
Palme ends five day Canada visit with arms talks
Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme wraps up a five day trip to Canada in which he and Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau agreed to press for tighter international regulation of atomic power and to strengthen disarmament efforts.
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Vancouver
B.C
UPI
Olof Palme
Canada
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
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