Berkowitz Sentenced to 25 Years to Life for Moskowitz Murder
In New York David Berkowitz aka Son of Sam received a maximum 25 years to life for the Stacy Moskowitz killing. A friend of Moskowitz confronted him in the guarded courtroom as Berkowitz appeared somber, manacled, in a blue suit. The sentencing for six murders followed a year of terror in the city.
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David Berkowitz
Stacy Moskowitz
Daniel Carrique
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Japan Hit By Record Undersea Quake Killing 21
An undersea earthquake off Japan's Pacific coast rocked central and northern regions, killing 21 and injuring 340. Miyagi Prefecture bore the worst impact with deaths from falling poles and a construction site collapse in Sendai. Seven houses were destroyed, fires started, roads cut, and seven landslides reported. Seismologists logged a tremor of 7.5 to 8 on the Richter scale.
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Miyagi Prefecture
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Miyagi
Ali Arrives in Moscow Hopes for Brezhnev Meeting
Former world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali lands in Moscow and seeks a Brezhnev meeting, sparring with Russian boxers, and a possible months long training stay for his Leon Spinks rematch. He calls the visit exciting and notes universal similarities among people.
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Leonid Brezhnev
Leon Spinks
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Texas Weather Outlook With Coastal Thunderstorms
The forecast shows possible afternoon storms along the coast and in southwestern Texas with temperatures in the 90s and 100s. Panhandle residents may see 80s, while early morning readings were mainly in the 70s except for the panhandle and southwestern mountains.
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Palestinan Guerrillas Attack West Bank Settlement
Four Palestinian guerrillas breached a Mekhala fence near the Jordan River and opened fire with Kalashnikov rifles while tossing grenades. Settlers killed one attacker and repelled the other three. no settlers were harmed.
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Jordan River
L&N Faces Scrutiny Over Hazardous Cargo Safety
A confidential report by the Louisville and Nashville railroad admits safety lapses and faulty equipment contributed to hazardous cargo accidents, outlining plans to fix weak operations. Separately, Alabama gains a new junior senator as Maryon Allen is sworn in by Vice President Mondale replacing the late James B. Allen.
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Supreme Court upholds cross ownership rules for media
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld the FCC 1975 cross ownership rules allowing many publishers and broadcasters to keep both properties in the same community while authorizing the FCC to block such ownership in the future. The decision preserves about 150 newspapers 65 TV stations and 130 radio stations in 44 states with existing cross holdings. The ruling also touched on FBI informer files EEOC enforcement union negotiations and an energy rate case while agreeing to review a Carter-era national gas price issue.
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Co-ops Ask PUC to Consider Lifeline Rates
Rural electric cooperatives told the Texas Public Utility Commission that co op lifeline rates pose problems in any statewide rate design. Donald Murray an Oklahoma economist for AT Electric Cooperatives testified as hearings began on nine days of options for pricing electricity.
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Associated Press
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University of Oklahoma
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WTC Budget Review Prompts Public Hearing on 1978-79Plan
Trustees of Scurry County Junior College District will hold a 5 45 p m public hearing at Western Texas College to discuss the 1978 79 budget and tax rate. They will consider a faculty salary policy, a Greyhound Food Management price increase, bids on computer gear a golf cart and a sewer line for an apartment site on campus.
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Marsha Krenek
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Snyder High drama students stage Family Motor Coach Follies
Five Snyder High School drama students wrote and produced a Fat Five led show at Scurry County Coliseum to rescue a misdated rally arrangement. The group improvised a dinner theatre style performance titled The Family Motor Coach Follies and earned strong praise from Snyder Chamber staff and Lone Star Chapter members.
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Austin
Public Records Policy Question and Answer
The exchange discusses whether public records can be omitted when requested not to publish. The policy states that records are not to be omitted and the column should publish all requested records.
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Skylab's Life Extended By Congress Decision Ahead
Skylab gains months of life after ground controllers shift its orbit to reduce drag. NASA officials estimate six to twelve months more, with six weeks of tracking needed to confirm impact. If approved, a shuttle mission could attach a device to raise Skylab or deorbit it over the Pacific in 1979.
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Associated Press
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Weather Summary for West Texas and Big Bend
Readings show high 90s to 100s with cool nights in West Texas. Precipitation in 1978 totals 12.07 inches. Expect fair conditions north and partly cloudy south with few thunderstorms in mountains and southwest. Highs today 83 north to 108 in Big Bend valleys. Lows tonight 60 north to 75 south, near 50 in the mountains. High Tuesday 92 to 103.
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