Jealous suitor linked to deadly Bronx club fire arrest
New York police arrest Jose Angelo Cordero and 17-year-old Hector Lopez on murder and arson charges for the October 24 Bronx Puerto Rican Social Club fire that killed 25 and injured 24. District Attorney Merola calls motive revenge in a lovers quarrel involving a jealous suitor.
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New York
Bronx
Mario Merola
Jose Angelo Cordero
Merola
Cordero
Lopez
Diana Sanchez
Broadway
Virginia Town Likes Volvo
Page headline notes a Virginia town's preference for Volvos reflecting local car culture and community vibe. Article highlights why residents favor the brand and potential dealership impacts for the area.
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Virginia
Irish snipers begin new year with Crossmaglen ambush
A British soldier was shot dead and two wounded when a patrol was ambushed in Crossmaglen County Armagh as worshipers fled. The IRA Provisionals vowed renewed violence in 1977, citing cease-fire failures and pushing for a federal Ireland. A baby killed by a car bomb in Glengormley raised fears of a harsher year. Other blasts hit Dunmurry golf clubhouse and a layette store. 1969-1976 tolls and bomb counts emphasize IRA shift to economic targets.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Crossmaglen
County Armagh
IRA
Provisionals
Partison
Ireland
Provisional Movemement
Glengormley
Dunmurry
Irish Republican Army
Ulster Defense Regiment
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Fire damages Old North Church amid North End blaze
A four alarm fire that destroyed a nearby five story apartment building in Boston's North End sent smoke over the historic Old North Church. Church damage was described as minor despite close proximity to the blaze across the street.
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Boston
Old North Church
North End
FBI corruption probe yields no major indictments
The Justice Department weighs charges in a long running FBI corruption inquiry saying de minimis funds and fairness concerns, with a possible minor action but no major indictments. A separate probe into illegal investigative techniques advances with a New York grand jury expected to indict before month end. Jazz pianist Erroll Garner dies at 53 en route to Cedars Sinai after years with emphysema.
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Washington
Justice Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department
Los Angeles
Erroll Garner
Misty
Garner
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
FBI
New York City
Buffalo herd corralled after 25 escape from Stoyanoff ranch
In Duluth Minnesota a herd of 25 buffalo escaped a six foot fence at the Stoyanoff ranch and roamed 25 miles. A car struck one animal on Interstate 35W killing it while several people in the car sustained minor injuries. The owners planned to sell the herd but may keep some for the restaurant.
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Duluth, Minn
George
Ramona Stoyanoff
Stoyanoffs
Duluth
Phoenix
Ariz
Desert
Arizona
Sonora
Tucson
Japan
Europe
Southwest
Sa Francisco
New York
Carter invites black guests to Plains church service
President-elect Carter attended Plains Baptist Church with the son and daughter of a black bishop and two AME bishops, marking the largest Black attendance since integration in 1976. Carter spoke of his childhood ties, met his hospitalized mother, and outlined inaugural plans with aides including Bert Lance and Jack Brooks.
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Plains
Carter
Plains Baptist Church
African Methodist Episcopal Church
William D Johnson
Fannie Johnson Hill
Archery
AME
Hill
Lillian’’ Carter
U.S. Air Force
William Reed Wilkes
H.J. Bearden Carter
Capitol Steps
Washington
Rosalynn
Atlanta
Bert Lance
Office of Management and Budget
Jack Brooks
D-Tex
House
Construction head named for Butte's MHD facility
Richard Schwarz named project director for the Magneto hydrodynamics CDIF in Butte's Industrial Park. Kaiser Engineers builds the 53 acre site at a cost over $30 million with completion set for mid 1979 to develop and test MHD electricity generation. Schwarz, ERDA official, brings military and engineering background plus Idaho Wildlife Federation leadership. He and his wife Margaret have five children and will reside in Idaho Falls.
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Richard Schwarz
Butte
Kaiser Engineers
Schwarz
Federal Energy Research and Development Administration
West Point
Idaho Erda
Infantry
Korea
University of Illinois
Idaho Wildlife Federation
Margaret
Idaho Falls
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Michael E. Shaheen
Office of Professional Responsibility
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J. Edgar Hoover
Bureau
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