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POSSIBLE THREAT AGAINST U. S. CONGRESSMAN JOHN P. MURTHA, 12TH DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. . ; - * Senator Richard S. Schweiker received a handwritten letter signed byL_____———sd through the U. S. Mail in an envelope. ‘postmarked Johnstown ;. Pennsylvania, and dated November 22,1976. Senator Schweiker's office turned this letter over to the Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters in Washington, D..C. This letter contained a razor blade. This letter. was subsequently: provided. to the Pittsburgh b6 Division of the FBI. bIC captain[ Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) , Regimental Headquarters, Harrisburg, Pa., stated that ‘his organization presently has a case pendin involving [ Jehexein a letter was sent byl |to Governor Milton Shapp of Pennsylvania. On January 7, 1977, -the facts. of this matter were discussed with AUSA Western District of Pennsylvania. (WDPA), Pittsburgh, Pa. ausa[ ____] advised that he would render a prosecutive. opinion in this matter after reading the letter which[___| had sent to. Senator Schweiker's office. On January’ 26, 1977, after reading: the letter sent b to Senator Schieikex' s office, Washington, D.C., AUSA declined Federal prosecution in this matter indicating that :the letter did not meet the standards of the Federal Extortion ‘Statute, in that. it contained no Specific threats against Senator Schweiker or anyone else. bo On February. 2,. 1977, Captian Johnstown, Pa., PD, was advised of the facts in this matter and ‘shown ‘the letter which had_been received ‘by Senator Schweiker's office. Captain[ advised that his agency had no interest ‘in obtaining: this: letter for the purpose of pursuing any local prosecution against