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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 by. 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. b7C Captain Pennsylvania State Police. (psp), Regimental Headquarters, Harrisburg,. Pa., .stated that his organization presently has a case pending involving wherein a letter was sent by. 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 adyised 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. by to Senator Schweiker's office, Washington, D.C., AUSA ldeclined 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.. b6 b7C On February. 2,. 1977, Captian Johnstown, Pa., pD, was advised of the facts in this matter. Schweiker's office. Captain. advised'that his purpose of pursuing any local prosecution against