Prison hostages freed as gospel troupe ends Easter play
Nine gospel singers and prison chaplain were seized by two inmates during an Easter musicale at Nevada Maximum Security Prison. The captors, Albert Lee and Carlos Sanders, eventually released the group unharmed after praying and singing with them. The Parable Players plan to continue their ministry in prisons.
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Nev
Jesus
Mike Capello
al Fry
Capello
Nevada Maximum Security
Albert Lee
Carlos Sanders
Tornadoes Struck Midwest Killing Five In Oklahoma
A tornado spawned by a Kansas storm demolished a northeast Oklahoma country church during Easter services and killed five people in a nearby trailer park. Looting was reported in Bixby as authorities assisted, while Red Cross shelters opened in Tulsa for storm victims.
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Associated Press
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Khadafy Seeks Radical Arab Front Across North Africa
Libyan leader Muammar Khadafy visits Algeria and Mauritania aiming to unite North African states into a socialist oil powered bloc opposed to Israel and certain Arab leaders. He envisions Libya and Algeria guiding poorer neighbors like Chad and Mauritania, shifting influence toward the Soviet bloc. he met with Algeria's President Chadli Benjedid in Algiers and then traveled to Nouakchott.
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Rioting in Londonderry Leaves Two Dead
In Londonderry during a fifth night of unrest two 18 year olds died after a British army Land Rover allegedly plowed into a crowd following shots fired by troops. Four rioters were arrested and three policemen injured as authorities promise a full investigation.
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Londonderry
Dublin
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Ex-Governor Blanton Faces Federal Trial In Nashville
Former Gov. Ray Blanton arrives in federal court in Nashville to face liquor license payoff charges. Visiting Judge John W. Peck will question jurors as all Nashville judges recuse themselves amid heavy publicity. His brother Gene and two 1974 campaign officials face related charges in Kentucky and Tennessee.
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John W. Peck
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U.S. District Court
Nashville
Blanton
John McLellan Jr
Thomas Ballantine
Louisville
Gene
Kentucky
James Allen
Johnson City
Clyde Edd
Train Kills Teen on Spartanburg County Tracks
A 15-year-old Spartanburg County boy was cut in two by a Southern Railway freight train near Mayo. The incident occurred about 2:50 a.m. on Easter Sunday as he sat on tracks near SC 105, less than a mile from home. Investigators report the engine could not stop in time. the boy lived with grandparents and was last seen at midnight. Blood samples were sent to the State Law Enforcement Division for analysis.
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South Carolina
Paul B. Sherbert
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Mayo
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Thomas
Sherbert
Paul Sherbert
State Law Enforcement Division
Columbia
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Highway Patrol
Tyler Robinson
U.S. 321
Valhalla
Oconee County
Theron Durham
Wayne Michael McCall
McCall
Durham
Richland County
State Highway Patrol
Gregory Bell
Blythewood
Charles V. Watson
Fort Jackson
Doris Brazzel
Elgin
Brazzel
Columbia Fire Department
Bobby Ray Ward
Manning
Clarendon
Sammy James Tillman
Lancaster
Lancaster County
Chesterfield
Jerome K. Digg
Secondary 145
Chesterfield County
Washington Silver Half Dollar Proposal Honoring Bicentennial
Rep. Doug Barnard Jr. pushes a one year only commemorative silver half dollar for George Washington next year. The bill calls for at least 10 million coins of 90 percent silver sold at a minimal price to cover about four to five dollars worth of silver plus a small profit.
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George Washington
Doug Barnard Jr
D-Ga
Barnard
U.S. Mint
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