Man Arrested in Oneonta Murder Case
Ricky Allen Knapp 26 was arrested after allegedly attempting to move the fully clothed body of Linda Velzy 18, a Oneonta State College student and minister's daughter, from a lovers lane hideout. He faces murder charges after Velzy’s body was found in his car during the arrest.
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Oneonta
N.Y
Oneonta State College
Ricky Allen Knapp
Linda Velzy
Long Island
Knapp
Miss Velzy
Schools Do Not Observe Holiday In Douglas County
Attendance was down but schools operated normally as Douglas County, Georgia, returned after vacation. Superintendent Gene Sheets said staff treated the day as an employer driven observance with about double the typical absence rate from the 10,980 pupil system.
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Douglasville
Douglas County
Gene Sheets
Atlanta
Georgia
Buzzy the buzzard vanishes from Gallatin neighborhood
In Gallatin Tennessee Buzzy a one year old pet buzzard disappeared while riding with Terry Butler on a motorcycle. The Butler family and neighbors search frantically for the bird offering a $50 reward while fearing harm may have come to Buzzy.
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Gallatin, Tenn
Buzzy
Terry Butler
Sarah Butler
Valve opening suspected in refinery deaths
Investigators say an accidental valve opening allowed carbon monoxide to seep into Exxon refinery coker unit killing three men and hospitalizing 11 others. Five workers were maintaining equipment Monday when gas entered. others rushed to aid victims. Autopsies and tests point to excessive carbon monoxide in the 15 by 100 foot coker unit.
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Benicia
Calif
Exxon
Michael Schneider
California
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Schneider
OSHA
Mark Wonacott
Solano County
Banned Editor Donald Woods Leaves Lesotho for Botswana
Banned South African editor Donald Woods left Lesotho for Botswana this afternoon flying 340 miles through South African territory on a small Lesotho Airways Islander. Woods his wife Wendy and their five children were accompanied by a Lesotho Foreign Ministry official to ensure safety under overflight agreements with South Africa.
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Maseru
Lesotho
Donald Woods
Botswana
Lesotho Airways
Woods
Wendy
Foreign Ministry
South Africa
Debbie Young Misses Burned Philadelphia Eatery After Yearlong Wait
Debbie Young planned a Philadelphia restaurant visit for nearly a year. She walked with five relatives through frigid winds to the site only to find it had burned down four years earlier. Her relatives urge more visits north to avoid such mistakes as years fly by.
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Debbie Young
Philadelphia
Harvey in Governor's Race Dorn to Announce Later
South Carolina lieutenant governor W Brantley Harvey Jr moves to seek the Democratic nomination for governor in 1978. He cites education employment and energy as core issues and promises a people oriented campaign outside governmental halls. He joins Sen Tom Turnipseed and Richard Riley in the race. Former Rep W J Bryan Dorn also planned an end of month announcement.
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South Carolina
W. Brantley Harvey Jr
Harvey
Tom Turnipseed
Richard Riley
U.S
Bryan Dorn
House of Representatives
Columbia
Otho Pool
Governor's
Carter Seeks Oil Pact and Peace Push in Middle East
President Carter toured an Indian village named for him and joined Prime Minister Desai to sign the Delhi Declaration. He then flew to Saudi Arabia to press for a steady oil supply and to back Egypt’s peace drive with Israel while urging a comprehensive Arab–Israeli settlement.
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New Delhi
India
Carter
Morarji Desai
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
Riyadh
United States
Khaled
Fahd
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlav
U.S
Iran
Persian Gulf
Daulatpur-Nasirabad
Morar
Desai
Carter Poori
Carter Place
Delhi
Paris
Aswan
Egypt
Sadat Sadat
Stolen Goods Report From Local Homes and Store
Goods valued at 54000 were taken from the home of Max A Werner Huntsman Road on Saturday according to Aiken County Sheriff Paul D Grant. Goods valued at 387 were taken from the home of Mike Pade Clifton Street on Saturday. An undetermined cash amount was stolen from Scott s Grocery Highways 278 and 781 on Thursday. Goods valued at 160 were stolen from the home of Allen Cox Route 2 North Augusta on Saturday.
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Max A. Werner
Huntsman Road
Aiken County
Paul D. Grant
Mike Pade
Clifton Street
Scott
Grant
Allen Cox
North Augusta
Cold night forecast in Aiken area around 20
The forecast calls for a low around 20 tonight with fair skies and little chance of rain. Tomorrow’s high should be near 50 with extended outlooks showing seasonal temperatures, highs in the 50s and lows in the 30s through Saturday.
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Aiken
Cambodia Rejects Vietnam Peace Talks Over Troop Withdrawals
Phnom Penh broadcast Cambodia will not negotiate until all Vietnamese troops pull back from Cambodian soil. Hanoi says Vietnamese forces defend against Cambodian incursions that killed or wounded thousands and leveled homes. Both governments acknowledge border fighting that began in April 1975 amid regional Cold War tensions.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Cambodia
Vietnam
Radio Phnom Penh
Hanoi
Quan Doi Nhan Dan
Saigon
Phnom Penh
China
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