Abductors in Chowchilla Kidnapping Hopeful Leads Emerge
Investigators in California say new leads may identify one or more of the three men who kidnapped 26 children and their bus driver near Chowchilla. Composite drawings and vehicle descriptions, including two vans with CB radios, are released as authorities seek suspects.
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Livermore
Calif
Jack Baugh
Alameda County
Chowchilla
Baugh
Madera
Ed Bates
Bates
Chowchill
San Jose
Madera County
Teacher Paula Wilson to lead state workshop
Paula Wilson, a Plainview teacher, leads a workshop co sponsored by the Amarillo Globe News and West Texas State University at the conference in Amarillo.
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Paula Wilson
Plainview
Amarillo Globe News
West Texas State University
Rain May Aid Containment Of Colorado Forest Fire
A Colorado fire has burned over 880 acres of pinon pine and juniper, killing four firefighters including pilot Don Goodman. Cooler weather and scattered showers were expected to help containment, with 49,100 gallons of slurry dropped and ground crews cutting lines in steep terrain. One additional firefighter was injured. John Gibson, 27, remained in intensive care.
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Grand Valley
Colo
Upi
Bureau of Land Management
Pat Archer
Colorado
Don Goodman
Forest Service
Steve Furey
Tony Czak
Scott Nelson
Shoshone National Forest
Cody
Wyo
BLM
Mrs. Archer
St. Mary's Hospital
Grand Junction
John Gibson
Wellesville
N.Y
Detroit firebombing kills six in westside home
Police hunt three men after a 4:30 a.m. blaze at a southwest Detroit residence killed six members of the Broome family and sent eight others to hospital. Survivors spoke of glass breaking and threats preceding the fire as police name two 20 year olds and a 25 year old as persons of interest.
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Detroit
Westside
Donald Nash
Nash
Mary Broome
Broome
Seminar speaker urges teachers to strike the flint
State Sen. W E Pete Snelson of Midland challenged area educators at West Texas State University urging teachers to use newspapers as a spark for learning. He spoke at the 13th Annual Living Textbook Workshop, noting the newspaper as both business and profession crucial to education.
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Flint
W.E
Pete” Snelson
Midland
Snelson
West Texas State University
Globe- News
WTSU
Dan White
Department of Elementary Education
Lloyd Watkins
James L. Whyte
Globe News
State Senate
Senate
Legislative Budget Board
Old Cards Never Die At Dallas Collectors Meet
In Dallas the Southwest Collectors Association held a two day event to sell trade and display baseball cards at a hotel. Organizer Gervise Ford estimated over 350 attendees would view about a quarter million cards including autographed Roberto Clemente cards worth 15 dollars to collectors.
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Dallas
The
Southwest Collectors Association
Gervise Ford
Ford
Roberto Clemente
Pittsburgh
172 Uncommitted Delegates Define GOP Nomination Fight
Ford leads in the delegate race with 1,066 to Reagan's 1,020 as 172 uncommitted delegates loom. The AP poll tracks regional leanings, noting Ford needs 64 of the uncommitted to clinch, while Reagan requires 110. neither has secured the 1,130 needed for nomination.
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Washington
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Kansas City
Reagan
Northeastern
South
West
Northeast
Mid- America
Utah
Connecticut
Associated Press
Tion
New York
Pennsylvania
Howard H. Baker Jr
Tennessee
Suffolk County
Long Island
Delaware
Maine
New Jersey
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Ralph Duke
Living Textbook
Canyon
Betty Rowan
Lua Patrick
Amarillo
Sen. Snelson
Him
California
Jimmy Carter
Walter Mondale
Carter
Plains
Mondale
Minnesota
Mississippi
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