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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1976
Page
6
An archival fragment from The Argus Tapes showing an editor note about anonymous caller submissions, a 24 hour operation, and readers letters on topics from death penalty to sex education, family unity, and social issues. The missive includes calls for discipline, language lessons, and civic involvement with a strong, polemical tone.
Two brothers allegedly robbed Option Supply Co at Baldwin and forced hostages into a high speed pursuit through Pittsburgh's South Side. Carl Johnson 26 and Calvin 32 were shot and captured. Hostage Steven Schindler 22 McMurray Pa in critical condition with a back wound. Chris Williams 2 Baldwin minor injuries from flying glass. Car halted after about 40 bullets fired. hostage Schindler wounded. Police weigh who fired first as investigation continues.
Ambassador Laurence Silberman accuses the East European desk of indifference as Laszlo Toth, a Denver native jailed in Yugoslavia for alleged industrial espionage, is pardoned and expelled after nearly a year in prison. Toth was released at Belgrade’s airport and handed to U.S. officials. He vows he is no spy as he departs for Denver. The incident prompts denials from the State Department.
Public health officials report 42 people, including 36 patients, 3 staff, 2 inmates, and a boarding home resident fell ill at Carroll County Home in Otsipes New Hampshire over three weeks. Two patients died, one death possibly due to dehydration. cause uncertain in other deaths. Outbreak linked to meals served from the county home kitchen. parade and picnic preceded illnesses. samples not available.
Police released eight suspected extremists in the inquiry into the assassination of British Ambassador Christopher Ewart-Biggs and a woman secretary. Three men remain detained under the Offenses Against the State Act as 4,000 police and troops scour the Republic for the killers in the largest manhunt to date. Witnesses described a 200 pound land mine detonated under the ambassador’s car as he left his residence. Authorities recovered bomb casing and related debris, while the cabinet postponed antiterrorist measures pending police and army findings. The ambassador and Miss Cook's bodies were flown to London for private funerals with a memorial service planned in Dublin.
Five men survived a fire and sinking of a vessel after 14 days adrift in an inflatable craft. The Coast Guard reported they were rescued around 2 miles southeast of Nanucket by the fishing boat Kaly Joe and brought to Bibb for debriefing in good condition.
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