Rifleman's Motive and Rampage in New Rochelle
In New Rochelle New York Army trained sharpshooter Fred Cowan rampaged at a Neptune Moving Co warehouse killing five coworkers including officer Allan McLeod and injuring three others before fatally shooting himself after a 10 hour siege. Norman Bing hid as others fled and Cowan’s past included Nazi memorabilia and a two week suspension over a refrigerator dispute. Police and FBI siege crews finally found Cowan dead in a north corner room.
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New Rochelle
N.Y
Fred Cowan
Norman Bing
Bing
Cowan
Moving Company
Mary Ellen Cowan
Westchester County
New York City
Roland Lersch
Neptune Worldwide Moving Co
Allan McLeod
Clint Wynant
McLeod
FBI
Carter State Dinner Welcomes Lopez Portillo Guests
President Carter hosted a first state dinner for Mexican President Jose Lopez Portillo with 103 guests including Amy Carter and her cat. Mrs Lopez Portillo performed Chopin, Amy read The Mystery of the Screaming Clock at table, and Serkin played Mendelssohn and Beethoven amid American cuisine reflecting the mood of a low frill event.
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Washington
Carter
Amy Carter
Rudolf Serkin
Mexico
Jose Lopez Portillo
Amy
Lopez Portillo
Misty Malarky
Ying Yang
Carters
Lopez Portillos
Misty
Chopin
University of Michigan
Lopez Porillo
Serkin
Mendelssohn
Roots Triggered Rampage in Cincinnati Hostage Siege
In Cincinnati a 42 year old man Jesse Coulter seized eight hostages at the Catherine Booth home for unwed mothers. He blamed Roots for his actions claiming the program echoed his family’s history. Coulter and his ex wife Rita Gibran were arraigned with bond set at 1 million each.
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Cincinnati
Jesse Coulter
Eugene Smith
Catherine Booth
Coulter
Smith
Jessie
Chicken George
Rita Gibran
Africa
Utica
Mich
Miller Warns EPA Rules Could Cut Ohio Coal Output
Rep Clarence E Miller told President Carter in a February letter that EPA sulfur dioxide standards could slash Ohio coal production by up to 75 percent, threatening the administration’s energy goals. He warned uncompromising environmental limits might leave eastern coal in the ground and urged federal action, noting Ohio’s compliance with the Clean Air Act is at stake. The Lancaster meeting with Ohio Coal and Energy Assoc and regional utilities discussed preventing EPA standards from taking effect in Ohio.
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Lancaster
Tenth District
Clarence E Miller
Jimmy Carter
Ohio
Carter
Miller
US Environmental Protection Agency
Lancaster Republican
EPA
Ohio Coal and Energy Assoc
American Electric Power
Columbus
Southern Ohio Electric
AEP
Ohio Power
Ohio Electric
Cheshire
Ohio Coal
Meigs
Vinton
C&soe
Poston
York
District Faces Gas Shortfall For Remaining Winter
Albany sources report Alexander Local School District has exhausted its winter natural gas allotment. officials say classes may move to non gas heated buildings if Columbia Gas orders closures.
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Albany
Alexander
Columbia Gas
River City project eyed for Pomeroy town revival
An editorial on Page 4 argues a Pomeroy project could transform the town into the nearest thing to River City even without Professor Harold Hill.
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Harold Hill
Pomeroy
River City
Weather outlook shows cold night and sunny finish
Mostly cloudy and cold tonight with lows near 10 degrees. Mostly sunny Wednesday with highs in the upper 20s. Snow chance is 10 percent tonight and near zero on Wednesday.
Slayings Shock Safe Hollandsburg Community
Four Spencer brothers and Gregory Brooks were slain in a shotgun execution at their mobile home near Raccoon Lake in Hollandsburg Indiana. Betty Spencer mother and suspect witness survived after gunfire. attackers fled in Raymond Spencer’s car, potential second vehicle undescribed. Police seek two additional suspects amid a small town stunned by the murders and the cryptic motive.
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Hollandsburg
Ind
Raccoon Lake
Virginia Tyler
Ralph Spencer
Reeve B. Spencer
Raymond M
Gregory B
Tors
Keith
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Raymond Spencer
Busing Desegregation Call Spurs City Suburb Link
The Civil Rights Commission urges intercity school busing to reverse rising segregation in large metros. It argues boundaries between cities and suburbs create racial and economic separation and cites housing policy since the 1930s as ongoing bias.
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Washington
Civil Rights Commission
Commission
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Mondah
Wiliam Hegert
Rochell
Muscle Training Magazine
Adolf Hitler
Carter State
White House
Gibran
Rep. Miller
Fred Whissel
Athens
State Auditor's Office
Athens County
Rex Maiden
Ing
Spencer
Investiga
Don Aldrich
Indiana-Illinois
Atty
Griffin B. Bell
Supreme Court
Bipartisan Commission
Gerald RK. Ford
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