Bicentennial July Fourth Reflections Across America
July fourth celebrations ran low key across the nation with fireworks parades and concerts. The day featured activities in New York Boston Washington and Alabama as crowds enjoyed events while incidents included a hostage situation at JFK Airport and protests in Skokie and Columbus. Notable moments included John Cullum reading the Declaration in New York and a time capsule sealed by the National Archives for 2076.
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Associated Press
Billy Carter
Lexington
Tenn
Vietnam
Air Force
Statue of Liberty
New York Harbor
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Hudson River
New York
Charles River
Boston
Mall
Washington
D.C
Muscle Shoals
John Cullum
Federal Hall
Wall Street
National Archives
Embittered seaman hijacks bus to flee broke state
Two people were killed and three wounded as 26 year old Luis Robinson hijacked a bus headed for Vermont then stalled at JFK Airport. He told investigators he acted because he was broke and to reach his ship the USS Detroit. He sought six million dollars and a plane to Cuba before surrendering.
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New York
Investigtion
Associated Press
Luis Robinson
Detroit
Bath
Maine
Hartford
Conn
Robinson
John F. Kennedy International
Cuba
Panama
Somerset
N.J
New York Post
New Jersey
Doris
Ernesto
Port Authority Terminal
Midtown
Manhattan
Kennedy Airport
Bruce Deboer
East Hartford
Deboer
Norman Bozick
Vermont Transit Co
Bozick
Nettie Blassberg
Greenfield
Mass
Sunjay Toteau
City Council to meet with variances and airport pact
City council agenda includes two variance requests for a Don's Discount Tire Center sign and a 20th Street lot, plus two resolutions authorizing an agreement with Minnesota for State Aid at Bemidji Airport and MnDOT resurfacing Bemidji Avenue north of Highway 2.
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City Hall
Don’s Discount Tire Center
Midway Drive
Washington Ave
Planning Commission
Commission
Minnesota
Bemidji
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Bemidji Avenue
Convicts tied to killings after escape linked to three states
Fingerprints from two Oklahoma prison escapees match in a car linked to a trio of deaths and abductions across three states. Earl Denton and Paul Ruiz, both serving life terms, face charges of flight to avoid prosecution in Hugo, Oklahoma, as the FBI traces a violent crime spree from June 28 after their McAlester escape.
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Purcell
Okla
Oklahoma
Louisiana
McAlester
Earl van Denton
Paul Ruiz
Hugo
Oklo
Denton
Ruiz
Wayne
FBI
James M. Short
Ray Jones Sr
Franklinton
Art Wilson
Wilson
Magazine
Ark
Marcia E. Ritchie
David Small
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Ritchie
Small
Opal James
James
Short
Pakistan Army Seizes Control After Political Unrest
Islamabad reports the Pakistan army has seized control after four months of turmoil. Radio Pakistan says Prime Minister Bhutto and leaders from the Pakistan People’s Party and Pakistan National Alliance are in temporary protective custody, with Bhutto specifically identified.
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Islamabad
Pakistan
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Radio Pakistan
Bhutto
Pakistan People’s Party
Pakistan National Alliance
Vatican urges support for parochial schools and notes inequality
The Vatican calls on Roman Catholic bishops to obtain government aid for parish schools and criticizes some Catholic school systems for serving mainly the wealthy.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Weather outlook with scattered storms and humid heat
Clear to partly cloudy conditions persist through Wednesday with heat and humidity. Isolated severe thunderstorm risk this afternoon and tonight. Highs in the low 80s to near 90, lows 60s to 70s. SE to S winds 10 to 25 mph today, S 10 to 15 mph tonight. Rain chances 60 percent today and tonight, 20 percent Wednesday.
Federal disability pensions under fire amid top earners case
A Civil Service Commission report shows several disabled federal retirees earned substantial new wages in 1974 and 1975 while drawing disability pensions. The article highlights lax disability definitions, unverifiable earnings, and rare prosecutions, criticizing the system's handling of fraud and light-duty placements.
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Washington
Internal Civil Service Commission
Commission
National Association of
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Giants
Thomas Lapp
20Th St
Delton and
Norton Avenues
McClain County
Don Smith
Gliddon Road
Northern Township
Bemidji Community Hospital
St. Lukes Hospital
Fargo
Gene Berlino
Bemidji Hospital
Little Miss
Pioneer
Chris Mattison
Kelly Svoboda
World
Pakistan Army
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