Bank Hostage Takeover Nets $250000 In Brooklyn Robbery
Gunmen seized 14 hostages Monday night at a Ft. Hamilton area bank in New York and forced manager Charles DiSogra to open the vault. The 15 minute raid ended with an estimated 250000 dollars stolen and the hostage group released as police closed in. Authorities search for three armed suspects after the well planned operation.
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New York
UPI
Charles DiSogra
Brooklyn
Ft. Hamilton
DiSogra
Veterans Administration
Staten Island
Margaret Baratta
Baratta
Barattas
Michael Castellano
Hotel fire kills seven in Cleveland
A downtown Cleveland hotel fire killed seven and injured eight, tragically affecting members of the Hair road company touring cast. Thirteen Hair company members stayed there as 200 guests were registered. victims include Robin Johnson and her infant Melissa, Carroll Carlson and daughter Corina, Gaston Le Blanc, Robert Loftus, and Arthur Thomas. Fire officials estimated over 100000 in damage to the Pick Carter Hotel, 52 years old and remodeled two years earlier. The blaze began in a lower lobby ballroom. guests escaped by ladders as flames and thick smoke filled the upper floors.
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Pick Carter
Hair
Robin Johnson
Renton
Wash
Melissa
Carroll Carlson
Corina
St. Louis
Gaston le Blanc
Pittsburgh
Robert J. Loftus
Youngstown
Ohio
Arthur Thomas
Ft. Sill
Nixon civil rights chief accuses White House of bending rights
Panetta, the Nixon administration’s fired civil rights chief, says advisers bend civil rights to suit political needs. He calls the White House desegregation stance dangerous and criticizes Robert Finch for vacillating on civil rights amid pressures.
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Nixon
Washington
UPI
Leon E. Panetta
United States
White House
Executive Branch
Panetta
Health, Education and Welfare
Robert H. Finch
New York
John V. Lindsay
Finch
Peter Gall
HEW
Oil firms77 gain octane label posting extension
The FTC delayed the pump octane rating posting deadline from June 28 to September 1 to allow oil companies to devise a method for determining octane content. The move aims to help motorists compare gasoline power while the agency heads the industry in a broader regulatory effort.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Trade Commission
ARVN Breaks Siege at Fire Base 6 Near Laos Border
ARVN infantry fought into Fire Base 6 to lift a two week siege near the Laos and Cambodia borders. About 1,200 Vietnamese troops entered the base with light resistance, while a second battalion endured a 16 hour fight, killing 96 North Vietnamese and seizing weapons. Four South Vietnamese dead, 37 wounded, six missing. American helicopters continued to be lost with five U.S. service members killed. Viet Cong attacked a Hue to Da Nang train, wounding 23 and killing 20. Paratroopers and infantry reinforcements were flown in to relieve the siege as U.S. commanders warned Hanoi aims to delay the U.S. war handover.
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Saigon
UPI
ARVN
Laos
Cambodia
Hue
da Nang
David Kennerly
Central Highlands
Stewart Kellerman
Dak To
Tan Canh
U.S. Army
George Wear
U.S
Five men volunteer to swap for U S POWs in Laos
A group of five men from diverse backgrounds plan to travel to Laos today to offer themselves in exchange for American prisoners held in North Vietnam. Led by Dominic Cimino, the group includes a minister, a retired Navy petty officer, a conscientious objector, a former fireman, and an insurance salesman. They aim to present the idea at the North Vietnamese embassy and pursue a peaceful humanitarian exchange, with Cimino planning to return to recruit 50 more volunteers if successful.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Laos
North Vietnam
Dominic
Bud” Cimino
Cimino
Rev
Gene
Trouche
Stan Bagwell
Patrick MacDonald
Ed Newmyer
United States
The Husbands at College Cinema Williamstown
The Husbands by John Cassavetes continues at College Cinema Williamstown. Rated R this semi improvised film delves into the minds and facades of three suburban married men. The Wild Country at Harte Theatre stars Steve Forrest Vera Miles and Jack Elam as a Disney favorite family film is also shown. The McKenzie Break at Manchester Cinema stars Brian Keith in a war adventure rated GP. Showtimes listed for Harte and Manchester.
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John Cassavetes
Zara
College Cinema
Williamstown
Walt Disney
Harte Theatre
Steve Forrest
Vera Miles
Jack Elam
Manchester
Brian Keith
Disney Films
Keith
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Cleveland
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Wear
Waubeeka Springs Golf Links
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Mass
Better TV
South St
Bennington, Vt
Nichols
Klopman
Harte
BenMont Ave
Bennington
Olwevnetin BS
Dove
DuPont Tynex
Woolworth’s
Comark Plastics
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