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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1974

Page

10

Hearst family pleads for Patty to come home for Christmas

Patricia Hearst remains a fugitive as her mother appeals from Hillsborough for her surrender and return to family for Christmas. The story notes ongoing FBI pursuit with special agents seeking Hearst and SLA members, plus Robbie Neale recalled to Cleveland Crusaders after time with Cape Cod.

Patty Hearst San Francisco UPI Patricia Hearst Miss Hearst SLA FBI Los Angeles Bill Emily Harris Cleveland Robbie Neale Cape Cod Cleveland Crusaders Neale Crusaders Toronto

Saga of courage along the Amazon

In Peru, a single engine plane carrying students home for Christmas holidays crashed in eastern Amazon jungle on December 7. A student died at the crash, another died three hours later, and a third died during evacuation. The remaining survivors, including a young pilot and six children, endured seven days of bruises, hunger, cold, leeches and mosquitoes before reaching safety.

LA Merced Peru UPI Amazon

Portrait photographer shifts focus to animals in New York

Paula Wright, a Hungarian-born portrait artist in Manhattan, recalls how 75 percent of her business now involves dogs and cats. She teaches patience, noting clients spend more on pets than on children, and describes her animal sessions as unfolding in a calm, watchful split second.

New York UPI Paula Wright Mrs. Wright Manhattan West Side Julie Gabor Gabor

City murders in 1974 show New York dip among peers

A UPI survey of 14 major cities finds New York City cut its homicides in the first ten months of 1974 by 119 from 1973, while cities like Chicago Detroit and Miami report higher or near-record murder counts. Officials cite unemployment housing and gun access as core factors.

Brooke W. Kroeger United Press International UPI U.S New York City New York John Collins Pittsburgh Chicago Detroit Philip G. Tannian Birmingham Ala Cincinnati Ohio Jackson Miami Fla Doug Taggerty Richard Gerstein San Francisco Ron Schneider Ron Schneider Said. “You Can’t Patrol Against Murder.” Schneider Gary

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