Bank Robbery Suspects Halted In North Carolina Roadblock
Two bank bandits, Bobby Charles McManus and Stanley Eugene Crawford, were captured after a slow police pursuit across I-40 and I-85, ending at an FBI roadblock where their vehicle collided with an FBI car. Several hostages and a bandit were lightly injured. both suspects are held on $100,000 bond.
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North Carolina
FBI
Bobby Charles McManus
Atlanta
Stanley Eugene Crawford
Greensboro
U.S
Ed Weant
Durham
Kernersville
Winston-Salem
Hillsborough
Arabs urged to unite to defeat Israel in Kuwait conference
United Press International reports Mahmoud Riad, Arab League secretary general, urged Arab nations to unite and pool their capabilities to halt aggression and recapture lands. He spoke at a Kuwait conference opening, presenting a 2000 page plan on coordinated Arab action.
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United Press
Mahmoud Riad
The
Arab League
Israel
Riad
Kuwait
Kuwait Hilton
Arab Socialist Union
ASU
Egyp
Ian
Anwarsadat
United States
Soviet Union
Middle East
Sadat
Moshe Dayan
Washington
Cairo
It's never too soon to teach fire safe habits
Harvard Medical School faculty member Dr. Anne W. Phillips urged teaching fire prevention to children as young as two. She cited a survey showing less than half of questioned children knew how to handle common kitchen emergencies, calling for urgent safety education amid rising home cooking.
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New Orleans
UPI
Harvard Medical School
Anne W. Phillips
National Fire Protection Association
Tfo
East Germany
Phillips
National Commission For Fire Prevention
Youth killed in rescue of trailer fire victims
LOTHIAN Md UP I reports Michael David Hensen 19 died during a rescue attempt at Maryland Manor Trailer Park He made multiple trips into a burning trailer to save Sandra Bong and her four children but miscounted the number of people inside The fire forced retirement of other residents and investigators cited a candle tipping over as the blaze’s cause
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Lothian, Md
UPI
Michael David Hensen
Lothian and Harwood
Maryland Manor
Hengen
Sandra
Bong
Discitar Teigncer
Robert Magee
Terry Porter
Pillsbury
Hensen
Washington, D.C
Vermonters Testify On Sludge's Foul Odor
Vermont neared end of first evidence phase in a suit to force removal of 300 acres of slide deposits from southern Lake Champlain. Nineteen residents testified that odor affected Addison County shoreline values and recreation. New York state and International Paper argued natural conditions caused the pollution.
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Burlington
UPI
Vermont
Sonthemm Lake Champlain
R. Ammi Cutter
Massachusetts Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
New York State
International Paper Ca
New York
IPC
Ticonderoga Bay
N.Y
Diocesan Board Recommends Support for Vermont Schools
The Diocesan School Board urged continued diocesan funding for three Vermont high schools Rice Memorial High School in South Burlington 75000 Mt. St. Josephs Academy Rutland 45000 and Sacred Heart High School Newport 22000 as part of a financial review confirming operations for 1973 74 amid tight conditions and school closures.
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Burlington
UPI
Raymond Adams
John A. Marshall
Rice Memorial High School
South Burlington
Mt. St. Joseph's Academy
Rutland
Sacred Heart High School
Newport
Marshall
Vermont hunters protest by closing 42000 acres
In Lyndonville a protest action by 55 Vermonters posted 42000 acres to prevent hunting. The move targets emergency regulations by Human Services Secretary William Cowles tightening the 1970 Land Development Control Law to stop developers splitting parcels to dodge rules. Fish and Game Commissioner Edward Kehoe warned of potential revenue losses from a shortened deer season.
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Lyndonville
UPI
Fish and Game
Edward Kehoe
Vote frauds to be charged in three towns
Caledonia County State's Attorney Dele Gray may disclose Thursday whether he will prosecute alleged voting violations in three communities. He noted a good chance of filing criminal charges in at least one case involving voters casting ballots in multiple towns and names not on the eligibility checklist. Washington sources report a Rural Telephone Bank loan of 470400 dollars to Perkinsville VT Service Corp to improve customer service, with a matching 20000 dollar Rural Electrification Administration loan.
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Johnsbury
UPI
Caledonia County
Dele Gray
Gray
Washington, D.C
Sen. Aiken
U.S. Agriculture Department
Perkinsville
Service Corp
Aiken
Rural Electrification Administration
Boundary dispute over Willow Ridge Apartments diverts tax lines
In New York East Greenbush A, a dispute involves Fast Geintinta heal qa Naot 280 and an entity over Willow Ridge Apartments on Third Avenue. Land maps show the 21 acre property within both towns, with a missing boundary marker prompting a potential survey to determine actual jurisdiction.
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Greenbush
Fast
Willow Ridge
Third Avenue
Early November Snow Breaks Albany Record
More than a foot of snow drenched the Capital region Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, setting a record as the last storm in November. The season’s first snowfall caused minor outages and fender-bender accidents with no serious injuries. officials expect totals to reach 14 or 15 inches, surpassing the 1900 November record of 10 inches.
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Albany
Statewide school property tax proposed by Albany board
The Educational Conference Board proposed a statewide school property tax to raise about 144 million dollars in year one. The funds would boost state aid to tax poor districts to equalize educational opportunity with richer districts.
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Albany
Educational Conference Board
The
State School Boards Association
Wealthy buyers seen as threat to Williamstown land
In Berkshire’s Williamstown a League of Women Voters forum heard that metropolitan buyers threaten open farmland. Real estate broker John R. Schimmel II warned of New Jersey and New York refugees buying quiet farms under 15 acres for 15000 to 20000 dollars to mix up the town. Fifth generation farmer Norris Phelps warned hungry tourists may destroy the town’s open land and forest, eroding its appeal.
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Williamstown
League of Women Voters
John R. Schimmel II
New Jersey
New York
Norris Phelps
Adams loses an industry in Pittsfield and Cambridge
Signet Better Homes Club Plans Inc of Cambridge will suspend operations as its lease in the Berkshire Hathaway No 4 building on Hoosac Street is not renewed later this year. Polystructure Systems Inc, fiberglass homes maker, is the new industry. City Council voted 8 to 2 to appropriate 950000 for 1400 acres in Windsor for a 750 million gallon reservoir as emergency water source, tabling 150000 for engineering and construction details.
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Adams
Signet
Better Homes Club Plans Inc
Cambridge
Berkshire Hathaway
Pittsfield
Windsor
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