Police link abduction and murders in three states
Fairfax police arrest Arthur Frederick Goode in Falls Church as a suspect in the abduction of 10 year old Billy Arthes from Towson Maryland and the murder of Kenny Clawson in Virginia. Goode is also questioned in a Florida sex murder case and is described as an escapee from a mental hospital.
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Kenny Clawson
Tysons Corner
Falls Church
Billy Arthes
Towson
Clawson
Arthur Frederick Goode
Hyattsville
Arthes
Cape Coral
Fla
UPI
Fairfax
Goode
Federico G. Arthes
Nina
Arthur F. Goode
Miners accuse safety devices of being tampered with after deadly Kentucky blasts
Two Scotia Coal Co. miners told a Senate subcommittee the methane gas shutoff and ventilation systems were manipulated to hide safety lapses that preceded the March 9 and 11 explosions at the Owen Fork Kentucky mine. They testified that curtains diverted fresh air during inspections and that officials tried to mislead federal inspectors.
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Washington
Kentucky
Scotia Coal Co
Owen Fork
Senate
Senate Labor Subcommittee
Scotia Mine
Associated Press
Mississippi
Everett Boggs
Glen Sturgill
Pound
Charg River
New Madrid
Golden
Colo
Boggs
Dennis
Tremor Shakes Southern U.S. From Illinois to Alabama
A southern U.S. earthquake disrupted telephone service across most areas with no reported injuries. Felt from southern Illinois through Missouri and Arkansas to northeast Mississippi, spreading to Tennessee and into Alabama cities Birmingham and Tuscaloosa. A Richter reading was reported.
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Illinois
Missouri
Arkansas
Mississippi
Tennessee
Birmingham
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Baby sperm whale under care at New England Aquarium
A juvenile sperm whale about one year old, found near Rockport Maine and separated from its mother, is in a supervised pool at the New England Aquarium. Officials report malnutrition and possible pneumonia with no clear prognosis. The animal received water milk cream and fish slurry along with medication. The whale is described as weighing about one ton.
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Boston
New England Aquarium
Aquarium
Rockport
Maine
Gulf Stream
How much would you pay to get the King off your back
A historical appeal frames the American Revolution and funding through bonds. It markets Bicentennial Series E Savings Bonds as a patriotic way to support national finances and personal financial security. It emphasizes the connection between debt relief and national pride, urging readers to buy bonds.
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George the Third
United States
America
Mellon kidnap case eyes underworld links
New York police focus on several men with underworld ties in the case of the two Mellon daughters abducted from their Brooklyn residence. Seward Prosser Mellon denies paying mob figures to stage the kidnapping while his former wife says organized crime figures may be involved. The children, Catherine Leigh and Constance Elizabeth, were taken by three men and later returned to Mellon for a $250,000 recovery offer.
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New York
Seward Prosser Mellon
Mellon
Karen Boyd Mellon
Catherine Leigh
Constance Elizabeth
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
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U.S
Fairfield
Cecil D. Spencer Jr
Spencer
Bar Harbor, Maine
Jeremy Musson
Terry Musson
Bernard
Jackson Laboratory
North Stratford
N.H
Raymond A. Savage
Gregory Smith
Smith
Savage
Chevron
U.S. 3
F.E.T
Leroa
FIM
Biddeford
Mai
Underworld
George & Lemire
Main Street
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