Atlanta Man Has Hearing Today Prosecution Lines Up Witnesses
Prosecutors lined up witnesses for the first hearing of Wayne Williams a 23 year old freelance photographer charged with strangling 27 year old Nathaniel Cater whose nude body was found May 24 in the Chattahoochee River Williams was to appear for a committal hearing before Magistrate Albert Thompson with a decision to bind him over to Fulton County grand jury A highly publicized case tied to a string of 28 slayings of young blacks with investigators noting fibers and Williams alleged actions near Brown’s home and the bridge over the river as key details
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Nathaniel Cater
Chattahoochee River
Williams
Albert Thompson
Brown
Maynard Jackson
Cater
Name Change Effort in Bluefield Faces Narrow Defeat
Bluefield Virginia town council nearly ends plans to rename the town Graham after a Student Government Day proposal. With four members present two vote to kill, one to continue, one abstained. Mayor Barnett and Vice-mayor Richardson urged dropping the plan amid negative resident feedback. Huffard urged a November vote to reduce costs. Final decision delayed to July 27.
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Graham High School
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Cecile Richardson
Barnett
David A. Kovach
Richardson
Huffard
Aaron Saunders
Weather Outlook: Sunshine Then Warm, Humid With Storms
Periods of sunshine today and Wednesday with highs in the low 80s and lows in the 60s. Warmer Wednesday and pleasant conditions through Thursday. Friday brings a warmer trend with a chance of thunderstorms and high near 90 and lows in the 60s.
Lucky To Be Alive After Turned-Over Truck Crash
Ricky J. Clawson escaped serious injury when his Carolina Freight Carrier tractor trailer slid on a wet West Virginia Turnpike surface, rolled over landing on its top near Mile Marker 9. He survived to tell the tale from Princeton Community Hospital, noting luck and faith.
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Clawson
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Princeton Community Hospital
Hikers Smith Charged With Murder In Virginia Case
Myrtle Beach police captured Randall Lee Smith at 9 25 a m Monday he faces murder charges in the slayings of two Maine hikers Susan Ramsay and Robert Mountford Jr whose bodies were found near the Appalachian Trail in Giles County Virginia Autopsy showed Ramsay suffered many stab wounds and beating while Mountford had three gunshot wounds Authorities said the investigation traced to a truck found in Myrtle Beach and a note in the vehicle.
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Robert Mountford, Jr
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Controllers Accord Is Victory For Reagan
The tentative deal ends a 42 month contract dispute with 17 000 PATCO air traffic controllers, averting a strike that could have grounded over half of daily flights. The $39.3 million package includes an immediate roughly 4000 pay raise and a voice in FAA policy making, with ratification by union members and congressional approval likely.
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