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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1976
Page
2
Owl Hunt at Indian Creek Nature Center
Hunters gathered last Sunday to spot the saw whet owl at Indian Creek Nature Center. They did not succeed, though one attempt spoiled the day prior. Page 2A features photos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Creek Nature Center
Provo District Judge Orders Gilmore Fiancée to Stay in Hospital
In Provo Utah district court Nicole Carre fiancée of condemned killer Gary Gilmore is ordered to remain indefinitely at the Utah State Hospital. Mrs Barrett 20 was placed there after a death pact and drug overdose on November 16. Gilmore met with his lawyer and faced isolation in Death Row over the holiday weekend and was denied access to relatives on Christmas Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provo, Utah
OPN
Nicole Carre
Gary Gilmore
Utah State Hospital
Lawford Flee suit over injuries on Fantasy Island set
Actor Peter Lawford seeks 2.5 million in a Los Angeles Superior Court action naming 20th Century Fox Aar on Spelling Carol Lynley as defendants. Lawford, 53, says Lynley threw a wine glass that shattered and cut his left thigh during filming, claiming a sugar paste breakaway glass was to be used but Lynley was told to use a real glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Peter Lawford
Priday
Namies
20Th Century-Fox Corp
Aaron Spelling
Carol Lynley
Lawford
Miss Lynley
Fantasy Island
Ile Clains
Grim Holiday Detains 100 Troops Near Fairbanks Alaska
Grim holiday mood grips Fairbanks area after a rifle company of about 100 soldiers is confined to barracks while the army searches for a missing weapon. Base commander Col John Hack confirms the detainment saying a small group must be held for protection of the many. Family members say the search began Monday and Christmas departure plans are in doubt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Wainwright
Alaska
APY
Fairbanks
John Hack
King Death Conspiracy Lead Probe Tells of Ray Contact in Portugal
Washington AP report says a House committee found uncorroborated testimony that James Earl Ray received directives from a secret conspirator abroad after MLK's murder. Subcommittee chair Walter Fauntroy cited a "very reliable source" but stressed no confirmation yet. The lead, from an American not related to Ray, is linked to Portugal, with details to be presented in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sworth
Washingson
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King, Jr
Del
Walter Fauntroy
District of Columbia
Subrammil
King
Ray
Fauntroy
Portugal
Tull 12
John F. Kennedy
CIA
Lez Harvey Oswald
Mexico City
Kennedy
James Lesar
Lesar
Tne
United States
Ture
Paje
Chicago Fire Kills 13 In Distraught West Side Blaze
A deadly blaze ripped through a three story brick building on Chicago's near West Side killing 13 people, many of them children. Firefighters battled flames for about an hour as victims were found in stairwells and upper floors. Police and witnesses described chaotic escape attempts in a largely Hispanic area, with several residents missing relatives and a pan of grease ignition cited as a possible cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Vita
Erica Willie
Mies
Charles Pierce
Sid Tota Janik
Hig Nes
Nosh Doar
Coast Guard Rejects Oil Spill Fire Plan Off Nantucket
Nantucket Mass coast guard rejected dispersal by fire to tackle the 7.6 million gallon Argo Merchant spill. Winds 30 knots, eight foot seas hampered efforts as the slick split into three, threatening Georges Bank fishing grounds. Experts warned recovery could take four to ten years. Private contractors prepared to clean beaches amid mounting charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Georges Bank
Fudgeike Industrhd Olk
Conn Latta
Deenn Moor
Sciemtiste
Nantucket
Magsarhuyerts
Tharmas O'Neil
Nantucket Shoals
Frank Wiswall
Admstralty Counselo
Literan Commission of Maritime Affair
New York
Oliciale Bave Tord
Gulf Stream
Tealand
British Coast
Bermuda
Egyptair Jet Crashes into Bangkok Textile Plant
An EgyptAir 707 crashed into Thai Texnic plant north of Don Muang airport on Christmas morning. All 42 passengers and nine crew aboard were killed, with reports of ground casualties as the 24 hour factory district caught fire and debris pounded nearby homes and trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangkok
Thailand
Don Muang
Sax
Rome
Cairo
Bombay
I T
Manila
Tokyo
Thai Texnic
Jung Venture
Sad Hy
Duveststian
Weiness Yard
Second Charged In MNB Robbery
Rona Keith Kapp, 32, of 1500 Canter Point Road NE, was arrested Friday on charges she participated in a fake robbery at a Merchants Rational bank messenger. Happ was jailed in Linn County awaiting arraignment. Edward J. McManus in Cedar Tripiels federal court. Kipp is the second mastermind charged in the case, first is Wh t on Tynes. The suspects face conspiracy and bank larceny charges linked to a Cedar Rapids area robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rona Keith Kapp
Canter Point Road
Merchants Rational Bank
Happ
Linn County
Edward J. McManus
Cedar Tripiels
Kipp
Masta Bie Chargisl
Tynes
Suane
Wick
Sha Reopmactest
al Gansguraey
Tient Tin
Uroder
Howe
Welt
Otek
Jost Casey
Het Geen
Lynens Als
Bron
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Paul Offing
Tiaawire
Gazette
Egyptair
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