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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1970

Page

7

Nab 2 Men In Kidnaping Of Girl, 16

TEXARKANA Texas AP Police burst into an apartment Sunday night and captured two men charged in the kidnaping of a 16 year old girl. The suspects Booker Burkhalter 24 Atlas Terry Anderson of Dallas and Jamie Tashy 21 were found in bed watching The FBI. They had been cleared earlier in the Thursday night kidnaping of Karen Vickers daughter of a Texarkana grocer. She was taken from her parents home and held for 26 hours for a $40 000 ransom. The girl was freed unharmed Friday night at a Texarkana motel. Earlier arrests included Paul Lawrence Bryant 21 and Joe Willie Feggett 28 of Dallas and Hugh Mulrac Smith 26 of Texarkana. Bryant was arrested at a motel after Smith who had been apprehended earlier had urged him to release Miss Vickers. Feggett was arrested at nearby Nasi Texas later Friday night.

Texarkana, Texas Booker Burkhalter Atlas Terry Anderson Dallas Jamie Tashy Lafayette County Ack FBI Herbert Hoxie Arkansas Karen Vickers Texarkana Emmett Vickers Yangon Paul Lawrence Bryant Joe Willie Feggett Hugh Mulrac Smith Bryant Smith Miss Vickers Feggett Nasi Texas

Regis Recoups On Philbin's People In Talk Show Review

Hollywood critic praises Regis Philbin for a relaxed high quality interview format on Philbin's People. Los Angeles guests Don Drysdale Bernie Casey Jesse Unruh Vin Scully Lee Grant Shaui Wallis engage in broad, candid conversation showing personality beyond careers.

Hollywood UPI Regis Philbin Patsy Joey Bishop Don Drysdale Los Angeles Dodgers Bernie Casey Los Angeles Hams Jesse Unruh Vin Scully The Dodgers Lee Grant Shaui Wallis Phibhln Black Panthers

Three Meetings Scheduled by Joint System

The merged Area Ten center at 4401 Sixth Street SW hosts three teacher conferences this week for special education and elementary language arts teachers. About 100 special education teachers attend Tuesday on physical education for the mentally retarded with Darlene Conover of Iowa State. Friday features special education clinicians and directors from across the area. Stanley Dublinske of the American Speech and Hearing Association will speak. Saturday brings a conference on creative writing with three Minnesota specialists.

Joint County Cedar Rapids Darlene Conover Iowa State University Mall Speak Tews Stanley ‘Dublinske American Speech and Hearing Assn Minnesota Area Ten Joint County System R Sixth Street

Regis Debaters Dominate Midwest Forensics Awards

Regis High School debaters won first place at the Midwest Forensics Tournament at Newton High School. Coach Donald Stribling received the Distinguished Coach award. Trici Todd won girls' extemporaneous speaking, Slave Wanzek was runner up in boys extemp, and Bob Nelson took third in original oratory. The event drew teams from 44 schools across four states, sponsored by the Iowa High School Speech Association.

Regis High School Regis Newton I High School Slave Wanzek Bob Nelson Donald Stribling Trici Todd Wanzek Nelson Ehiries Iowa High School Speech, Assn

Ukulele Anthem Case Dismissed by Brazilian Tribunal

A Brazilian military tribunal discharged a villager accused of violating the National Security law by playing the national anthem on his ukulele. The ruling highlights tensions over expression and patriotism in Rio de Janeiro.

Rio DE Janeiro

Jumbo Jet Dress Rehearsal Sets Record Atlantic Flight

The Jumbo jet carried 361 nonpaying passengers and 19 crew on a rehearsal flight New York to London, delaying at Kennedy due to traffic and paperwork. Engine was replaced. officials say the test informs safety reviews after the fatal Harmar House fire and Arson-investigation notes. Twentyfour died in the fire, with victims treated at Marietta Memorial hospital.

Atlantic New York London Kennedy International Airport Fom Flannigan Pan American Flannigan Paul U.S Anita Pho American Airways Heathro Gene Jewell Harmar House Jewell Marietta Memorial Hospital Geoffrey Holmes United Kingdom

Crippled Tanker Connecticut Nears Shore For Repair

A 676-foot tanker Connecticut, towed by a tug and a coast guard cutter, nears Yokohama bound with 280000 barrels of jet fuel after taking on water through its propeller drive shaft housing. Navy specialists pumped flood water from the engine room as pilots and crew worked to restart engines and generators.

Los Angeles Coast Guard Connecticut Thea Yokohama Navy

Laird Wants End to Most Draft Deferments

Washington AP The Nixon administration aims to reduce most draft deferments to treat all young people equally. Defense Secretary Laird says some deferments like medical and hardship cases will remain, and a new random selection system corrects major inequities. He spoke on Face the Nation.

Washington Nixon Defense Laird CBS

Powell Signals He Is Fit To Run For Re election

Minneapolis AP Humphrey says all students passed his fall courses at Macalester and the University of Minnesota. Powell, asked about re election, said health would not stop him. NYC AP reports leaders questioned his health after Harlem sources raised concerns. Powell later told the Times his health is not a barrier to seeking another term.

ABC Evening News Frank Reynolds Howard K. Smith Minneapolis Jain Themmer Humphrey Macalester, College University of Minnesota Macalester New York Manhattan Percy Sutton Charles Rangel Powell New York Times Sutton Tesus

He Probably Just Wanted Them Moved

Dallas county sheriff's deputies seized two camels and an elephant from the Clyde Brothers circus after a prior dispute. The incident was observed by nearby resident Stein as deputies removed the animals.

Dallas UPD Dallas County

FTC aims to require bulb makers to declare light output and life

FTC officials, led by Raymond Rhine, plan regulations to force manufacturers to state lamp longevity and lumens on packaging. Standard 100-watt bulbs emit about 1,600 lumens, while 75-watt around 1,300. Long-life and three-way bulbs vary, with some offering 2,000 hours but lower lumens.

Federal Trade Commission Raymond Rhine Rhine FTC General Fleetric West Inghouse Bylvania FEC

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