Gilmer salutes deputy freed from escaped rapist
Upshur County deputy Rosalie Williams was honored by about 500 people on the courthouse lawn after freeing herself from hostage by Jerry Walter McFadden, a murder suspect and three time convicted rapist. McFadden surrendered Friday night in Big Sandy. Williams escaped after 16 hours in a boxcar. He is charged with capital murder in the rape and strangulation of Suzanne Harrison of Hawkins.
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Texas
Upshur County
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Jake Dupree
Williams
Jerry Walter Mc
Rick Allen
Collin County
McFadden
Navy pilots fly near Libya amid unannounced U S operations
Washington reports weeks of Navy flights off Libya including fighters over the Gulf of Sidra as Libyan forces discuss missile drills. No Libyan escalation occurred yet. U S carriers Forrestal and America continue operations to assert free navigation in international waters beyond the line of death drawn by Gaddafi.
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Gulf
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Gaddafi
U.S
U.S. Navy
Mourners defy emergency decrees at Soweto funeral
A thousand mourners defied emergency curbs at a Soweto funeral, singing banned songs and chanting slogans as authorities restrict gatherings in black townships. The 19 year old leader reportedly died during an attempted arson on a council member's house.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Soweto
Orlando
Soweto Council
Jenrette Leaves Halfway House After Abscam Conviction
Former U S Representative John Jenrette, 50, was released Saturday from a Florence halfway house after serving 13 months in a federal prison in Atlanta for an Abscam related bribe case. He received a two year sentence and a $20,000 fine.
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U.S
John Jenrette
Abscam
South Carolina
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Jenrette
Atlanta
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