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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1979
Page
2
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In Littleton New Hampshire funeral services set for Rev Joseph Sands 46 founder of a home for troubled boys killed after suspects Peter Linsley 35 and Jane Linsley 28 both of Concord took him hostage at St Rose of Lima Church. The couple died by their own hand after the incident. They had prior mental health history and were armed with .357 Magnum revolvers. Sands saved the Lyons family who were at the rectory during the attack. The case ends with multiple fatalities and a reported dramatic escape by a son.
Senator Edward Kennedy condemned President Carter's oil price decontrol plan as hurting the poor and middle class while boosting oil company profits. He argued windfall taxes would be ineffective, warned of higher costs three weeks ahead, and said decontrol would not spur conservation or increased oil supply.
Barbara Hutton heiress of Woolworth fame died at age 66 from cardio pulmonary arrest after hospitalization for pneumonia. The wealthy socialite known as the poor little rich girl lived as a recluse, had seven husbands and inherited more than 25 million dollars. She collapsed at her penthouse above the Beverly Wilshire Hotel and died Friday night in Los Angeles.
President Carter told visiting editors he does not expect Senator Edward Kennedy to run for the Democratic nomination, citing Kennedy’s stated intentions and support for Carter. Public polls show Kennedy leading Carter, but Kennedy has pledged backing for re election while some draft Kennedy groups persist.
About 500 demonstrators marched from the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center to the Georgia Capitol led by Joan Baez and Peter Yarrow. They chanted Stop the war on blacks and poor and urged a ban on executions. A plea was made for Florida death row inmate John Spenkelink who has exhausted appeals and asked Gov. Bob Graham to commute his sentence. The date for any execution had not been set.
The White House announced that Ambassador James F. Leonard Jr. will serve as Robert Strauss deputy for Mideast negotiations on Palestinian autonomy in the West Bank and Gaza. Leonard, 58, currently deputy representative to the U.N. and will lead the U.S. delegation in Secretary Vance's absence.
A Navy spokesman dismissed concerns about a leak of reactor primary coolant on the USS Nimitz off Virginia, saying it will not delay sailing and is being repaired. He called the incident rare for a nuclear carrier, with an investigation ongoing into a separate Surry plant sabotage.
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