Hearst Returns to Jail Sparks Sharp Public Critique
Opinion piece argues Americans wanted Patricia Hearst jailed for being born wealthy and questions public morality. It contends the press treated Hearst as a headline, not a person, and notes the SLA manipulated public perception while Hearst faced legal consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Hearst
America
Miss Hearst
Hearst
Steven Weed
Janey Jiminez
U.S
F. Lee Bailey
Symbionese Liberation Army
SLA
Field Newspaper Syndicate
Classic bridge hand foils ruffing defense
The article describes a 1930s bridge hand where South deceives East with a trick play using diamonds and trumps to force West into giving up diamonds. It notes the hand’s notoriety and cites Churchill’s 1943 pledge of British aid against Japan before the U.S. Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oswald Jacoby
Victor Mollo
South
Dummy
West
East
Winston Churchill
U.S
Congress
Japan
Crackerjack the Labrador Reunited With California Family
Two Birmingham women found a worn Labrador named Crackerjack during a lunch break. After the Humane Society traced the dog to Crescent City, California, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Williams were contacted as Crackerjack had been missing six to seven weeks. The dog will be returned to the Williams after a vet check in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
The
Humane Society
del Norte County
Calif
Charles Williams
Crescent City
Deep South
Williams
San Francisco
Houston contractor airfreighted home from Saudi crate
John McDonald, president of Heritage Building Systems International, escaped Saudi Arabia inside a cement crate after passport confiscation and contract disputes over a $450,000 materials deal. He alleges extortion attempts and seeks Senate inquiry after a 153 day work stoppage and $182,000 in damages from uncollected invoices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Saudi Arabia
John McDonald
Heritage Building Systems International
Persian Gulf
McDonald
Dhahran
Washington Post
Senate
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Texas
Pat
Bob Greene
Alcatraz
Alcoholics Anonymous
Patty
Patty Hearst
Alan Sontag
North East
Theodore Kheel
Cedar Rapids
Fri
Svyounkers
Magnavox
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