Machete-Wielding Man Frees Woman After 15-Hour Ordeal
A machete-wielding man held a woman hostage for nearly 15 hours at a Lake Wales real estate office before surrendering to police. Janie Nelson, 32, suffered multiple injuries but survived. the assailant Jasper Mines, 32, was arrested on related charges after the ordeal. A second woman was killed earlier in the incident, and an off-duty deputy found the murdered victim in a van.
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Lake Wales
Fla
Jasper Mines
Janie Nelson
Mines
Polk County
Monroe Brannen
Brannen
Nelson
Devine
Branwen
Indian River County
Marie Hartnell
Satellite Beach
Armed Robbery At Site Station Coralville
Two men in their early 20s robbed the Site service station on Highway 6 West shortly after midnight. One drew a small caliber handgun and the attendant handed over an undetermined amount from the night receipts. The robbers fled on foot. one had long brown hair in a ponytail and the other long blond hair.
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Coralville
Site
Highway 6 West
GOP Leaders See Ford Switch on NYC Aid
Washington report notes bipartisan momentum toward federal aid for New York City as Gov. Carey signals possible admin backing. Senate and House leaders discuss a joint bill while President Ford weighs a softer stance on aid amid fiscal crisis.
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GOP
Ford
Nyc
Washington
House
New York City
New York
Hugh Carey
Carey
House Banking Committee
Rep
Henry Reuss
D-Wis
John Rhodes
Arizona
Clinton Anderson Dies at 80 in New Mexico
Former U S representative and senator Clinton Anderson who served as agriculture secretary under President Truman died Tuesday night in Albuquerque New Mexico at age 80.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Clinton Anderson
House of Representatives
Senate
Agriculture
Harry Truman
Brewer Denies Discrimination In Dismissals
Fort Madison Iowa state-penitentiary Warden Lou Brewer denies racial bias in the firing of five black correctional officers. Four of the five say discrimination led to their dismissals amid claims of separate codes of conduct for white and black staff. Rodney Brooks cites alleged discriminatory practices. Brewer notes probationary status explains any perceived double standard.
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Fort Madison
Iowa State
Lou Brewer
Homer Brooks, Jr
Ernest Dawson
Theodore Brooks
Rodney Brooks
Willis Lewis
Brewer
Health Care Careers on the Increase Across Industry
Samuel T. Wallace of St. Luke's reports health care as the third largest industry with 3.5 million employed in health related jobs. He notes St. Luke's in Cedar Rapids employs 1,500 with 1,000 auxiliary volunteers and 190 doctors. expects about 180,000 new health service positions annually through 1980 reaching 5.3 million total.
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Lions Club
Roosevelt Royale
Samuel T. Wallace
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Wallace
St. Luke’s
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