Jordan hotel siege ends with seven dead in Amman
Gunmen at Amman's Intercontinental hotel attacked during a four hour siege killing three terrorists, two hotel workers, and two soldiers. King Hussein ordered the assault to minimize civilian deaths. all hotel guests reportedly survived. The attackers, calling themselves Black June, claimed ties to Palestinian causes and linked to prior regional violence.
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Cedar Rapids approves theater permit hold due to occupancy revocation
The Cedar Rapids council passed a resolution to grant a Danish Book World Cinema X theater permit once zoning rules are met and a valid certificate of occupancy is secured. Building Official Ed Winter said the certificate had been revoked after an invalid parking agreement with Hardee’s, leaving the theater lacking occupancy approval.
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Sixth Street
Tara Co
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Winter
Hardee’s
Hardee
Ralph Marble
Hardee’s Food Systems
Hardee's
Two Die As Jeep Crashes on Otis Road Near Seventeenth
Two killed and two injured when a westbound Jeep swerved and rolled on Otis road east of Seventeenth avenue SE. Victims are David Malloy 32 and Mollie McCord 17. Driver Dennis Scalf 29 charged with drunken driving. fate of further charges under review by county attorney.
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Seventeenth Avenue SE
Mercy Hospital
David Allen Malloy
Wilson Avenue
Mollie McCord
Twenty-eighth Street
Dennis Marlowe Scalf
G Avenue
Eugene Kopecky
Ironic Twist of Death by Own Action in Utah
Gary Gilmore the death row inmate and his girlfriend Nicole Barrett were hospitalized after a suspected suicide pact with sleeping pills. Gilmore’s condition improved from critical to fair as doctors removed him from a respirator while Barrett remained in critical condition in Provo. The case delayed Utah board of pardons deliberations on his execution and a new hearing date was discussed.
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Nicole Barrett
Gilmore
Salt Lake City
Utah Board of Pardons
George Latimer
Dennis Boaz
University of Utah Medical Center
Provo
Leon Hatch
Utah State
Boaz
Bennie Bushnell
OPEC may delay oil price decision after Paris talks
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries might postpone its Dec 15 price decision until after the Paris conference. APA reports the price meeting could be delayed as talks between rich and poor countries kick off.
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Weather Outlook Clear to Partly Cloudy Tonight and Thursday
The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies tonight and Thursday with overnight lows near 30 degrees. Thursday will see daytime highs in the low 50s as mild springlike air moves in.
Brewer conviction upheld by Iowa Supreme Court
The Iowa Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Ronald Wayne Brewer’s first degree murder conviction for the January 29 1975 slaying of Clarence Edwards in Anamosa. The 18 page decision rejected nine points of appeal. Brewer was convicted August 22 1975 in Linn County District Court with Judge James Carter presiding.
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Herbert Pennock
Anamosa
Brewer
Anamosa High School
Pennock
Beef prices seen to hit records in 1977
An Agriculture Department economist predicts retail beef prices will average about 1.49 per pound in 1977, up from 1.39 this year, as cattlemen reduce herds after losses. Pork prices may ease, while overall food prices rise 3 to 4 percent.
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Agriculture Department
Richard Crom
Department
Economic Research Service
Cram
Crom
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