Sniper kills couple in Oklahoma City shopping center lot
A high powered rifle sniper killed Jesse Eugene Taylor and Marion Vira Bresette in a crowded Oklahoma City shopping center lot. The attack occurred as the couple loaded groceries from a supermarket into their car. The shooter fled, leaving few clues and investigators questioning witnesses and the Bresette children.
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Spectator leaped into House floor. Bah identified
A man jumped from the spectators gallery onto the House floor at 11 11 p m CDT. Capitol Police identified him as Salieu Mohammad Bah from an unnamed African country. He was quickly restrained as witnesses described a sprint toward the podium after the leap.
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Taxes Rise With Prices and Wages, Census Bureau Reports
The Census Bureau says taxes are rising like prices and wages. From 1971-72 to 1976-77 total government tax collections grew 59.4 percent, with income taxes up 70.6 percent as personal income climbed 78 percent. CPI rose 45.4 percent, sales taxes 45.5 percent, and property taxes 45.8 percent. Inflation exceeds 13 percent annually recently.
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Typhoon Tip Kills at Least 41 in Japan
Typhoon Tip swept from Okinawa to the Tokyo region killing 41 and leaving 71 missing across Japan. The disaster is described as the worst in 13 years as authorities report widespread damage and evacuations. The Times of London plans to resume publication in about two weeks after a pay and working conditions agreement ends a near yearlong shutdown and wildcat strikes.
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Rescue at Texas State Fair as gondola car crashes
A Dallas Fire Department cherry picker rescued passengers stranded in a stalled Swiss Sky Ride gondola after three gondolas collided at the Texas State Fair. Two cars fell about 100 feet, killing one person and injuring 16 as crews evacuated others when the ride was shut down.
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Convictions Upheld in Hanafi Siege Case
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals upheld the 12 Hanafi Muslims convictions for the 1977 Washington building invasions that seized over 130 hostages. The 110 page ruling found the evidence overwhelming and dismissed defense appeals about trial handling and publicity.
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Dayan resigns as Israeli foreign minister amid policy clash
Moshe Dayan resigns citing hard line government aims on Palestinian self-rule he says blocked his own peace approach. The move follows a Supreme Court ruling halting seizure of Arab land at Elon Moreh and threatens coalition stability as Begin seeks a successor and opposition calls for new elections.
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Carter rides high as election prospects brighten
President Carter enjoys a buoyant week with Air Force One on the move and widespread talk of a second term. Polls show Democratic support leaning his way while Kennedy weighs a campaign launch. Florida caucus results and Chicago support bolster the president amid growing economic growth signals and a DOJ inquiry finding no wrongdoing by the Carter peanut operations.
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Milan Ignores Edison Centenary Spirit
In Milan Ohio residents show little interest in the 100th anniversary of Thomas Edison’s incandescent bulb born in 1847. Mayor Robert Bickley jokes that Edison’s inventions would merit endless celebrations while Milan’s Edison High School only recently got football field lights and a prior dedication speech by John Edison Sloane failed to ring out due to a faulty loudspeaker.
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Tahoe dives halted by weather and gear failures
UC lake expert Charles Goldman reports Lake Tahoe underwater expeditions are canceled due to persistent bad weather and equipment failures.
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