Gunman Kills Self After FBI Arrival in Houston
A masked gunman who held five hostages at a Houston home released the bank president’s wife and a maid before turning on himself when FBI agents arrived. He shot himself in the head with a .22 caliber pistol after ordering ransom money. The three electricians were confined in a bedroom during the standoff.
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Houston
UPI
FBI
Houston Bank
John Whitmore
Whitmore
Wesley Whaley
Whaley
Mars exploration plans aim for unmanned orbiters in 1971
U S scientists outline Mariners 6 and 7 successors Mars orbiters for 1971 to map 70 percent of the surface and identify sites for possible unmanned landings in 1973. The two 2000-plus pound craft would orbit from 1,000 to 27,000 miles, return thousands of images, and adapt to discoveries such as volatile polar changes.
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Pasadena
U.S
Dan Schneiderman
Mariner 197L
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Schneiderman
Mars
Viking
Mariner
Plansor
Ateast
Unua
Aquanaut Berry Cannon Death Linked to Gear Lapses
A navy board ruled aquanaut Berry Cannon likely died from carbon dioxide poisoning after filters were omitted from his diving gear. Navy Secretary John Chafee ordered letters of admonition for two personnel responsible for checking Cannon's equipment. Cannon died February 17 during the Sealab II mission off San Clemente, California.
Ontario taps process to wipe out algae
Ontario officials tout a revolutionary treatment to remove algae and pollutants from sewage. Whaley and Whitmore cite high removal rates while discussing energy, resources, and commerce implications amid uncertain public reaction.
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Ontario
Whaley
Rouse
Whitmore
George Kerr
Texas
National “Bank
Ron Wickham Elected Linn County Democratic Chairman Unopposed
Ron Wickham, 37, of 4418 Vavajo Drive NE, was elected chairman of the Linn county Democratic central committee Wednesday night unopposed following Kenneth Moore’s resignation to run for mayor of Cedar Rapids. Kerr discussed a new cheap sewage treatment process and the committee’s need for a nominating panel to select a successor.
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Ron Wickham
Vavajo Drive
Linn County
Democratic Central Committee
Kenneth Moore
Cedar Rapids
Moore
Manadar
Kerr
North America
Pat Cog
Milne
Great Lakes
New
Wickham . An Systems
Hubert Humphrey
Dugene McCarthy
Wickham
Delay 3 Launchings To Probe Recent Failures
Cape Kennedy reports three satellite launches delayed as investigators study a string of Delta rocket failures. Britain's Skynet satellite project and a weather satellite also face postponed timelines, with new launch targets set for November and December.
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Cape Kennedy
Aullich
Cape Kenneny
Britain
Skynet
Ministry of Defense
Indian Ocean
Australia
Europe
National Aeronautics and Space
Thal. Spaltmisters
Delta
Wena Eyavui
U.S
Vandenperg Air Force Base
Calif
Campaign committees fund Mt Mercy scholarships and loan rate trends
A campaign committee allocated 200 for Mt Mercy college scholarships this school year. A policy from February guided this follow up. Separate data show August 1988 mortgage rates rising with new homes at 7.99 percent and used homes at 8.04 percent as lenders report. Delmer Duffy spoke briefly on his bid for Cedar Rapids public safety commissioner.
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Mt. Mercy College
Washington
UPI
Federal Home Lean Bank
Delmer Duffy
Cedar Rapids
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Oakville, Ont
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Federal Building
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Aches
County Aly
William Paches
Sere
Wasson
Constitution Committee
Bud Trouber
Cedar Falls
Young Democrats
Paul Huber
Lou Ginsberg
Ginsharga
Rolex
Ginsbergs Eruration
Jewelers
Ave
Iowa City
Doug Koch
Luce & Sullivan Realtors
Center Pe
Landis
Hamel
Adoness
Ruslnesemaar
Empire Credit Corporation
Western Stores
Eset
Johnson
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