Breakup Blamed For 5 Deaths in Lancaster Shootings
Five people die in a Southern California tragedy traced to a broken romance. Gary Logan 18 shot Laurie Welch 15 and her parents then killed himself outside Antelope Valley High School area. Laurie’s sister Janet and Susan Roskam were injured as Logan targeted the Welch household in a gun rampage.
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Lancaster
Calif
California
Gary Logan
Sheriff's
Laurie
Logan
Janet
Charles Elliott
Welch
Antelope Valley High School
Antelope Valley Hospital
Susan
Welchs
Los Angeles
Nolfe
Laurie Roskam
Susan Roskam
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha About Dutchman’s Maps
A brief note suggests the Dutchman achieved his largest gain by selling maps. The writer signs off with a casual valediction, indicating an intercepted correspondence discussing the economic method of acquiring profits through map sales.
Bike Winners Take Honors In Santa Parade
Winners in the decorated bicycle parade escorting Santa Claus included Kerry Erickson of 107 S. Rutter first Lisa Jones of 317 W. Main second and Ty Riker of 206 N. Washington third First prize 15 dollars second 10 dollars and third 5 dollars were awarded.
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Santa Claus
Kerry Erickson
S. Rutter
Lisa Jones
W. Main
Ty Riker
N. Washington
Three-vehicle crash injures five near Morehead
A Friday night sequence near Morehead began with Milton Ford’s 1500 crash into a bridge rail. While trooper Scott investigated, Ira Hieronymus’s pickup was rear ended by Robert Vermillion’s car, injuring five including Ford and Floyd. Vermillion and Hieronymus were treated and released.
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Lowell Scott
Milton I. Ford
Neodesha
Morehead
Mike Floyd
Scott
Ira Hieronymus
Cherryvale
Robert E. Vermillion
Columbus
Hieronymus
Ford
Floyd
Vermillion
Elsa Vermillion
Neodesha Hospital
Wet weekend forecast with snow mix possible
Rain moves into the area by morning with a chance of snow. Lows around 40 tonight and highs near 40 on Sunday.
Center City Plaza Named for Kansas City Mall
Kansas City downtown adds a $2.3 million segment to a $21 million urban renewal project. The new mall will be called Center City Plaza and anchors the renewal effort.
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Kansas City, Kan
Kansas City
Kan
Center City Plaza
Return to Docks Ordered by Courts
Federal courts in six Atlantic and Gulf coast cities ordered longshoremen back to work, with the Justice Department seeking similar action in six more to end a 58 day walkout. Nixon ordered restraining orders affecting 37,000 workers as talks resume to extend the cooling off to 80 days.
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Washington
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Justice Department
Nixon
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Mobile
Ala
Alexandria
Savannah
Atty
John Mitchell
West Gulf Coast Maritime Association
Growing Problem In Parks Crime Rising In Kansas Parks
Kansas officials warn state parks face growing crime and harassment with thefts of coolers camping gear and car stereos. Lynn Burris of the Park and Resources Authority predicts a gate system within five years as patrols and training expand yet budgets limit hiring.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kansas State
Lynn Burris
State Park and Resources Authority
Burris
Michigan
Iowa
Air Pirate Parachutes From Jet With $200000 in Bills
FBI says missing hijacker may be an experienced jumper or crazy as searches resume in sparsely populated southwest Washington. No trace after two days. authorities note the ransom was supplied in a 10 000-bill pack weighing 244 pounds. A 100-man posse with cars and helicopters scoured five miles of mountain foothills but found nothing.
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Woodland
Wash
FBI
Washington
Tom Manning
Manning
Northwest
Reno
Nev
Portland
Ore
Seattle
Florence Shaffner
Minneapolis
Minn
Mexico
Judge Dismisses Libel Suit Clears Way for Trial
Sedgwick County District Court Judge Robert Stephan dismissed a 695000 libel suit by Koscot Interplanetary Inc against Kansas. The ruling follows other motions and clears the way for a final trial on January 31. Koscot operates in Kansas under a temporary restraining order restricting activities to retail sales.
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Wichita, Kan
Sedgwick County District
Robert Stephan
Koscot Interplanetary Inc
State of Kansas
Stephan
Koscot
Cosmetic
County Attorney’s Office of Consumer Protection
Kansas
Gambling Figure Joe Adonis Dead
Ancona Italy AP Joe Adonis once alleged East Coast gambling czar died at 69 in exile banishment by Italian authorities who accused him of Mafia activities. He had pneumonia and heart lung complications after hospitalization. Neapolitan born Giuseppe Doto Adonis returned to Italy in 1956 after years of underworld gambling activity centered in New Jersey.
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Ancona
Italy
Joe Adonis
U.S. East Coast
Adonis
Giuseppe Doto
New Jersey
Five Step Plan Nears End to Block Lost Dutchman Search
The U.S. Forest Service proposes a five step management plan that would halt exploration on the western slopes of the Superstition Mountains east of Phoenix as researchers pursue the legendary Lost Dutchman Gold Mine link to Jake Walzer and rumored centuries of treasure.
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Phoenix
Ariz
U.S. Forest Service
Jake Walzer
Commerce reports October rise in housing applications
Washington officials cite a 1.2 percent October increase in housing applications as part of a broad set of indicators. A commerce department spokesman notes the changes are hard to interpret amid sweeping policy shifts but calls October a decisive upturn following September gains.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Red China and Soviets clash at UN on disarmament conference
At the United Nations the Soviet Union and Red China clashed for the second time and joined the United States in rejecting a Kremlin proposal for a world disarmament conference. After 131 nations debated, no immediate vote date was set as the General Assembly adjourned Friday night.
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United Nations
N.Y
Red
Trio hijack Tampa jet to Cuba after freeing passengers
Three young Black suspects fleeing a New Mexico killing hijacked a jet at Tampa during a fuel stop. They released 40 passengers and fled toward Cuba armed with two guns and a knife. FBI identified hijackers as Michael Finney 20 Ralph Goodwin 24 and Charlie Hill 21, accused in Patrolman Rosenblom slaying on November 8.
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Tampa
Fla
New Mexico
Cuba
Albuquerque
N.M
FBI
Michael Finney
Ralph Goodwin
Charlie Hill
Robert Rosenbloom
High-speed chase ends in Hutchinson marijuana arrests
In Hutchinson Kansas two residents were cited on felony marijuana possession after a eight mile chase across two counties Friday night. Ivan Pedan of McPherson and another agent pursued the vehicle. a bag of marijuana was tossed from the car disabling one cruiser. Brian Wingert 25 and Carla Vincent 19 were held in Reno County Jail on $5,000 bond each.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Ivan Pedan
McPherson
Pedan
Reno
Brian Wingert
Carla Vincent
Nixon Dedicates $7.5 Million Palm Desert Hospital
President Nixon helps dedicate a 140 bed hospital in Palm Desert California as the first phase of a planned multimillion dollar medical complex to memorialize President Eisenhower. He arrives with Mrs. Nixon by helicopter from San Clemente to join a star studded audience.
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Palm Desert
Calif
Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
San Clemente
Kidnap Conviction in Laporte Case Shocks Montreal
A 12 juror panel found Paul Rose guilty of kidnapping former Quebec Labor Minister Pierre Laporte in October 1970. Laporte was later killed. Justice Fernand Legault set sentencing for Tuesday. the kidnapping charge carries a maximum life imprisonment.
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Montreal
Paul Rose
Quebec
Pierre Laporte
Laporte
Fernand Legault
Sato to Meet Nixon Before China Visit
Mainichi reports Prime Minister Eisaku Sato will hold a meeting with President Nixon before Sato travels to Red China early next year. The talks are described as a possible precursor to the Chinese visit.
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Tokyo
Mainichi
Eisaku Sato
Nixon
Red China
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