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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1975
Page
2
Frank Sinatra received an honorary citizenship medallion from Mayor Richard Daley in Chicago after a near mishap with the blue case. Sinatra praised the city as his kind of town, while Daley highlighted him as an ambassador of goodwill despite a tense moment.
Two Indiana State Prison inmates, David Erickson and James Kelley Jr, seized eight staff at knifepoint in the prison hospital around 2:30 pm seeking drugs and better care. No injuries reported as hostages released by 7:45 pm after officials, including Warden Leo Denkinger, negotiated.
President Ford announced plans to travel to Omaha Nebraska in October to attend the White House policy conference. He said the trip would proceed despite prior security concerns and after engaging with the American Chamber of Commerce in Washington. The remarks came during a briefing for Omaha area newsmen and amid discussions on why grassroots views matter.
Lexington city council votes to remove downtown parking meters leaving only poles and adopts a plan for two new off street lots funded by a three mill levy in the downtown district and a .4 mill tax to city taxpayers. The council also keeps two hour free parking in effect and notes the plan to finance the city’s parking district.
UPI reports Patricia Hearst is a prime suspect in an armed holdup near Sacramento in which $15,000 was taken and a bystander killed. Indicted accomplice Soliah faces federal charges. Hearst’s status tied to where money and weapons were found.
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