Probing Buffalo Murders Deepens in City’s Worst Mass Kill
Buffalo homicide detectives seek leads after five people were found dead in a burning two story brick residence on the near East Side. Autopsies show multiple stab wounds and fractured skulls. fire crews report two victims on the first floor. No suspects identified.
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Buffalo
Leo Donovan
Homicide Bureau
Ina Winbush
Eva Hairston
Mellernee Smith
Winbush
Hairston
Youth Bound Over To Court For Murder
A four year old Bear Lake youth, Gary Heliker, was bound over to Warren County Criminal Court on criminal homicide charges in the shooting death of 81 year old Michael T. Morgan. Investigators have not disclosed a motive. Morgan was shot twice with a 30-30 rifle on Bear Lake Main Street in front of Heliker’s home. Heliker was arrested at the Bear Lake Inn after the shooting and returned to Warren County Jail. The case heads to trial in August term.
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Bear Lake
Warren County Criminal Court
Gary Heliker
Michael T. Morgan
Corry
Morgan
Heliker
Bear Lake Inn
Suzanne Hodges
Sugar Grove
Heilker
Warren County
Six From Corry Nabbed With $1.2 Million In Pot
Six Corry area natives were arrested aboard the Rogono after a Coast Guard boarding between Cuba and Haiti uncovered 4000 pounds of marijuana valued at about 1.2 million dollars. The men Carl Hillstrom Leonard Stockton Henry Keppell Loren Stockton Richard Darrow and Robert Savko, all in their 20s, face conspiracy to import marijuana charges. The Rogono was being towed to Miami by the Cape Knox, as investigators determine vessel ownership and origins. The six men will be arraigned in Miami.
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Corry
Miami
Fla
Associated Press
Carl Hillstrom
Leonard C. Stockton
Henry H. Keppell
Loren C. Stockton
Richard J. Darrow
Robert C. Savko
Coast Guard
Rogono
Portsmouth
N.H
Cuba
Haiti
Cape Knox
Freedom Elgin Man Charged In Second Escape
Newey Marshall Lewis of Elgin, a prisoner at Erie County Jail, was charged with escape after a work release ended when he failed to return Tuesday. State police spotted him in a light VW on Route 6 east at 9 a.m. Wednesday. he surrendered in Burning Well near Kane and was returned to jail. A preliminary hearing is set for April 9. Lewis has served since October 10, 1974 for burglary and theft, with an 11% to 23 month sentence.
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Erie County
Pennsylvania
Newey Marshall Lewis
Elgin
Lewis
Kane
Ednesda
Joseph Janovsky
George Clarkan
Burning Well
Fischer Crown Goes To Karpov By Default
The International Chess Federation awarded Bobby Fischer's world title to Soviet grandmaster Anatoly Karpov after Fischer failed to confirm under the federation rules. FIDE extended deadlines, but with Fischer absent and silent, the crown passed to Karpov as a default winner in Amsterdam.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
International Chess Federation
Bobby Fischer
Anatoly Karpov
Fischer
FIDE
Federation Internationale Des Échecs
Max Euwe
Euwe
Karpov
Manila
National Fuel Eases Industrial Curtailment But Stops New Service
National Fuel Gas today eased the curtailment on its industrial customers amid a mild winter and downturn. The moratorium on new gas service installations for industrial, residential, and commercial construction remains in effect. Vice President W J Hill cited lower demand and a stable supply, with industrial allocations returning to pre-curtailment levels.
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National Fuel Gas
W. J. Hill
Hill
Fourth Dunkle child dies in driveway accident
A one year old Spring Creek boy, Jamie Dunkle, was killed when a car driven by his aunt Belly Waite failed to see him in the Dunkle driveway near the Spring Creek Recreation Area. Jamie, born March 10, 1971, died at Corry Memorial Hospital at 7:15 p.m. The family previously lost an older brother, Michael, in a bicycle incident near their home on May 5, 1974.
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Spring Creek
Corry Memorial Hospital
James
Jamie) Lee Dunkle
Richard Dunkle
Michael
Warren
Belly Waite
Jamestown
Dunkle House
Jamie
Dunkle
Dunkles
Corry
Sin
Richard A
Robert S
Scott A. Dunkle
Robert
Saigon Braces as War Pushes Toward Capital
In Saigon, gunfire and propaganda fill streets as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces close in on the capital. Civilians fear loss of order, rising prices, and scarcity of staples while entrenched mood shifts toward resignation and preparation. Observers note new bunkers, desertion fears, and growing use of spirits and superstition amid the siege atmosphere.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Lam Don
Hue
da Nang
Mai-linh
Nha Trang
Communists To Kill To Prevent Protests In Saigon
Military officials issued shoot-to-kill orders to quell protests as up to 50,000 Communist led forces massed 40 to 50 miles from Saigon. The city curfew was extended from 10 p.m. to 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Archishop Neuyen Van Binh urged resignation amid the crisis.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Neuyen van Binh
Dead deer at Corry Post Office spurs disposal call
Passersby speculated on a white tail deer’s death near Corry Post Office. City workers removed the carcass as controversy over Vietnam war news and regional unrest escalated in Saigon and Phnom Penh, with military orders tightening control.
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Ridge Road
McCray
Hillstrom
Elgin Man
Jamie Dunkle
Ran Me Thuot
Dalat
Ramuntcho's
Continental Palace Hotel
Continental Shelf
Journal
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Tay Ninh
Long Khanh
Mekong Delta
Frederick Weyand
U.S. Army
United States
Ford
Viet Cong
Thien
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
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