Sailors rescued after 72 days adrift in Pacific capsized trimaran
Robert Tininenko and James Fisher, sailors from Washington state, were rescued near 900 miles southwest of San Francisco after 72 days afloat. They survived on rainwater, saltwater, peanut butter, sardines, and cheese snacks. They were flown to Castle Memorial Hospital in Honolulu in deteriorated condition. Tininenko’s wife Linda, who died last month, had been aboard.
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Honolulu
UPI
Pacific
Robert Tininenko
Longview
Wash
James Fisher
Auburn
Honolulu International Airport
Castle Memorial Hospital
Fisher
Tininenko
Timinenko
Triton
San Francisco
Tinewend
Linda
Tacoma
Ull
Costa Rica
Officers testfy in Bunyard shooting trial
Mariposa County deputies Rod Cusie and Claude Richards testified Bunyard was wounded after a 10 mile chase in Sierra foothills. Bunyard, 27, faces murder, kidnapping and assault charges from an April crime spree and related counts in El Dorado and San Francisco. He allegedly forced a driver to Merced after a hotel-room confrontation.
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Mariposa
UPI
Mariposa County
John P. Bunyard
Sierra
Twouay
Bunyard
Rod Cusie
Claude Richards
Cusie
Cush
Huntington Beach
Calvin Thompson
Liem
Merced
Rinyard
el Dorado County
San Francisco
Bank of America staff seen in training display
A passerby looked through a Bank of America window in San Jose before opening and saw all 26 employees in tights standing against a wall. Police arrived within two minutes to find manager Tom Mays conducting a travelers checks training session.
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San Jose
UPI
Bank of America
Thy
Tom Mays
Amnesia reveals two lives of Joplin man Crosswhite
In a Joplin case crossing Cape Girardeau and Enid roots, John R. Crosswhite once believed dead in 1940 emerges after a 37 year memory gap. His daughter Martha Barker recalls his recaptured identity and the brothers he reconnected, while doctors describe a stroke related amnesia uncovering a past life.
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Joplin, Mo
John R. Crosswhite
Cape Girardeau
St. Louis
Crosswhite
John R. Cross
Joplin
Cross
Martha Jane Barker
St. John’s Medical Center
John. R. Crosswhite
Crosswhites
Enid
Okla
Frank Crosswhite
Hennessey
Frank
Robbery suspect tackled near park during football game
A suspect named Ahmed Abdulah, 54, allegedly took $400 from a teller at Security Pacific National Bank. A bank official cried stop the thief as he fled onto a park playing field where players chased him, tackled him, and held him until police arrived.
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Mollywood
UFI
Wanin
Ahmed Abdulah
Security Pacific National Bank
Wyoming man claims US refused air fare home
A disabled 60 year old from Rock Springs Wyoming says the federal government refused to pay his air fare back after he was brought to Honolulu to face a criminal case. Frank Hoffner was flown in six months ago, freed on bond, later had charges dismissed, and remains on welfare and veterans disability pay. His lawyer asked a judge to order payment, but the judge ruled the law covers only those held in jail.
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Honolulu
UPI
Wyoming
Frank P. Hoffer
Rock Springs
Wyo
New York
Hoffner
U.S
Samuel P. King
Jal
Holfer
AT&T calls for higher rates to match costs and growth
AT&T executives told the Los Angeles Financial Analysts group that further rate increases are needed to sustain capital for service, noting regulatory authorities recognize higher earnings. Company profits rose to 800 million in the latest quarter, from 750 million a year earlier, aided by recent rate hikes.
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Los Angeles
John J. Scanlon
Firn
Scanon
Los Angeles Society of Financial Analysts
ATET
At&t
Motorists, service stations protest gasoline prices
Motorists rallied at fills stations across California and Oregon border counties after four day shutdowns to protest price freezes. Dealers warned further shutdowns possible if wholesale price hikes pass to consumers, with 9,400 stations from central California to Oregon remaining closed or open only for repairs. Officials urged government action to avert a nationwide closure, citing heavy losses and calls to plead the plan to the Cost of Living Council.
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California
Oregon
Gary
Hammond
Ind
National Congress of Petroleum Retailers
Little Rock
Ark
Johnny Huemimrich
The
Gasoline Retail Desters Association
Nf New Harp
Thomson
Cost of Living Council
Washington
Wrong man in prison 3 years freed after new murder case
Wilbur McDonald 33 of Chicago spent three years in prison for the July 11 1970 Grant Park slaying of Mrs Agnes Lehmann. He was released Aug 15 on a personal recognizance bond after Lester Harrison was accused. McDonald plans to sue the state for compensation and to clear his name.
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Chicago
UPI
McDonald
Agnes Lehmann
Grant Park
Lester Harrison
Harrison
Judith Ott
Seattle
Wash
Attomney Thomas
Fitzgerald
Wilson
Lehmann
Standard Oil raises gas prices at company stations
SAN FRANCISCO UPI The Standard Oil Co of California raised retail gas prices at company owned stations by a half cent per gallon. A spokesman said the hike, taken over the weekend, follows Phase IV guidelines distinguishing company owned from independent stations. The move prompted a four day closure of 71 percent of Northern California stations, with Standard owned sites remaining open.
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San Francisco
UPI
Standard Oil Co
California
Ameuns
Agman
Chevron
Galifamia
Kennedy crash victim Pamela Kelley released for therapy
Pamela Kelley, 19 percent paralyzed in a jeep crash involving the Kennedys kin, was moved from Cape Cod Hospital to Massachusetts General Hospital for rehabilitation. Dr Peter Carey cited morale as a key reason, with Torbin Yates noting transfers aim to boost others with similar injuries.
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Boston
UPI
Pamela Kelley
Robert F. Kennedy
Cape ‘Nd Hospital
Massachusets General Hospital
Peter Carey
Cape Cod Hospital
Miss Kelley
Commercial
Torbin Yates
Hyannis
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