Suspect arrested in Fayetteville hijacking linked to DC shooting
Roper McNair 23 of Oxen Hill Maryland was arrested at Fayetteville Municipal Airport after hijacking a private Piper Cherokee and attempting a second plane. He held two hostages from Woodbridge and Falls Church during the pursuit. FBI said he faces armed hijacking charges with a 125000 bond. extradition for murder charges to Washington is planned.
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Fayetteville, N.C
Woodbridge
Fayetteville
Washington, D.C
N.C
Washington
Roper McNair
Oxen Hill
McNair
Moltrie Brown
Atlantic City
N.J
Sadie
Aaron
Juan Ruth
Richard Abbott
Falls Church
Roger Strickland
Stedman
FBI
U.S
Motorcycle Gangs Figure In Fayetteville Area Death
Lexington County deputies probe a Saturday shooting tied to rival motorcycle clubs. Terry Surratt, 21, of Charlotte, died after rifle wounds in a van. a man named Junebug Curry was hit by shotgun pellets but not seriously hurt. The chase started near Lexington along I-95 when a firing car ambushed the biker group. Investigators say gang members from neighboring Winston-Salem and Greensboro were involved. no arrests by Saturday.
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N.C
Lexington County
Terry Allen Surratt
Charlotte
Outlaw Motorcycle Club
Surratt
Junebug
Curry
J.B. McCreary
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Chrysler Faces California Fine Over Smog Violations
Chrysler officials criticized past assurances as ineffective and cited poor quality control on assembly lines. A state board order targets 6,564 high polluting cars sold in California this year, with fines up to 50 dollars per car. Options given: sell elsewhere, scrap, or replace large engines to meet emissions tests.
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Quinn
California
Chrysler
Greenspan sees solid recovery with minor price blip
The discussants describe a hopeful recovery path with unemployment anticipated to fall next year. They note a July wholesale price uptick as a blip and caution against inflation fears. Separately, a GAO report on small farms cites credit and farmland access as bigger obstacles than technology.
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Asst. Agriculture
Robert W. Long
GAO
South Africa Outlines Long Range Peace Strategy
In Johannesburg the multiracial constitutional conference announced in Rhodesia is a key feature in South Africa's long term plan for peace in southern Africa, reflecting official strategy amid regional tensions and white rule.
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Johannesburg
Rhodesia
Southern Africa
Ford vows veto on price controls amid Mideast talks
Ford defends veto of a six month air price controls extension and threatens to lift the oil import tariff if Congress sustains the veto. Greenspan and Zarb estimate a gradual three cent gasoline rise over one to nine months, with no pump effects before June. In parallel, Arab Israeli clashes kill two and wound four as Kissinger considers a Mideast mission, while Vorster pursues a regional diplomacy push in Africa.
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Alan Greenspan
Frank Zarb
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Kissinger
Egypt
Israel
Portugal turmoil and regional shifts strain postcolonial balance
Portugal faced violence as armed farmers stormed and burned the Communist party HQ in Caramulo, while Lisbon's government under Goncalves admitted divisions threaten its coalition. In South Africa, Vorster urged dialogue amid rising regional tensions, detente steps, and fuelled by Rhodesia's white minority rule, reshaping Africa’s political landscape.
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Caramulo
Alcobaca
Lisbon
Goncalves
National
Joan Little Case: Attorney Held in Contempt in N C Jail
In Raleigh, Joan Little's chief defense lawyer Jerry Paul remained jailed on contempt charges after arguing Judge Hobgood favored the prosecution. Paul warned no action would occur until Monday as appeals officials were consulted. Little, 21, was acquitted of second degree murder in the icepick slaying of her white jailer. NOW denounced the contempt as an obstruction to justice while Little herself pledged to continue the fight for women's rights.
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N.C
Jerry Paul
Joan Little
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Jim Rowan
Paul
Miss Little
Hamilton Hobgood
Hobgood
North Carolina
Mary Ann Largin
National Organization For Women’s Rape Task Force
Habgood
United States
Bhutto pledges aid after Bangladesh name change gesture
Pakistan Prime Minister Bhutto, opposing Mujib, announced a swift aid move sending large clothing supplies and 50,000 tons of rice to Dacca as a spontaneous gesture following Dhaka’s declaration of the Islamic Republic of Bangladesh. Diplomatic sources reported the name change but Dhaka radio had not officially announced it.
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Bhutto
Islamic Republic of Bangladesh
Dacca Radio
Mujib
Dacea
Citizens Buy Gerlach Town for 18000 in Nevada
In Gerlach Nevada citizens pooled 18000 to buy 219 acres of land and the town from the Western Pacific Railroad. The Gerlach Leaseholders Association led the deal saying ownership beats paying rent for decades. The water system serves the sunburned area as part of the purchase.
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Gerlach
Nev
Joe Ugalde
Gerlach Nevada Town: Rise and Fade of a Rail Era Stop
Gerlach Nevada a rail era town about 100 miles north of Reno formed in 1909 as a watering stop for steam locomotives. It attracted East to West travelers and a few settled there. The locomotive era faded in the 1950s and many residents left as history moved on.
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Gerlach
Reno
California
Points
Bronfman Family Optimistic On Kidnapping Case
New York AP reports Munulti millionaire Edgar Bronfman and family remain hopeful that son Samuel will be returned safely by kidnappers. Bronfman, Seagram’s chairman, rushed to his Fifth Avenue home as authorities pursued a breakthrough. A spokesman said the family is steadfast and believes Samuel will come home alive, despite ongoing concern and silence surrounding the case.
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Munultimillionaire
Edgar Bronfman
Samuel
Seagram
Fifth Avenue House
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Bronfman
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