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Newspaper

Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1976

Page

2

Lincoln's $5 Confederate bill found in Lincoln box

Washington AP reports a box opened at the Library of Congress revealed items from Lincoln's era including a $5 Confederate bill. Also found were eyeglasses, pens, a commemorative handkerchief, clippings, and a watch. the display coincides with Lincoln's birthday as Ford honors his legacy.

Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Library of Congress Washington Congress A. Lincoln Rand Jihé Lincoln Memorial Ford America Lincoln Lenis

Hearst Bombing Triggers Protection After Castle Blast

A bomb shattered a guest house wall at Hearst Castle near San Simeon, narrowly missing a 33‑person tour group. Investigators, with FBI and ATF help, evacuated visitors and searched for additional devices while Hearst family requested protection. Police questioned a tour bus and reviewed the estate’s historic rooms with its art treasure collection.

San Simeon Calif Hearst San Francisco Patchiaetearal Randoigh Catherine Hearst San Luis Obispo County William Handorph Hearst Patricia Casa del Sol C House FBI Alchal, Tobacco and Firearms California

China Reports Clashes With Soviet Intruders On Frontier

Beijing said militia forces in Sinkiang faced face-to-face clashes with Soviet intruders amid long quarrel over the Chinese Soviet border. Details were scarce and no Kremlin comment was immediate. China outlined militia strength with high female participation and rugged training, while Moscow rejected talks and cited disputed territories.

Tokyo China Kremlin Sinkiang Hsinhua News Abochi Soviet Union Moscow

Hearst Case Testimony Recounts Parisot Home Incident

Witness Padden described confronting Patricia Hearst and Wendy Yoshimura at a San Francisco hideout on September 18. He testified that he threatened to shoot if they did not stop, with Hearst allegedly pausing the moment he warned. The testimony followed a bombing at Hearst Castle and ended Friday’s session.

Miss Hearst Wendy Yoshimura San Francisco Padden Miss Yoshimura Browning Hearst Castle

Finances Reveal Reagan Era Trusts and Wallace Sources

The report details revocable trusts tied to Reagan in 1966, noting Wallace sources of income including royalties from Wallace Campaign Inc. totaling over $10,000. Assets list a $30 million figure, with Wallace and his wife reporting $213,349 and $34,896 paid in federal income tax. Former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter and his wife filed assets totaling $589,658 as of December 31, 1874, including a peanut farm and Carter's Warehouse in Plains, Georgia.

Carter Plains

Leak continues over Village Voice report details

Washington reporters wrestle with the source of a confidential government report. CBS correspondent Schorr declined to comment while the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press questioned his role. The House inquiry harshly critiques Kissinger and Colby over access to secret material.

Washingtonews Schorr Washington Post Village Voice CBS Evening News Jack Nelson Washington Los Angeles Aidillage Reporters‘ Committée Landau Newhouse House Kissinger Central Intelligence Wiliam E. Colby

Cancer Family Break as Brain Tumor Proves Benign

The Southerland family confirms a major relief when Ray Southerland, a Dade County police officer, wakes from a six hour brain surgery to learn the tumor is benign. His wife Jane speaks of a prayer answered and a sense of relief after years of cancer battles across their children. Doctors at NIH note no known prior case of three siblings in one family developing unrelated cancers.

Mvami (Ap Jane Southerland Ray Southerland Dade County Southerland National Institute of Health Bethesda Jerry Terre Haute Ind Jeffrey Southerland Ray Jeffrey Michael Southerland Southerlands Stephen

Hostage incident near Northridge McDonald’s ends in crossfire

In a Northridge shopping center, a silent alarm at a McDonald’s triggered a hostage response. Employee Jesus Rome, 43, was wounded in the stomach and hospitalized in satisfactory condition. Two other workers escaped unharmed. Officer Sintic, noted for prior shootings at crimes, faced questions about the third such incident in a year. Smnth, Devonshire Officer of the Year, praised by Capt. Vauebinder for excellence.

McDonald's Northridge Jesus Rome Sintic Cooke Smnth Devonshire Will Vauebinder

Kissinger stressed guarded stance on candidates and global ties

Kissinger criticized campaign slogans as he urged focus on US Soviet China relations and warned against partisan use of diplomacy. He voiced caution on Angola actions, noted bribes by Lockheed as serious, and urged steps to curb such conduct in the future.

Reagan Soviet Union United States Siberia Kissinger China Angola Popular Movement Africa Lockheed Aircraft Corp

Father Of Siamese Twins Seized One Of Tiny Girls

In Wichita Kansas the father of Siamese twin girls abducted Millia Lara Cates from St Joseph Hospital just before state custody was to be assigned. He claimed the child and said he would fight for his daughter as authorities sought the other twin Anna Marie and pursued custody hearings in Sedgwick County Juvenile Court. The twins had been conjoined at breast plate to navel sharing part of a liver. after surgical separation their prognosis was guarded. The mother Ruth Ann Cates faced mental health allegations and the court had placed the babies with the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services pending hearings. The incident sparked a racial tension claim by the caller identifying as Willie L. Cates.

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