West German Deadline On Kappler Extradition Standoff
West Germany cites its constitution to block extradition of Nazi war criminal Herbert Kappler, jailed for the Ardeatine Caves massacre, after he escaped Rome hospital in a suitcase. Italy seeks his return as tensions rise between Rome and Bonn amid public protests.
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Bonn
West Germany
Italy
Justice Ministry
Herbert Kappler
Gestapo
Rome
Giulio Andreotti
Helmut Schmidt
Federal Criminal Office
Wiesbaden
Kappler
Ardeatine Caves
Germany
Celio Military Hospital
Ardeatine
Fernando Piperno
North Carolina violent crime drops as larceny rises in 1976
Raleigh AP reports that murders rapes robberies and aggravated assaults fell by 7 percent in 1976 while overall crime rose 4.14 percent. Larceny was the sole major category to increase, according to figures from the state attorney general’s office.
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Raleigh
Crime report shows 206693 serious offenses statewide in 1976
The 1976 Uniform Crime Report notes one serious crime every two minutes and 32 seconds with violent crimes at 10.36 percent and property crimes at 89.64 percent. It details clearance rates for murder rape and other offenses and lists county totals led by Mecklenburg and Cumberland with murder and rape figures.
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Rufus Edmisten
Police Information Network
Edmisten
Mecklenburg County
Charlotte
Cumberland
Guilford
Durham
Wake
Forsyth
Buncombe
Gaston
New Hanover
Robeson
Lenoir
Wilson
Cleveland
Iredell
Alamance
Catawba
Davidson
Burke
Cherokee
Chowan
Currituck
Davie
Haywood
Madison
Mitchell
Translvania
Warren
Yancey
Burglary Suspect Hangs Self in Tree
Athens, Ga. A burglary suspect Peggy Ray Bowman, 22, died after hanging herself from a tree as police tried to talk her down. Clarke County police said an Athens man, C. Anderson, accused Bowman of the burglary. Officers waited for rescue personnel when she died Monday night.
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Athens
Clarke County Police Dept
Peggy Ray Bowman
C. Anderson
Miss Bowman
Drought Re e by Rain Sweeps North Carolina
Thunderstorms moved through a wide North Carolina area causing minor damage and aiding drought relief. Greensboro Point airport recorded 2.59 inches of rain with street flooding. In Wilson County three people were slightly injured by lightning and two farm workers were struck near their barn. A 15 year old Elm City girl Tina Dorsey remained in satisfactory condition after a nearby strike.
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North Carolina
Greensboro High Point
Wilson County
Elm City
Tina Dorsey
Off-Season Fares Set for New York London Flight
Geneva AP reports six airlines agreed on off-season New York to London fares of 146 dollars one way and 256 dollars round trip to rival Skytrain. London tickets priced at 64 pounds and 149 pounds reflect tariff and exchange rate differences. Tickets valid Sept 15 to March 31 with 2900 seats weekly per direction on Trans World Airlines and Pan American jets.
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Geneva
Switzerland
New York
London
Freddie Laker
Trans World Airlines
Pan
American
British Airways
Air India
Iran Air
Ei al
International Air Transport Assn
IATA
Laker
Britain
United States
U.S
APEX
US Civil Aeronautics Board
First Of The Dawson Five Will Go On Trial August 29
A Georgia judge set August 29 for the trial of Roosevelt Watson the first of the Dawson Five charged in the murder of Gordon Howell at a rural Dawson grocery. Five defendants face consecutive trials with possible dismissal of charges if Watson is acquitted.
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Dawson, Ga
South Georgia
Dawson
Millard Farmer
Roosevelt Watson
Superior Court
Walter I. Geer
Farmer
Fannie Lou Watson
Denton
Gordon
Bubba’’ Howell
Watson
James Jackson Jr
Dawson Area
Desperate Bronx Boy George Curet Ends Life at 10
In a 12 story Bronx project, 10 year old George Curet hanged himself with a belt in apartment 61 at 580 Castle Hill Avenue while his 6 year old brother Bruce waited nearby. Neighbors recall a lone quiet child who cared for his brother as mother and older brothers worked. Bruce refused to kick out the chair when asked, leading to George's death by his own action. A police spokesman called it definite death by own action.
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New York
Castle Hill Avenue
The
Bronx
George Curet
Bruce
Robert Alvarado
Robby
George
Alvarado
McKinley Alston
George Caret
Alston
Lightning myths and harvesting sunflowers explained in Q A
Reading the problem of animal lightning myths and sunflower harvest. The answer explains lightning physics and safe shelter during storms and gives practical steps for harvesting drying and separating sunflower seeds. It emphasizes the safe use of lightning rods and proper drying storage methods.
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Anow
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