Paintings Ransom Found Four Arrested In Cincinnati Theft
Four suspects were detained after police recovered two stolen Rembrandt paintings from the Taft Museum in Cincinnati. One painting damaged, ransom of $100,000 traced to a Foster, Ohio, icebox drop. Intermediary James Hough led investigators, aiding arrests near Foster. Police expect charges today.
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James L. Hough
Cincinnati
Hough
Springdale
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Holshouser Pleased With Year on Budget and Reforms
Holshouser aired views on proposed inventory tax credits and said he was not committed. He criticized administration officials for endorsing the proposal, noting violations if they did so. He cited firing 101 DOT employees as evidence against internal betrayals and pushed for faster government shifts toward efficiency. He highlighted People’s Day, the ombudsman program, the efficiency study commission, and a zero base budgeting format as key year achievements aimed at accountability and better service.
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Damp Christmas Weather Across High Point Area
Damp Christmas unlikely to be white in High Point with rain tonight and Tuesday. Forecaster notes 30 percent rain chance tonight and Christmas day with highs in the mid 50s and 30 percent rain again. extended outlook shows more rain Wednesday and Thursday. statewide, mountains stay cloudy with showers, while the coast remains cloudy to partly sunny with temperatures mainly in the 40s and 50s.
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High Point
North Carolina
South Carolina
Congress stalls on energy bill amid confusing amendments
Washington AP report says Congress failed to pass emergency energy legislation amid warnings it was loaded with confusing amendments. Rep. Rhodes criticizes the bill as overgummed and calls for simplification to avoid apparent irresponsibility. Energy chief Simon seeks two week delay for crude oil rule timing and clarifies that rationing guidance excludes vacationers. Senator Cranston urges mandatory gasoline rationing via local Selective Service boards.
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Christmas without decorations for captive Sullivan
Sullivan, shot down in October 1967, recalls how captors forbade decorations to avoid propaganda. He notes there is no calendar, yet time is marked mentally. Separated from his wife, his two daughters spend Christmas with their mother, and he reflects on how those at home rush to finish the season. He adds a poignant reminder that others may take simple blessings for granted.
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Sullivan
Wrens Family Slaying Shocks Christmas Town
R O Fleming Sr 75 and Lois 72 were found bound and strangled in Wrens Georgia their home on a Sunday morning. Their bodies were discovered by son Hugh who was prompted by a missing Sunday school appearance. Robbery is suspected though no forced entry was found. The couple planned a Christmas dinner with relatives. Autopsy says death by strangulation late Saturday night.
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Georgia
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Miriam Falzoron
Thomson
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Jefferson County
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Boy charged in murder of parents in North Carolina
A 13 year old boy in Rockwell Rowan County is charged with two counts of murder in the deaths of Douglas Eldon Lofton and Betty Carr Lofton. The juvenile suspect is held without bond after deputies say he fired on his parents with multiple firearms while the family watched television.
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Rockwell
N.C
Rowan County Sheriff's Department
Douglas Eldon Lofton
Betty Carr Lofton
Charles E. Herion
Robert Lofton
Herion
Israelis Gain More Sympathy in Gallup Poll
The Gallup Poll reports 54 percent sympathize with Israelis in the Middle East troubles, up seven points from early October. Eight percent favor Arabs, 24 percent back neither side, and 14 percent have no opinion. Awareness of the conflict rose from 88 to 97 percent across surveys conducted Oct 6-8, Oct 19-22, and Dec 7-10 among 1,514 adults.
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Princeton
Gallup
Middle East
Israel
Rubbish Gas Lights Garbage Dump Tree
PALOS VERDES Calif AP a lighted Christmas tree sits atop a Southern California garbage dump as a hint of things to come Gas from decaying rubbish powers a generator for lights Edberg the engineer says the 140 acre dump could supply gas for 25000 homes for 30 to 40 years and 12 of the acreage will be used for initial wells NRG Technology Inc will install three wells and a purifying device to raise gas to natural gas quality The Arizona firm plans to sell the gas to gas companies with 12 percent of income to the sanitary district</n>
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Los Angeles
Phoenix, Ariz
NRG Technology, Inc
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