Denver hostage bandit surrenders after 250 mile chase
A Denver man Daniel Williams, 26, held seven hostages during an all day pursuit across eastern Colorado in a hospital van. He threatened to shoot hostages and finally surrendered to Sgt. Lawrence Morahan when the van ran out of gas. One hostage was wounded. others released or unharmed. Sixteen total people involved, including two gunmen and several officers, were affected by the dramatic siege.
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Denver
Colo
Daniel Williams
Louis Maple
Lawrence P. Morahan
Colorado Plains
Williams
Sgt
Morahan
Andy Anderson
Anderson
Kenneth Schmidt
University of Colorado Medical Center
Carl Haynes
Kenneth Ward
Leroy Hebert
Gag line on Laugh In spurs police calls nationwide
A humorous on screen message during Rowan and Martin's Laugh In alarmed viewers. In Minnesota and Arkansas police checked newsroom reports after calls from concerned viewers. NBC said such underlines are normally used as NBC News function.
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New York
Rowan and Martin
Alexandria
Minn
Glenwood
Kcmt-Tv
Little Rock
Ark
Kark-Tv
NBC
High Rock Power In FPC's Hands
Public notices say drawdown levels at High Rock Lake may be set by the Federal Power Commission after Yadkin Inc filed for a minimum drawdown of five feet. Objections to the proposal are due by February 29. Yadkin Inc is an Alcoa subsidiary operating since 1927 and seeks regulatory action amid long standing low water protests.
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Lexington
High Rock Lake
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Washington
Yadkin Inc
Alcoa Inc
Man Is Guilty On Four Counts
Thomas Scott Grooms 20 of Myrtle Street was found guilty in Recorder's Court on four charges. He faced two assaults against Dorothy Mae Lambeth, larceny of 12 dollars from her, forging a brother's name to a 15 dollar check, and pleaded guilty to issuing a worthless check. He was taxed court costs and placed on probation.
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Thomasville
Thomas Scott Grooms
Myrtle Street
Recorder’s Court
Grooms
Dorothy Mae Lambeth
Resolution Adopting Preliminary Assessment Roll for Local Improvements
A local government approves a resolution adopting the preliminary assessment roll for proposed improvements and directs publication in a newspaper. The notice outlines the plan to inform residents of the assessment process and future hearings.
Firemen Respond to Smoke Call on Rockford Road
Firefighters were summoned yesterday to the home of Wray Amos on Rockford Road after smoke was reported. They found a defective blower motor and said there was no loss. Another call on Kivett Drive was a malicious false alarm.
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Wray Amos
Rockford Road
Shepherd Reelected to Lead Biblical Recorder Board
The Rev. Bob D. Shepherd pastor of First Baptist Church Mooresville was reelected chairman of the Biblical Recorder Board of Directors. Rev. Thomas C. Womble Jr. Bladenboro was elected vice chairman and Dr. Jack Porter Raleigh was named secretary of the North Carolina Baptist State Convention publication.
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Raleigh
Bob D. Shepherd
First Baptist Church
Mooresville
The
Biblical Recorder
Thomas C. Womble Jr
Bladenboro
Jack Porter
North Carolina Baptist State Convention
New Method Preserves Human Heart For 24 Hours
Dr Francis Robicsek of Charlotte North Carolina reported at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons meeting a new technique to keep a heart beating outside the body for up to 24 hours. The method removes the heart with one lung attached and ecosystems it with a pressurized stabilizing system allowing self blood circulation. Tested on animals for years at Charlotte Memorial Hospital it is ready for human use though surgeon discretion remains. Another line about retractile cat claws is unrelated to the main item.
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New Orleans
North Carolina
Francis Robicsek
Charlotte
N. C
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Robicsek
Charlotte Memorial Hospital
High Point City Council Adopts Final Street Improvement Plan
On March 16 1967 the High Point City Council approved a final resolution for Joiner Street from East Fairfield Road to Belmont Street and Belmont Street from Joiner Street to Hall Street. The council set the total cost, preliminary assessment roll, and scheduled a public hearing for February 15 1968 at 9:30 am in the City-County Building.
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City of Hi Ang
Everte
High Point
Catherine Harrington
City of
Belmont Street
Calc Cost Per Front Foot Job WS-6708
A historical brief notes a calculation for cost per front foot tied to job WS-6708. The entry records a figure of 4.20 dollars per front foot as the estimated unit cost for the project.
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S. F. Peele
J. E. Talley
Belmont Street
Crofts-Wall
J. M. Thomas
Crofts-Wall Subdivision
J. M. Merideth
Crotts-Wall Subdivision
J. A. Brown—Crotts-Wall
B. L. Corn—Crotts-Wall
O. F. Clinard
Crotts-Wall
J. A. Todd
City Policy
R. D. Robinson
Pt. B. City Policy Thurman E. Ward
N. R. Andrews
W. A. Macon
R. L. Sawyer
C. K. Rodgers
H. C. Hawks Jr
H. C. Voncannon
Pt. B
F. Peele
Robert C. Cox
Ee C. Cox
J. A. Brown
Eee
J. E. Talley—Crotts
City Policy Thurman E. Ward
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High Point Enterprise
By Burl Osborne
Associated Press
Charles
Chuckie” Doerr
Englewood
Schmidt
Ments
Bible Missionary
Rivett Drive
Clan C. Brown
Tom Huff
Channel B
LIMBO
Beauregard
Reginald Rightbod
Abbe
Merv Griffin
Our Man On Broadway
New York City
Shepherd
Joiner Street
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