Victims Describe Kidnaping Ordeal In Chowchilla
26 children and their bus driver survived a 36 hour abduction as three masked men buried them alive in an earth covered truck. Investigators found no ransom demand or motive. two vans and three suspects remain at large as Chowchilla townsfolk greet the returning youngsters with relief.
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Chowchilla
Calif
Frank Edward Ray
Ray
APB
Jerry McCune
Dairyland
Chowehilla
Senate probes blame DEA, drug traffic out of control
Senate investigators report that the DEA reorganizational effort has failed to curb illicit drug trafficking. They cite growth in trafficking since 1973, emphasize high level traffickers and conspiracies, and criticize DEA customs cooperation and focus on low level dealers. Senator Sam Nunn condemns interagency war among agencies rather than against major smugglers.
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Senate
Drug Enforcement Administration
DEA
Permament Investigations Subcommittee
Senate Government Operations Committee
Mexico
Peter Bensinger
Committee
United States
Customs Service
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
DEA and Customs
Justice Department
Richard M. Nixon
Munn
Subcommittee
Atty
Edward Levi
Bensinger
Caffeine content questions and dyeing polyester inquiries
Readers ask about caffeine in beverages with a chart from USDA and Pan American Coffee Bureau data. The exchange also covers getting 7000 gallons of pool water, fire department hose use, and dyeing polyester with guidance to Loebs Dye Works in Roanoke for garment and decor items with a cost estimate provided.
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U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Pan-American Coffee Bureau
Kivett Drive
Guil-Rand Fire Department
Anon
Loebs Dye Works, Inc
P.O
Roanoke
Tax Cuts Extension Top Priority Item
Congress returns to face the top issue of extending the present individual income tax cuts in place since last year. The decision on extending revenue sharing for state and local governments also looms. The extension would avert tax increases for families and individuals, with varying amounts depending on income and family size, as the Senate weighs Muskie’s proposal to extend the cuts through Sept. 30, 1977.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Ford Gains 35 Delegates At Connecticut Convention
President Ford swept all 35 Connecticut delegates while Reagan won 20 in Utah. Ford sits at 1,066 and Reagan at 1,020 of needed 1,130 delegates, with 172 uncommitted as GOP delegates head toward the national convention in Kansas City. Ford urged party unity in Hartford amid Reagan chants outside the hall.
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Associated Press
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Connecticut
Utah
Salt Lake City
Kansas City
Hartford
Democratic Congress
Conjecture Puzzles Officials in Kidnapping Case at Chowchilla
Chowchilla California officials and FBI probe a mass kidnapping of 26 schoolchildren and a bus driver. Ransom is suspected but motive unclear as masked assailants led captives through a quarry and offered few details. Police cite no ransom note and doubt motive tied to money or politics.
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Chowchilla
Calif
Sierras
Ransom
James Dumas
Livermore
Here
FBI
Charles Sates
Lee Roy Tatum
Dairyland
Carter policy prompts mixed reactions from allies and Arabs
An Associated Press survey of embassies in Washington finds NATO partners uneasy about Carter's stance on nuclear strategy and massive retaliation while Japan and South Korea welcome his pledge to consult on preserving U S military presence. Arab diplomats express dismay at perceived support for Israel.
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Jimmy Carter
United States
Associated Press
Carter
New York
U.S. Af
America
NATO Alliance
NATO
Democratic Party
Doven
Najati Rabbani
Lebanon
Youthful Convict Returns to Freedom in Virginia City Jail
Rod Sessum, 19, walked out through an unlocked jail door after six weeks of work around Virginia City. He had been sentenced to a year for a 1975 robbery and parole violations linked to a stolen car. Residents offered jobs, a college scholarship, clothes, and even a rebuilt car, supporting his transition to life outside.
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Virginia City
Nev
Rod Sessum
Freedom
Sessum
Louisiana
Carson City
Bob del Carlo
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