24 Jul 1977
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1977
Page
1
A caption notes 10 year old Annette Woolard of 901 Shady Lane enjoying cooler weather outside on a Saturday compared with a heat wave earlier. The scene reflects a brief relief from high temperatures.
A reader seeks a garage willing to hire a willing young man as a mechanic trainee after GTI course experience. The request asks for someone to mentor him through hands on work and learning. Action Line notes employment help limits and suggests avenues to pursue. It adds a note on re enrolling at GTI and hints at community support for youth.
A jury found 12 Hanafi Muslims guilty on 139 counts for seizing three buildings and taking 149 hostages in Washington last March. Hamaas Abdul Khaalis and one other were convicted of second degree murder. sentencing is set for Sept. 6 with life-term possibilities for all.
The Palmer drought index shows 41 of 48 states affected from the Pacific Northwest to Florida panhandle with record low streams and rationing of water. Gov. Lamm notes cattle selloffs as farms endure severe hardship while officials warn this is the worst drought in memory for agriculture. Florida faces crop losses in the north and farmers await rainfall to restore runoff.
Indian foreign minister A B Vajpayee praised President Carter's foreign policy goals as worthy of broad support including nonaligned nations. He urged India's friends in the Third World to back aims such as curbing arms sales and halting nuclear proliferation, signaling a thaw in U S India relations during Warren Christopher's visit.
Libyan state media said eight Egyptian warplanes were shot down in massive raids deep inside Libya, while Egypt denied any air incursions. Libyan reports, citing the Arab Revolutionary News Agency, described attacks from the Mediterranean to the Al Kufra region with several MIG 21s downed and repeated repulsion of Egyptian bombers. The Egyptian spokesman rejected the claims and warned of readiness to defend Egypt and its borders.
In Prospect Connecticut a mass murder ends a young family’s future. Cheryl Beaudoin 29 and seven children are found dead after a fire at their Spartan red bungalow. Beaudoin’s foster brother Lorne Acquin, 27, is arrested as the suspect. Chief Medical Examiner Elliot Gross notes some victims were bludgeoned.
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