Hearst joins SLA amid Los Angeles gun battle
Mystery surrounds Patricia Hearst's February kidnapping as she appears aligned with the Symbionese Liberation Army. A six-member SLA squad fought police in a televised Los Angeles shootout, revealing heavy armament and a chaotic, radical group. The deaths included Camilla Hall, with a charred Siamese cat found on her body, underscoring a tragic, self-glorifying violence.
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Berkeley
Patricia Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
SLA
Los Angeles
Miss Hearst
Camilla Hall
Louis Voorhees Builder Of High Point Remembered
Louis F Voorhees, a soft spoken architect, shaped High Point through many schools churches public buildings and fine homes. He collaborated with Eccles D Everhart and others and served on Planning and Zoning Commission reflecting his unselfish dedication to the city and profession. His name stands among the builders of the city.
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Louis F. Voorhees
High Point
Mr. Voorhees
Eccles D. Everhart
Planning and Zoning Commission
Louis Voorhees
Flyers Win Stanley Cup Triggers Riotous Philadelphia Revelry
A wild celebration after the Flyers clinched ice hockey's Stanley Cup led to chaotic scenes in Philadelphia. A spectator declared the win more significant than the end of World War II while three streakers briefly disrupted the festivities before resuming duties as volunteer traffic cops, highlighting the city’s notorious sports history and hope for a reformed image.
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Philadelphia
Flyers
Baseball
Phillies
Football Eagles
Nixon’s Side in a Conservative Liberal Alliance Debate
The piece weighs Nixon’s potential stance amid Helms suggestion to discard party labels for a Conservative Liberal alignment. It questions which side Nixon would join in a realignment and political shift.
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Jesse Helms
Richard M. Nixon
Projecting the News on Death and Acceptance
An essay traces how art and heroism frame mortality from Beowulf to modern life. Orville E. Kelly of Burlington Iowa promotes Make Today Count, leading a group for terminally ill dialogue. Thanatology courses grow in colleges, studying death to normalize it and reduce fear.
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Beowulf
Thomas Wolfe
Tolstoy
Ivan Il
Orville E. Kelly
Burlington, Iowd
National Observer
Kelly
Time Magazine
United States
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Herman Feifel
Robert Fulton
University of Minnesota
Orville Kelly
Ashbrook cites Watergate in GOP retirement plan
Rep. John M. Ashbrook of Ohio blames Watergate for a wave of retirements among Republican congressmen questioning the party platform. He hints the campaign year platform centers on economy and law and order, but argues none exist.
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John M. Ashbrook
Ohio
Agnew challenges World Book on resignation history
Former Vice President Spiro Agnew is contesting World Book encyclopedia’s portrayal of his downfall. He denounces the yearbook’s claim that he pleaded no contest to income tax evasion and resigned in exchange for not facing bribery charges, calling the account a distortion and accusing the media of leftist bias.
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Washington
Spiro Agnew
World Book Encyclopedia
Agnew
World Book
Maryland
Terehan
Martyr Nixon Fear Shapes GOP Reactions Across Ranks
A leading Republican warns impeachment could backfire by turning Nixon supporters into a long lasting crusading minority. The Illinois Federation of Women’s Clubs voted to halt impeachment, underscoring GOP anxiety as Watergate probes proceed and party unity frays.
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Senate
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Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs
Chicago
Illinois Federation
Illinois
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GOP
Notre Dame Honors James A Farley With Laetare Medal
An article recalling James A Farley receiving Notre Dame's Laetare Medal at the Waldorf. It notes Farley, a longtime NY boxing and racing commissioner and Yankee fixture, hails from Grassy Point NY, with ties to Roosevelt Harriman and Rockefeller families nearby. It mentions Farley leaving public office in 1940 with a debt of $100000 and reflects on national faith in the Republic.
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the Waldorf
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Bob Considine
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Grassy Point
Jim
Jad
America
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W. Averell Harriman
Hudson
John D. Rockefeller
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Incomplete Lessons From a Frustrated Neighbor
A reader writes about a Friday evening bicycle accident involving a neighborhood child. The author recalls calling police about local speeding and dragging and argues for stronger driver education and moral responsibility to curb reckless driving.
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