Bank hostage drama ends with ten freed and suspect in custody
In New York eight hour bank siege ends when ten hostages are released and robber Ray Olsen, who claimed SLA sympathy and fan status for Patricia Hearst, is captured. Police negotiators wore him down after he threatened hostages and demanded gold, a plane, and Hearst’s release.
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SLA
NEW York
Greenwhich Village
Symbionese Liberation Army
Patricia Hearst
Ray
Cat” Olsen
Merrick
N.Y
Miss Hearst
California
Fink McLoughlin
Olsen
Bankers Trust Co
Sixth Avenue
Anr
Scott Muni
Wnew-Fm
Muni
John Moriarty
Frank Bolz
Bolz
Portuguese Rebels Vow to Shield Oppressed in Lisbon
In Lisbon and Oporto, radical RALLIS artillery soldiers reject President Gomes calls for discipline. A crowd cheers as a guardhouse rooftop speaker pledges to defend the oppressed classes with their arms. Spokespersons say RALLIS avoids civil war while unions and leftists mobilize, risking wider conflict.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Francisco da Costa Gomes
1St Light Artillery Regiment
Rallis
Socialist Party
Oporto
Radical Left
Soldiers United Victorious
Dis
Metal Workers’ Union
Bourgeosie
Court declines to hear abusive language case
The Supreme Court refused to review Arkansas a 1972 law penalizing abusive language, letting stand a state Supreme Court ruling that the measure is unconstitutional. It notes involvement of Fred and Ronnie Lucas arrested in North Little Rock motel restaurant and references prior Louisiana case guidance.
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Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
Arkansas
Arkansas Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Thurgood Marshall
State Supreme Court
Fred Carroll Lucas
Ronnie Ray Lucas
North Little Rock
J. B. Williams
North
Little Rock
Williams
Fred Lucas
Fred
Ronald Lucas
Louisiana
School Menu Highlights Wednesday to Friday
Wednesday offers turkey with dressing and sides including fruit salad, cranberry sauce, mashed beans and slice bread accompanied by a Kickapoo cookie, honey bun and milk. Thursday features vegetable soup with crackers cheddar square, peanut butter sandwich, yellow cake with strawberries, and fries with a fish dish. Friday serves meat loaf with sauce, buttered greens, corn bread, spiced applesauce, BBQ on bun, potato salad and beans.
Magnolia art show scheduled
The second annual Southwest Arkansas Arts and Crafts Show and Sale will be held October 10 and 11 at Hospitality House in Magnolia. Hours run 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day with over 20 exhibitors. Crafts on display include crochet items dolls domes pillows jewelry needlecraft macrame paper tole toys flowers tin can crafts wood carvings glamour glass and ceramics. Sponsored by the Senior Citizens of Hospitality House.
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Southwest Arkansas
Hospitality House
Magnolia
Firemen file suit in El Dorado over promotion policy
Ten El Dorado firefighters filed a class action against the El Dorado Civil Service Commission and Fire Chief J S Cheek Jr alleging that the promotion point system violates state law. The suit seeks to halt the personnel policy changes and restore lawful procedures.
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EL Dorado, Ark
el Dorado
el Dorado Civil Service Commission
J. S. Cheek Jr
Civil Service Commission
Livestock judges crown champions at Texas State Fair
At the State Fair of Texas in Dallas AP reports grand and reserve champions across Angus Santa Gertrudis and swine events. Grand Oaks Centurion 101 a junior calf from Grand Oak Angus Farms Manhattan Kansas won grand champion Angus bull while Emulous Monarch 7312 from Noble Oklahoma took reserve. Holt's Miss Emulous owned by Rocky Hold Connerville Oklahoma was grand champion female Angus with reserve favor for Hales Emoulous Della from Canton Texas. Santa Gertrudis grand champion bull 2 762 and reserve Master Piece III 3 872 were from Chaparrosa Ranch Uvalde Texas. Miss Pico 4 110 was grand champion female and Miss Jo Anna 354 reserve for Los Jaboneillos Ranch Premont Texas. Swine judged with Bonnie Acres Batesville Arkansas as premier sire Berkshire. The Whopper Dan Dunphy Sullivan Missouri reserve premier son. Stout Sam Sparger Grapevine Texas premier Duroc. CMS Rainbow Answer Fowler Hillsboro Texas reserve premier sire. Hampshire premier sire Big John Mathis De Leon Texas. reserve Horsepower Dan H Cock Weatherford Texas. Poland China and Spots premier sire Record Setter Park Gainesville Texas. Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex polled Hereford sale grossed 13275 for 17 lots. Meridian and Terrell Texas high polled Hereford at 2200. Brangus sale totaled 76350 for 39 lots all female.
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Dallas
Grand Oak Angus Farms
Manhattan
Kan
Texas
Emulous Monarch
Glen Smith
Noble
Okla
Holt
Rocky Hold
Connerville
Uvalde
Tex
Jo Anna
Los Jaboneillos Ranch
Premont
Bonnie Acres
John Hess
Batesville
Ark
Whopper
Dan Dunphy
Sullivan, M
Stout
Sam Sparger
Grapevine
CMS
Rainbow Answer
Howard
Rachel Fowler
Hillsboro
Hampshire
Big John
J.J. Mathis
de Leon
Horsepower Dan H
J.B.L. Hancock
Weatherford
Keith Park
Gainesville
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Meridian Creek Ranch
Meridian
Terrell
Strike deadline looms in Memphis teacher talks
Memphis teachers and the Board of Education faced a 4 30 p m CDT strike deadline as nonstop bargaining continued after 20 hours. The MEA staged informational picket lines outside the board building, citing pay and fringe benefits as the main sticking points.
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Memphis
Sam Weintraub
Weintraub
Education Association
William Bianchi
The
Utility costs cited as key to Reynolds plant shutdown
Kenneth E. Murphree, manager of Reynolds Metals plant at Jones Mill, says electricity price determined shutdown. He testifies to Arkansas PSC amid AP&L rate hike request of 37.3 million dollars. Plant shut began 1974. only 33 workers remain. monthly power bill about 385000 dollars despite shutdown.
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Little Rock
Reynolds Metals Co
Jones Mill
Kenneth E. Murphree
Hot Springs
Murphree
State Public Service Commission
Arkansas Power & Light Co
Ap&l
Reynolds
Jones Mills
Washington
Oregon
New York
Alabama
Corpus Christi
Tex
Texas
PSC
William J. Leininger
Potomac
Nominations Open for ASC Committee in Hempstead County
Local ASCS official Gerald W. Lynn invites Hempstead County farmers to nominate candidates for the ASC committee ballot. Elections run November 21 to December 1 by mail. Petitions must name one nominee, include willingness to serve, be signed by at least three eligible voters, and be submitted by October 28.
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ASC
Gerald W. Lynn
ASCS
Hempstead County
Springhill
Patmos
Shover Springs
Hope
Fulton
CrossRoads
Washington
J-K-L - McCaskill-Ozan-Bingen
Lynn
There Was a Sailboat on the Roof in San Rafael
A 2000 pound sailboat fell from a broken trailer onto a parked car in a shopping parking lot in San Rafael California. The car was crushed but the sailboat sustained only minor damage. The incident involved George Revel of San Francisco driving the sailboat’s trailer.
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San Rafael
Calif
George Revel
San Francisco
Revel
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Jim Martindale
Memorial Hospital
Pinehope Nursing Home
Charles R. Williams
Sulphur Springs
Harold Freeman
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Hwy
Tom Hayden
Hayden
Jane Fonda
U.S. Senate
MEA
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Optimist Club of Hope Presents
Imr EN
Optimist Club
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Anderson-Frazier
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