Two thirsty escapees captured in Illinois near Salem
Two federal prison escapees Edward Roche and Maurice Philion were captured near Salem Illinois after fleeing Marion Federal Penitentiary with three others. The group aided by a stolen car crash and a high speed chase. Roche and Philion were found on railroad tracks miles apart and returned to prison.
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Salem
Ill
Marion
Edward Roche
Katonah
N.Y
Maurice J. Philion
Oakland
Calif
Marion Federal Penitentiary
Arthur J. Mankins
Germantown
N.C
Dennis D. Hunter
Chicago
Henry Gargano
Ohio
Gargano
Hunter
Roche
Philion
Baltimore & Ohio
Tom Fischer
Phillon
Norman Rose
Rosé
Rose
FBI
Victor Schaeffer
Buncombe
Mankins
Open houses at Yerger Middle School draw about 300 parents
Parents attended a Tuesday evening open house at Yerger Middle School where Principal Gene Ross introduced staff including Assistant Principal Ken Muldrew counselors Harold Alexander and Susan Pride Librarian Berta Brittain Career orientation teachers Estelle Spearman and Eddie Simon Band director Jim Fairchild Choir and German teacher Valerie Booles Art and Crafts teacher Sandra Shope Special education teacher Juanita Hart and many department heads met individually with parents. Student Council members led by Mr. Cook and Jane Routon guided attendees while refreshments were served by Career Orientation students.
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Yerger Middle School
Gene Ross
Ken Muldrew
Harold Alexander
Susan Pride
Berta Brittain
Estelle Spearman
Eddie Simon
Jim Fairchild
Valerie Booles
Sandra Shope
Juanita Hart
Debbie Moore
Wesley Huddleston
Mildred Regan
Alvis
Democrats Seek Quiet Path at 1976 Convention
Top Democrats, aiming to avoid intraparty clashes, set credentials and rules to curb challenges at the New York convention. The Democratic National Committee acts to streamline proceedings, empower the credentials chair, and prevent deadlocks by early settlement of disputes while restoring an alphabetical roll call.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Robert S. Strauss
Mickey Griffin
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Arnold Alperstein
Colorado
Strauss
New York
Supreme Court affirms bonds in murder and drug cases
Arkansas Supreme Court refused to reduce appeal bonds of William Kimbrell 33 Beebe for murder of Fern Cowan Rodgers in Searcy and Floyd Bryant Little Rock for a drug conviction. Both bonds set at 250000. Kimbrell also denied pauper appeal. Mrs Rodgers was shot in September 1974. Dr Porter Rodgers Sr. is appealing after being convicted. Peggy Hale pleaded guilty to second degree murder.
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Little Rock
State Supreme Court
William
Berry
Kimbrell
Beebe
Fern Cowan Rodgers
Floyd Bryant
Phillips County
Rodgers
Searcy
Porter Rodgers Sr
Peggy Jean Hale
Kimbrell Bond Discussion in Change of Venue Case
Kimbrell was tried in Phillips County on a change of venue from White County. Little Rock attorney Jack Lessenberry said Kimbrell and relatives might meet a $10,000 bond if approved. Assistant Attorney General Gary Isbell argued that if relatives could meet $10,000, Kimbrell should not appeal as a pauper.
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Kimbrell
Phillips County
White County
Jack Lessenberry
Little Rock
Gary Isbell
Arkansas records license fee nets 250 in 1974
A fortune teller license fee in Arkansas brought in 250 dollars in fiscal 1974, according to AP. The small sum reflects modest demand for the permit amid regulatory revenue.
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Fortune Little Rock
Arkansas
Mud injection to seal gas well at Houma
In Houma Louisiana officials said a leaking well spewed a 75 foot geyser of natural gas and water and will be stopped by mud injection after work crews removed faulty valves. Six families were evacuated, Greenwood School canceled classes, and a 14 mile stretch of Louisiana 90 was closed.
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Houma
Shell Oil Co
Brian Toal
Toal
Greenwood School
Louisiana 90
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Ark
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the Queen
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Georgia Bell
Alan Cranston
California
Donald Fowler
South Carolina
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South Main
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