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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1976

Page

2

Runaway Airman O'Dell Ends Up in Havana? Not Quite

The tale follows Norman Hull known as O'Dell, an Air Force man who vanished in 1959 after deserting from Sandia AFB New Mexico. He lived a roaming life in Las Vegas and Miami before returning to civilian life under the old name. He later surrendered at Nellis AFB Nevada in 1976 receiving general discharge.

Chamber of Commerce O'Dell Air Force Norman Hull Hull Chicag Sandia Afb Albuquerque Las Vegas Phoenix San Francisco Ste Beg Pete Caughy Miami Beach Miami ‘Chamber of Commerce Lindbergh New England Charles A. Lindbergh Wailuka Second Circuit George Fukuoka Fukuoki Kenneth Kerwin Kerwin Mina Jn New Orleans Dallas Solnd Las Vegas Bis Old Air Force Base New Mexico Nellis Air Force Base Nevada

Wynette Singer Tammy Wynette Recovering After Gall Bladder Surgery

Nashville hospital officials say Tammy Wynette is in fair condition after gall bladder removal and abdominal adhesion surgery. She entered St Thomas Hospital late Thursday with severe stomach pains and remained in hospital Friday.

Tammy Wynette Nashville St. Thomas Hospital Miss Wynette

Ten killed in Paris hotel fire at Hotel Amerique

A blaze at the Hotel Amerique ground floor restaurant in Paris killed ten people and injured ten, mostly tourists. Guests reportedly panicked and jumped from windows as firefighters evacuated guests by ladder and fought the fire for about an hour. Victims' identities were not immediately released. This followed another Paris hotel fire two weeks earlier at Hotel de Paris killing five.

Paris F Amerique Suirway Hotel de Paris

Children die in Belfast street gunman shootout

In Belfast a gunman in a car fired on an army patrol in a Roman Catholic district. The car was hit, killing one occupant and injuring the other. The vehicle then swerved onto a sidewalk where a woman pushing a baby carriage and her three children were struck, two children and the gunman dying. The woman and another child were seriously hurt.

Belfast

Freighter Sinks Vessel Off Scotland After Collision

The 1,650-ton Reward, a former tug armed with guns, sank within 15 minutes after a collision with the 7,000-ton Plainsman off Scotland's east coast. All 40 crewmen were rescued. The wreck blocked the Grangemouth navigation channel near the oil terminal. The Plainsman, Singapore-registered, was involved while returning to Rosyth for dockyard work.

Nsedinburgh Royal Navy Smmt Scotland Navy Grange Rosyh Neathereater

Rhodesian raid kills 300 extremists in Mozambique base

In a Tuesday communique Rhodesia's forces said they killed about 300 extremist actors during a helicopter raid on a guerrilla camp three miles inside Mozambique. The operation marks a major escalation between Rhodesia's white minority government and Mozambique, which trains fighters against Salisbury.

Salisbury Fethan Mozambique Rhodesia

Miners vow to keep walkout after UMW leaders walkout

In Charleston, about 800 miners from Local 1759 and other strikers followed President Arnold Miller as top UMW officials left a meeting. The wildcat walkout continued despite calls to end the strike and halt actions.

Charleston United Mine Workers’ International Receutive Board Wildcat The Tion

Negotiators Near Break in Rubber Strike Talks

Washington negotiators held a long closed session with Secretary of Labor W J Usery Jr as they balked at his settlement proposal. After about two hours they broke for dinner at 9 45 p m and were told to resume at midnight. An aide suggested a possible near settlement earlier in the day.

Washington Dabar W.J. Usery Jr Lisery Usery

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