Prison hostage crisis and Texas gun threat unfolds
In Huntsville Texas Fred Gomez Carrasco threatened to bomb his 13 hostages during seven days of tense negotiations after a shot rang out in a crowded prison classroom. Officials refused a hostage swap and kept prohibiting weapon offers as the standoff continued with authorities.
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Carrasco
Texas
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Carrascoco
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Rhodesia election solidifies Smith era amid white minority rule
In Salisbury Rhodesia the Rhodesian Front won a five year mandate with 43 of 50 white seats while Black representation remained limited to eight elected and eight appointed seats. Prime Minister Ian Smith hailed the vote as a win for posterity amid tensions over racial policy. In Jerusalem Soviet arms support for Arab guerrillas drew comment from Shimon Peres as clashes in the region continued. In Belfast a British soldier was killed in gunfire in New Lodge. In Quebec six teen cadets died in an explosion at Valcartier. In Vietnam heavy reinforcements and artillery were moved to Thuong Duc as Government forces tried to blunt Communist pressure near Da Nang.
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Rhodesian Front Party
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Smith
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Heirut
Baivul
Jerusalem
Shimon Peres
Soviet Union
Syria
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Northern Ireland
Quebec
Saigon
Thuong Duc
da Nang
Thuong Due
South Vietnam
Ravenel tops Dorn in South Carolina runoff for governor
Political rookie Ravenel, a 36 year old former Harvard quarterback and Wall Street banker, defeated veteran W J Dorn to win the South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial runoff with 174 472 votes to 141 901 as 1 586 of 1 682 precincts reported. He advances on to face Republican James B Edwards in the fall after Edwards won the GOP primary.
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Ravenel
W.J. Bryan Dorn
South Carolina
Dorn
Wall Street
James B. Edwards
Edwards
William C. Westmoreland
Sih
Kenneth M. Holland
Camden
Frank J. Roddey
South
Harvard
Judges clash over attire in court rulings across states
Miami attorney Ray Sandstrom was fined 500 by Circuit Judge Don Satin for wearing attire deemed open disregard to the court while he appeals another ruling. In Albany Oregon, Linn County Judge Carl Stanley barred pants in the jury box, igniting a civil rights dispute raised by Linda Hag gard who argues clothing does not reflect judgment.
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Linda Haggard
Sandstrom
Miami
Circuit Court
Don Satin
Broward County
Albany
Ore
Haggard
American Civil Eberties Union
Linn County
Carl Stanley
Mama Cass Elliott Dies After Party Fatigue
Autopsy shows the singer did not die of natural causes. A coroner said death was not due to heart disease or illness. Funeral services set for Friday in Los Angeles. Elliott's body to be flown from London on Thursday.
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Mama Cass Elliott
Mayfair
Los Angeles
Miss Elliott
London
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