Drug Priest Leary Escapes From California Prison
Leary a 49 year old known as the high priest of the drug culture escaped Sunday from California Men’s Colony West near the coast between Los Angeles and San Francisco. His blue prison clothing and one sock were found in a nearby service station restroom. Authorities believe an accomplice may have aided his exit after he breached a 12 foot chain link fence.
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GM Made Sole Target in Auto Strike Tonight
The United Auto Workers named General Motors as the strike target to begin at midnight affecting about 350,000 UAW workers in 136 GM plants in the United States and seven in Canada. Officials said talks would resume at 10 am, with GM denying concessions and stressing a hard line in wage and retirement demands.
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Action Line readers seek weight facts and TV western lore
A reader asks how Ireland’s stone compares to pounds in the US and cites a husky 447 pound figure. A second query asks about Glenn Strange’s screen roles and career notes from Buck Jones to the Lone Ranger. A third item mentions a parchment coat of arms order and a Bath Ohio address.
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John Wayne
Ward Bond
Black Hat
Ace Hanlon
Butch Cavendish
Frankenstein Monster
Nancy L. Halbert
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Bath
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Deadly hotel blaze in Los Angeles leaves many unaccounted
A major hotel fire at the Ponet Square in downtown Los Angeles killed at least 11 people with 63 of 80 to 120 occupants accounted for by nightfall. Twenty five hospitalized for smoke, burns, or injuries from leaping or failed escape ropes as firefighters fear many more may be trapped in the unstable debris.
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Gunships Fire On Civilians Near Saigon
U S helicopter gunships fired on about two Vietnamese civilians in a forbidden zone east of Saigon, killing three women and wounding four. Command said one woman and two men were detained for interrogation by South Vietnamese police after being spotted in two sampans near Phan Thiet. Four other men escaped as the civilians ran.
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Airline Hostages: 55 Still Held by Arab Guerrillas in Jordan
Airlines report over 250 hijack victims flown out of Jordan while 55 remain unaccounted for and believed in guerrilla hands. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine demands terms for surrender, with Israel countering by arresting Arabs linked to the group.
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Egypt
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Trans World Airlines
600 Foot Death Falls From Big Bear Cliff
An 11 year old woman, Helen Elizabeth Vanotti, died after a 600 foot fall from a cliff along Route 30 in the Arctic Circle area near Big Bear. Her body was recovered two miles west of the Big Bear Dam by the sheriff's Big Bear search and rescue team.
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Raphael painting stolen from Hollywood home in burglary
A Raphael Sanzio painting titled The Peruzzi Madonna and Child valued at 1.2 million dollars was stolen from investor Charles F. Elkins's Hollywood home. The 5 by 4 foot canvas in a heavy gold frame hung at the front door five feet inside. only the door was forced open. The painting was insured for 756 thousand dollars.
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Charles F. Elkins
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Ruzzi
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