14 Aug 1975
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1975
Page
1
Gunmen sprayed a Protestant owned pub with bullets then buried a bomb inside killing at least four people and injuring 40. Two victims died instantly and two more died at the scene. Six of the injured are in critical condition.
Gen Anthony McAuliffe famed for the reply Nuts to German forces at Bastogne in December 1944 died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center from leukemia at age 77. The 101st Airborne commander famously refused surrender as German surround forces, leading to Allied victory in the siege.
Helicopters dropped water and chemical retardants before dawn to contain a 6330 acre fire in Angeles National Forest. Crews from U S Forest Service State Forestry and county fire departments fought steep canyons overnight using night vision gear as arson is suspected. Meanwhile NASA delays Viking Mars mission after battery fault forces replacement of the orbiter, shifting launch to Aug 24 with a second craft to follow 10 days later, at an estimated daily cost of 75000 dollars.
Fierce fighting between warring Angolan nationalists raged in Lobito with the Soviet backed Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola pushed back from positions. The National Union and National Front troops collaborate against the PMA while civilians flee, and outside powers supply arms to support the factions ahead of Angola’s independence.
Lawyers wrap up the defense and prosecution pleas in the high profile murder case of Joan Little a Black 21 year old woman accused of killing white jailer Clarence Alligood in a self defense or escape scenario The jury faces a second degree murder charge with a Friday verdict and both sides stress self defense versus escape intent amid disputed evidence and missing items.
In Elyria Ohio police say at least 40 people were arrested as bands of youths looted smashed storefronts and fired at firefighters. Troopers and local officers were deployed to restore order in a racially mixed southwest district after a fatal shooting at the Mayfair Bar earlier in the week and ensuing protests.
FBI spokesman says evidence does not support the theory that James Hoffa staged a kidnapping to avoid grand jury subpoenas. Don Vestal, Hoffa's former secretary, claims Hoffa orchestrated a phony kidnapping with union leaders aware, while Teamsters President Frank Fitzsimmons faces reporter ejectments as delegates back him for re election. Hoffa vanished July 30 from a restaurant parking lot after telling his family of a luncheon with three men who deny the meeting.
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