Five Million Ransom Aimed In Chowchilla Kidnap Case
Investigators say a $5 million cash ransom in small bills was planned for the 26 Chowchilla schoolchildren and their bus driver. Three suspects from the San Francisco suburbs, Fred Woods James Schoenfeld and Richard Schoenfeld, are jailed on $1 million bail each as details emerge about the alleged plot and underground prison escape.
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Suspects in California kidnap case tied to Liver More quarry
Ransom case in Alameda County links three suspects to a Liver More quarry owned by Woods' father. Authorities may consider additional participants. Woods, James and Richard Schoenfeld scheduled for Chowchilla Court arraignment. Richard seeks bail reduction. Alibi witness Craig Hunt says he was with Woods’ party during the kidnapping day. The abduction occurred 150 miles away between 4:10 and 4:30 p.m. Hunt worked for Woods for nine months. Woods’ lawyer sought additional time to respond to an order.
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Warnings and Arrests Shake Uganda British Fear Pawn Use
Warnings from President Idi Amin and the arrest of two Britons in Uganda stoke fears that about 300 Britons in the country could be used as political pawns. Amin also detained top military officers including the defense minister to avert a mutiny amid Uganda Kenya tensions.
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Ali Toweli
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Quake Threat Forces Evacuations Around Peking
UPI report from Hong Kong says Chinese officials warn of a possible August quake hitting Peking at any time. Embassies move dependents abroad or to other Chinese cities as David Dean notes 19 U.S. dependents booked for Tokyo flights and 11 others to depart soon.
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Americans Flee Vietnam Reach Bangkok After Detention
Thirty eight Americans detained in Vietnam during the Communist takeover were flown to Bangkok from Saigon. They described strict checks at Tan Son Nhut airport and expressed relief at reaching safety. Also aboard were 19 non-U.S. citizens and at least nine other Americans known to be in Southern Vietnam. two refugees reported being jailed.
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Americans Unregistered in Saigon Area Report
A United Nations official said in Saigon that perhaps some Americans have not registered with local authorities after a flight left. He and two others including a woman were still in the Saigon area.
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Washington cashier wins ninth Miss Black America crown
Twanna Kilgore 21, a Washington DC supermarket cashier and Federal City College graduate, won the ninth Miss Black America pageant after performing If You Believe. She received a $1,500 cash prize and other gifts. First runner up was Alberta Phillips 23 of Boston Miss Massachusetts, who earlier placed first runner up to Miss USA in 1972.
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Funeral services for Orville Black in Las Vegas
Orville Black 75 of Las Vegas died in a local hospital. Born July 3 1901 in Ohio he was a cabinet maker with no known survivors. Funeral Tuesday at Bunker Brothers Chapel burial Memory Gardens Bunker Brothers Mortuary handling arrangements. Lucille Mangum
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Washington, D.C
Greenspun Family Leads Las Vegas Sun Staff
Funeral notices from the Las Vegas Sun report Maryland resident Lucille Mangum 51 dies in a local hospital. Her husband Harvey Mangum of Washington handles local arrangements. Also noted are obituaries for Thomas Randall Croy 23, of Las Vegas, killed in a Wyoming car crash, with surviving Croy family members listed.
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Syria appoints Khleifawi as new premier amid cabinet changes
Political sources report Maj. Gen. Abdul Rahman Khleifawi, former premier in 1971 72, replacing Ayoubi as Syria gears toward a new cabinet. Ayoubi steps down after volunteering to resign in April 1975 amid Baath party rules. His tenure covered the 1973 war and Lebanon’s civil conflict escalation.
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Belfast Resident Murdered in Front Door Killing
Three masked gunmen shot a 32 year old man on his front door in north Belfast amid a surge of violence that left eight dead in four days. Police gave no further details on religion. A police officer was killed by a sniper and a cache of 500 pounds of homemade explosives was found near Kilrea in Londonderry.
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