Six Missing After Gulf Oil Platform Collision Fire
An oil tanker struck an unmanned drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico and exploded, burning out of control. Six of the 46 crewmen were missing as the Coast Guard led a search and a 213 foot tug prepared to assist. A two mile oil slick spread from the collision while the tanker Globtik Sun burned amid confusion over the missing count.
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New Orleans
UPI
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
Globlik Sun
Houston
Tex
Upifoto
Navy Secretary Dons Bear Suit For Children Event
Navy Secretary J William Middendorf performed in a bear costume at a Jefferson Memorial concert for 500 children. He danced to his Lollipop March and tossed lollipops as amused kids watched and cheered, later quipping about boiling in the suit.
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Washington
UPI
Secretary of the Navy
J. William Middendorf
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
Middendorf
Jefferson Memorial
Navy
Congress
Schlesinger
Fran
Joan Little Acquittal Applauded by Civil Rights Groups
Civil rights leaders and women's groups hailed the acquittal of Joan Little, a young Black woman charged with murdering a white jailer with an icepick to stop sexual advances. Connie Miller of the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union called the verdict a triumph of justice and the jury system.
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United Press International
Joan Little
Connie Miller
New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union
Concord
Jury votes self defense in jailer abuse case
A Raleigh jury of six blacks and six whites acquits Miss Little in the death of jailer Clarence Allgood, ruling she killed in self defense to stop further sexual abuse. The defense lawyer Morris Dees praised the verdict, while the district attorney declined to criticize the jury.
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Raleigh
N.C
Miss Little
Clarence Allgood
Jesse Williams
Alllgood
Elsie
Morris Dees
Dees
Montgomery
Ala
Hamilton Hobgood
William C. Griffin
10 000 Acre Fire Near Winnemucca Threatens Pump Station
Winnemucca fire fighters rush to control a lightning sparked blaze that has grown to about 10,000 acres fifteen miles north of town. A Bureau of Land Management spokesman said only 13 men were working with two pumper trucks one tanker and a bulldozer as gusty winds pushed the fire across the landscape. No structures have been damaged though the fire threatened a nearby gas pumper station. A smaller fire east of town in Eden Valley was reported near 100 acres.
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Winnemucca
UPI
Bureau of Land Management
Eden Valley
Bronfman Kidnapping Contacts Reported After Abduction
Edgar Bronfman Sr and his family reportedly in touch with the abductors a week after the ransom demand for Samuel Bronfman Jr. Officials say no solid leads or payment confirmation, while investigators and family spokesmen offered no confirmations. Police and FBI agents scoured the area near Yorktown Heights as media gathered.
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Yorktown Heights
N.Y
UPI
Samuel Bronfman
Edgar
Seagram Co., Ltd
Suil
County administrator under pressure amid resignation rumors
Dave Henry says he would leave only if the board wishes it as whispers from at least four commissioners hint at action. He notes a split with Commissioner Broadbent over information and ethics constrain him from attacking the board while acknowledging possible removal. A vote on his status is expected at Monday's meeting.
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County Commission
Henry
Johns
Broadbent
California Massacre Victims Buried 65 Years Later
In Cazadero California the Kendalls a ranching family slain in 1910 were cremated and their ashes kept in jars at the town general store. After 65 years the community plans a burial ceremony with local residents and a mule drawn buckboard for transport. The case remains unsolved with Henry Yamaguchi named by investigators as a person of interest decades ago.
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Cazadero
Calif
UPI
Rex Nance
Kendalls
Gary L. Rodgers
Dean Forshee
Rodgers
Tom Kendall
Enoch
Eura
Lion’s Head
Sonoma County
Henry Yamaguchi
Neighbors recall Air Force ties and Nugget memories
Local column recalls Air Force Sergeants Association and Jewish War Veterans conventions in Southern Nevada. Mentions Lou Liker coordinating events, hunting season plans, rumor debunking about fish meals, Lake Mead access, North Las Vegas pride, and anniversaries for Marian and Dick Hawkins and Violet Welch at the Silver Nugget.
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Air Force Sergeants Association
Korea
Lou Liker
Nevada
Las Vegas
Marian
Dick Hawkins
Violet Welch
S.N
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Manhattan
New Instructions
New York City
FBI
Dave Henry
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Utah
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