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Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1976

Page

8

Suspect Arrested in Slaying Of Claiborne Priest

John D. Abercrombie 26 of Athens Louisiana is jailed in a neighboring parish on a first degree murder charge for the shooting death of Rev Theodore Lelieveld 50 pastor of St Margaret Catholic Church in Homer La Witnesses say a yellow car fled the scene and a pistol was found nearby Investigators tied vandalism at local churches to the case and Lelieveld was buried in Marksville Louisiana.

Homer, la UPI Claiborne Parish J. R. Oakes John D. Abercrombie Athens Oakes Nesville Lelieveld Abercrombie St. Margaret Claiborne St. Michael Church Haynesville St. Margaret Church Marksville

Ferry Darted Into Path Of Norwegian Tanker

The Norwegian tanker Fresta rammed a small commuter ferry George Prince on the Mississippi River. Pilot Nick Colombo testified the 120-foot ferry veered from an east to west bank route and failed to respond to signals. Death toll rose to 63 with more bodies recovered and could reach 100 as authorities continue searches.

New Orleans UPI Nick Colombo Mississippi River Coast Guard George Prince East Bank West Bank Colombo Metairie Peder Crasvaer Crasvaer

Seven Die In Rhodesian Fighting Across Escalating War

Seven people are reported killed in Rhodesia amid a growing guerrilla war. The toll includes a prominent white farmer Gerrard Leon Farge and two guerrillas killed by government forces. Farge, 49, owned a Mt Selinda tea and coffee plantation near the Mozambican border and died in an explosion at a border post. His wife said he had gone to inspect a water shortage when the blast occurred. The report notes 1,764 guerrilla deaths in four years and 47 white civilians killed.

Salisbury Rhodesia UPI Gerrard Leon Farge Farge Gerrard Rhodesia Herald Border Post Mt. Selinda

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