Franco in Grave Condition as Last Battle Fears Spread
Madrid reports Generalissimo Francisco Franco 82 gravely ill after a series of heart attacks. A midnight communique said he rested normally and asked for more food while grandchildren and children were with him. Doctors noted stable blood pressure and slowed heart rate though condition remained grave. Political maneuvering continued behind the scenes as succession plans paused.
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Madrid
UPI
Francisco Franco
Franco
el Pardo
Sabotage Claims Highlight Baltimore Police Car Deaths
Baltimore City Comptroller Hyman Presssi urged the FBI to probe alleged sabotage in police car assemblies after an exhaust failure killed Officer Edward Sherman and sickened four others including Officer Anthony Lamartina. He linked similar incidents nationwide to suspected toxic exhaust leaks.
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Baltimore
UPI
Hyman Presssi
FBI
Pressman
Comptroller
Edward S. Sherman
Anthony Lamartina
Ottawa high school shooting ends in student’s death
A grade 13 student at St Pius X High School in Ottawa burst into theology class and fired a shotgun, wounding four before killing himself. Witnesses recalled chaos as teacher Father Bedard and students tried to aid the injured. two later required surgery. Police found another teen dead at a residence, unclear link to the school incident.
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Ottawa
Canada
UPI
Robert Poulin
Jesus Christ
Poulin
St. Pius X High School
David Albert
Ottawa Civic Hospital
Marc Hough
Marc Potvin
Heck Is Barstow to Heck Is Bunkerville in Nevada
Reader notes describe a dispute in Bunkerville Nevada over county equipment on private property. Cecil Leavitt says the town marks its 100th anniversary with a cleanup campaign and county crews removed dead trees and a dangerous limb while protecting air quality and public safety.
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The
SUN
Leavitt
Bunkerville
Nevada
Puerto Rican group claims responsibility for nine U.S. bombings
A Puerto Rican faction claims fault for nine simultaneous blasts in New York Washington and Chicago aimed at government and financial targets. No injuries were reported though the State Department bank and U.S. Mission suffered damage including shattered windows and a hole in a wall.
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United Press International
New York
Washington
Chicago
State Department
U.S
United Nations
Sears
Armed Forces of Puerto Rican National Liberation
F.A.L.N. Central Command
Lower West Side
Henry Kissinger
Manhattan
Rex Stout Dies at 88 Nero Wolfe Creator Passes Away
Author Rex Stout, 88, died at his Danbury home. His Nero Wolfe detective series sold over 45 million copies in 22 languages, with a 46th novel A Family Affair published last month. Stout, born December 1, 1886 in Noblesville Indiana, debuted Wolfe with Fer de Lance and wrote many successful titles.
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Danbury
Ind
Nero Wolfe
League of Frightened Men
Consolidation Accord Reaches Agreement On Local Merger
City and county commissioners approve an interlocal agreement to pursue consolidation under the Metropolitan Cities Incorporation Law after a state attorney general opinion questioned SB 601. The deal sets a plan for a joint 11 member board and shared services, while tensions about control linger behind the scenes.
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Linda Miller
SUN
Clark County
Las Vegas
Joint Committee
Citizens’ Advisory Committee
Jan Stewart
Nothing eases fault of youth better than belonging
A concise reflection notes that placement in the age group fosters tolerance for its faults, hinting at generational tension and self-critique within social commentary. The quote suggests belonging can shield younger people from scrutiny while inviting broader questions about accountability and maturity.
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Robert Bedard
Terry Vandenhanenberg
Barclay Holbrook
Cameron Highlanders
Hank
Barstow
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Heck
Arizona
Utah
Paul Price
Cecil Leavitt
Los Angeles
Olympic Boulevard
Upifoto
National Westminster Bank
Wall St
First National City Bank
Chase Manhattan Bank
Rex Stout
Stewart
Jim Gibson
Henderson
Gibson
Sun Chuckler
Joe Delaney
Muriel Stevens
Showtime
U Lanes
E. Fremont
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