Hostage Hero Grabs Abductor’s Gun Ending 30 Hour Standoff
In Springfield Ohio hostage Robert Herrmann seized his captor Byron Ball’s pistol during a 30 hour bank robbery ordeal. Ball, 40, had fled from New Jersey and Ohio authorities after commandeering Herrmann’s car with his two sons present. Ball resisted before being arrested as rifle crews surrounded the vehicle near downtown.
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KSU expert urges grain dust explosion prevention work
Kansas State University grain science professor Robert W. Schoeff told about 70 people in St. Joseph that grain elevator dust explosions can occur in minutes. He urged immediate industry action to develop disaster plans, reduce human error, and implement proper dust control, detection, and suppression systems.
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Snow clears none as NYC hits 41 days of curb snow
In winter of '78 New York unfolds a record run of streets not cleaned by Sanitation as 12,221 curb miles wait. Traffic pauses shift daily with suspensions of alternate side parking. 41 days and counting, 35 suspensions, 23 snow emergencies, beating last winter's 32-day nonconsecutive mark.
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