Bank robberies intrigue French public with sewer-born heists
Paris and Nice saw multimillion dollar bank robberies staged via sewer tunnels. Thieves bypassed alarms, left jewellery and a 15th century painting behind, while police race clues and assess links between gangs. Rewards offer little traction as investigators weigh insider tips and underreported losses.
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Nice
Ile St. Louis
Seine
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Congress Ends Last Extended Recess Of Year
Congress returns from its final extended recess aiming for an Oct 2 adjournment and a month of campaigning before the November election. Negotiations on a general tax revision bill and a House plan to overhaul gift and estate taxes proceed alongside budget targets for fiscal 1977.
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Senate
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Treasury Department
Ford
Anti-Castro Terrorism Spotlighted By Senate Panel
Senate investigators heard Lt. Lyons describe anti-Castro Cuban militants in Dade County using terrorism to press their aims while the CIA FBI and local police struggle with information flow manpower and jurisdiction. He cited Accion Cubana Alpha 66 and FLNC as involved in attacks and warned of infiltrators within anti-Castro groups.
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CIA
FBI
Miami
Senate
Thomas Lyons
Dade County
Public Safety Department
Internal Security Subcommittee
Cuba
Lyons
United States
James C. Eastland
D-Miss
Subcommittee
Accion Cubana
Alpha 66
FLNC
Cuban National Liberation Front
Carr honored with bronze bust in Denver
In Sakura Square Denver a bronze bust of former Colorado Governor Ralph L. Carr was unveiled honoring his wartime refuge for Japanese Americans. Japan's ambassador praised Carr's justice while opponents faded with his stance.
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Colorado
Ralph L. Carr
Carr
Sakura Square
Japan
United States
Fumihiko Togo
Minoru Yasui
Des Moines
Iowa
Steve Tiearney
Steve
Iris
Tiearney
Craig Steven
Cheryl Tanya
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Tiearneys
Colleen
Thearney
Jerusalem
Laskin
Canadian Supreme Court
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Canada
Clergymen Seek Rain in Southwest England Drought Crisis
In Exeter Cathedral clergy appeal for divine rain as Britain faces its worst drought in 250 years. The crisis prompts emergency measures, rationing, and potential state of emergency talks led by Prime Minister Callaghan amid drying reservoirs and looming industrial disruption.
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London
Exeter Cathedral
England
Central Park
Sunday Telegraph
James Callaghan
Labor
Callaghan
Britain
Weather Bureau
Channel Islands
South Wales
English Midlands
Weil
Connally Explains Reason For Declining GOP Post
Former Treasury Secretary John Connally says he declined the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee because he views it as an administrative appendage and prefers active campaigning for GOP candidates. He disputed reports that Ford asked him to lead the party, reiterating plans to focus on the presidential race and House and Senate campaigns. Mary Louise Smith was re elected to a two year term as party chair.
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Ford
Houston
Treasury
John Connally
Republican National Committee
Connally
Washington
Jimmy Carter
Mary Louise Smith
Dallas Times Herald
Kansas City
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Stuever
James Eddie Phillips
Charley Maguire
Ella Jorgensen
Viola Collins
Velma Scribner
Frankie Richardson
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Jo Hough
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