Inmates Escape as Hostage Drama Unfolds in Oklahoma
Convicts escaped from a state facility on Saturday night taking a trailer with hostage Charles F. Barchenger and fleeing toward Eufaula on U S 69. Police captured two inmates, Boyles and Morris, after a pursuit and gunfire, while Delbert Harmon Garmon was arrested without resistance. Brinlee remains at large, described as highly elusive.
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Norman L. Drewyour
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Oklahoma City
Brinlee
David Boren
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Lawton council mulls full probe into police surveillance
Lawton officials plan a council resolution tonight to investigate police surveillance and records. The probe centers on the Intelligence Division and possible files on noncriminal individuals, with several current and former officials and grand jurors cited in copies of a controversial letter.
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Hennessee
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Gillian
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van Meter
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Thompson
Alford Hennessee
Prince
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Evacuees in Beirut Question Wartime Evacuation Amid Campaign
More than 1 100 Americans and dependents chose to stay in Beirut doubting the naval evacuation. Observers note the move occurred during the presidential campaign and reflect on Reagan Ford dynamics. Among travelers aboard Spiegel Grove are 19 newsmen and a mix of British Lebanese West German and other nationals with Captain Vernon Bush listing nationalities.
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Francis E. Meloy Jr
Robert O. Waring
New York
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Nazmi Hagali
Lebanon
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No Man’s Land
Meloy
America
Cmdr
Vernon Bush
Norfolk, Va
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Increase In Food Prices Fuels May Inflation Jump
The May index shows a 5.2 percent rise driven by pork and poultry price surges and a 0.7 percent uptick in cereals and bakery. Coffee climbed 4.8 percent while overall services rose 0.4 percent and nonfood goods rose 0.6 percent. Gasoline averaged 58 cents a gallon nationally.
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House Committee changes lighted by 1971 reforms text
The panel shifted power to Hays and the Administration Committee in 1971 to increase staff and allowances. A plan to the speaker appoint all Democratic members to the panel was approved, altering accountability. The steering group also proposed a bipartisan eight member congressman plus seven outside members panel to audit House accounts by December 31, 1977. Hays resigned after an overdose incident. Albert and Obey task force addressed payroll and accounting after Elizabeth Ray's allegations.
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Administration Committee
Congress
Phillip Burton
Democratic Caucus
California
Ohio
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Obey
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Arson Meeting With Black Leaders Over Soweto Riots
Riots erupted last Wednesday as students protested a government order requiring Soweto schools to teach in Afrikaans and English. Blacks object to Afrikaans as the language of the apartheid regime and oppression, sparking broader anger at white minority rule.
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