Briton sought in $3.5 million Heathrow theft tied to Purolator
Scotland Yard launched a nationwide hunt for a Purolator Security Services Ltd. official suspected of masterminding the Heathrow Airport heist. A reward over $200,000 was offered for the loot, reportedly in cash and valuables. The robbers wore Purolator uniforms and left with five steel boxes, implying an inside job and potential escape abroad.
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ONDON
Scotland Yard
U.S
Heathrow Airport
Purolator Services Ltd
British Air Ways
British Airways
Sabena
England
Purolator
Keith Watts
Heathrow
Marine Drill Sergeant Cleared In Involuntary Manslaughter Verdict
A military jury at San Diego found Marine Staff Sgt. Harold L. Bronson innocent of involuntary manslaughter and related charges in the death of Pvt. Lynne E. McClure after a Dec. 1975 bayonet training incident at the Motivation Platoon drill area. McClure died March 13, 1976, after lingering in a coma.
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San Diego
Marine
Harold L. Bronson
Lynne E. McClure
McClure
Bronson
Sparks
Marijuana Crop Seized Worth 600 Pounds $60 000 in Choctaw County
Deputies harvested 600 pounds of marijuana valued at about 60 000 dollars from a field south of here over the weekend. Sheriff James Buchanan said two Hugo men were arrested on suspicion of possession. The crop was stored in a vault to be burned.
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Grant
Choctaw
Choctaw County
Here
James Buchanan
Hugo
Buchanan
Bartlesville Fire Burns Five Buildings
A three story building along with four other structures in Bartlesville’s business district were damaged by a late Monday fire of unknown origin. Firefighters contained the blaze after nearly four hours, starting in Brown's Davis Paint Store after closing, with no cause or damage estimate yet available.
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Bartlesville
Washington County
Tiny Santa Maria Struggles Toward Operation Sail
The 95 foot replica of Columbus flagship Santa Maria sails toward New York for Operation Sail with two major engine failures a crewman desertion and an ill captain. Built in Florida by Young American Showcase Inc it was to lead Class C ships into New York Harbor if it makes it in time.
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Tlantic City
N.J
Newport
R.I
New York
Santa Maria
Sail
Mark Rinker
Operation Sail
St. Petersburg
Fla
Young American Showcase, Inc
Christopher Columbus XVIII
New York Harbor
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A.U.S.A
Lawton
Lawton Constitution Press
Hotel Lawtonian
Chamber of Commerce
American National Bank
Security Bank & Trust Co
City National Bank & Trust Co
Sheridan Bank
Cache Road National Bank
Gilbert-Woods Drug
Townes Men's Store
Liberty Travel Service
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Sears and
Montgomery Ward
Fort Sill
NCO
Fort Sill National Bank
Service Club No
Ft. Sill
Federal Credit Union
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United States Army
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Mel’s
Mel
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S. Sheridan
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