Prisoners free two hostages at Rikers Island uprising
Rebel inmates at Rikers Island released officers Richard Sealy and Thomas Rivera after negotiations with Bronx District Attorney Mario Merola. Three other guards remain held as inmates debate amnesty terms and demand improved conditions amid a city fiscal crisis and police presence on the island.
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New York
Rikers Island
Bronx
Mario Merola
Richard Sealy
Thomas Rivera
Merola
Robert Hook
Hook
East River
la Guardia
Queens
Sealy
Rivera
Island Prison
Benjamin Malcolm
City's First Patrolwoman Adapts Easily To New Job
Lawton's 2nd Lt. Pat Vickers, 41, becomes the first woman patrol officer guiding a quadrant. She transfers from the juvenile division after six years and now supervises 3-5 patrol units daily, aiding community contact and team policing.
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Pat Vickers
Lawton
Alford Hennessee
California Brush Fires Race Through Los Angeles Suburbs
Three wind driven brush fires churned north of downtown Los Angeles forcing hundreds to flee. Firefighters battled multiple blazes including the Big Tujunga Canyon fire that had scorched about 25 000 acres and destroyed at least 13 homes as winds gusted toward hurricane strength. Eleven fire crews reported injuries and hundreds treated for smoke and debris while residents moved livestock to safety and authorities pursued containment.
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Los Angeles
Big Tujunga Canyon
Glendale
Elmer Straker
Tujunga Canyon
Kagel Canyon
Mt. Baldy
San Fernando Valley
Chatsworth
Big Tujunga
U.S Forest Service
Harley Greiman
Charles Noon
Lawton City Council Sets Routine Agenda Items
The Lawton City Council meets at 7 p.m. to approve an agreement with J. C. Nerman for right of way negotiation at 50 dollars per work day. A public hearing on six security vehicles for American Security and Research is planned plus a parking authority appointment.
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City Hall
J. C. Nerman
Norman
Allen Bilbrey
American Security and Research
C Ave
Edward Davis
Arbuckle
Lawton Parking Authority
Lawton, Inc
Fourth Street
A Avenue
C Avenue
Torin Corporation
D-1
Floyd Smith
Council
Tons Of Turkey Roast At Fort Sill
Fort Sill prepared a large Thanksgiving feast for about 10,000 troops dependents and guests across 18 mess halls. CWO Wayne Pierce said the post meal is the year's biggest, with four tons of turkey and thousands of pounds of trimmings.
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Fort Sill
CWO
Wayne Pierce
Pierce
Army Food Service
Confidence In UN Envoy Moynihan Stands, Ford Huddles
President Ford held a 40 minute meeting with Daniel Patrick Moynihan amid ongoing questions about Moynihan's status as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. White House press secretary read Ford’s statement expressing complete confidence in Moynihan.
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Washington
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
U.S
U.N
Ford
Moynihan
White House
Ron Nelsen
Henry A
Kissinger
Nessen
Nelsen
Pat
Richard B. Cheney
State Department
United States
United Nations
Moyni
Deputies Scheduled for Sheriff Review Panel
Two Comanche County deputies Nick Alderson and H Ray Anderson will appear Tuesday afternoon before a sheriff department review panel to probe allegations from the county district attorney s office Alderson faces a falsified drug raid report charge while Anderson is accused of unnecessary force in an arrest Two Fort Sill men were arrested and 31 bags of suspected marijuana were seized plus other substances See DEPUTIES Page 4
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The
Constitution
Comanche County
Sheriff Department
Nick Alderson
H. Ray Anderson
Sheriff Office
Coy Rogers
Alderson
Anderson
Fort Sill
Lawton Weather: Colder Many Winds Through Tuesday
Forecast calls for colder weather in Lawton through Tuesday with northerly winds of eight to 12 mph. Tonight’s low will be in the low 20s and Tuesday’s high near the mid 30s. A slow warming trend starts Wednesday with fair to partly cloudy skies the rest of the week.
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Lawton
Framme trial defense rests amid refusal to testify
In Sacramento the Lynette Framme case ends its defense with her refusal to testify while the prosecution completes its presentation. Separate dispatches report Pan American World Airways reaching a contract dispute settlement ending a clerk work stoppage and U N Secretary General Waldheim meeting Israeli leaders about renewing the Golan Heights peacekeeping mandate.
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Sacramento
Calif
Lynette Framme
Charles Manson
New York
Pan American World Airways
Jerusalem
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Golan Heights
Inside Pages: Women Comics and Crossword Highlights
Inside pages feature a 14 women spread and a 20 comics crossword with a brief note on content. The item, likely a section tease, hints at female profiles and puzzle entertainment.
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Vickers
Gore Boulevard
Sheridan Road
Butler
Jay
California
Canyon
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Lee Moynihan
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