Snowbound bus passengers survive by sharing food
Twenty two Greyhound travelers stranded east of Chappell Nebraska for two hours survived by huddling and sharing box lunches and a picnic basket of natural foods. They ate peanut butter and fruit, drank cherry vodka and spring water, and discussed life and death while keeping warm with burned paper towels and newspapers. Judy Lang of Broomfield recounts their fears and strategies during the ordeal.
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Broomfield
Colo
UPI
Judy Lang
Chappell, Neb
Potatoes Given Away to Poor in Salt Lake City
Farmers from Idaho donated 70 000 pounds of potatoes in Salt Lake City and Boise to aid the poor after losses from high prices. Three truckloads disappeared in under an hour as hungry residents in subfreezing weather rushed the turnout. Del Ray Holmes of Roberts cited dumping 2 million pounds daily due to unsold stock.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
Idaho
del Ray Holmes
Roberts
Holmes
Cecil Andrus
Boise
Bradley progress satisfactory after brain surgery
Five star General Omar N. Bradley, aged 82, recovering from brain surgery, moved from UCLA ICU to a private room and listed in satisfactory condition. A hospital spokesman said he is doing much better and doctors may issue a release statement later in the week.
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Los Angeles
UPS
Omar N. Bradley
Ucla Medical Center
Bradley
UCLA
Marshals Take Custody Aboard Deluxe Yacht Delight
Coast Guard Cutter Point Stuart intercepted the luxury cabin cruiser Delight about 10 miles south of San Diego to arrest George Henderson, 59, accused of threatening two people aboard and barricading himself with a gun. The vessel then returned to San Diego with Henderson and the marshals aboard.
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San Diego
UPI
Coast Guard
Point Stuart
U.S
Delight
Here
George Henderson
Ken Stockwell
Sniper Attacks Across Several States Leave Four Dead
A former mental patient opened fire in West Monroe Louisiana killing two men and wounding a third before killing himself. In Oklahoma a teenager fired at a school gym in Little Axe wounding one before being arrested. In Mount Holly New Jersey James Carhart barricaded his home firing on officers, resulting in two police deaths and a third wounded as tear gas ended the siege.
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United Press International
West Monroe
Kerrie
Robin Robinson
Robert Howard
Howard
Mitchell
Johnny Mitchell
New Jersey
Mount Holly
Carhart
SLA members on trial for Marcus Foster murder
Symbionese Liberation Army figures Russell J. Little and Joseph L. Remiro faced murder charges in Superior Court for the Oakland Schools chief Marcus Foster’s shooting. The trial, moved from the Bay Area, is overseen by Judge Elvin Sheehy with heavy security and expected to last up to five months amid extensive witness lists and evidence.
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Sacramento
UPI
Symbionese Liberation Army
Russell J. Little
Joseph L. Remiro
Superior
Oakland
Marcus Foster
Little
Remiro
Foster
Robert Blackburn
Blackburn
San Francisco Bay Area
Elvin Sheehy
Alameda County
Lowell Jensen
Concord
Crocker Bank Seeks Customer Feedback to Redesign Banking
Crocker Bank announces a new customer responsive approach with longer hours and shorter lines. Tom Wilcox urges patrons to write with concerns and visit branches to “bank your way for a change” as schedules and procedures will be updated.
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Tom Wilcox
Crocker Bank
Crocker
Thomas R. Wilcox
P.O
San Francisco
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Greyhound
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George Brice
Baja California
Little Axe
Okla
Joe McGraw
Robert
Dane Evers
Jackson
Miss
Evers
Daryl
Ronald Mitchell
James Carhart
Marian Carhart
SLA
Lompoc
Calif
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