Sixth Slaying Indicts Pierce in String of Georgia Murders
William J. Pierce, 40, an ex convict paroled against a prison psychologist’s advice, was indicted in Toombs County on the Dec 20 death of Joe M. Fletcher in Vidalia. He faces multiple murder charges in Georgia and South Carolina and is linked to the deaths of Kathy Jo Anderson and five other victims. Pierce remains jailed in Baxley after arrest from an eyewitness description at the Miles killing site.
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Lyons
Kathy Jo. Anderson
Lexington
D.C
Edmund
Pierce
Georgia
Reidsville
Fletcher
Lacy Thigpen
Soperton
Helen H. Wilcox
Hazlehurst
Vivian Miles
Baxley
Ann Goodwin
North Augusta
Margaret ‘Peg’ Cuttino
James Cuttino
Sumter
Miles
Fires burn across 4500 acres in New Mexico and Arizona
The U S Forest Service ordered 1000 extra firefighters including Indian crews to battle four wind driven wildfires. Winds up to 50 mph hampered aircraft support and a plane crash killed pilot Robert W Bloomfield 49 of Fairbanks Alaska. Fires affected Apache National Forest White Sands Missile Range Lincoln N M and Mescalero Apache Reservation with evacuations near Lincoln.
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Albuquerque
N. M
UPD
U. S. Forest
New Mexico
Arizona
Forest Service
Don Webb
Apache National Forest
White Sands Missile Range
Lincoln
Webb
Lincoln National Forest
Robert W. Bloomfield
Fairbanks
Alaska
Alamogordo
Rally Leaders Struggle to Find Attendees at University Rally
An annual rally at the University of Albuquerque drew 706 of 1,000 students, prompting leaders to urge those present to recruit others and return in 30 minutes. After reassembly a newsman counted 50 students remaining.
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Albuquerque
N.M
University of Albuquerque
Escapees Split Up After Jail Break Across Texas
Seven prisoners escaped from a Monahans jail as guards were overpowered. Two remain in Midland with others believed headed east toward the East Coast. The group includes Timothy Youngblood, George Hart, Raymond Hayes, Danny Elder, and others linked to armed robbery. A woman was reportedly taken by force.
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Georgia
Midland
Ashcraft
Timothy Youngblood
Monahans
George Robert Hart
Atlanta
Raymond Harris
Tampa
Fla
James Charlie Simpson
Raymond Leslie Hayes
Danny Howard Elder
Bobbie Kay Winter
Coleman
Nixon aide rejects Chinese charge of political gain in thaw
UPI reports State Department spokesman Charles W Bray dismissed a Chinese News Agency claim that Washington seeks political capital from warming ties with Peking. Bray rejected the charge and defended U S stance on Taiwan sovereignty amid tension with Beijing.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Nixon ‘Administration
Peking
Charles W. Bray
Bray
China
Vaccine Immunizes 70 Percent of Lab Hamsters and Mice
UT Knoxville scientists report that embryonic cell vaccines protected 70 percent of hamsters and mice from two forms of cancer in a two year study. Research led by Dr. Joseph H. Coggin, with NCI support, aims to assess cross reactive embryonic antigens and potential human cancer implications.
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Knoxville, Tenn
University of Tennessee
American Society of Microbiology
Minneapolis
Joseph H. Coggin
Coggin
National Cancer Institute
Ut-Knoxvile
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Lubbock Avalanche Journal Subscription Rates Displayed
Morning Edition pricing tables for various delivery options listed by Lubbock Avalanche Journal include Morning Evening Sunday and combinations with prices for 1 year 3 months and Sunday only. The ad details monthly and quarterly rates for different delivery plans.
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Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock Avalanche| Journal
8Th
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