Siege Ends As Hostage Dies In BC Prison Standoff
At British Columbia Penitentiary in New Westminster, three inmates held 15 hostages for four hours before the siege ended. One female hostage died from chest wounds after being dragged into a vault during the struggle. Inmates Andy Bruce Claire Wilson and Douglas Lucas, all serving life terms for murder or related crimes, were injured as staff intervened. Authorities say the outcome was serious but declined to release further details.
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B.C
British Columbia
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Murphy
Swere
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Baris
Andy Bruce
North Vancouver B.C
Missouri Senate Approves Two Curators Nominees
The Senate Gubernatorial Appointments Committee endorsed F. William McCalpin and Rex Z. Williams to the University of Missouri Board of Curators. James P. Mulvaney was approved for the Public Service Commission, and Henry W. Edmiston and John R. Cline were named to the Missouri Housing Commission. Four Tourism Commission nominees were not approved, awaiting gubernatorial explanation and future action.
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F. William McCalpin
St. Louis
Rex Z. Williams
Rollabanker
James P. Mulvaney
Djennings
Ford Presses For Mideast Settlement
President Ford meets Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in the Oval Office as White House aides seal a push for a new Israel Egypt settlement. Kissinger Sisco and Simcha Dinitz flank the leaders for a businesslike session with a dinner to follow and a second meeting planned.
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Joseph Sisco
Simcha Dinitz
Kissinger
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Andrews
Middle East
United States
Anwar Sadat
Gual
Lobeck Named Dean of MU Med School
Dr. Charles C. Lobeck Jr of New York named dean of the University of Missouri Columbia School of Medicine. Aged 49, he will assume Sept 1 after roles at University of Wisconsin including cystic fibrosis research leadership and clinical affairs director at University Hospital and UW Center of Health Sciences in Madison.
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Charles C. Lobeck, Jr
University of Wisconsin
University of Missouri- Columbia
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University Hospital
University of Wisconsin Center of Health Sciences
Madison
Ky Claims Thieu Planned His Murder In Coup Plot
Former South Vietnamese Premier Nguyen Cao Ky says President Nguyen Van Thieu ordered an assassination attempt after learning of a coup plan by Ky and allies to topple Thieu in April. Ky recounts security guards shooting three would be assassins at Tan Son Nhut, and says U.S. Ambassador Graham Martin urged restraint while Thieu resigned on April 21 and Saigon fell days later. He cites top leaders including Gen Cao Van Vien and Tran Van Minh as part of the coup group.
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Nguyen Cao Ky
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Tan Son Nhut
Virginia
Thien
South Vietnam
U.S
Graham Martin
Cao van Vien
Tran van Minh
Central Highlands
II Corps
Martin
Space linkup safe say US experts and astronauts
Houston AP American experts and the three American astronauts say the planned July linkup of Soviet and U S craft is safe. They challenge critics who warn the mission risks are high, noting atmosphere differences, safety checks, and manual valve overrides.
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U.S
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Apollo
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Russia
Stafford
Donald K. Slayton
Vance D. Brand
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Guilt shown by juror in SLA murder case
Juror Albert Gilding said Russell Little and Joseph Remiro condemned themselves by precise knowledge of Oakland schools security issues tied to Marcus Foster murder. Jury found them guilty of killing Foster and wounding deputy Robert Blackburn on November 6, 1973.
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Albert E. Gilding
Russell Little
Joseph Remiro
Oakland
Marcus Foster
Elvin Sheehy
Gilding
Sacramento County Superior Court
Foster
Robert Blackburn
SLA
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