Mass kidnapping feared as 26 children vanish with bus driver
In Chowchilla California police and deputies search farmland through a storm for 26 children aged 5 to 15 and their driver Frank Ray Jr after the bus was found abandoned in a dry canal. Sheriff Bates calls it an abduction and the FBI is involved while investigators pursue multiple leads and a white van sighting near the drop point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chowchilla
Calif
Madera County
San Joaquin Valley
Ed Bates
Fresno
Dairyland Unified School
Nita Hansen
Frank Edward Ray Jr
Bates
Carter declares new mood in America after Democratic convention
At the 1976 Democratic National Convention Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale urged a new mood in America. Carter returns to Georgia to map post convention strategy while Mondale frames his role. The platform endorses their ticket and liberals push to close loophole primaries nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
White House
Carter
Walter F. Mondale
Minnesota
America
Democratic National Committee
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Mondale
Martin Luther King
Plains
Sen. Mondale
Atlanta
Washington
U S Embassy Beirut to End Most Functions and Evacuate
The U S Embassy in Beirut announced the closure of the majority of its functions including consular services and coordinated an evacuation for Sunday as fighting rages in Beirut and northern Lebanon. At least 129 were killed and 134 wounded overnight amid clashes between Moslem and Christian sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut
Lebanon
U.S
Yasir Arafat
Hafez Assad
No Man’s Land
State Department
Washington
Syria
Francis E. Meloy Jr
Ford
U. S
Arafat
Assad
Damascus
Safar
Sidon
Jezzine
Tripoli
Weather Update Forecast Clearing Skies Tonight
Skies will be clear tonight with cooler air and a low near 55. Saturday expects sunshine and a high near 80. Yesterday reached 95, the year’s high, with an overnight low of 66 and rainfall of 0.38 inches. Extended outlook shows a chance of showers Sunday and Monday, then fair Tuesday.
Piranhas in Florida Aquariums Mistaken Identity Could Be Fatal
In Florida pet shops piranhas mistaken for pacus were sold to at least four stores. The Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission warns operators and urges returns while acknowledging inspection limits. The mislabelled fish came from Exotica Fish Co. of Gibsonton with 23 two inch piranhas identified among shipments. Affiliates report buyers untracked. officials stress danger if released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
Florida
Tropic
South America
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
Lynch
Commission
Tallahassee
Earl Harris
St. Petersburg
Fin City
Faye Hensley
Exotica Fish Co
Gibsonton
Hank Larsen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Childrens
Sam Baretta
Lisa Baretta
Said
Robert Strauss
Strauss
Francisco
Sacramento
Miles
Ann Landers
Jack Lynch
Sunset Aquarium
Clearwater
Miami
Fish Commission
Earl Frye
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!