Atlanta abduction ghosted by convicts hold man and girlfriend
David Payne 21 was abducted by three escaped Georgia inmates from Jesup as they robbed a Dairy Queen and searched for a bank job. He recounted five hours of car travel with two captors in Atlanta before the group returned to his apartment where he was tied up just as his girlfriend arrived home.
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Home Payne
Billy
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Murphy Staffins
James Wilkes Jr
Georgia
Florida
Payne
Crime Alert 425 7700 Police number urged for crimes
Public safety notice urges residents to call the 425 7700 line to report crimes or suspicious activities. The brief reminds citizens to use the number for immediate police alerts and situational reporting.
Storms Sink Boats and Deluge Texas Coast
Severe weather battered the coast with heavy winds and rain causing power outages. South Padre Island logged four inches of rain and the Queen Isabella Causeway faced near impassability. Gale warnings were issued from Brownsville to Port O Connor with 2 to 4 foot tides. Thunderstorms spread to the Ohio Valley with strong winds and flooding, while Lexington Kentucky reported over 4 inches of rain in 24 hours. A flash flood watch remained for parts of Arizona as blowing dust reduced visibility in Phoenix Mesa and Chandler. Early temps ranged from 38 in Houston to 93 in Phoenix.
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Queen Isabella
Brownsville
Port O'Connor
Southcentral
Texas
Ohio Valley
Nicholasville
Richmond
Lexington
Utions
Arizona
Phoenix
Mesa
Chandler
Upper Great Lakes
Houston
Maine
Ariz
Gunmen seize Iraqi Embassy in Paris in hostage stand-off
Three Arabic speaking men with submachine guns assault the Iraqi Embassy in Paris taking embassy staff hostage. Two staff members are injured. Police cordon off the area as the attackers barricade inside. The motives remain unknown and no immediate contact is reported.
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Paris
Lebanese army halts Lebanese advance near border amid Christian resistance
The Lebanese army, facing unexpected harassment by Christian forces led by Majors Saad Haddad and Sami Chidiac, paused its southward move along a 50 mile border stretch. Haddad’s followers wear Israeli uniforms and weapons as Tel Aviv reports Christians warning Lebanese troops away from enclaves. Syrians dominate the Arab League force, which backs Lebanon’s border stance against a Syrian-mleet shift.
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Saad Haddad
Sami Chidiac
Haddad
Tel Aviv
Arab League
Lebanon
Israel
Adib Saad
U.N
Beirut
Yasser Arafat
Syria
Pete Rose on Donahue show stirs money jokes and fame
Cincinnati Reds star Pete Rose appeared on Phil Donahue’s talk show drawing several thousand fans as he discussed contract talks with Reds management, his batting streak of 43 games, and the pull of big money while defending his loyalty to Cincinnati. He also fielded a heckler over an underwear ad and joked about slide head first for photo coverage.
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Cincinnati
Pete Rose
Cincinnati Reds
Phil Donahue
Riverfront Coliseum
Rose
Pete
Donahue
Reds
Sparky Anderson
New York
Rhodesians attack in Mozambique near Salisbury
Rhodesian forces launched self defense operations against targets they call terrorist bases of Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe African National Union. Reports say fighters departed Sarum airbase near Salisbury at dawn as weather forecasters note variable clouds and mild temperatures with weekend rainfall totaling 1.55 inches.
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Mozambique
Sarum
Salisbury
Robert Mugabe
Zimbabwe African National Union
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Wandawi
Aneel
Coliseum
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