Ticket Taylor the Living Legend of Homestead
In Homestead Florida William Ticket Taylor inspires a country rock ballad by Marine Sgt Verlon Thompson who wrote about his ticketing persona. The song tailed him from Krome Avenue to a roadside diner where locals hear it on air often. Thompson aims for national radio play while Taylor shrugs at the fame.
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Taylor
Sgt
Verlon Thompson
Thompson
Miami
Sgt. Thompson
Krome Avenue
Ticket Taylor
Mutiny Survivors Rescued After Mimi Sinking
Five crew members from the Mimi were rescued by a diverted German vessel after abandoning ship in a life raft. Indonesians and a Filipino cook survived while four German officers remained missing 215 miles south of Miami as the cause of sinking and mutiny was being investigated.
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Miami
U.S. Coast Guard
Mimi
Coast Guard
Steve Frazier
Caribbean
Lalli
Frazier
Major quake rocks New Hebrides region in Pacific
A powerful earthquake measured about 7.8 on the Richter scale struck the New Hebrides Islands area in the southwest Pacific near 10:36 a.m. EDT. No tsunami or damages were reported in the sparsely populated region, per the U S Geological Survey noting it was near the year’s second largest quake after May near Portugal.
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Washington
New Hebrides Islands
Southwest Pacific Ocean
U.S. Geological Survey
Portugal
Election 75 A Series on Franklin Township Trustees
A candidate profiles feature begins today detailing biographical sketches and campaign platforms for Franklin Township trustees. The series runs through the Sunday before the November 4 election to aid voters before they cast ballots.
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Franklin Township
Five Convicts Escape Marion Penitentiary With Gadget
Five inmates escaped from Marion Federal Penitentiary using an electronic gadget crafted in a prison shop. Warden Charles Fenton said the men fled Friday at 8 p.m after overpowering instructor Loren Dees who had been lured into a back room. Authorities hunt the convicts through pine hills with a car waiting at the road.
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Marion, Ill
Charles Fenton
Marion Federal Penitentiary
Loren Dees
Edward P. Roche
Katonah
N.Y
Fenton
Roche
Maurice Philion
Oakland
Calif
Henry M. Gargano
Chicago
Dennis D. Hunter
Salem
Ohio
Arthur J. Mankins
Germantown
N.C
Fromme film injunction sought to limit showing in 25 counties
Lawyers for Lynette Fromme request a court order to bar a documentary in which she holds a rifle and declares love of it. The film, about the Manson clan, drew reporters in Los Angeles on Sept. 5 as Fromme faced charges linked to an alleged Ford assassination attempt. Public Defender Walker seeks a nationwide ban near Sacramento for fair-trial concerns.
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Sacramento
Calif
Lynette Fromme
Charles Manson
Los Angeles
Miss Fromme
Ford
E. Richard Walker
Manson
Beiruts Sniper Kills At Peace March Amid Sectarian Tension
A sniper shot into a peace march in Beirut killing two people and worsening the effort to defuse the Lebanese crisis. Leaders from Moslem and Christian communities and Palestine guerrilla groups met near the ChiyahEin Rummaneh front line to remove barricades and gunmen.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Chiyah
Ein Rummaneh
Autumn Day with Mild sunshine Turns Cloudy Overnight
Sunny autumn day rises to the 70s with pleasant skies. Clouds increase tonight with a low in the 50s and another high in the 70s tomorrow.
Father Changes Mind on Life Support After Son Dies
Elyria Ohio AP. Seventeen year old Randal Carmen declared legally dead after three weeks on machines including respirator and body temperature support from Elyria Memorial Hospital. His father Richard Carmen of Wellington considers legal action to spare others from similar ordeal. attorney Cirigliano says action possible though likely moot.
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Elyria
Ohio
Randal Carmen
Randal
Richard Carmen
Wellington
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Carmen
Joseph J. Cirigliano
Cirigliano
Hospital drills reveal emergency prep gaps at Middletown
A mock disaster drill at Middletown Hospital last week exposed deficiencies in emergency preparedness. Separate features cover a Vietnam refugee who vows not to return, and a local woman author promoting girls in nontraditional roles while balancing family life.
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Middletown Hospital
Vietnam
Mike McLeod
Rosalie Koskenmaki
Nancy Vorhis
Algeria Accepts Chilean Refugees After Hostage Protest
Sixteen Chilean refugees and their Brazilian leader arrived in Algiers from Rome after Algeria granted temporary asylum following a 55 hour hostage situation in Argentina. Ten refugees released on Friday night. the group traveled via Dakar and Rome. Humberto Cortes said the protest aimed to draw attention to refugee conditions and criticized regional officials for inaction.
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Algiers
Argentina
Rome
Algeria
Buenos Aires
Dakar
Senegal
Humberto Bernardo Cortes
U.N
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Robert Holley
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Thomas Collins
Eanes
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