Man threatens roof hostage to force anti smoking message
Dolphin Lair stages a two hour rooftop stand off atop the United California Bank Building in Los Angeles, forcing hostage Martin Hickey to broadcast his anti smoking message. He cites his father’s death from lung cancer and demands a congressional law requiring warnings that nicotine is a poison.
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Congress
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Drop kidnap charges on babysitter who took two children
Tina Buck also known as Verna McConaha pleaded guilty to theft of a $100 insurance check taken with the children. Champaign County Circuit Court sentenced Buck to one year conditional discharge and ordered repayment, after she testified she believed the 12 and 13 year old boy and girl would be given away. The children, who disappeared Oct. 20 from Urbana, were not harmed.
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Verna McConaha
Champaign County
Roger Little
Miss Buck
Davenport
Prince Bertil Weds Lilian Craig in Private Royal Ceremony
In a private Drottningholm Palace ceremony, Prince Bertil of Sweden wed Lilian Craig after 33 years together. The bride becomes Princess Lilian, with 190 guests including King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia. The couple previously faced marriage delays due to royal succession duties.
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Per Ahlmark
Henry Allard
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Denmark
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Carl Gustaf
Ford Hosts Last State Dinner For Italian Leader
President Ford hosted his final scheduled state dinner honoring Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti. The guest list featured Kissinger, Rockefeller, Burger and other VIPs as Ford bid farewell to foreign dignitaries and prepared for new public appearances.
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Henry Kissinger
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Warren Burger
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