Jonestown Attack Recounts Night of Terror at Port Kaituma
A survivor recalls the Port Kaituma gunfight connected to Jonestown. NBC crew members Bob Brown and Don Harris were fatally shot as attackers armed with public safety items opened fire. Survivors hid in the swamp and airstrip area while Guyanese soldiers and locals sheltered them through a stormy night.
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Port Kaituma
Jonestown
Point Blanknangey
Mark Lane
Charles Garry
Carter
Ryan
People’s Temple
FBI
San Francisco
Georgetown
Puerto Rico
Jacqueline Speier
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
State Department
NBC
Don Harris
Robert Brown
Los Angeles
San Francisco Examiner
Gregory Robinson
Patricia Park
Brown
San Francisco Chronicle
Ron Javers
Bob
Javers
United States
Jones
Prophet of God
San Juan
UPI
Bob Brown
Attakers
Leo Ryan
Pattie Parker
Greg Robinson
Rum House
Judge bars Kent strike at New London plants
About 72 Local 931 workers at Kent Sporting Goods in New London and Wellington are enjoined from blocking plant shipments and from harassing non striking employees. Judge Robert W. Smith issued a 14 day temporary restraining order as the strike persists with no talks planned. The firm alleges blocking truck routes and threats to drivers, naming two local union leaders as cited incidents. A hearing on a preliminary injunction is scheduled for November 27. Kent Sporting Goods warns the strike may cause financial harm to its U S and international sales of golf bags life vests and related goods.
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Kent Sporting Goods Co
New London
Wellington
Huron County Common Pleas
Robert W. Smith
United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers’ Union of America
Robert Tipton
Ashland
Tipton
Ohio 60
Helen Carter
Norma McConnell
Kent
Ohio 58
Smith
Kent Sporting Goods
United States
Weather and local notices from LC newspaper
Mostly cloudy and cold through Tuesday with light snow possible. Highs in the 30s, lows in the 20s. 20 to 30 percent precip chance. East to southeast winds tonight. Sunday temps 44 to 33 with zero precipitation. Marriage license applications list four couples. Births include two Norwalk families, a Wakeman birth. Death noted for Maude E. Robson, 86, Greenwich area. Walt Disney's Oscar record cited.
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Mark H. Fenwick
Cleveland
Suellen M. Heyman
Norwalk
Kennard A. Shoup
Attica
Cynthia L. Heisler
Willard
David E. Ott
Mason
Laureen A. Plue
James and
Sherry Smith
Fisher-Titus
Philip and
Kimberly Dyer
Fisher- Titus
Robert
Linda Cotter
Wakeman
Fisheritus
Maude E. Robson
Greenwich
Convict Conte, Two Others Escape, Is Killed
John Conte, 43, leader of a 1970s Ohio prison riot and one of three escapees, was shot to death near Findlay after kidnapping a Michigan motel couple. The pursued trio fled from Marion to Lucasville before Conte forced their car toward Columbus. A man who grabbed Conte’s gun shot him five times as Conte tried to reenter the car. Authorities linked a Romulus Michigan motel to the kidnapping. Next, details from page 16.
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Georgetown
Guyana
UPI
California
State Department
Jonestown
Washington
Jim Jones
People’s Temple Group
Findlay
Ohio
John Conte
Michigan
Hancock County
Bill Bell
Conte
Romulus
Mich
Bell
Columbus
Ohio Highway Patrol
Toledo
Abbey
Yellow Springs
Chamber Of Commerce Honors Three For Service
The annual Chamber of Commerce Ball recognized three area men for service to the community at the National Armory before about 250 attendees. WLKR general manager Jim Westerhold received a Presidential Citation for unselfish devotion and keeping communication open during the blizzard. Charles Smith of Certain Teed Products Corp. earned the 1978 Distinguished Service Award for coordinating aid to stranded motorists and providing meals and shelter during the storm. James Smith of Kubach Smith Funeral Home was honored for year round service, with his wife accepting the award.
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Chamber of Commerce
Jim Westerhold
WLKR
Charles Smith
Certain- Teed Products Corp
James Smith
Kubach-Smith Funeral Home
National Armory
Westerhold
Wilkr
Buckeye State
Sheriff's Association
Huron County
John Borgia
Richard Westhofen
Fisher-Titus Hospital
Certain-Teed
U.S. 250
Ohio Turnpike
Smith
Norwalk
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Chamber
Daniel L. Sengstock
Bob Bolyard
Ergun Baharoglu
Mike Meinke
Cleveland
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United Press International
Peoples Temple
Walt Disney
Mickey Mouse
Billy McKinney
David Pilkington
Marion
Lucasville
Kathy Szeibach
Reflector
James Westerhold
Lou Smith
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