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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1978

Page

12

Air Force sergeant released to aid in missing child search

Air Force sergeant Staff Sgt. John Clark was freed after three weeks in jail in exchange for help locating his missing 2 year old son Shane Clark. A state court had awarded permanent custody of Shane to welfare authorities after alleged deliberate burns. Clark admitted he lied about who helped plan the removal, naming his former attorney Benjamin Lucas and others. Authorities continued to search, including in Arkansas, for the child.

San Antonio Clark Shane

Gold Hits New Highs on Europe Markets

Price of gold climbs on London and Zurich markets to record highs near 208 per ounce as the dollar sinks to new lows vs the West German mark and the Swiss franc. London dealers fix at 208 after opening 207.25 to 207.45, closing Tuesday 206.45. Zurich opens 206.75, rises to 208.25 amid yen at 187.60. Frankfurt shows dollar at 1.9710 marks.

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