Parole Hurdle for Fugate in Starkweather Killing Spree
Lincoln AP report says Carol Ann Fugate, once 14 and partner of Charles Starkweather in a 1958 murder spree that left 11 dead, clears a parole hurdle. A majority on the state parole board recommended commuting her sentence to a definite term, a step toward parole. Fugate, now 30, was sentenced at 15 to life for first degree murder.
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Lincoln, Neb
Carol Ann Fugate
Charles Starkweather
State Parole Board
State Pardon Board
Starkweather
Nebraska
Wyoming
Miss Fugate
Trial testimony inflames Gainesville Eight case in court
In Gainesville Florida the conspiracy trial adds intensity as witnesses discuss automatic weapons grenades and bridge bombing plots. Sgt. Harrison Crenshaw a narcotics supervisor from Dade County Public Safety testified late Thursday.
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Gainesville, Fla
Gainesville
Harrison Crenshaw
Dade County Public Safety Department
Threats Target 1972 Republican Convention Planners
Defendants Alton Foss and Donald P. Perdue of the Miami area, with five Vietnam Veterans Against the War leaders, faced trial on charges of plotting to use guns bombs and slingshots in the Miami area during the convention. A Secret Service threat caused postponement of a Treasury official speech and a bank association meeting, with events rescheduled after the bomb scare.
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Alton Foss
Donald P. Perdue
Miami
Foss
Perdue
Washington
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Shultz
American Bank
Secret Serviceers Association
Ex Yank Soldiers Want More War
Washington reports dozens of former U S servicemen inquire weekly to volunteer for Cambodian forces but was told by an embassy spokesman that foreign nationals are not accepted in Cambodia's military. Since 1970 more than 200 Americans have contacted the embassy seeking enlistment, with about 50 inquiries in the last two months.
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Washington
U.S
American Security Council
Mutual Broadcasting System
Hairdressing Nun Changes Image in Minnesota
Sister Pietro Ryan of the Sisters of St. Francis in Mankato runs Hilltop Sculpture Curl Salon blending faith and work. The first in her order to enter business, she earned a state hair dresser license after 11 months training and streams customers with listening as her calling. A separate report notes a car antenna was stolen from Robert DeVance at Eighth and Texas.
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Mankato, Minn
Pietro Ryan
Hilltop Sculpture Curl Salon
Pietro
Sisters of St. Francis
The
St. Francis Personnel
Rochester
Hilltop
Robert DeVance
East 11Th
Eighth
Texas
Carl Peterson
Mankato
Texas constitutional panel revises taxing power stance
The Texas Constitutional Revision Commission reversed Thursday’s plan to grant the legislature near unlimited taxation authority. A motion to reconsider passed 24 to 5, and the panel postponed further debate on taxing power to its September 6 meeting.
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Austin
Texas Constitutional Revision Commission
Commission
Mark Martin
Dallas
Leon Jaworski
Houston
Martin
New Mexico Law Wants Gaudet Too
Edwin Gaudet, facing a federal charge of threatening the President, may trigger state warrants on assault with intent to kill three officers if released on bond in Albuquerque. State charges carry up to 165 years. federal charge carries up to five years or a fine. The case involves a Taos mountain search, surrender, and potential transfer to Louisiana for federal proceedings.
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Taos
N.M
Edwin Gaudet
Albuquerque
Taos County
Norbert Martinez
Martinez
New Orleans
Gaudet
New Mexico
U.S
Robert McCoy
Louisiana
Asst. Dist. Atty
James Brandenburg
Asst. U.S. Atty
Rick Smith
Smith
McCoy
Jose Lucero
Robert Tafoya
Questa
Harold Anglada
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Secret Service
Anglada
Tafoya
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Grandview Broadmoor ‘Shopping Center
Americord
Long Beach
Calif
Constitutional Revision Commission
Ers
Barnes & Pelletier
Flues Ay
White Sulphur Springs
W.va
Greenbrier County
George Wallace
Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Garrett Coliseum
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