Surviving the Mountain Crash Four Rescued From Plane
Four of five aboard a Piper Cherokee survived five days in a snowbound wreck on a Colorado ridge. They read the Book of Job as rescuers arrived after a weeklong search, while pilot Gary Meeks was not found. The party and Meeks Sr. wife Patricia and two stepsons were airlifted or escorted to Salida Hospital.
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Associated Press
Salida
Colo
Steve Smart
Dallas
Texas
Aspen
Gary Meeks
Smart
Meeks
Patricia Meeks
Gary Meeks Jr
Darren Meeks
Salida Hospital
Unemployed father letters for death to gain aid
An anonymous 36 year old unemployed father wrote a Des Moines Register letter promising to die by own hand on January 1 1982 so his family could collect Aid to Dependent Children. Iowans offered help including cash clothing and jobs while authorities sought the writer through handwriting analysis and police work.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Younkers Department
Bill Tate
Eagle Grove
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Des Moines Register
Polk County Attorney’s Office
The
Tribune
Register
Michael Gartner
Atlanta juror pool swells as Williams murder trial nears
Prospective jurors in Wayne Williams case show rising bias concerns and many claim hardship or opinion on guilt. Judge Cooper screens 48 more as prosecutors lament declining willingness to serve.
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Atlanta
Wayne B. Williams
Williams
Nathaniel Cater
Jimmy Ray Payne
Superior Court
Clarence Cooper
Cooper
Lewis Slaton
Slaton
Alvin Binder
Binder
FBI seeks bank teller in holiday heist in Denver
FBI seeks Ran dall William Clary a 21 year old teller at First Interstate Bank of Denver who allegedly left Christmas Eve with 304500 in untraceable $50 and $100 bills. warrant says he hid cash in shirt boxes inspected later by bank staff.
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FBI
Denver
Randall William Clary
First Interstate Bank of Denver
Clary
Bill Begalke
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Texas Electric Service Company to amend fuel cost factor tariff
Public notice announces intent to amend the fuel cost factor tariff to allow pre approval of certain fuel related expenses before inclusion in monthly electric bills. Effective January 13, 1982 or soon after. Administrative change not expected to alter rates or revenues. On file with the Public Utility Commission in Austin and with affected municipalities. Copies available at company offices.
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Texas Electric Service Company
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Public Utility Commission
Austin
Texas
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Kansas
Gary
Rockies
ADC
Polk County
Wednesday
S Register
Gartner
Dan Johnston
U.S
Royce D. Sickler
West Side
West County Road
University and
First Savings and Loan Association OF Odessa
East Eighth
Odessa
East Seventh Street
East 42Nd Street
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