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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1982

Page

3

Defense tests for Von Bulow rest without defendant on stand

The Von Bulow defense rested after a surprise medical witness testified that Martha von Bulow said her first coma resulted from an attempted suicide. Prosecutors planned rebuttal witnesses as Claus von Bulow, 55, faces charges of insulin overdose to murder his wife during 1979 and 1980 Newport visits.

Associated Press Newport R.I Claus von Bulow Martha Sunny

BeaufOrt Teens Take School Captives In Bomb Plot

Two 14-year-old eighth graders in Beaufort North Carolina seized a principal and teacher with a loaded shotgun after placing two homemade bombs in a school restroom and stocking lockers with food knives and military clothing. A passing teacher disarmed them. Authorities say the boys aimed to fly to Brazil to become mercenaries. The bombs were found and deactivated.

Beaufort N.C Brazil

Beaufort Middle School Youths Plotted Hostage Incident

Beaufort Middle School in the coastal town of Beaufort reported a serious but non injurious plot after three youths were found in custody. Officers recovered stored food three combat knives a teargas container camouflage gear and gunbelts in their lockers. Principal Ben Day described a plan to hold him for days commandeer an airplane and flee to Brazil to join mercenaries.

Beaufort Middle School Beaufort Marvin Knox Ben Day Comandeer Brazil

Reagan Returns to Acting in TV Docu-Drama

The Associated Press reports President Reagan resumes acting briefly as himself in a Washington TV program about his assassination attempt. The March 30 air date marks the first anniversary of the event and includes doctors and nurses who saved his life in a reenacted hospital scene.

Associated Press Washington Reagan George Washington University Hospital White House

Williams ruled out as suspect in Columbus stranglings

Atlanta murder convict Wayne B Williams was checked as a possible suspect in the Columbus Georgia elderly women strangling spree from Sep 1977 to Apr 1978. Forensic tests on hair blood and saliva found no match. Williams had been arrested in Atlanta for other slayings.

Atlanta Wayne B. Williams Columbus Williams David Hopkins Hopkins Wynnton Nathaniel Cater Jimmy Ray Payne

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