Tragic Portland Tank Siege Ends in FBI Kill Shot
William H. Abernathy, 25, climbed a Port land International Airport fuel tank with two guns and two men, demanding to see his ex wife and children. FBI sharpshooters fatally wounded him as he descended, after psychological distress from a broken marriage and prior attempts at disarmament failed. His ex wife and two children were flown to Portland unharmed.
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Ore
FBI
William H. Abernathy
Portland International Airport
Phillip Moss
Abernathy
Vietnam
Moss
Nancy Lynn
Jennifer
Scott
Gene Lloyd
Lockheed Air Terminal
Lloyd
Loren
Ation
Lockheed
Steven J. Dalling
Steve
Pankratz
Nancy
William Abernathy
Driver Killed in Seattle Sniper Rampage
About 70 officers hunted a sniper whose bullets felled a motorist and struck a truck driver during rush hour near Interstate 405 north of Washington 520. Abraham Saltzman, 54, died at the scene. John Roger Mott, 22, was wounded but survived. A fourth car was hit. The gunman, in his 20s, used a high powered rifle and fired eight to ten shots. The Bellevue hospital patient underwent four hours of surgery and remained in intensive care. Authorities hunted the wooded hillside area east of the freeway with a helicopter aiding the search.
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Seattle
Abraham Saltzman
Bellevue
Interstate 405
Washington 520
John Roger Mott
Overlake Hospital
Donald van Blaricom
Richard Brivstuen
Monroe
Blaricom
Ian Wallace
Jailed Man May Be Tied To 26 Deaths
Florida officials link a jailed Fort Pierce man to up to 26 deaths through handwritten notes describing hangings and ritual acts. He has not been charged with crimes but is being investigated for connections to teen deaths in Fort Lauderdale. Investigators examine locations across Iowa West Virginia and other states.
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Vero Beach
Fla
Robert Stone
Fort Pierce
Fort Lauderdale
Stone
Susan Place
Georgia Jessup
Iowa
West Virginia
Odessa American City Notices and Subscription Rates
The Odessa American lists office address at 222 East 4th Street Odessa Texas. It notes second class matter status under the 1879 Act and provides subscription rates for home delivery and mail options, along with single copy prices for daily, Saturday, and Sunday editions.
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Odessa
Texas
East 4Th Street
Odessa ‘American
Ector County
Aquatabs Diuretic Claim From Latham Pharmacy Ad
An advertising notice promotes NEW AQUATABS as a mild diuretic to reduce temporary water weight from premenstrual bloating. It claims quick action and relief from body puffiness and waist enlargement, with a money back guarantee from Latham Pharmacy.
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Latham Pharmacy
E. Univ
Broncho Chevrolet Sees 4000 Vehicles Sold Last Year
Broncho Chevrolet reports about 4000 new and used cars and trucks sold in the past calendar year and anticipates a rise exceeding 25 percent. The dealership, located at Little Detroit, says customers feel like they are buying from a factory friend due to very low markups.
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Pecos
Pecos-Barstow
Mildred Jenson
Barstow
Frances Davenport
Margaret Meyer
Lillian Watters
South Pecos
Elizabeth Shannon
Odessa
Broncho Chevrolet
Detroit
John Late
Little Detroit
Broncho
Chevrolet
Little
America
Two Injured In Accidents In City Traffic Wrecks
Rory Rena Westfall twenty, of 4907 North Dixie, and a nine year old were treated and released after separate two car crashes. Westfall was admitted for observation with head back and right elbow injuries after a Monday evening University Street collision involving Richard D Westfall and Gary Dean Steed. A second incident on Monday afternoon at Ninth Street left John D Cravey with a shoulder injury. he was treated and released.
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Rory Rena Westfall
North Dixie
Medical Center Hospital
Westfall
John D. Cravey
Robert Cra Ey
MacArthur
Found Unharmed Girl Reunited With Mother In Houston
Four year old Raquel Ben David, kidnapped from a New Orleans restaurant Saturday, was found unharmed Sunday night in a Houston bus station. Police say hair was cut and she was left with a woman passenger from Reynosa. Mother Hay shia Ben David, a former New Orleans police employee, reunited with the child as authorities coordinated between Houston and New Orleans and the FBI.
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Houston
New Orleans
Raquel Ben- David
Hayshia Ben David
Michela
Theresa Stark
Reynosa
Mexico
Stark
Monahans Jaycees Elect Officers
Monahans Jaycees have elected Danny Ryan as president. Other officers include Tom Cook, treasurer Lord insnsen, parliamentarian Tom Kelier, second vice president J C Greer, first vice president Bruce Treadway, and secretary.
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Monahans
Monahans Jaycees
Danny Ryan
Tom Cook
Lord Insnsen
Tom Kelier
J.C. Greer
Bruce Treadway
Millionaire reports jewel theft tied to earlier loss
Houston police investigate a theft of jewels valued at 282000 reported by Candace Messler Garrison. Police note she had previously reported most of the same jewels stolen in Miami Beach Florida, creating a linked loss claim.
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Houston
Candace Messler Garrison
Miami Beach
Fla
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