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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1976
Page
6
The Altoona Tribune, a weekly paper known for outspoken editorials, was gutted by a Thursday night fire suspected to be arson. Fire Chief Morris Forsythe said the interior was destroyed except the darkroom. state fire marshal investigators probed, while publisher Garry Stanley hinted at larger forces and planned a new office and next edition.
In San Francisco AP reports prosecutor James Browning asks the court to deny bail to Patricia Hearst while she appeals her seven year term for bank robbery and weapon charges. Judge Orrick said the crime was violent and Hearst could be jailed after serving 371 days. Hearst and her defense appeal promptly.
Philadephia AP reports 82 year old Herbert Krone of Lancaster says this year's wooly bear caterpillars are pale with platinum blonde color, signaling a mild winter. He claims 97 percent accuracy and notes most caterpillars seen are female, forecasting warmth in fall and early spring.
A Soviet pilot Lt. Valentino Ivanovich Zachmiev, 32, landed a light four-seat mail plane at a strip in Ahar Azerbaijan province Iran and asked for political asylum in the United States. Iranian reports say he landed on an asphalt road outside the town.
Five front line African states met in Lusaka led by Zambia and Tanzania to discuss Prime Minister Smiths plan for black rule in Rhodesia. ANC factions in Rhodesia split with moderates finding the plan insufficient and militants demanding faster change. Kissinger presented the plan as sanctions extended since 1966 while UN said any lifting hinges on Security Council action. Presidents Nyerere and Kaunda offered cautious responses as regional diplomacy intensifies. County forecast notes cloudy with showers and cool highs in the 70s.
President Ford shifts to a deep south and Mississippi river campaign trek aboard a paddle wheel boat Natchez while Jimmy Carter tours the West Coast. Mondale and Dole also campaigned as debates draw fire over tax reform figures and education costs.
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