Black woman acquitted in icepick stabbing case
A jury of twelve, including six whites and six blacks, acquitted 21 year old Joan Little of all charges in the icepick stabbing of her jailer Clarence Alligood amid claims she acted in self defense during a sexual attack. The verdict followed a short deliberation with no eyewitness to the killing.
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Raleigh, N.C
Joan Little
Clarence Alligood
Miss Little
Alligood
Beaufort County
Washington, D.C
Cantaloupe Pie and City Woes Inspire Reader Notes
Reader comments range from film critique and city planning gripes in Austin to a homey cantaloupe pie recipe and local politics in Duval County. The letters touch on Hollywood depictions of crime, preservation versus development, and public education corruption, weaving humor with civic concern.
School board studies bids blueprints for new stadium and housing
The board reviewed bids for school housing and stadium plans, accepting a $3500 three bedroom Toyah property bid by Ruben Valdez and a $29000 Hackberry house bid by Ron Ethridge though below appraised value. CASSELL ROOFING won the Austin Elementary re-roof bid at $9117. The board also renewed Thomas Y. Picket Co. for mineral evaluations at $20000 yearly for two years. A farm near SWIG was discussed for possible FFA pens. Architects Covington Shelton and Taylor presented stadium blueprints.
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Ruben Valdez
Toyah
Hackberry
Ron Ethridge
Continental Telephone Co
Cassell Roofing
Pecos
Austin Elementary
Texas Roofing Co
Odessa
Thomas Y. Picket Co
Jessie Bell Allen
Swig
FFA
Covington, Shelton and Taylor
Tanker hits platform in Gulf oil spill sparks search
An oil tanker Globuk Sun carrying 46 crew and 14.7 million gallons of crude struck an unmanned Gulf drilling platform early today. Five crew missing. a heavy slick formed two miles long. Coast Guard helicopters evacuated 41 sailors to Galveston. 10 were hospitalized. The incident left no immediate pollution report.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
Lake Charles
Sun
Galveston
Tex
Noral E. Strangeland
Somme
Norway
John Sealy Hospital
Judge schedules hearing on Billie Sol Estes parole case
A district judge in Fort Worth was to hear arguments today in a suit accusing Billie Sol Estes of violating parole by acting as a silent partner in a real estate venture near Keller. Houston planner W Keith Maxwell filed liens. Hidden Valley Country Club Estates seeks them canceled.
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Forth Worth
Tex
Billie Sol Estes
Here
Stan Harrell
Hidden Valley Country Club Estates
Houston
W. Keith Maxwell
Estes
Hidden Valley
Keller
Reputed Mafia figure sought meeting with Hoffa before disappearance
DETROIT AP A confidante of Jimmy Hoffa under truth serum said Anthony Giacalone tried several times to set up meetings with Hoffa before his disappearance. Linteau reportedly told a psychiatrist that Hoffa planned to meet Giacalone and other men on July 30, with two prior meetings falling through.
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Detroit
Teamsters
Jimmy Hoffa
Anthony
Tony Jack
Giacalone
Hoffa
Louis Linteau
Linteau
Bruce Danko
Detroit Free Press
Danko
Tony G
Tony P
Bronfman pleads for sign in Samuel Bronfman's kidnapping
Multimillionaire Edgar Bronfman said he complied with kidnappers demands and begged for proof Samuel Bronfman 2nd is alive. He urged renewed contact via a secret telephone number as a 4.5 million ransom deadline looms within 10 days. A tape of Samuel's voice arrived and a family statement urged clear, specific instructions while stressing time is running out.
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Yorktown Heights
N.Y
Edgar Bronfman
Samuel Bronfman
Samuel
Westchester County
FBI
Bronfman
Seagram’s Co. Ltd
Montreal
Jonathan Rinehart
Diesel rig chase ends with repossession near Pecos
A dramatic pursuit involving 18 wheelers roared through Pecos after James P. Scarpo of Tampa had his truck removed from a parking area near the American Motor Inn. The chase along Highway 80 and Highway 285 ended when officers stopped the vehicle and Scarpo was advised to pursue legal action at the Grand Jury session on August 28.
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Pecos
Highway 80
James P. Scarpo
Tampa
Fla
American Motor Inn
Scarpo
Scarpa
Highway 285
Interstate 20
Garland Patterson
Gerald Harris
Golden Adjusters
Associated Finance Co
Harris
Patterson
FBI questions ex Hoffa aide
Don Vestal of Dallas says he was questioned by the FBI about possible cooling off places Hoffa might use. He previously stated Hoffa engineered his own disappearance to avoid testifying on union activities with the Nixon administration.
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Dallas
James Hoffa
FBI
Hoffa
Don Vestal
Vestal
Union
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Reeves County Sheriff's Posse
Sheriff's Posse
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Mike Boatright
Lake Orion
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By John Pitts
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Betty Smith
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Sheila Moore
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