Tornadoes Cut Through Arkansas Leaving Death Toll Rising
A Sunday storm system battered Arkansas with high winds and a deadly tornado. James A. Smokie Osborne and his wife sheltered with their 8 year old son as their home was destroyed, but they remained unhurt. Elsewhere Lurline L. Helms, 53, near El Dorado died in the tornado and Charles Joe Sparks, seven months old, drowned at Helena.
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Associated Press
James A
Smokie
Osborne
U.S. 82
el Dorado
Union County
Helms
Sparks
Joe Purvis
Helena
Jack Milam
Milam
Arkansas
Custody Clash Ties Jones to Jonestown Influencers
AP reports Jim Jones avoided court summonses in the US and Guyana over custody of John Victor Steen. Georgetown officials, including Home Minister Claude Mingo, faced pressure to intervene. The saga interweaves with the Jonestown massacre and Jones's tight ties to Guyanese politics and police interests. The case delayed in Guyana aided Rep. Leo Ryan’s investigation. 900 plus died at Jonestown.
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Jonestown
Guyana
John Victor Steen
Jim Jones
Associated Press
Jones
Grace Stoen
U.S
Stoen
Leo Ryan
Ryan
Jamestown
Georgetown
Peoples Temple
Claude Mingo
Lionel Luckhoe
Mingo
Luckhoe
Forbes Burnham
Lionel
Steen
Donald King
San Francisco
Frederick Wills
Gunmen attack Tehran police station in overnight assault
Gunmen hurled bombs and fired on a downtown Tehran police station killing one officer and wounding another. Authorities say terrorists also fired on guards at the Egyptian Embassy residence but caused no injuries. The attacks mark a rare security clash amid ongoing uprisings against Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
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ED Blanche
Associated Press
Tehran
Iran
Rte
Shah Mohammed Rezaahlavi
Synanon founder charged in murder conspiracy case
SAN FRANCISCO AP Charles E Dederich once posed as Synanon s designer and chief. He lies hospitalized with acute low mood and is charged with murder conspiracy linked to the rattlesnake bite a Los Angeles attorney received in October. Dederich was arrested in Lake Havasu City Arizona after a weekend detainment.
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Associated Press
SAN Francisco
Charles E. Dederich
Synanon
Dederich
Los Angeles
Paul Morantz
Lake Havasu City
Ariz
Jones
Peoples Temple
Gulf Oil Co
Ucla
Santa Monica
Marin County
Tulare County
Sierra
General Motors
Ford
Xerox
Pan-Am
Sperry Rand
Marijuana distribution cited as big business and jobs source
Former White House adviser Dr. Peter Bourene warned at a Southeastern Conference event that marijuana trafficking funds a so‑called new aristocracy and fuels legitimate ventures, noting Florida as a top cannabis market while linking it to broader crime and health controversy.
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Atlanta
White House
Peter Bourene
Southeastern Conference On Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Florida
Bourne
Carter
Voting in Venezuela Christian party takes early lead
Luis Herrera Campins of the Social Christian Party led early returns in Venezuela's presidential election as Venevision tallied 1,279,132 votes about 20 percent, ahead of Luis Pinerua Ordaz of Democratic Action by 47,149 votes while official counts lagged. Voting hours were extended from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m and some provincial polls remained open past midnight for voters in line.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Luis Herrera Campins
Social Christian Party
Venevision
Social Christian
Luis Pinerua Ordaz
Democratic Action Party
Supreme Electoral Council
Herrera Campins
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Richmond
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