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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1977
Page
3
Ruth Feldman founded the National Odd Shoe Exchange to pair people with mismatched feet. For a $5 fee, subscribers list their sizes to Feldman, who connects them to others with similar needs worldwide.
Wichita Falls dog catcher Jim Ray Goodner and a vigilante posse cornered a 5 foot 100 pound ostrich seen roaming near the city. The bird was placed in the dog pound beside two seized mutts after an hour long chase. The origin of the ostrich remained unknown.
Luis Robinson a 26 year old US Navy seaman seized a Vermont Transit bus bound for Burlington held 25 passengers at JFK Airport demanding 6 million dollars and a plane to Cuba. Two hostages and the driver were killed and four others wounded during a nine hour crisis.
Authorities linked two Oklahoma inmates to a crime wave across Arkansas Louisiana and Oklahoma. Earl Van Denton and Paul Ruiz suspected of abductions and murders. A taxi driver in Purcell and several others remain missing while the search continues with FBI tracking leads.
California trash bag murders case may involve up to 43 victims. In Houston in 1973 police found 17 decomposed bodies in lime-caked graves near the Astrodome after escorting 17 year old Elmer Henley to a boat stall. Patrick Kearney and David Hill faced double murder charges in Riverside. Police tied evidence to six other deaths and 35 possible killings.
In Islamabad the army seized control after four months of unrest placing Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and other leaders in protective custody. Radio Pakistan announced the takeover at about 7:30 am with Bhutto specifically identified. The army signaled a temporary calm and pledged guard over key installations as arrests began around 2 am.
Black Panther cofounder Huey Newton, 35, returns from a 2 year self imposed exile to seek bail in Oakland Municipal Court on murder and assault charges. Prosecutors argue bail should be denied amid a history of flight and violent incidents.
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