Vietnam veteran siege ends with hostage crisis in Cleveland
A 30 year old Vietnam veteran Ashley Leach took 13 hostages for nine hours at Terminal Tower in Cleveland to protest Chessie System veterans practices. He threatened extortion and kidnapping charges. four hostages escaped and others unharmed. FBI and police joined Chessie officials in the investigation.
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Cleveland
Terminal
Ashley Leach
Huntington
W.va
Charles R. McKinnon
FBI
Leach
Chessie System Inc
Howard Skidmore
Chessie
Skidmore
Hays T. Watkins
Watkins
Cyrus Eaton
Platform Diver Hurt In Near-Miss Jump
SEATTLE AP. Julie Kellum 24 leaped from a 45 foot fairground platform in Kitsap County after repeatedly threatening to jump from the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. She landed in a water tank and is in intensive care. 32 people have previously died attempting the bridge jump. Kellum, a Port Angeles waitress, faced a taunting crowd shouting No Jump as she jumped.
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Seattle
Julie
Tacoma Narrows
Julie Kellum
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Miss Kellum
Miss Kellums
Port Angeles
Wash
Kitsap County Fair
Today in History for August 27, 1976
The date marks WWII occupation of Japan in 1945, Caesar’s invasion of Britain in 55 B C, Titusville’s 1859 oil well, Garibaldi’s 1862 stop, Kellogg Briand pact in 1928, Danzig demand in 1939, 1967 Lake Erie tragedy, 1969 Israeli raid in Egypt, de Gaulle in Ethiopia in 1967, a 1975 Chad coup, Haile Selassie’s death in 1976, Walter Heller’s 61st birthday, Mae West quip, and the 1776 Battle of Long Island note.
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Associated Press
Japan
Julius Caesar
Britain
United States
Titusville
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Rome
Paris
Nazi Germany
Danzig
Lake Erie
Huron
Ohio
Nile Valley
Upper
Egypt
Charles de Gaulle
Ethiopia
Somaliland
Chad
Haile Selassie
Walter Heller
Mae West
Long Island
Viking Digs More Soil From Mars
In Pasadena AP reports Viking 1 has dug another Mars trench gathering soil for life detecting tests. Viking 2 orbits Mars with a Sept 3 descent planned and photographs the landing site about 4 000 miles away. Early pyrolytic release results hint at life but nonbiological explanations remain possible. The new tests finish in about a week with further biology experiments starting Saturday.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mars
Viking 2
Viking
Emmy Turns North Slows as Hurricane Intensifies
The National Weather Service bulletin places Hurricane Emmy at 30.5N 53.5W, about 700 miles east-southeast of Bermuda. Emmy moves north at 10 mph, may slow or turn west due to high pressure, with winds near 110 mph and gale force extend 150 miles. Central pressure not yet measured. further strengthening possible.
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Miami
Fla
National Weather Service
Emmy
Bermuda
Rubber strike ends with costly tire price hike
More than half of the 70,000 stranded rubber workers are expected back next week after Firestone and Goodyear reached tentative deals with the United Rubber Workers. The settlements, including wage gains and cost-of-living protections, are forecast to push tire prices up 12 to 17 percent, with winter and snow tires in short supply as production resumes.
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Cleveland
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
United Rubber Workers
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Mario A. DiFederico
Firestone
DiFederico
Goodyear
Peter Bommarito
URW
Tire and
BF Goodrich
Uniroyal
Bommarito
Texas Senators On Losing End
Washington AP reports Texas Senators John Tower and Lloyd Bentsen opposed tabling an anti-busing amendment as the Senate voted 46 to 38, leaving them on the losing side.
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Washington
Texas
John Tower
Lloyd Bentsen
Senate
Notice to Contractors Calhoun County Airport improvements bid
Sealed bids addressed to Calhoun County Commission er's Court will be received by the County Auditor in Port Lavaca Texas until 11:00 AM September 16 1976 for reconstruction work on Runway 14 32 Taxiway A and Apron at Calhoun County Airport Plans prepared by URS Forrest and Cotton Austin Texas. The proposal has three separate bid sections Base Bid Additive for Taxiway A and Additive Alternate for Apron. Bids after the time will be returned unopened. Proposals must include bids for all three alternates or be rejected. The owner may award a contract based on any combination of the sections. Minimum wage rates and Equal Opportunity and nondiscrimination provisions apply with Federal requirements. Proposals require cashier's check or bid bond equal to 5 percent of the total bid. Performance and payment bonds of 100 percent are required. An affirmative action program is required for contractors with 50 or more employees or subcontractors of that size.
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Calhoun County Commissioner's Court
James F. Houlihan
Calhoun County
Texas
S. Ann Street
Port Lavaca
URS/Forrest and Cotton, Inc
Austin
Lime Rock
Secretary of Labor
Calhoun
Department of Transportation
Office
Bid plans and specs for Calhoun County seized by court
Calhoun County issues a call for sealed bids with the right to reject any and all bids and to waive formalities. Plans and bidding documents are available at the County Auditor's Office or URS/Forrest and Cotton in Austin. A $25 deposit per set is required, refundable if returned in good condition within two weeks after bid opening.
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Port Lavaca
Texas
URS/Forrest and Cotton, Inc
Manor Road
Austin
Calhoun County
Willis F. Jetton
Calhoun County Budget Hearing Set In Port Lavaca
The Calhoun County Commissioners Court will meet at the County Courthouse in Port Lavaca to consider amending the 1976 county budget and will conduct a public hearing at 10:00 A.M. on Friday September 17 1976. Taxpayers may attend and participate. Willis F. Jetton County Judge.
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Willis F. Jetton
Calhoun County
Texas
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