Mississippi Operator Receives Westward Aid After NYC Blackout
Brenda Tubbs of Grenada Mississippi reports that a nationwide mail flood followed her $31 13 donation intended to aid New York City after the July blackout. She declined the money saying locals offer more hospitality than New York. The note mentions her firsthand view of city life and the generosity of strangers.
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Broker recalls flash of history from Hiroshima to Nagasaki
Charles Sweeney, a Boston broker and former Air Force major, recalls his 1945 missions over Japan. He piloted a plane that bombed Hiroshima at 30,000 feet and later Nagasaki, noting weather, anti-aircraft fire, and Zeros challenging the run. Estimates of fatalities ranged from 39,000 to 200,000 across both cities.
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Boston
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Sweeney
Tinian Island
UMTA worker held in theft of 850000 at transit agency
William C. Sibert a 29 year old financial assistant for the Urban Mass Transportation Administration is charged with diverting federal funds from the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. He was arrested in Las Vegas with $58000 on him and allegedly deposited 724361.08 into a Suburban Trust Co account by impersonating the Atlanta agency.
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William C. Sibert
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Suitland
Las Vegas
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Atlanta
Suburban Trust Co
U.S. Treasury
Las” Vegas
Lois Ann Benson
MP arrest of AWOL housewife shocks Lov es Park
Collette Carter, who never served in the Army after taking an oath two years ago, was arrested by military police at her Lov es Park home on warrants for desertion or AWOL. She was taken to Fort Sheridan for processing and discharge procedures amid FBI and Army ambiguity. Her husband Herbert described the arrival as routine and said they planned a discharge to clear her record.
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P.i
Minneapolis
Rama
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Tme
FBI
Ilinois
Chicago
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Cheter
Wile
New Pakistan penal penalties trigger public flogging
Three young Pakistanis were flogged on Monday under newly decreed penalties for impersonating army officers and extorting shopkeepers. Witnesses said they lost consciousness before the 10 lashes, and were carried to a hospital on stretchers after a doctor declared them unconscious. Crowds, including women and children, watched as a policeman used a long vine stick. This was the first reported flogging under the new rules.
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Pakistan
Wee Sa
Panama pact debate stirs in Plains as Carter seeks support
In Plains Georgia AP reports President Carter pressing five congressmen to withhold aid while stressing the Panama pact could become a decent treaty if current actions continue. Chief spokesman Pywell notes reports an announcement of terms may come soon and Carter says the men will have a chance to meet.
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