Britain halts flights strand Americans at airports
London authorities suspend transatlantic charter flights amid a crackdown on ticket misuse. At least 556 passengers bound for the United States were stranded as cancellations rose at Stansted and Heathrow. The travelers, booked through a London agency for a New York group Friends World College, faced cancellations after officials warned that tickets were invalid.
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London
UPI
United States
Slansted
Heathrow
Friends World College
British Overseas Airways Corp
Bank Robber Leaves Note Behind as He Flees
A Philadelphia bank teller received a bomb threat note demanding $20,000 before the robber fled with nothing. Police quickly arrested 25-year-old Clarence DeLaoteh after the note, printed on a telephone bill with an address and phone number, was traced to him.
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Philadelphia
P.S
Ann Camper
Calif title insurance firms sued class action seeks 155 million
A Los Angeles County suit filed in Pomona names 14 California title insurers including Title Insurance & Trust Co and Security Title Insurance Co. alleging price fixing and reduced competition cost about 1.4 million home buyers per year over four years. Attorney Herbert Hafif cites overcharges and seeks treble damages under state law.
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Los Angeles
California
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Pomona
Title Insurance & Trust Co
Security Title Insurance Co
Herbert Hafif
Police query Santa stuck on church roof in Hamilton
Santa Claus and his helper, stranded on a church roof after their ladder was stolen, faced a police interrogation as they attempted to reach a children's Christmas party. Rex Richardson reflected that he might not play Santa again after the Wednesday night incident.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Santa Claus
Hamiltont Journal News
Rex Richardson
Foray into town sparse notes in late edition
A cryptic press telegram fragment from December references a seaside area in Georgia and a classified listing. It notes delivery details and daily circulation hints as a partial page item with limited readable data. The event is not fully clear but indicates a newspaper context and ongoing classified content.
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Foray
Prig
Lona Beach
Rene Ee Daily Ang
Five gunmen surrender after Chattanooga bank raid ending hostage drama
Five men gang of gunmen identified as Lundy Peterson Berry Combs Barnes surrendered near Atlanta after their car was towed to Fulton County jail with three hostages still inside. The hostages were Turner 20, his daughter Sinetra 4, and Dobbins Jr. 41 the ambulance driver who spoke up. Federal kidnapping and interstate transportation charges filed, potential life sentence.
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Atlanta
Chattanooga
Tenn
Felix Bernard Lundy
U.S. 41
Fulton County
Oliver Peterson
Paw Wesley Berry
Willie Louis Combs
Homer Lee Barnes
William Beardsley
Georgia Department of Investigation
Leo E. Conroy
PBI
Conroy
U.S
Allen L. Chancey
Clarence Turner
Sinetra
Vance Dobbins Jr
Chattanooga, Tenn
Willie
Nooga
Cartersville
Pumpkinvile Creek Bridge
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Sacramento
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Johnson City
Tex
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Guyina
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Caine
Guyana
His Secrets
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Barth/Dreyfuss
Thul
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J.P Stevens
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