Hearst faces life sentence in kidnap case
Miss Hearst, facing possible life imprisonment, is charged as a kidnap suspect in the Berkeleyside case. Her companions Emily and William Harris face multiple counts including kidnapping with intent to murder and car theft. The trio allegedly robbed a sporting goods store in Inglewood, seized cars, and held drivers hostage during the Thursday and Friday events. A judge believes Hearst may be acting of her own free will as a volunteer gunman for the Symbings Liberation Army.
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Emily
William Harris
Miss Hearst
Harrises
Inglewood
Beseh
Symblingse Liberation Army
Berkeley
Warning received from SLA sparks police inquiry
At a phone booth attached to a liquor store a clerk saw two youths near the scene around the time of the call. FBI agents planned to test the envelope marked SLA in crime lab to verify if the warning is real or a prank, amid reports of frequent hoax letters.
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FBI
Fier Sons
Patrivis Tearst
SLA
Emily
William Harris
Grassland fires burn thousands of acres in California
A Fresno and Merced area blaze scorched about 6,000 acres of grassland with the largest section near the Sierra foothills southwest of the county seat. Fire fighters had the flames under control last night, though one unit would continue mop up operations this morning.
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Snelling
Fresno
Merced
California Division of Forestry
Sierra Foothills
Here
Man acquitted for firing at harassing boys
San Francisco AP report says Chester Paige, 43, was acquitted of assaulting two high school boys who squirted him with a fire extinguisher, but convicted of carrying an unlicensed gun after chasing them with a pistol on Clement Street. He faces sentencing in June.
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San Francisco
Chester Paige
Paige
Clement Street
Park Presidio
Richmond
Juno
Spano held for white slavery scheme in press ad plots
FBI says Spano claimed to lead Crime Preventers Inc. and used ads seeking women aged 18 to 25 for travel to foreign cities. Re cruitees were forced into prostitution while Spano supplied a red dye spray gun to mark muggers. A 21 year old Long Beach area woman described recruitment at a restaurant interview, coercion, travel to Mexico, and theft of belongings during a promised sales job.
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Press-Telegram
Spano
Crime Preventer Products Inc
FBI
Long Beach Area
Independent Press-Telegram
Spain
Dominic
King's
Fugitive Surrenders After 21 Years Afloat in Iowa
A 21 year fugitive known as Burleson turned himself in after years of living on and off in Clinton Iowa and Beloit Wisconsin. He described a varied career owning a laundry tree service and tavern and said he wanted to be free. He wept when asked about family contact during the long absence.
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Lake Geneva
Wis
Ord
Beloit
Cinton
Iowa
Burleson
Tus Liver
Minton
Tle
Thillip
Souvenir Hunters Loot SLA Ruins Weeks After Shootout
In Los Angeles neighbors report two men removing a bathtub from the SLA ruins claiming it as a relic of Patty Hearst’s bath. UCLA students found William Harris passport and other SLA papers. police recovered weapons and a sixth body Camilla All among debris.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Symbionese Liberation Army
Patty Hearst
William Morris
Emily
Patricia Hearst
SLA
KABG
UCLA
FBI
Dwight Williams
SUA
Donald Defreese
William Wolfe
Priday
Harris
Korea
Camilla All
Explosion tears through Memphis grain elevator at Pillsbury plant
An explosion at a one story Pillsbury Co grain elevator in Memphis Tennessee followed a fire on a lower level. Four workers were rescued atop the structure after a long ascent while others suffered burns up to serious. A fire marshal cited dust as the deadly trigger as a helicopter attempted rope rescues.
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Memphis
Tenn
API
A.T. Manning
Pillsbury Co
Kissinger seeks to break Syria Israel impasse
In Damascus Kissinger weighs a United States proposal to end the deadlock between Syria and Israel over the Golan Heights. A senior official said he will decide after meeting President Assad whether to push a plan or suspend the peace mission, with a final shuttle possible on Friday if a bridge seems feasible.
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Damascus
Syria
Israel
Golan Heights
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
Kissinger
Hafez Assad
S- Tae
Offil
IME
Assad
Americas
United Nations
Odor safety mix up hits Norwalk gas supply
In Norwalk Connecticut a gas plant released too much odorant into the pipeline, creating a strong but harmless smell in homes as gas was turned on. Utility officials warned the incident could affect air and appliance operation, while crews investigated how the over-odorized gas occurred.
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Norwalk, Conn
Connectcut Light & Power Co
Norwalk
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