Kidnappers Free West German Olympian for $2 Million
The West German supermarket heir and Olympic horseman Hendrik Snoek was kidnapped in Münster and released after a $2 million ransom. Police investigate possible links to a sister’s prior abduction threat and a similar incident in Fulda involving Wolf Gutberlet. A ransom delivery occurred near an Autobahn south of Münster.
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Hendrik Spock
Montreal
Snoek
Wolf Gutberlet
Fulda
Marion
Ratio
Westphalia
Muenster
Herborn
Dying activist Quinlan’s mother joins hospital volunteer corps
Karen Ann Quinlan’s mother has joined Riverside Hospital Volunteer Corps after New Jersey Supreme Court allowed removal of her daughter’s respirator. The group includes doctors, nurses, psychologists and social workers to help dying patients and families accept end of life.
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Karen Anne Quinlan
New Jersey Supreme Court
Julia
Joseph Quinlan
Riverside Hospital Volunteer Corps
Mrs. Quinlan
Omar Sharif Returns to Cairo After 12 Years
Omar Sharif visits Cairo marking his first return home in 12 years. He recalls being promised by Anwar Sadat to come home after their Washington meeting. The trip included a charity fashion show arranged by Sadat’s wife and a state dinner with President Ford at which Sadat was introduced.
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Omar Sharif
Cairo
Anwar Sadat
Washington
White House
Sadat
Jihann
Ford
Jerry Jones
Donald Rumsfeld
Defense
Thomas Kleppe
Interior
Paraplegic FLA resident wins 495 million damage verdict
A Tamarac Florida former resident receives a 34.2 million verdict after a 560 pound boulder blocked a highway median and caused a car crash. His wife garners 750 thousand as the couple seeks security amid the settlement, while references appear to remarks from Jack Ford about his father President Ford.
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Tamarac
Fla
F Rom
Tom Garchar
Miami
Garchar
Karen
McCarthy pleased Carter won to test party differences
Eugene McCarthy said Carter's win allows the public to see little difference between the major parties. He noted he might run again as an independent and that his ballot access battles prompted election-law changes in 22 states. He faulted debates as limited to Ford and Carter and criticized network timing.
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Washington
Eugene J. McCarthy
Jimmy Carter
Gerald R. Ford
Gau
Carter
McCarthy
Ford
Ford meets Cabinet in first post election session
President Ford, praised by Cabinet members, says his administration made significant progress and notes they will keep working until January 20. Vice President Rockefeller lauds Ford for leading during a difficult crisis as Ford names Jack Marsh as chief transition representative.
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Washington
Ford
Cr Pates
Marks
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Jack Marsh
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