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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1977
Page
9
Anthony Kiritsis admitted abducting Meridian Mortgage Co director Richard Hall after a 63 hour ordeal in Hall's office. A tape of a threatening call to police was played in court as Hall testified about the plan to kill the four Hall brothers.
Philadelphia city council passed a strict anti pornography ordinance by a 15 to 2 vote. Mayor Frank Hizzo planned to sign it, while critics call it unconstitutional. The measure bans films shows books and magazines depicting explicit sex unless they offer serious literary artistic political or scientific value.
In Little Rock, doctors report the week-old separated twin girl now has better than a 50-50 chance of living beyond six hours after the five hour operation to divide conjoined twins. The surviving infant Ferra Hope remains in critical condition at the University of Arkansas Medical Center as the parasitic sister died during surgery. The parents asked for privacy as a three doctor team monitors the child in ICU and legal clearance preceded the separation.
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