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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1975

Page

2

Four Armed Men Sought After Amarillo Grocery Store Shootout

State police in New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas hunted four armed suspects linked to a store hold up in Amarillo where 43 year old Edith Whitfield died from a shotgun blast. Earlier a guard had escorted the group from the store. Typhoid cases rise in Galveston County with 14 suspected cases among restaurant patrons nine confirmed including the likely source.

New Mexico Oklahoma Texas Amarillo Edith Whitfield Galveston County District Health W.W. Kemmerer Kemmerer

Idaho jury convicts Creech in two Wallace murders

Thomas Creech, 25, of Portland, Oregon, is found guilty of first degree murder in Wallace Idaho for the deaths of Edward Arnold and John Bradford, denying involvement in the other 42 slayings attributed to him across ten states over 11 years. Commissioner Wright resigns after pleading guilty to a minor charge in Oklahoma. Governor Boren appoints Bill Foster to the vacancy. both Wright and Foster are Democrats.

Wallace Idaho Thomas Creech Portland Ore Edward Arnold John Bradford Oklahoma Wilbur Wright David Boren Bill Foster Foster Wright Horen

Americans abducted in Beirut amid Beirut violence

Gunmen dragged two American Embassy officials from their car in a Moslent stronghold as civil warfare rages in Beirut. The wave of kidnappings and attacks follows months of conflict between left wing Muslims and right wing Christian militias, with hundreds dead and thousands injured. In Vienna, three men attacked the Turkish embassy, fatally wounding the ambassador. 13 suspects were arrested, but the assailants remained at large.

Beirut Vienna

Gonzalez Opposes Federal Employees Political Activities Act

Washington Rep Gonzalez criticizes HREG17 as creating a privileged class by allowing federal workers to take leave to run for office. The bill, which amends the Hatch Act, passed the House 288 to 110, restoring voluntary political participation for federal civilians and postal workers while limiting leave notice and barring coercion for political contributions.

Helen Anderson Sewdial Washington Rep Gonzalez General Services Administration House Abraham Karen Bob Krueger

Court reverses Saunders marijuana conviction in Bevar County

Austin The Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the marijuana conviction of Charles Milton Saunders, ordering a new trial after ruling the indictment failed to specify the amount of marijuana and left unclear whether felony or misdemeanor charges applied.

Austin Court of Criminal Appeals Charles Milton Saunders Bevar County Saunders

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