Bank Robber Nabbed After 2 Hour Hostage Chase
In Miami a 25 year old plumber, Dennis Clyde Bennett of Homestead, held bank president Paul Losner and his wife Bea hostage demanding 100000. Kenneth Whittaker, FBI agent, confronted Bennett at Miami International Airport after a 35 mile pursuit. Bennett dropped his weapon and was arrested. accomplice Wayne Storey, 19, of Montreal, was detained later.
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Miami
UPI
FBI
Kenneth Whittaker
Dennis Clyde Bennett
Homestead
Fla
First National Bank
Paul Losner
Losner
Bea
Whittaker
Wayne Storey
Montreal
U.S
Fires Burn 1500 Acre Range Blazes In Idaho
Fire crews battled three blazes in Gooding County Idaho over Monday night with efforts hindered by strong winds. The largest fire blackened about 12 000 acres southeast of Gooding threatening farmland before being contained. A second fire scorched roughly 1500 acres north of Wendell and 44 miles west of the Gooding Wendell highway. A third fire covered about one acre near Bliss as 93 workers were deployed with city departments assisting.
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Shoshonen Idaho
Updfire
Gooding County
Bureau of Land Management
Gooding
Wendell
Gooding-Wendell
BLM
Detectives Probe Angel Story in Idaho Murder Case
Los Angeles County detectives arrived in Driggs to verify Joyce Turner known as Angel who contends her boyfriend Michael Rennpage killed four people including three Mexican American brothers and Joe Warmuth. Turner's account links Warmuth and a .38 pistol assault on a car near a Grand Teton resort.
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Driggs
Idaho
UPI
Los Angeles
California
Cecilia Kienast
Harold Meyers
Los Angeles County
Teton County
Alden Stevens
Miss Turner
Michael Wren Rempage
Sacramento
Calif
Rennpage
Joe’ Warmuth
Saugus
Stevens
Warmuth
Dollar Gains In London Amid Global Currency Shifts
The U S dollar fluctuated across markets as Tokyo and London saw devaluations and yen weakness. The Nixon administration eyed 10 to 15 percent yen relief to boost trade, while Bank of Japan pledged intervention if needed. Gold prices fell in London as Paris and Brussels traded the dollar lower against multiple currencies.
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United Press International
U.S
Tokyo
West Germany
London
Japan
Bank of Japan
Paris
Brussels
Pullen May Take New Position
Idaho mental health director Myrick Pullen said he was considering leaving state service after receiving an offer to run the Eastern Idaho Mental Health Center in Idaho Falls. He noted he might decide within two weeks and had looked into housing there.
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Boise
UPI
Idaho
Myrick Pullen
State Service
Pullen
Eastern Idaho
Idaho Falls
Suit Filed To Halt Spokane North Freeway Work
Citizens Against Residential Freeways filed in Spokane County Superior Court to stop the north leg of the north south freeway until federal and environmental requirements are met. CARF seeks social and environmental studies with public participation and nullification of the December corridor hearing for the Hamilton Nevada stretch. Lawyers note 200 days for state response before court dates are set.
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Spokane Zupt
Spokane County
CARF
Gordon Bovey
Hamilton-Nevada
Berry
State Highway Department
Crops Maturity Ahead of Normal in Idaho
Federal crop report notes extended heat in Idaho accelerated harvests. Potatoes show early vine death as some fields are sprayed for digging. Harvesting starts in south central and southwest Idaho, while northern Idaho nears grain harvest windup. Mint, hops, and fruit crops progress. dry beans swathed in south central areas. eastern farmers cut grain and second crop alfalfa hay.
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Boise
UPI
Idaho
Legislator Uses Syringes to Protest Small Loans Bill
In Lansing Michigan state Rep Gerrit C Bar ney Hasper handed out hospital type disposable syringes to 109 house colleagues Monday night to symbolize opposition to a bill raising the small loan cap from 1500 to 2500 with higher interest. One syringe carried the warning Danger LSD Long Slave Debt for borrowers facing the higher rates.
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Lansing
Mich
UPD
Gerrit C
Barney
Hasper
Beehive Extra Money Ad Seeks Unwanted Items
Community newspaper runs a call for readers to sell unused belongings for extra cash. The notice promotes local classifieds as a quick way to turn clutter into cash and support readers seeking budget relief.
Former Spokane Mayor Arthur Meehan Funeral Planned
Funeral services are set for Thursday for former Spokane Mayor Arthur R. Meehan who died after a lengthy illness in a local hospital. Meehan led the city from 1945 to 1956 and later served the public works department and the Association of Washington Cities for 14 years. He is survived by two sisters and a sister in law, all of Spokane. A funeral mass will be held Thursday at noon at St Augustine's Catholic Church with burial at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Spokane
UPS
Arthur RM Meehan
Meehan
Department of Public Works
Association of Washington
St. Augustine’s Catholic Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
Highway Death Rate For Young Shows Increase
The National Transportation Safety Board reports 17 000 Americans aged 15 to 25 were killed in 1969 traffic crashes, 7 400 more than if they had the same fatality rate as those 25 and older. Youths, 21 percent of drivers, caused 34 percent of fatal accidents as the highway death rate for youths rose for 17 years. Driving with other young drivers is the major hazard to reaching adulthood.
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Washington
UPI
National Transportation Safety Board
United States
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