Fire Destroys Seventh Day Adventist Church in Payette
A fire likely from faulty wiring in the baptismal area gutted the church early Saturday. Fire Chief Jim Lewis said 16 firefighters and two trucks fought the flames for five hours. The church was under insured at 150000, with the pastor estimating value at 200000 or more. An adjuster and investigation followed as two pianos and some chairs survived. witnesses reported an explosion nearby at 5 am.
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Payette
Idaho
Lewis
William Mansker
Spanish Leader Oriol Kidnapped by GRAPO Guerrillas
Antonio Maria Oriol president of the Council of State was abducted from his Madrid office by a fireman commando. He sent a note to his family urging them to keep the faith while GRAPO demanded release of 15 jailed terrorists. Police confirmed the group as the kidnappers and threats against opposition leaders followed.
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Peter Uebersax
Madrid
Spain
UPL
Antonio Maria Oriol
Oriol
Oniol
Council of State
GRAPO
Christian Democrat
Joaquin Ruz-Gimenez
Marcelino Camacho
Workers’ Commissions Labor Union
Fall Potato Crop Sets New Record
Idaho's 1976 fall potato production reached a record 85,175,000 cwt, up 11 percent from last year and 5 percent above 1974. The average yield per acre was 235 cwt, down from 28 cwt in 1975 due to cool temperatures and late frosts, but harvest weather boosted overall output.
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BOSE
UPS
Idaho
Idaho Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Plane Crash Kills Two In New Jersey Approach
An Allegheny Airlines DeHavilland Twin Otter from Philadelphia to Wildwood crashed near Cape May County Airport in dense fog at 11:38 p.m. Two of the ten aboard were killed, eight injured, and survivors were transported to Burdette-Tomlin Hospital. Names withheld pending notification. The pilot reportedly hit treetops while descending in fog.
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Middle Township
N.J
Tupi
Allegheny Airlines
Cape May County
DeHavilland
Philadelphia
Wildwood
Atlantic City
Burdette-Tomlin
Cape May
Bill Andrews
Youth Killed in Nampa Car Pedestrian Crash
In Nampa Idaho a 15 year old boy David Strauchon was killed Sunday evening while attempting to cross Interstate 80N two miles west of Nampa home. State police said two cars swerved to avoid the youth on the dark highway but a third car driven by Jack Thompson 3 Nampa struck him.
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Nampa
Idaho
UPD
David Strauchon
Jack Thompson
Marines Accused in Barracks Attack Mistaken for Klansmen
At Camp Pendleton fourteen black Marines face charges of conspiracy to commit assault and assault after a November 13 barracks attack on six white marines whom officials say were mistaken for Ku Klux Klan members. Maj. Gen. Carl Hoffman ties the case to broader KKK activity on base, noting investigations will proceed separately. The NAACP leader calls for a congressional inquiry into KKK presence at the base amid relocation of numerous Klansmen to other units. Defendants include Cpl Clarence Capers Jr., Pvt Eddie Page Jr., and Lance Cpl Anthony T. Matthews. each has legal counsel and may face courts martial.
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Camp Pendleton
Calif
UPI
Ku Klux Klan
Carl Hoffman
KKK
Hoffman
Marine Corps
NAACP
Marine Base
Oceanside
San Diego
William Penn
Penn
Klan
Clarence Capers Jr
Philadelphia
Eddie Page ,Jr
Bay Springs
Miss
Lance
Mobile
Ala
Carter Expected to Name Cabinet Nominees
President elect Jimmy Carter said he will hold a news briefing to announce at least two cabinet nominees. Reported choices include W Michael Blumenthal for treasury secretary and Jane Cahill Pfeiffer for commerce secretary with Harold Brown as energy or physics adviser. He also confirmed Cyrus Vance as secretary of state and aims to announce more this week.
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Helen Thomas
Atlanta
UPD
Jimmy Carter
Bendix Corp
W. Michael Blumenthal
Treasury
Jane Cahill Pfeiffer
IBM
Carter
Harold Brown
California Institute of Tech
Georgia
Cyrus Vance
Senate
Swiss government delays decision on Dutch art collector extradition
The Swiss seven member cabinet postponed ruling on Pieter Menten's extradition citing unresolved questions. Menten, 78, is accused by the Netherlands of complicity in the murder of at least 300 Polish Jews during World War II. He was arrested near Zurich on an Interpol warrant after fleeing from the Netherlands.
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Bern
Switzerland
UPI
Holland
Pieter Menten
Menten
Zurich
Germany
Poland
Oil Economists Discuss OPEC Summit Price Rise
Economists working in secrecy in Doha prepare recommendations for OPEC ministers meeting Wednesday. They expect a possible 10 percent oil price increase, aiming to lift the industrial world’s annual fuel bill by about 12 billion dollars. The talks follow a Vienna meeting and consider tying any hike to aid offered by industrialized nations.
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Barry James Doha
Qatar
UPI
Amid
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Gulf Hotel
Vienna
Jimmy Carter
Paris
Detroit union leader calls for open job program for youth
Woodcock urges a federal backed service for youths to build useful, community minded work. He stresses broad accessibility, special focus on those with few skills, and payment of the federal minimum wage to address high unemployment among over four million Americans seeking work. He warns the jobless rate is unacceptable.
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Woodcock
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