Escape attempt at Idaho State Penitentiary ends with capture
Two maximum security inmates Bowles and Myers escaped from a fenced exercise area at the Idaho State Penitentiary. They hid in the education building storeroom before being apprehended 20 to 30 minutes later. Bowles has a long record including murders in Oregon and Washington and kidnappings in Idaho. Authorities described the escape as a fence manipulation and noted supervision by a tower guard. No civilians were harmed.
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Boise
UPI
Idaho State Penitentiary
Carl Cletus Bowles
David Myers
Richard Andersen
Andersen
Bowles
Oregon State Penitentiary
Washington
Idaho
Federal Justice System
Oregon
Chlorine Gas Cloud Forces LA Suburb Evacuation
Fire at a pool supply firm in Van Nuys triggered a chlorine and muriatic acid reaction that released a toxic fog over four square miles. About 5,000 residents evacuated and 50 hospitalized as 23 firefighters and several others were treated. No deaths reported. cause under investigation.
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van Nuys
Calif
UPI
San Fernando Valley
Los Angeles
Louise Stauffer
Fire Department
Junior Parker
Jack Lefton
Northridge Hospital
Gas Line Blast Destroys Block In Venice Palms
Los Angeles fire crews searched wrecked Venice Boulevard near Palms for victims after a buried Standard Oil pipeline exploded releasing 16 000 gallons of gasoline under pressure. At least two people were killed seventeen burned three missing.
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Los Angeles
UPD
Venice Boulevard
Palms
Cornelius Brown
Ray Gal
BLM Delays Hearing on Challis Grazing EIS Schedule
The Bureau of Land Management delays public hearings on a draft environmental impact statement for grazing on public lands near Challis Idaho. Idaho Director William Mathews says hearings now set for July 13 in Challis and July 15 in Boise due to printing and distribution issues. This is the first of 212 grazing statements planned over 13 years after a 1973 lawsuit by the Natural Resources Defense Council.
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Challis
Boise
Department of Interior
Natural Resources Defense Council
Body Of Flood Victim Found In Idaho Canyon
The body of Glenn Edward Bedford 30 was recovered one mile east of Salem Church Rexburg. Bedford James 36 and Charles McRae 56 Parker were among seven flood victims in the Teton Dam collapse. Officials say searchers will continue for tourists and transients in the area as the death toll rises to 11.
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Rexburg
Idaho
James Bedford
McRae
Softball Player In Serious Condition After Lightning Strike
Spokane UP I report says 27 year old Robert Massie was struck by lightning during a team practice. He suffered burns to legs and arms and was semi conscious at Valley General Hospital. The incident occurred in centerfield Wednesday evening. A power outage affected about 700 blocks on Spokane's north side for 15 minutes due to a feeder line shorted out.
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Spokane
UPI
Robert Massie
Valley General Hospital
Massie
Judge Predicts Democrat Victory in Twin Falls Speech
Montana Gov. Thomas L. Judge forecast a Democratic win in Idaho next November during a Twin Falls convention address. He urged Western states to unite for regional interests and touted Idaho and Montana as similar in population and key industries. He named Sen. Frank Church as his choice for the Democratic presidential nomination but anticipated Jimmy Carter as the eventual nominee.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
Montana
Thomas L. Judge
Washington
Judge
Frank Church
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Congress
Supplemental SSI Checks Rising Beginning July
The Social Security office in Coeur d Alene announces July increases in basic supplemental security income payments. A single person will rise from 157.70 to 167.80 dollars monthly, and a couple from 236.00 to 251.80. People with other income receive increases as well, and no action is required to receive the raise.
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Charles R Farrell
Coeur d’ Alene
Mr. Farrell
Farrell
PLO Says It Arrested Slaver Killers in Beirut
The PLO announced the arrest of killers of U S Ambassador Francis Meloy Jr and his aides. Western embassies prepare evacuation convoys as U S officials weigh a possible Beirut withdrawal. The PLO claims to hold five suspects, with two linked to the Arab Communist Organization, awaiting transfer to the Arab League observers.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Palestine Liberation Organization
U.S
Francis Meloy, Jr
PLO
Arab Communist Organization
Man Avoids Jail After Dismissal in Bangor Assault
In Bangor District Court a %-year-old Old Town man facing assault charges had the case dismissed after claiming the couple both wanted it dropped. He admitted the fight began after drinking and that his girlfriend damaged his teeth and glasses. The judge dismissed the case with well wishes as the couple planned to marry because she is pregnant.
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Bangor, Maine
UPI
F. Davis Clark
Bangor District Court
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Robert Waring
Zuheir Moghrabi
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Henry Kissinger
United States
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Arab League
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Moscow
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Research Assoc
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Sandpoint Branch Experiment Station
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