Sniper tied to desert killings had just been fired
Richard H. Hick, 34, was fired from a Santa Fe Springs plastics plant hours before a six hour desert sniping spree left three dead and six wounded. He surrendered near the CA border after a 125 mile rampage. Victims were Jose Romero, 50, Pasadena. Billy Tegarden, 41, Bell Gardens. Herman Edge, 27, Long Beach. Hicks, described as heroin addicted with prior violence, faces formal charges and arraignment.
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Santa FE Springs
Calif
UPI
Richard H. Hick
Steve Brown
Hicks
Indio
California
Brown
Tucson
Ariz
Thomas J. Cox
Cox
Plastics
Family and government blamed for child abuse
A report to the American Psychological Association cites both family and government structures as sources of child abuse in the United States. Dr. Peter De Courcy argues that children are a heavily oppressed group with limited protection and that welfare efforts often seek family reunion rather than solving the root causes.
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New Orleans
UPI
American Psychological Association
America
Peter DeCourcy
Decourcy
Portland road project bid on Hawthorne Road work
Maverick Construction Co of Burley Idaho won the bid at 106507 for 2003 miles of road on Idaho's Fort Hall Indian Reservation. The U S Bureau of Indian Affairs said the Hawthorne Road project near Fort Hall will give all weather access to farm lands and a shorter route to the health center. Three bids were received.
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Portland
Ore
UPI
Maverick Construction Co
Burley
Idaho
Fort Hall
U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
Hawthorne
Cycle stuntman friend injured in first professional jump
Gary Edelin of Kennewick Washington, a dirt jumper and friend of Evel Knievel, was seriously hurt in a Monday night crash attempting his first professional jump. His motorcycle struck a 60 foot ramp end and flipped, ejecting him ten feet to the ground before he was taken to Kaclec Hospital for treatment.
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West Richland
Wash
UPI
Evel Knievel
Gary Edelin
Kennewick
Edelin
Kaclec Hospital
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