Getty father offers $1 million ransom for missing youth
The father of 17 year old J. Paul Getty III offered $1 million to kidnappers in Rome, with conditions about custody of his other children, while Getty Sr refused to pay any ransom citing risk of encouraging further abductions. The boy vanished July 9 with letters claiming kidnapping and a human ear reportedly sent to a Rome newspaper.
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Rome
UPI
J. Paul Getty
ITI
Gail Harris
London
Harris
Paul
Getty
Young Getty
U S Demands POW Be Freed
The State Department requests the immediate release of Emmett Kay, the lone American prisoner of war held in Indochina, as diplomatic efforts continue.
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U.S
Washington
UPI
State Department
Emmett Kay
Indochina
Wall St Chatter and Global Events Highlight Markets
A UPI digest notes a market slump with diminishing volume but potential rebound from Middle East oil developments. It cites durable goods orders rising in September and personal income up $9.2 billion in October, while Kay's Laos capture draws attention to CIA-linked operations and ongoing prisoner releases.
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New York
UPI
Mideast
Spear Market
Equity Funding executives plead not guilty in biggest U.S. insurance swindle
Twenty two former Equity Funding Life Insurance Co. executives pleaded not guilty to fraud and conspiracy charges. Judge Jesse W Curtis set February 18 for pretrial motions. Notables include Stanley Goldblum facing 45 counts and Fred Levin 33 counts. Samuel Lowell 22 counts. Two former accounting partners also charged.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Equity Funding Life Insurance Co
U.S
Jesse W. Curtis
Equity Life
Stanley Goldblum
Fred Levin
Samuel B. Lowell
Equity
Funding Life Insurance Co
Curse lifted as stadium work resumes in Honolulu
Workers returned to the Halewa Stadium site after Rev. Abraham K. Akaka blessed the project, saying the two year curse was removed. The halt followed an 80 foot fall that killed a welder amid past construction accidents and displacement of Hawaiian families.
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Honolulu
UPI
Halewa Stadium
Vilet ‘‘Kupi’’ Pelio
Abraham K. Akaka
Kawaiahao Church
Oahu
Kiva Cocopah Room Mothers Plan Events and Immunizations
Fifty five Kiva Cocopah area room mothers met at the library to map Dec 1 book bake sale and Apr 6 carnival volunteer needs. Immunization drives will occur at Kiva with no charge and permission slips via teachers.
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Cocopah
Maricopa County
Two men arraigned in Tiffany jewelers heist
In Beverly Hills, Bryan A. Thomas and Robert Miller, both 23, were arraigned on robbery and burglary charges for the Tiffany & Co. robbery last week that yielded $225,000. Miller faces an additional count of assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly shooting a security guard. Bail was set at $100,000 for each.
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Beverly Hills
UPI
West Coast
Tiffany’s Jewelers
Bryan A. Thomas
Robert Miller
Miller
Headstart seeks toys for youths on Salt River Reservation
Donations of old and new toys and Christmas wrapping paper are requested by the Headstart Program on the Salt River Indian Reservation for Indian children. Bins are in the Scottsdale Community College Student Center mall. SCC Activities Office coordinates drive with help from Girl Scouts and local groups. A toy wrap is planned in the Student Lounge December 6 and 7.
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Salt River
Scottsdale Community College
Pima Road
Chaparral
SCC
Girl Scouts
Anita Nelson
Service members listed with duty moves and awards
Sailors, airmen, and soldiers are noted for new assignments, training, and honors. Thomas Hanley sails for Antarctica to assist McMurdo Station work and NSF seal surveys. Robert L. Thorson earns the Legion of Merit in Washington. Linda Craven graduates as Air Traffic Controller at Keesler. James Longwaker III finishes Navy recruit training in San Diego. Michael Mance arrives at Kunsan AB. Patrick Shannahan participates in Reforger V in Germany. Margaret Norred assigned to Sheppard AFB after basic training. Patrick and Edgar Shannahan families noted. Reichardt begins training in San Diego.
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Navy
Robert L. Thorson
James A. Thorson
Linda J. Craven
Melvin Craven
E. Sage Drive
Keesler Afb
Miss
U.S. Air Force
Air Training Command
Craven
US Air Force
Michael B. Mance
Ralph A. Mance
E. San Miguel
Kunsan AB
Republic of Korea
Mance
Pacific Air Forces
House speeds timber sale funding and firefighting fleet
The House Appropriations Committee urged spending 6.94 million dollars to speed timber sales in national forests, funding 333 Forest Service positions. The plan adds 1.4 million for modular airborne firefighting units. The move follows March cost relief actions to curb lumber prices.
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Washington
UPI
House Appropriations Committee
Forest Service For
The
Cost of Living Council
Jealous husband blamed for Paris subway bombing
Police say Bernard Kovachek a 41 year old ex soldier planted a homemade timed bomb in a Paris subway station killing two and injuring nine. He planned to ride to St Andre des Vergers to bomb his wife Liliale and their three children at their home. The funding for airborne firefighting gear was added to the budget despite the OMB rejection.
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Paris
UPS
Bernard Kovachek
Kovachek
St. Andre Des Vergers
Troyes
Liliale
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Betty Reedy
Coleen Galloway
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Leticia Ponce
Irene Lubin
Susan Wagstaff
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Ann Ball
Helen Huxford
Charles Foyle
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Miriam Chynoweth
Juliane Dietz
Cocopah School
Scottsdale Boys Club
Janet Bond
Fry’s Markets
Marc Lipovitch
Tim Rose
Flip Chiapetti
Allen Bains
Sally Mickle
Virginia Morgan
Scottsdale
Thomas
Lafayette
70Th St
CALL
Circulation Dept
Scottsdale Progress P.O
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Home Delivery
Antarctic
Coast Guard
Thomas M. Hanley
Kenneth M. Hanley
E. Calle del Media
Antarctica
Glacier
McMurdo Station
National Science Foundation
James M. Longwaker III
James M. Longwaker Jr
E. Lewis Ave
Naval Training Center
San Diego
Army
Patrick M. Shannahan
Edgar W. Shannahan
Germany
Margaret S. Norred
Madelyn O. O’brien
E. Cheney Road
Sheppard Afb
Tex
Air Force
O’brien
Technical Training Center
Sheppard
Scottsdale High School
Arizona State University
Robert J. Reichardt
Thomas R.reichardt
E. MecKellips
Longwaker
Coronado High School
San Francisco
Norred
House
Office of Management and Budget
Forest Service
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First Church OF Christ, Scientist
East Indian School
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Arizona
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