Dynamite cache prompts evacuation in south St Louis
Police evacuated a city block in south St Louis after finding a large cache of dynamite in highly unstable condition following an explosion at a tavern around 1 30 a m. A 30 year old man and a 17 year old youth were taken into custody after crashing a car while fleeing. Blasting caps and an automatic pistol were found. One woman injured by flying glass. Tavern owner Obbie LaPlante’s barber shop nearby damaged in a prior blast. Red Cross and Salvation Army assisted about 100 residents.
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Trooper Killed in Domestic Call as Gunman Falls
A 24 year old state trooper Michael V. McDonough was shot to death responding to a domestic quarrel in Sugar Loaf Orange County New York. The gunman Chris Georgeades 28 killed his girlfriend Linda Manacke 28 before troopers fatally wounded him at the scene. The couple had run a craft shop in the area for about a year.
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Michael V. McDonough
Tuxedo
Chris Georgeades
Orange County
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Linda Manacke
Arthur Treacher Dies at 81 in New York Hospital
British born actor Arthur Treacher, famed for his stage and screen portrayals of the quintessential English butler, died at 81 in a New York area hospital after a heart ailment. He passed away Sunday while hospitalized in Manhasset, New York.
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Arthur Treacher
Manhasset, N. Y
Ford faced GOP criticism over key issues in Washington
President Ford's sharp drop in public support echoes growing Republican grievance on Capitol Hill. Anger over a string of policy decisions and communications has sparked renewed discord among party members and fueled internal debates ahead of the legislative session.
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Good Samaritan dies after heart attack in Queens
Frederick Pirone, hailed as a Good Samaritan for intervening in a fight, died of a heart attack after an autopsy found his nose broken and ribs fractured by attempts to revive him. Police had speculated injuries came from rescuing a 12 year old during the incident.
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Queens “Good Samaritan
Queens
John Furey
Pirone
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