High-rise gunman kills three in San Francisco office
Ricardo Contane, 36, entered the Mission Insurance Co on the 18th floor of a San Francisco high rise, shot his wife in the leg and opened fire, killing two and wounding nine others before police killed him in a brief gun battle. Co-worker described him as always jealous. The building chaotic as workers fled. one victim had his arm amputated.
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San Francisco
Ricardo Contane
Mike Pera
David Luke
Teen held in Turkish envoy slaying in Los Angeles
Police arrested 19 year old Hanpig Sassounian of Pasadena on a murder charge in the slaying of Turkish Consul General Kemal Arikan. A teen was held for questioning and Armenian militants claimed responsibility. Arikan was shot at a stoplight as he drove to work, despite warnings of danger.
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Turkey
Kemal Arikan
James Hardin
Pasadena
Arikan
Dudley Varney
Varney
Daryl Gates
Final edition of The Bulletin bids farewell in Philadelphia
The 134 year old Philadelphia Bulletin published its final edition due to financial losses. The Charter Co owned paper ended with a 12 page closing section and a retracing of historic front pages while noting circulation fell from 761,240 in 1947 to about 400,000.
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Erich Smith
Philadelphia
Bulletin
U.S
Charley Dickinson
Charter Co
N.S. Hayden
Tdo
Cummings Evening Telegraphic Bulletin
John F. Kennedy
Year round nativity display sparks tax dispute
Grand Rapids resident Anthony Rizzon, 63, keeps a year round nativity scene on his garage roof. The scene raised his property assessment by 1600 dollars, while officials say only the manger and shelter are taxable. Rizzon plans to remove the display citing religious targeting and financial strain.
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Grand Rapids
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Anthony Rizzon
Rizzon
Gerald Ernst
Ernst
Zoning Board of Appeals
Abscam figure's wife dies in suspected suicide
Cynthia Marie Weinberg, wife of Mel Weinberg the Abscam witness, was found hanging in a Tequesta condo. Officials said the death appeared a death by own action, with a note found nearby explaining the motive. Her husband had alleged perjury in his testimony.
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Tequesta
Fla
Cynthia Marie Weinberg
Abscam
Palm Beach County
Weinberg
Congress
FBI
Harrison Williams
Dn.j
Williams
Palm Beach
Charles McCutcheon
Editorial urging expert evaluation in local area
The Herald Journal and Herald American urge readers to seek expert evaluation on happenings in the area. The unsigned column emphasizes informed civic insight and local affairs scrutiny for residents and officials.
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Herald- Journal
Herald American
Hearing More Info Line Given in Text
The message offers a phone line for recorded information with a Syracuse area note and toll free NY reach. It mentions numbers 422-024 and 1-800-962-3226 and ends with garbled text. An advisory tone suggests contacting a record line for further details.
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