Panamanian Hijacker Surrenders After Fatal Bus Siege
A Panamanian Navy man Luis Robinson, 26, hijacked a Vermont-bound bus in New York City, killed the driver and a passenger, wounded four, and demanded a six million dollar plan to Kennedy Airport before surrendering after nine and a half hours. He claimed the idea came to him in a dream and said he had been mistreated in this country.
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New York
UPI
Luis Robinson
U.S. Navy
Robinson
New York City
Kennedy Airport
Navy
Officials Investigate Fatal Auto Accident
Indiana State Police investigated a fatal one car crash near Seelyville that killed Harold M. Henderson 34. He died of massive head injuries after his car skidded 230 feet and struck a tree. Funeral services set for 1 p.m. Thursday.
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Pat Barnes
Indiana
Terre Haute
Harold M. Henderson
Henderson
Seelyville
Union Hospital
Virginia
Thomas Funeral Home
Roselawn Memorial Park
ISP
Charles Ellis
Vigo County
Jon Marvel
Shelburn
Terre Haute Regional Hospital
U.S. 41
Farmersburg
Warren A. Forbes
Mary Sherman
Sullivan
Forbes
Dwane E. Tice
Princeton
Herschel Ault
Indianapolis
Terrance Halloway
Stevie Allsum
Don Collins
Hazy Hot Humid Midweek With River Stage Rising
Terre Haute reports hazy hot conditions with city highs in the mid to upper 90s and lows in the 70s. River stage at 2.4 feet and rising, no precipitation, extended warm trend with a chance of showers Friday into the weekend.
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Terre Haute
Disability Pensioners Earn High Incomes While Disabled
An internal Civil Service Commission report highlights 20 top earners who collected disability pensions yet earned substantial salaries in 1974 and 1975. The findings critique the lax disability definition, reliance on self-reported earnings, and limited enforcement, noting many receive tax-free sick pay and suggesting social security could better assist low paid workers.
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Washington
Internal Civil Service Commission
Commission
General Accounting Office
Rally clash as anti-Klan protesters confront Ohio Ku Klux Klan
In Columbus on July 4, anti-busing demonstrators from the Coalition Against the Klan stormed the Capitol steps, clashing with Klansmen as riot troopers contained the melee. Four people were injured, including WBNS cameraman Jerry Coleman, and four anti-Klan protesters were arrested.
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Dale Reusch
Ohio
Ku Klux Klan
Ohio Statehouse
Columbus
UPI
Columbus, Ohio
Scum of the Land
Dal Reach
Coalition Against the Klan
State House
Capitol
Annette Beauchamp
Cincinnati
Brenda Hutchison
Caterpillars Ravage Southern Indiana Forests Across Counties
Forest tent caterpillars devastate about 34 000 trees in Lawrence Greene and Martin counties and scattered in Monroe Daviess Orange and Brown counties. State entomologist James Clark calls it an epidemic as Gov. Bowen prepares a report on control options including aerial spraying costing about 250 000.
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Indiana
Vigo County
James Clark
Lawrence
Greene
Martin
Monroe
Daviess
Orange
Brown
United Press International
Otis R. Bowen
William Lloyd
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Assignment
America
Liza
Pacers
Sengers
Khary Knowles
Dobbs Park
Knowles
Sycamore St
Terre Haute Park Department
House of Photography
Summer Theatre
Eye Fact
National Association of Retired Federal
Imperial Wizard
George Preston
Wilford Allison
Akron
Reusch
Budda Cochran
Brown County State Park
Clark
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