Talking Tortoise Panic Caps Amin Uganda
In Idi Amin's Uganda a rumor of a talking tortoise near Kampala prompted crisis meetings and a government push to arrest rumor traders. Amin warned of firing squads for those spreading the tale while officials dismissed reports as baseless despite widespread belief and odd incidents in Kampala and Jinja.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Idi Amin
Uganda
Kampala
Amin
Voice of Uganda
Jinja
Nile
Provincial Commissioner of Police
Voice of
Demands met as Nicaraguan guerrillas set for exit
In Managua the Sandinista Liberation Army says it will release 40 to 60 legislators and officials in exchange for a safety escort of Archbishop Obando and bishops and ambassadors. They plan to flee to Panama with 83 prisoners released by the government, and take off from an airport with a Venezuelan transport plane waiting. Zero, the brigades’ leader, said they expect departure after an escorted handover and bus transfer to the airport.
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Managua
Nicaragua
UPT
Panama
UPI
Sandinista Liberation Army Brigade
Somoza
Zero
Surgeons Help Five Look Like Late Rock Icons
Five patients in Studio City have plastic surgery aimed at resembling Elvis Presley Jim Croce Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison. The bandages come off Sept 1 on America Alive promoter Danny O Day plans more look alikes including Otis Redding Jimi Hendrix Mama Cass Elliott and Bobby Darin. The group promotes a Greater Southern Fair 78 show in Atlanta with impersonators Bolt Hazebrouck Moore O Connell and others who stress they remain themselves rather than morbid replicas.
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Los Angeles
Atlanta
Nbc-Tv
Danny O'Day
Ramona Moore
Janis Joplin
Marc Hazebrouck
Jim Croce
Duke’Connell
Jim Morrison
Erin Rhyne
Elvis Presley
Jesse Bolt
Nbbc-Tv
Ocala
Fla
O'Day
Otis Redding
Jimi Hendrix
Mama Cass Elliott
Bobby Darin
Studio City
Elvis
Salisbury
N.C
Charlotte
Woonsocket
Ramona Caywood Moore
San Diego
Doors
Duke O'Connell
Washington, D.C
Danny Wise
Joplin
Presley
Wise
Miami
O'Connell
Morrison
Hazebrouck
Folksinger
Croce
Miss Moore
Janis
Abductor allegedly planned to kill victim and self
Police report shows suspect Dumke abducted Miss Tressler on Grafton Eastern Road at 4:30 a.m. firing twice with a .357 revolver. The Jeep was forced off road, she was taken at gunpoint, then spent hours with him before he returned home for insulin. Deputies found details after the 5:45 a.m. report at the State Highway Patrol post.
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Grafton-Eastern Road
Dumke
Zieba
Miss Tressler
State Highway Patrol
Rt. 67
Bell Avenue
Grand jury subpoenas issued in Franklin County case
State Auditor Thomas E. Ferguson was ordered to bring office records before the Franklin County grand jury, with subpoenas filed Wednesday and served on Ferguson. Police pursued a car tied to an incident near Vermilion, ending at Cooke Road, North Ridgeville, where a pistol was found. Miss Tressler, abducted along with Jane Temple and Tina McCartney, was later reported to be engaged to Roger Hammond on Saturday.
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Franklin County
George C. Smith
Thomas E. Ferguson
Franklin County Grand Jury
Columbus Citizen-Journal
Sheriff's Department
Dan Fairbanks
Dumke
Zieba
Cooke Road
Rt. 83
North Ridgeville
Joseph Palmer
Miss Tressler
Jane Temple
Tina McCartney
Helen Dr
Vermilion
Modern Tool & Die Co
Valley City
Miss. Tressler
Roger A. Hammond
Erie Ave
Lorain
Stanadyne Plant Power Loss Briefly Halts Ops
Stanadyne Inc Western Division plant on Woodland Avenue remained shut down after a transformer blew two days ago cutting electricity. Bob Stewart said a new transformer should be installed today with normal operations expected Friday morning. Brown Fintube Co. on Huron Street reported similar outages but was back to normal this morning. Officials cited transformer malfunctions at roughly the same time and said the cause is not yet determined. Ohio Edison’s James Markle said the utility bears no responsibility for the failures. Oblique note on Gilford Instrument Laboratories in Oberlin planning a new diagnostic subsidiary, Gilford Diagnostic, Inc., pending press release amid a $1 million Oberlin plant expansion.
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Stanadyne Inc. Western Division
Woodland Avenue
Bob Stewart
Brown Fintube Co
Huron Street
Brown Fintube
Stanadyne
James Markle
Ohio Edison Co
Oberlin
Gilford Instrument Laboratories Inc
Gilford
Harvey Gittler
Gilford Diagnostic, Inc
Cleveland Carnival Ride Death and Carnival Operator Sanction
A 10 year old girl died after a fall from a church carnival ride in Cleveland. The carnival operator Carl Bayer lost his registration and may not operate carnivals until reapplication is approved. In Canton a fire destroyed the 150 year old McDonaldsville Inn with damage over 100000 dollars.
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Cleveland
UPI
Metropolitan Hospital
Cheryl Winiarz
St. John Cantinsroman Catholic Church
Carl Bayer
Carlton Rush
Bayer
Rush
Canton
Jackson Township
Jackson Township Fire Prevention Bureau
Crane Co to buy Medusa in bid talks
Medusa Corp directors spent Wednesday evaluating an offer from Crane Co of New York but made no decision. It was the second straight day of mediation as Medusa considered mergers. Medusa had earlier called off a planned merger with Kaiser Cement & Gypsum Corp.
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Cleveland
UPR
Medusa Corp
Crane Co
Medusa
Kaiser Cement & Gypsum Corp
Goodyear lands $15 million USAF parts contract
Goodyear Aerospace won a $15 million U.S. Air Force contract to supply 8,000 to 9,000 parts including washers bushings carbon composite disk brakes and wear pads for 19 aircraft. The Odgen Air Logistics Center at Hill Air Force Base Utah awarded the order which includes 100000 steel brake disks and hundreds of wear pads.
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AKRON
UPI
Goodyear Aerospace
U.S. Air Force
Goodyear
Odgen Air Logistics Center
Hill Air Force Base
Utah
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Ferguson
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Ohio News
Howard Metzenbaum
Metzenbaum
Paolo Paula Cedronio
USAF
White-Westinghouse
Westinghouse
Pearse
White- Westinghouse
Cleveland St. Elyria
Ohio
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