Boy abducted in 1983 found in Rhode Island
Providence AP report says a 13 year old boy abducted from California in 1983 was found safe in Rhode Island. A man, David R. Collins, 56, held without bail faces first degree sexual assault and fugitive from justice charges after a chase ended with police locating him and the boy.
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Rhode Island
Robert Smith
Long Beach
Calif
David R. Collins
National Crime
Collins
John T. Leyden
Robert Smith Jr
Triple murderer captured in Kentucky attic hideout
FBI said Lanny Gibson Jr., a 34-year-old Leslie County man linked to the 1982 slaying of Betty Jane Mottinger, a postmistress in Elgin Ohio, was found hiding in a false ceiling at a relative's home in Bear Branch Kentucky after an anonymous tip. Gibson had escaped a Kentuck y jail last September while awaiting a fourth murder trial. Mottinger was kidnapped tortured and murdered Aug 9 1982. her body was found in a Findlay soybean field. John Spirko Jr faces execution for related charges.
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Lanny Gibson Jr
Elgin
Ohio
FBI
Leslie County
Kentucky
Bill Cheek
Louisville
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Cheek
Betty Jane Mottinger
Findlay
John G. Spirko Jr
Swanton
Delay Pushes First Vandenberg Shuttle Launch to 1986
Problems with space shuttle tiles on a veteran orbiter and overhauls on another delay the first California military base launch. Teal Ruby satellite payload need more time. launch from Vandenberg now scheduled no earlier than Jan 29 1986. Discovery to fly cargo missions from Cape Canaveral while Challenger, Columbia face modernization.
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Globe
Soviet Union
Nixon Fights Shingles On Birthday Washington Trip
Former President Richard Nixon, 72, ignored doctors and took a day trip to Washington despite a painful shingles outbreak. He said he would celebrate quietly with family, praised the Geneva talks as progress, and noted Reagan’s cabinet reshuffle as wise. He also touted finishing No More Vietnams and eyed Super Bowl expectations.
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Wulge v. Sutuite Duu
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