Thanksgiving 1979 contrasts with early settlers tale
Thanksgiving sights range from Cuero Texas to a zoo bound Purdue Pete in Washington as safety concerns and inflation shadow the holiday. Traffic crash deaths loom 470 to 570 while prices rise to about 89 cents a pound for the traditional bird. President Carter receives Purdue Pete, the 45 pound champion turkey, from Fred Walden as families plan gatherings amid transport delays.
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Cuero
Texas
Purdue Pete
Washington
Jamestown
Midwest City
Okla
Laura Armstrong
Christine Kay Garrett
Jay McLaughlin
Camip David
Carter
Fred Walden
National Turkey Federation
Seizure roundup in multiple cities for drug charges
From Elyria Sheffield Lake and Lorain, numerous arrests include Christ Abram and Charles Martin with aggravated trafficking in cocaine, marijuana, and other drugs. Bail amounts range up to $25,000 while several suspects face multiple counts and related charges. Two additional men linked to the probe received indictments.
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Elyria
Christ Abram
Bell Ave
Charles Martin
Nightengale
Paul Thomas Jr
Middle Ave
Eddie Ward
Tenth St
Norwalk
Jerry White
James Whitfield
Brace Ave
Sheffield Lake
Florence Cervantes
Gale St
Ken Manichl
Beechwood Dr
Sandy Sprouse
Sheffield Road
Lorain
Tony Johnson
E. 32Nd St
Donald Lilly
W. 18Th St
Holly Mitchell
Melvin Nelson
Jody Quinn
Washington Ave
Domingo Mendoza
Wood Avenue
Andre Flagle
William Flagle
Andre
Avle Gacia
E. 29Th St
Dayan Says Egypt Faces Take It or Leave It Pact
Israel signals treaty ready to sign as Dayan tells Foreign Ministry staff the ball is in Egypt's court and that renegotiation would break a finely balanced pact. He warns Israel may move to autonomy steps in the occupied territories if no deal is reached amid Egypt recalling its chief negotiator.
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Israel
Egypt
Moshe Dayan
Foreign Ministry
Energy Ministry
United States
Sinai
Energy
Yitzhak Modai
Dayan
Yigael Yadin
How Rev Jones Raised Money For Temple
A San Francisco Chronicle report details how the Peoples Temple pressured members to sign over homes cars and possessions enabling the church to sell assets for cash. Investigators found more than 1 million in cash gold and uncashed checks after the mass death at the Guyanese settlement.
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San Francisco
UPI
Peoples Temple
San Francisco Chronicle
Chronicle
Jim Jones
Jones
Look-Alike Jackie Onassis Inspired Dallas Actress
Joy Anne Hope, a Dallas cocktail waitress and actress in training, resembles Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. She plans a book and possibly a movie role, believes Dallas becomes a film hub, and notes her preparation includes era-accurate hair, makeup, wardrobe, and voice.
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Dallas
UPI
Joy Anne Hope
Miss Hope
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Jackie Onassis
John F. Kennedy
Mrs. Kennedy
Metroplex
U.S
Jackie
Huntington Beach
Calif
Jeane Dixon
Merv Griffin
Merv
Three arrested in Ryan murder case in Georgetown
Three suspects identified as Michael Prokes Tim Carter and Larry Layton were arrested in Georgetown Guyana as part of the investigation into the murder of Hep Leo J Ryan a Democratic congressman and his party at Jonestown. The FBI opened a federal probe into the detainees stay with the Peoples Temple as U.S. military prepared to repatriate the Jonestown dead aboard CH-53 helicopters and Air Force cargo planes.
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Georgetown
Guyana
FBI
Hep
Leo J Ryan
D-Cainf
Ryan
Michael Prokes
Stockton
Calif
Tim Carter
Garden City
Idaho
Larry Layton
Washington
Peoples Temple Cult
Jonestown
United States
Peoples Temple
San Francisco
U.S
Delaware
Mathews Ridge
Air Force
Ohio officials split over recount in secretary of state race
In Columbus two longtime Ohio election managers parted ways after a dispute over recount methods following the secretary of state race. Ted Brown accused James Marsh of a negative attitude as the secretary contemplates a December recount after Anthony Celebrezze Jr. won by 7,800 votes.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio
James R. Marsh
Ted W. Brown
Brown
Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr
Cleveland
Area family's kin touched off terror
Bonnie Simon of Brunswick and her family joined the Peoples Temple in 1977 after leaving California. Officials in Guyana released a list of 25 dead but the State Department warned the names could be from passports found at the settlement. Next of kin notification delays confirmation of deaths amid decomposed remains.
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Bonnie Simon
Wayne
Betty Study
Hadcock Road
Brunswick
California
The
Peoples Temple
Study
Guyana
State Department
Bette Welch
U.S
Don J. Pease
Oberlin
Ms. Welch
Two tie up restaurant workers steal 2316 dollars
Two men wearing ski masks robbed the Wendy's at 1408 Cooper Foster Park Rd Tuesday night, tying up three employees and manager Kenneth J. Simon. They forced him to open the safe, took 2316 dollars, and locked victims in the freezer.
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Lorain
Wendy's
Cooper Foster Park Rd
Kenneth J. Simon
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