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The Times Herald Record

Location

Middletown, New York, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1973

Page

3

Taft Museum agrees to pay ransom for Rembrandt painting

Taft Museum will pay 100000 to thieves holding a Rembrandt titled Man Leaning on a Sill to recover the artwork believed valuble. Negotiations led by realtor intermediary Jim Hough. painting sought within days as authorities weigh the risk and steps to exchange for the painting.

Cincinnati UPI Taft Museum Warrington

Texas woman 112 on Christmas lives alone in shack

Essie Swiney, 111 turning 112 on Christmas, lives in a two room cardboard shack in McKinney Texas. The widow of migrant cotton picker Jim Swiney celebrates independence with neighbors and occasional visits from her daughter Annie in New Mexico. She relies on a single light bulb and a wood stove with no gas or modern appliances, yet says she is content and wants to stay in her home.

McKinney Tex UPI Essie Swiney Essie Jim Swiney Annie Jackson Deming N. M Annie New Mexico Texas Houston Galveston

Drunk man confesses to killings in North Carolina

Lincoln County police detained Tommy York 28 after a public drunkenness arrest. He claimed to have slain six women and one man over 11 months, led investigators to Betty Parker Atwell’s body, but officers found no others. York cited family worries and a fall out as motives. He previously said he served in the Green Berets at Fort Bragg and graduated West Lincoln High in 1964. Authorities plan charges later and check for other cases in other cities.

Lincolnton N.C UPI Tommy York York Green Berets Fort Bragg Betty Parker Atwell Catawba Army Ft. Bragg Het Harven A. Crouse Mrs. Atwell Crouse Columbia D.C West Lincoln High School Here

Bethlehem calm as Christmas nears

Bethlehem prepares for Christmas Eve Mass at the Church of the Nativity as 5000 pilgrims are expected in Manger Square. Arab workers finish renovations while a mosque call to prayer echoes over the town. A TV projected Mass will accommodate viewers outside. Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches in Jordan align Christmas and Easter dates per Western and Eastern calendars.

Bethlehem UPI Christ Manger Square Ie Square Jesus Jordan

Reporters Demand ATandT Stop Secret Phone Record Sharing

A coalition led by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press demanded AT&T halt secretly sharing journalists phone records with FBI and other law enforcement. A Washington firm warned legal action within 30 days if the practice continues. Thirty eight reporters from major cities joined the stance.

Washington UPI American Telephone and Telegraph Co At&t FBI Reporters Committee For Freedom of the Press John DeButts New York Boston Chicago St. Louis

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Rembrandt Rick Van.sant Jim Hough Hough John Warrington Taft Museum Committee Springdale al Schottlekote Iain By Steven R. Reed
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