Jury reviews 37 charges in Hanafi hostage case
A District of Columbia jury reviews more than 37 charges against Hanafi defendants linked to the 1969 city hall and Bnai Brith hostage siege. Each man faces conspiracy to commit armed kidnapping, multiple counts of armed kidnapping, and counts of assault, with Maurice Williams killed during the District Building takeover. Prosecutors presented witnesses describing threats and violence, including stabbings and a pistol threat, as the trial extends with jurors guided by verdict sheets.
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Islamic Center
Washington
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Alton Kirkland
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Williams
Robert D. Pierce
State Department
City Council
Pierce
Lucy’s Mother Dede Ball Dies in Los Angeles
Desiree Dede Ball mother of Lucille Ball dies of natural causes at her Brentwood home after years of illness. A family spokesman notes she was Lucy’s greatest rooter and a frequent visitor to filming sets. Ball, once a concert pianist in Jamestown New York, married Henry Bail in 1916 and Lucy was born the following year.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Desiree
Dede” Ball
Lucille Ball
Lucy
Dede
Jamestown
Henry Bail
High wire fall injures performer and usher at circus
In Los Angeles a Ringling Bros show at the Forum saw 30 year old Daniel Acosta slip during a backward somersault without a safety net. He fell 40 feet onto usher George Hoppe and injured an audience member. Acosta suffered a broken elbow, cracked ribs, and a ruptured spleen. Hoppe was hurt. a 14 year old girl was also struck. Both patients were treated and released. Witnesses noted the rigging felt off and the netless act heightened suspense.
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Los Angeles
Usher
Ringling Bros. and
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Tucson
Forum
Daniel Acosta
Acosta
George Hoppe
Silvia Ruddaf
Monterey Park
Hoppe
Miss Ruddaf
Inglewood Hospital
Ex governor Ernest W McFarland hospitalized in Phoenix
Former Democratic governor, U.S. senator and Arizona Chief Justice Ernest W. McFarland, 83, is reported in good condition at Barrow Neurological Institute after being admitted July 13 for rest and testing. Debi Smith said he is resting comfortably. McFarland, who served 12 years in the Senate and as governor from 1954 to 1958, later joined the state supreme court, serving as chief justice 1968 to 1971, and remains a longtime broadcasting executive.
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Phoenix
Ernest W. McFarland
U.S
Arizona Supreme Court
Barrow Neurological Institute
St. Joseph’s Hospital
McFarland
Debi Smith
Senate
Arizona
State Supreme Court
Tourist killed by a polar bear in Spitsbergen fjords
An Austrian tourist camping near Magdalena fjord north of Spitsbergen was killed and eaten by a polar bear. Fourteen other campers were rescued by helicopter after the attack as they watched the bear carry the victim to an ice fire in the fjord. Authorities found only blood traces and vanished clothes, with a prior 1971 Norwegian bear incident referenced.
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Norway
Fjords
Magdalena Fjord
Spitsbergen
Bear Island
Barentsburg
Girl's woes end on a happy note
PORTAGE Michigan AP A 12 year old diabetic girl had her clarinet back after passing out from an insulin reaction on the way to a music lesson. The instrument was stolen when she fell from her bicycle but was later found by a caller whose son had located it.
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Portage, Mich
Julie TenBrink
Julie
County lifts pet quarantine after rabies concerns
The Pima County Board of Health voted to lift the rabies quarantine effective immediately. Patricia Stucky of the Animal Control Center told officials there are no more rabies problems in the county aside from bats. The 120 day dog and cat ban began April 12 after rabid coyotes were found near Green Valley and other rabid animals south of the city. sixteen diseased animals were found and nine people underwent rabies treatment.
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Patricia Stucky
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Animal Control Center
Green Valley
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