Italian kidnapping sets records on Amalfi Coast
In Salerno Italy kidnappers abducted Mario Amabile director general Tirrenia Insurance father of a member of parliament. The case raised year total to 64 hostages the highest since 1975. Ransom demand reached 24 million dollars in a phone call to a bank linked to the Amabile family. Police estimate the overall toll and outcomes remain uncertain.
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Arizona DPS chief eyed as potential LA police chief
Vernon Hoy, 50, head of Arizona Department of Public Safety, says he might pursue the Los Angeles police chief job when vacant in January after Edward Davis retires. Hoy, a 26 year LAPD veteran, says he is not actively seeking but would consider if all applicants get fair consideration and Civil Service exams are open to outsiders.
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Wives Rights Lacking Across States Says Commission
A federal study says wives have substantially fewer rights than husbands under state laws. It notes alimony and child support collection gaps, disinheritance in several states, and control of earnings and property by husbands. The commission blasts such inequities as undermining families and ERA critics.
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Kennebunk Students Endure Chocorua Trek Night
Kennebunk High School students spent a freezing night stranded on Mount Chocorua New Hampshire. Sophomore Nils Groneng describes huddling by a fire and nudging each other’s legs to keep circulation. Volunteer leader Mark Emerson says lack of a map and poor trails stretched the hike into a second day and the group went about 14 hours without food after eating last at 6 p.m. Sunday.
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