Bandits surrender after supermarket hostage crisis ends
Five men who hijacked a police car and held about a dozen people at gunpoint during a Chattanooga supermarket robbery surrendered in Georgia. Four gave themselves up at a county jail in Atlanta, the fifth at Cartersville after a 75 mile pursuit. Hostages were unharmed. Suspects face federal kidnapping charges and are identified as Paul Leslie Bern Willie Lewis Combs Homer Lee Barnes Oliver Peterson and Felix Bernard Lundy. The incident drew statements from officials and Senator Sam Nunn. No deaths occurred. The January wedding notice of Patsy Lynn Mullikin and Jeffrey D Swartzendruber follows the main item.
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Atlanta
UPI
Chattanooga
Tenn
Georgia
Cartersville
Clarence Turner
Sinetra
Vance Dobbins
Dobbins
Paul Leslie Bern
Willie Lewis Combs
Homer Lee Barnes
Oliver Peterson
Felix Bernard Lundy
Lundy
William Beardsley
Georgia Department of Investigation
Bob Hedrick
Pruitt
Hedrick
Lower
Pumpkin Vine Bridge
Miller to seek big changes in union leadership
Arnold R. Miller, new United Mine Workers president, vows swift changes to stress real democracy. He will act against a hostile executive board, plan personnel shifts, and push policy changes after defeating Tony Boyle in a government supervised election. Boyle resigns with a $50,000 pension, opposed by Miller.
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Washington
UPI
Arnold R. Miller
United Mine Workers of America
Miller
Court of Federal
William B. Bryant
Boyle
Maverick Miners For Democracy
John L. Lewis
Nixon receives South Vietnam reply as aid cut threat discussed
Gen Alexander M. Haig Jr returned from Saigon with a personal reply to President Nixon regarding a reported warning of U S aid cutoff if South Vietnam did not accept a peace plan. Haig briefed Nixon and Kissinger after breakfast at Key Biscayne. He had consulted from Saigon and other capitals on the cease fire negotiations impasse.
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Key Biscayne
Fla
UPI
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Saigon
Nixon
U.S
South Vietnam
United States
Haig
Vietnam
Henry A. Kissinger
Florida White House
Kissinger
Southeast Asia
North Vietnam
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at United Presbyterian
A candlelight and Holy Communion service is planned for 10:45 p.m. at the United Presbyterian Church in Washington. Special music features Kay Stewart singing O Lovely Voices of the Sky, a father-daughter duet Cal and Jean Wolf, a male quartet, chancel choir, and congregational carols with instrumental support.
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United Presbyterian Church In
Wayland clubs host gatherings and travel tales over holidays
Wayland Study Club met with Mrs. Sherman Umphrey as thirteen members exchanged cookie recipes and enjoyed a Christmas program. Residents shared travel news from Glen Ellyn to Baltimore and Cleveland while others attended sales meetings and holiday events in Waco and nearby towns. A fund chili supper for Mrs. Sinn supported her family after a fatal accident. family visits and tours highlighted the community’s Christmas season.
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Ezra Wittmer
Wayland
Wayland Study Club
Sherman Umphrey
Glen Reschly
Edwin
Glen Ellyn
Ill
Dan
Tucson
Ariz
Baltimore
Warren Schwerin
International Artware Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Wagler
Charles Brooks
Anchorage
Alaska
Steven Brooks
Manhattan
Kan
Effie Brooks
Russia
Waco A.F.S
Marlin Wyse
Mona Lisa Godfrey
Africa
Mona Lisa
Jim Boshart
Delmar
Lloyd Smith to Speak at Wayland Church Services
State Auditor Lloyd Smith of Des Moines will speak at the Wayland Independent Bible Church on Sunday, delivering morning and evening talks at 10 45 a m and 7 30 p m. The public is invited to attend.
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Wayland
Lloyd Smith
Des Moines
Wayland Independent Bible Church
Record market beeves and crossbred leads in county 4-H
A county extension report shows 902 market beeves enrolled by 92 Washington County 4-H members on December 16. Crossbred calves led with 75 entries, while 19 market heifers set a record. Average calf weight is 523 pounds with breed weights listed. 226 days on feed ahead of the July 30 county fair judging.
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Washington County
Jim Frier
Riverside Ramblers
Crooked Creek Cyclones
Washington Hustlers
Chicagua
Progressives
Jackson Boys
Holiday Spirit at UP Home Church Post Office and Home
The UP Home community reports busy post office boxes and packages as Christmas preparations rise. A Christmas dessert mystery solves itself in the kitchen while carols, evensong, and Advent studies uplift residents. Joe Holmes joins the Air Force. Marjorie Rankin visits from Santa Barbara. holly and wreaths decorate homes as relatives gather for the holidays.
Denise Ralston Honored at West Chester Bridal Shower
Denise Ralston was guest of honor at a miscellaneous bridal shower hosted at the Mrs. Robert Stout home near West Chester Tuesday evening. Co-hostess was Mrs. Arthur Peters with special guests Denise’s mother Mrs. Charles Ralston and her fiancé’s mother Mrs. Don Dickel of Kalona. Denise and Dan Dickel, University of Iowa students, plan to marry December 30 at the West Chester Federated Church.
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Denise Ralston
Robert Stout
West Chester
Arthur Peters
Denise
Charles Ralston
Don Dickel
Kalona
Miss Ralston
Dan Dickel
University of Iowa
Social Calendar Event at White Shrine Temple
October birthday honors and November December events listed with an 8 p.m. gathering at the Masonic Temple. A $1 gift exchange is planned. BPW Club announces no December meeting.
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Masonic Temple
BPW Club
Sunshine Community Club Christmas Dinner Report
Eleven families attended the Sunshine Community Club annual Christmas dinner at Dale Richards home. The next meeting is set with Mrs John Johnson on Jan 24. Mrs John O Sherman injured her left arm downtown and is wearing a cast while on a work vacation from Spurgeon Store. Tom Logan visits from Drake University to spend the holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs John Logan. Mrs Keith Vetter hosted a farewell coffee for Mrs Pat Harris who will move from West Washington Street soon. The group gifted Mrs Harris and her family a new home at 819 East Van Buren after Christmas. Mrs Hazel Wikoff of Brighton recently visited the G H Mayer home.
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Kenneth Miller
San Manuel
Ariz
Paul Miller
Glen Reschly
Dale Richenberger
Shelly
Leland Graber
Rex Richenberger
Jerry Richard
Cuba City
Wis
Jerry
Air Force
Korea
Fort Walton Beach
Fla
Elgin Air Force Base
Dean Meyer
Richard DeMont
Richard Meyer
Dubuque
Monty
Mel Stutzman
Milford, Neb
Sunshine Community Club
Dale Richards
John Johnson
John O. Sherman
Spurgeon Store
Tom Logan
Drake University
Des Moines
Mrs
John Logan
Keith Vetter
Pat Harris
West Washington Street
Vetter
Harris
East van Buren
Dutchettes 4-H Club Holds December Meeting
4 H Dutchettes met at Julie and Janine Luers home. Nine members answered roll with a remark about a new food on the market. Meleia Sherman spoke on shoplifting and Jean Wehr led a safety quiz. Julie Luers accompanied carol singing. Exchange of presents and refreshments closed the gathering.
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Dutchettes 4-H Club
Julie
Janine Luers
Meleia Sherman
Jean Wehr
Julie Luers
Woman Finds Lost Diamond Ring After Sewer Search
Jean Liver in Sacramento anguished over eight weeks over a $900 diamond ring missing from a drain. A TV show inspired her to contact the water quality division. Crews cleaned 300 feet of sewer line near her home and, after sifting 25 gallons of refuse, found the ring on a million-to-one chance.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPI
Jean Liver
Washington Evening Journal staff and rates notice
Publication details for the Washington Evening Journal dated December 22 1972 include staff roles for David Elder president editor and business manager and William Shannon vice president and advertising director with production by Leonard Llewellyn. Subscription rates are listed for various carriers and mail options inside Iowa and outside Iowa.
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Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
North Marion Ave
Washington
Iowa
Elder, Shannon & Co., Inc
United Press International
Inland Daily Press Assn
Iowa Daily Press Assn
Iowa Press Assn
Audit Bureau of Circulations
David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Robert Shaffer
Leonard Llewellyn
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Glen Mullikin Jr
Route 2
Brighton
Patsy Lynn
Jeffrey D. Swartzendruber
Don K. Swartzendruber
Joan Swartzendruber
Ft. Collins
Colo
Washington High School
Miss Mullikin
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Swartzendruber
University of Northern
Helen Thomas
FTD
Wolf's Flower Shop
Umphrey
Larry Sinn
Greg
Kurtis
Kelly
Wayland School
Centrailia
Mahlon Wyse
Edd Wenger
Mennonite Fellowship Hall
Leslie Birkey
Foosland, Ill
Squire
Post Office
U.P
Clifford Ramsdale
Dr. Kettlitz
Joe Holmes
Mary Holmes
Marjorie Rankin
Santa Barbara, Calif
Clara Rankin
Holly
James Owen
Margaret Owen
Moss
Rainbow Girls
Jim Bash
Hazel Wikoff
G. H. Mayer
Oakland, Calif
George S. Daniels
Osincup's
Poinsettias
Sunnyview Greenhouse
Rt. 2
Pendleton
James Kenroth
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