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Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia

18 Aug 1977

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Winchester Evening Star

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Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

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Aug 18, 1977

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5

Hostage Crisis Ends Quietly as Gunman Surrenders

A lone gunman held 63 people at a California religious retreat, then surrendered after captives persuaded him to give up. Thomas Wilson of Bakersfield faces kidnapping and auto theft charges after hijacking a bus and abducting four passengers and the driver.

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Santa Cruz Calif Thomas Wilson Bakersfield Santa Cruz County Mark Ganghoff Ganghoff Wilson Jack Kembro Mariposa County
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Pardon For Vietnam Vet Sparks Mixed Reactions In Virginia

A Virginia governor's pardon frees David Etheridge, a Vietnam veteran jailed since 1972 on a 120 year sentence for drug sales. Etheridge, 27, was convicted for small drug quantities and will be released from Powhatan Correctional Center after five years. The case drew praise from lawmen and questions about sentencing harshness.

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Norfolk Mills Godwin David Alan Etheridge Godwin Etheridge Powhatan James A. Wakefield Nixon Alfred W. Whitehurst Virginia Lewis W. Hurst
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