Canada to Broadcast Kidnappers Manifesto in Ransom Talks
The FLQ demands US$500000 and the release of 21 Quebec political prisoners by noon. Cross, the British trade commissioner, has been held since Monday as police raid FLQ sympathizers and Mrs Cross views a lineup amid uncertainty over his fate.
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Montreal
James Richard Cross
Quebec
Cross
Quebec Liberation Front
FLQ
Mitchell Sharp
Sharp
Radio Canada
Gorman
J.R. Cross
James Cross
Clark Hall Blast Warning Referenced by Police
Police said the Clark Hall building was targeted with a blast after an alert call came 25 minutes prior. Authorities noted telephone warnings preceded the aerial explosion and are investigating the incident for motive and suspects.
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Clark Hall
Roanoke Man Receives 50 Year Prison Term
Roanoke janitor Thomas Edward Wade, 28, was found guilty of armed robbery and attempted murder in Campbell County Circuit Court. A jury sentenced him to 50 years after a quick verdict following the June 27 station robbery at George W. League’s service station, where about 34 dollars was stolen and Wade identified. Another Roanoke man, Thomas William Thompson, 20, faces trial October 26 on similar charges, with a 16 year old already committed to welfare institutions.
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Lynchburg
Roanoke
Campbell County
Thomas Edward Wade
George W. 51
League
Wade
Thomas William Thompson
State Department of Welfare and Institutions
Rawlings Storms Byrd in Virginia Senate Race Speech
Democratic candidate George C. Rawlings Jr attacks Sen. Harry Byrd Jr as a public enemy of the elderly, citing voting records on Social Security and Medicare. Republican Ray Garland targets derelict housing and planning while campaigning across Harrisonburg Charlottesville Staunton.
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Associated Press
George C. Rawlings Jr
U.S
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Ray L. Garland
Rawlings
Shenandoah Valley
Harrisonburg
Charlottesville
Garland
Alexandria
Waynesboro
Byrd
Senate
Washington
Fredericksburg
Staunton
Linwood Holton
J. Kenneth Robinson
Fire at O Sullivan Rubber Plant Causes Minor Damage
Fire at O Sullivan Rubber Corporation in the dynopress area caused minor water and limited fire damage. Fire inspector S R Dyke says sprinkler systems handled most of the blaze and the exact cause is undetermined with several possibilities being explored. Memorial service by Daniel J. Farrar, Lodge 458, set for Sunday at 7 30 p m at St Pauls Methodist Church.
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S.R. Dyke
O’sullivan Rubber Corporation
Winchester
Shawnee
O’sullivan
Daniel J. Farrar
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
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Breggett
Porn
Virginia
Richmond
Nixon
Holton
Minnetonka
Wilkins
Loudoun St
O'Sullivan
Margaret L . Ode
AON
S. Loudoun
Winchester, VA
Leggett
Clearbrook Woolen Shop
Clearbrook, Va
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