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In 1971, Charles Manson and three women followers were convicted in Los Angeles of murder and conspiracy in the 1969 slayings of seven people, including actress Sharon Tate. Idi Amin seized power in Uganda by ousting President Milton Obote (oh-BOH'-tay) in a military coup.

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In 1981, the 52 Americans held hostage by Iran for 444 days arrived in the United States.

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In 1990, an Avianca Boeing 707 ran out of fuel and crashed in Cove Neck, Long Island, New York; 73 of the 158 people aboard were killed. Actress Ava Gardner died in London at age 67.

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In 1995, the U.S. and Norway launched a Black Brant rocket carrying equipment to study the aurora borealis, startling Russian officials who wondered at first if the rocket was an incoming Trident missile. (Russian President Boris Yeltsin reportedly was given his "nuclear briefcase" for possible retaliation before realizing there was no threat.)

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Ten years ago: A videotape showed Roy Hallums, an American kidnapped in Baghdad the previous November, pleading for his life. (Hallums was rescued by coalition troops on Sept. 7, 2005.) A stampede during a Hindu festival in western India killed some 300 people. Architect Philip Johnson died in New Canaan, Connecticut, at age 98.

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Five years ago: Iraq hanged Ali Hassan al-Majid (ah-LEE' hah-SAHN' ahl mah-ZHEED'), known as "Chemical Ali" for his role in gassing 5,000 people in a Kurdish village. An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 crashed into the Mediterranean after taking off from Beirut in a fierce thunderstorm; all 90 people aboard were killed. Director James Cameron's sci-fi spectacle "Avatar" overtook his shipwreck saga "Titanic" to become the world's highest-grossing film.

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One year ago: Two brothers, 60-year-old Garrick Hopkins and 61-year-old Carl Hopkins, were shot to death south of Barboursville, West Virginia, as they toured land that Garrick Hopkins and his wife had purchased; Rodney Black faces two counts of first-degree murder. A gunman opened fire at a shopping mall in suburban Baltimore, killing two skate shop employees, 21-year-old Brianna Benlolo and 25-year-old Tyler Johnson; shooter Darion Aguilar then killed himself. On the third anniversary of Egypt's 2011 uprising, giant crowds danced at government-backed rallies and security forces crushed demonstrations by rival Islamists and some secular activists. Li Na beat Dominika Cibulkova 7-6 (3), 6-0 in the Australian Open final. The Anaheim Ducks beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-0 at Dodger Stadium in the NHL's first warm-weather outdoor game. Morris "Morrie" Turner, 90, creator of the "Wee Pals" comic strip and the first African-American cartoonist to be syndicated nationally, died in Sacramento, California.

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Today's Birthdays: Actor Gregg Palmer is 88. Actor Dean Jones is 84. Country singer Claude Gray is 83. Movie director Tobe Hooper is 72. Actress Leigh Taylor-Young is 70. Actress Jenifer (cq) Lewis is 58. Actress Dinah Manoff is 57. Country musician Mike Burch (River Road) is 49. Rhythm-and-blues singer Kina is 46. Actress China Kantner is 44. Actress Ana Ortiz is 44. Musician Matt Odmark (OHD'-mark) (Jars of Clay) is 41. Actress Mia Kirshner is 40. Actress Christine Lakin is 36. Rhythm-and-blues singer Alicia (ah-LEE'-shuh) Keys is 34. Actor Michael Trevino (TV: "The Vampire Diaries") is 30. Pop musician Calum Hood (5 Seconds to Summer) is 19.

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Thought for Today: "The telephone, which interrupts the most serious conversations and cuts short the most weighty observations, has a romance of its own." — Virginia Woolf, English author (1882-1941).

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Great Writer
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There was once a young man who, in his youth, professed his desire
to become a great writer.

When asked to define great, he said, "I want to write stuff that
the whole world will read, stuff that people will react to on a
truly emotional level, stuff that will make them scream, cry, howl
in pain and anger!"

He now works for Microsoft writing error messages.

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Time to head to work guys, enjoy your day.

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Almost time for a quadruple sheesh.

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Morning LSU.   I am a little Little lazy this morning slept in a while.

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Appears to be anotherCraigslist Crime:

ATLANTA — Police in south Georgia are searching for a Marietta couple who went missing after going to purchase a car from a seller they contacted online.

Telfair County Sheriff Chris Steverson said the Georgia State Patrol's aviation unit has joined local officials searching Telfair and Wheeler counties for Bud and June Runion.

The couple drove to McRae on Thursday to meet someone who responded to an ad Bud Runion placed on Craigslist seeking a 1966 Mustang. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (http://on-ajc.com/1zGIipm ) reports that family members became concerned when the couple did not return for a family function and did not answer their cell phone.

Police say the phone number the Runions called traces back to a disposable cell phone. A missing person's report has been filed with Cobb County police.

Information from: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, http://www.ajc.com


Read more here: http://www.macon.com/2015/01/24/3548443/south-georgia-police-search-for.html#storylink=cpy

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