Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
On this date ...
1974: Another tape from the Symbionese Liberation Army was delivered to the parents of Patricia Hearst, reporters were told at the Hearsts’ home in Hillsborough, California.
A reporter acting as a liaison between the family and media said the tape, received by the Rev. Cecil Williams, did not contain the voice of the 20-year-old kidnapped heiress.
Williams telephoned Hearst’s father, newspaper publisher Randolph A. Hearst, and played the tape for him. The tape contained a ransom demand of $4 million.
Patricia Hearst later was found and arrested 19 months after being abducted, wanted for serious crimes committed with the Symbionese group. She spent seven years in prison.
— Logan High School’s Homecoming was held. Josie Vigil was named queen and Joe Montoya was king of the ceremony.
— The Logan Longhorns and Amistad Cowgirls girls basketball teams advanced to the state quarterfinals. Logan downed Belen 33-22, and Amistad defeated Eldorado 35-27.
— The Harlem Thrillers basketball team was scheduled to come to Tucumcari to play the Quay County Athletic Association All-Stars at Rattler Gymnasium.
— Lloyd’s Shoe Store was advertising men’s and boys dress shoes and famous-brand women’s shoes for $4.22, plus house slippers for $1.22.
— The Odeon Theatre was showing “Hitler: The Last Ten Days,” starring Alec Guinness and Simon Ward. Upcoming was “Chariots of the Gods.”