Indiana Broadcast History Archive

Lincoln National Bank Hostage Crisis and Local News Report

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Aired

1985/1986

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Director: Steve Kremer;
Producer: Tom Anderson;
News Director: Bill Wagman;

[AI-Generated Summary] This news broadcast from Fort Wayne, Indiana, covers a range of local and national stories, headlined by a tense, ongoing hostage situation at a Lincoln National Bank branch where a gunman held a female customer captive after releasing several others. Local reports include the recovery of $157,000 in stolen jewelry, the sentencing of a former police officer for drug charges, and community discussions regarding school desegregation and mandatory summer school. The broadcast also features segments on health, specifically the importance of mammography for breast cancer detection, and sports updates regarding the Indiana Pacers, the Fort Wayne Flames soccer team, and the upcoming hockey season. National and international coverage mentions the Iran-Contra hearings involving Admiral John Poindexter and an assassination attempt against the Prime Minister of India.

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