Criminal records wiped in computer hack and man shot dead in New York hostage drama: headlines from 40 years ago

Criminals hacking into the British police computer system, a young girl being pulled from a lion’s jaws and Australian journalists refusing to use computers made the headlines 40 years ago this week.May 11, 1980● A man took his wife and daughter hostage and threatened to kill the woman after spotting her walking along the street with another man. The drama took place in Washington Heights, New York, where police shot and killed Dorsey Hunt when he tried to escape with his captives in a taxi…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3084318/criminal-records-wiped-computer-hack-and-man-shot-dead-new