THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N.C. May 24, 1975 

* Gombe kidnapping of Ann Pierce

The top of the front has a heading: "Kidnappings Termed Political" with photo of Ann Pierce. (see images) 
Complete with 32 pages, a few binding holes along the spine/1st column, good condition. 

Background: The 1975 Gombe kidnapping of Ann Pierce and her colleagues was a shattering geopolitical earthquake that forever altered the landscape of global scientific research. Imagine the world’s most famous sanctuary of peace—Jane Goodall’s primate paradise—transformed in a single night into a war zone when 40 armed Marxist rebels crossed Lake Tanganyika to seize four young researchers as high-stakes political pawns. Ann Pierce’s harrowing escape to Nairobi didn't just break a news cycle; it ignited a diplomatic firestorm that forced the U.S. State Department to collide with African revolutionaries, ultimately ending the era of "innocent exploration." This event effectively shuttered the golden age of open-field primatology, necessitating the birth of the modern high-security research protocol and proving that even the most remote corners of the natural world are never truly safe from the volatile reach of human conflict.