FBI Takes Over Hoffa Disappearance Probe Extortion Claims Rise
FBI assumed investigative jurisdiction over Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance amid extortionate communications. Hoffa's daughter Barbara Crancer said the family has seen no ransom demands and the FBI is directing the case with federal resources. Police reported anonymous calls demanding 500 dollars and 50 thousand dollars, while agents interviewed the Hoffa family at their lakeside home. Meanwhile New Jersey authorities planned to question former Teamsters official Anthony Provenzano about the case.
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Lake Orion
Mich
FBI
Jimmy Hoffa
Teamster
Hoffa
Barbara Crancer
Associated Press
Westinghouse Broadcasting
James P. Hoffa
Bloomfield Township
Crancer
Clarence Kelley
Washington
Kelley
New Jersey
Teamsters
Detroit
Anthony
Tony Pro” Provenzano
Ford Visits Yugoslavia in Low-Key Belgrade Welcome
President Ford arrived in Belgrade on a five nation European tour and was greeted by Tito. Yugoslavia kept public contact restrained to reflect its independent stance from the Soviet bloc. Only a few hundred eagerly watched as Ford rode in with his wife and Tito.
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Yugoslavia
Ford
Josip Broz Tito
Tito
Nixon
U.S
Romania
Washington
Transylvania
Poland
Nicolae Ceausescu
Congress
United States
Ceausescu
Soviet Union
Bucharest
Sinaia
Prahova
Carpathian Alps
Count Dracula
Wreck Claims Three Area Men In Weekend Crashes
Three area men died in Panhandle weekend crashes. James Hunter Robertson 33 of Dumas died in a single vehicle collision north of Amarillo Saturday night. Joe Albert Martinez from Shamrock died in a crash east of Shamrock Sunday morning. Gary Keith Hillbrunner 27, also from Shamrock, died in a one car wreck Sunday on Interstate 40 about 70 miles east of Shamrock.
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Panhandle
James Hunter Robertson
Dumas
Amarillo
Joe Albert Martinez
Shamrock
Texas Highway Pa
Gary Keith Hillbrunner
Martinez
Hostage situation and deadly plane crash in wake of embassy attack
Japanese Red Army members seize American Consul Robert Stebbins and three Malaysian women at the U S Embassy in Kuala Lumpur. A four engine Boeing 707 chartered from Alia by Royal Air Morocco crashes near Agadir after taking off from Paris, with rescuers describing a scene of utter destruction and multiple casualties.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Red Army
Robert Stebbins
U.S
Reuben Monson
Abadi Laoucine
Royal Air Morocco
Alia
le Bourget
Paris
Agadir
Casablanca
Atlas Mountains
Nigeria
Morocco Jet Crash Kills 188 Passengers in Atlas Mountains
A chartered jetliner carrying Moroccan workers from Europe for summer vacations crashed in fog in the Atlas Mountains near Agadir killing all 188 aboard. Officials report 181 passengers plus seven crew. most victims were Jordanian. The passenger list includes four non-Arabic names: Mr. and Mrs. Demgloff, Mr. Masson, and Miss Sperling.
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Agadir
Morocco
Europe
Atlas Mountains
Evacuation airlift planned for whites in war-torn Angola
UPI reports Portuguese authorities plan a giant airlift to rescue hundreds of thousands of white residents as fighting around Luanda tightens. A liberated strip along Africa’s west coast proclaims independence amid unrest.
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Luanda
Angola
UPI
Liberation Grou
Africa
Weather Outlook With Warmer Afternoons
Partly cloudy through Tuesday with a little warmer afternoons. A slight chance of thunderstorms tonight. High today in the middle 80s. Low tonight in the lower 60s. High Tuesday in the upper 80s. Variable winds 5 to 12 miles per hour today. Probability of precipitation 2 percent tonight.
Impeachment Page Moves On Carrillo in Texas House
The Texas House convenes to consider impeachment of District Judge O P Carrillo amid a long running Duval County political machine battle. Hearings produced 3500 pages of testimony and 160 exhibits. Senate trial could last two months if moved forward.
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Duval County
Carrillo
Austin
Tex
UPI
Texas
House of Representatives
0.P. Carrillo
James E. “Pa” Ferguson
Terry Canales
Duval
D-Premont
House
South Texas
Archer Parr
Commissioners Court
Benavides School Board
Water District Board
Parr
George P. ‘Duke
San Antonio
George Parr
Oscar Carrillo
Benavides
Canales
Bill Clayton
Senate
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England
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China
SNEZ
Eene
Ees Bane
Megs Bridge
Seerereres
Peetesever
Seeeerneveesetee
DeWitt Hale
Corpus Christi
Paul Moreno
D-El Paso
Moreno
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