Gunman hijacks United jet to Vancouver from Reno
A gunman on a bicycle boarded a United 727 at Reno International Airport and ordered passengers and three stewardesses off before directing the plane to Vancouver. The crew remained aboard, and officials noted no ransom request. This followed a June hijack at Reno involving a separate 727.
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Reno
Reno, Nev
United Air Lines
Reno International
Vancouver
B.C
San Francisco
United
Jerry Harris
Reno International Airport
New York
UAL
Robb D. Heady
Desert
FBI
Headys Arest
Federal Aviation Administration
Denver
Los Angeles
Richard McCoy Jr
House approves ban on cross-town school busing
The U S House voted 282 to 102 to ban cross-town busing and to apply new limits to desegregation orders. The measure narrows busing as a last resort and restricts transport to the second-closest school. It opens a path to reopen desegregation orders, including Southern cases, and moves to the Senate where action is uncertain.
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Washington
Richard H. Kleindienst
Albert H. Quie
R-Minn
Supreme Court
Nixon
House Education Committee
House
Senate
Edith Green
D.ore
Nixon dominates GOP convention in scripted renomination
The Nixon driven Republican convention in Miami Beach unfolds as a White House produced event. Administration aides monitor potential deviations, while Dole hails resolved differences and insists the platform centers on Nixon. Liberal critics warn of a tightly managed process.
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Miami Beach
Fla
White House
Nixon
GOP
Robert J. Dole
Kansas
British Soldier Killed by Sniper in Belfast District
AP report from Belfast says a British soldier on patrol was killed by a sniper in a Roman Catholic district. Two bombings in Catholic areas were blamed on Protestants with no injuries. an explosion damaged a house, injuring two soldiers. Soldiers fired at a man seen fleeing, missing him.
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Belfast
Minnesota GOP backs Nixon ticket for 1972 renomination
Minnesota's 26 delegate delegation heads to Miami Beach to cast solid votes for Nixon and Agnew. Leaders expect a larger 1976 convention and debates over delegate apportionment. Minnesota aims to keep the state in the Republican column for the first time since 1952.
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Gerry Nelson
Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
Miami Beach
Fla
Nixon-Agnew
Richard Nixon
Nixon
GOP
David Krogseng
Agnew
North Dakota
Maine
New Hampshire
Krogseng
GOP National Committee
Louisiana
Mississippi
Seville
Governors Meet to Hear Madeline Island Plan
Governors from Wisconsin Minnesota and Michigan met on Madeline Island to review a development plan for the Apostle Island area and a University of Wisconsin sewage study funded by a commission grant. The event drew a large local crowd as officials discussed zoning zones population centers and wilderness areas.
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Madeline Island
Wis
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Lake Superior
Upper Great Lakes
Patrick J. Lucey
Wendell Anderson
William Milliken
Apostle Island
University of Wisconsin
Commission
UW Extension
Marvin Beatty
Beatty
University seminar tests union bargaining drills
A mock negotiating session at the University of Minnesota pits a six member AFT federation team against a school board crew coached by John Converse. The exercise aims to prepare teachers for bargaining with boards, featuring a $400 across the board pay demand and a follow up debate on education quality.
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John Lundquist
Associated Press
Minneapolis, Minn
Teachers’ Council
American Federation of Teachers
AFT
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis Federation of Teachers
MFT
John Converse
Jack Flager
Federation
National Education Association
Rockville
Ted Johnson
Ramsey High School
Roseville
Minn
Johnson
Lee Safell
Jordan Junior High
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Flager
Minnesota
Colorado
New York
Rhode Island
California
Iowa
Illinois
Black athletes threaten boycott if Rhodesia enters Munich
U S team members including Lee Evans pledged to stand with African brothers if Rhodesia is allowed to compete in the 1970 Olympic Games. Evans gave a brief statement but did not confirm any planned walkout by American blacks.
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U.S
Munich
Germany
United States
Rhodesia
Lee Evans
Economy shows 9.4 percent GNP rise in Q2
Washington AP says the Commerce Department reports April to June GNP grew 9.4 percent, beating prior estimates and hitting a peak since late 1965. Corporate pretax profits rose to 93.1 billion dollars annualized, with inflation easing but sustainability questioned by the Nixon administration.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Nixon
Department
Mondale proposes press freedom bill to shield reporters
Sen. Walter Mondale unveiled legislation aimed at protecting reporters from compelled disclosure of confidential sources unless a federal court order is issued. He cited a recent Supreme Court decision allowing grand juries to pressure reporters, calling it a major threat to press freedom.
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Washington
Walter Mondale
Minnesota Democrat
U.S. Supreme Court
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Provo
Utah
Ronald V. Dellums
D.calif
House Judiciary Committee
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Workman
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Miami
Convention Center
Repub
Randy Landis
Worthington
Landis
Bears
Como Park Zoo
Apostle Islands
la Pointe Town Library
Department of Natural Resources
Islands Big Bay Park
Lucey
Reserve Mining Co
Silver Bay
U.S. Department of Justice
Reserve
Anderson
Apostles
Islands
Madeline
Reykjavik
Iceland
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Alexandria
National Weather Service
Edith Irving
East Meadow
N.Y
Nassau County
Howard Hughes
Mondale
Herald
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