Hijacker hijacks Frontier jet to force prisoner release
A Georgia bank robber hijacked a Frontier Airlines Boeing 737 in Nebraska and forced it to Atlanta via Kansas City to free prisoner George Stewart. Thomas Hannan, 29, of Grand Island, demanded $3 million, two parachutes, two machine guns and two pistols. The plane carried 35 aboard. authorities in Atlanta set up a command post after landing.
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Atlanta
UPI
Georgia
Frontier Airlines
Nebraska
Kansas City
Alabama
Hartsfield
FBI
Thomas Michael Hannan
Mobile
James Gill
Stewart
Hannan
Berkeley
Calif
Gill
Grand Island
Neb
Vermont teachers convention prompts debate over value
The Vermont Education Association hosts its annual convention in the Burlington area amid questions whether the days off count as learning time. Officials note 183 scheduled school days, above the 175 state minimum, while some staff plan a long weekend. Superintendent Sleeman attends both conventions as teachers discuss workshops, funding, and federal handicapped education mandates.
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Vermont Education Association
Burlington-Essex Junction
George A. Sleeman
Sleeman
Regina Nash
Southwestern Vermont Supervisory Union
Vermont lottery chief weighs which game to run
New director J Henry Markus tours Bennington and says no decision yet on game type. He predicts weekly tickets first, then instant games, with 15 to 20 staff to monitor operations from Berlin and Barre Montpelier Road. Draws will be public using a mechanical device. computer use is for record keeping. See LOTTERY on back page.
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Vermont
J. Henry Markus
Illinois Lottery
Bennington
Malkkus
Lottery Commission
Malkus
Judge allows Route 7 advance but blocks Friends group standing
A federal judge refused to halt construction on the southern Route 7 segment in Bennington County while denying the group Friends of Seven standing. Judge James L. Oakes ruled a stay unlikely, noting possible higher costs and minimal chance of success on appeal, while keeping injunctions on Sunderland and Manchester.
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Bennington County
James L. Oakes
Friends of Seven
Harvey D. Carter Jr
Bennington
The
Conservation Society of Southern Vermont
Oakes
Arlington
Carter
U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Pownal
Shaftsbury
Manchester
State
Federal Highway Administration
Lee Highway
Thai military seizes power in bloodless coup
In Bangkok the armed forces ousted Prime Minister Tanin Kraivixien, dissolved parliament and abrogated the 1976 constitution. Adm. Sangad Chaloryoo led the operation and promised a general election within four months, with a revolutionary party assuming control and pledging to restore order and security. Tanin placed under loose house arrest as troops patrolled the capital and political gatherings were banned.
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Bangkok
Thailand
UPI
Tanin Kraivixien
Radio Thailand
Adm
Sangad Chaloryoo
Tanin
Revolutionary Party
Sangad
Revolutionary
Adm. Sangad Chaloryoo
Witness recalls moment of murder in Palace Hotel incident
Thomas Shanahan, the prosecution star witness, testified he heard bartender Harry Cifelli cry out before a dark-haired man forced him down and claimed it was the police. Shanahan identified the assailant as a man he played pool with earlier at the Taco House. He did not see a light-haired man, Michael Martin, who was there that evening. The trial of Martin, one of two defendants charged with Cirelli's killing, started late in Addison Superior Court. The dark-haired man is believed to be Richard Minckler, 25, of Rutland, the other defendant, who will be tried in November at Woodstock.
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Charles J. Ochmanski
Vermont Education Association
Justyna M. Steuer
MAU
Ochmanski
Congress
Supreme Court
Brown Vs. Board of Education
WEA
Middlebury
Thomas Shanahan
Palace Hotel
Harry Cifelli
Manchester Depot
Shanahan
Cifelli
Palace
Taco House
Michael Martin
Martin
Cirelli
Richard Minckler
Rutland
Minckler
Woodstock
Concorde lands quietly after terror wave
Inside National notes a terror spike following a hijacking with limited details as the Concorde touches down discreetly. Local pages report Vermont Swiss friendship pact and trade ties. Editorial mentions Russell Baker on microphone innovations. PSB chair discusses Vermont nuclear power. County items cover HFCS phone project, Dorsetman joins VAC staff, Manchester selectmen Burr Fund compromise. Sports tease highlights more season tickets, Bromley JISP program, and tribute to a great lady.
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Vermont
Russell Baker
PSB
HFCS
Dorsetman
VAC
Manchester Selectmen
Burr Fund
Bromley
Elizabeth Dwyer, longtime Banner editor, dies at 65
Elizabeth M. Dwyer, North Bennington Prospect Street resident and editorial page editor of The Banner for nearly a decade, died Wednesday at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She retired three weeks ago and had hoped to write part time. Born June 11, 1912, she joined The Banner in 1962, later edited the editorial page and wrote “Syrup, Salt & Vinegar.” She was a UW graduate, tax expert, and active community member with two sons and four grandchildren. Continued on back page.
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Elizabeth M. Dwyer
Prospect Street
North Bennington
The
Banner
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Dwyer
First National Bank of
Catamount National Bank
Bennington
University of Vermont
Nington
Shires of Bennington
St. John the Baptist Church
Women’s Sodality
American Association of University Women
Parent
James E
Mary (Horton) Mosher
North Bennington High School
Richard H. Dwyer
Jonathan
Beaumont
Texas
Mark
Fort Morgan
Colo
Mary Mosher
Elizabeth Horton
William A. Combs
Manchester
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Frank
Missbrenner
By Lee Harrison
New
By Rob Woolmington
Markus
J. Henry Malkus
Sunderland
Lye Brook
Green Mountain National Forest
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Addison Superior Court
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