Search Continues For Hijacker Over Indiana
FBI and state and local officers prosecute a wide search across thick woodland near Peru Indiana for a hijacker who stole an American Airlines 727 on Friday demanded 502000 dollars and two parachutes. About 200 officers from Illinois Indiana and Ohio pursue leads and search the area while uncertainty remains if the parachute opened. The pilot reports the hijacker likely did not survive the leap at 320 miles per hour and grimly regrets not finding the body.
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Chicago Tribune
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Palatine
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the Tribune
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Berkebile
British Troops Open Fire in Northern Ireland Clash
British troops said they shot 14 guerrillas in gun battles Sunday as the Provisional IRA cease fire neared. Six others died over the weekend, lifting Northern Ireland's death toll to at least 383 in three years of sectarian violence. Officials feared the guerrillas would press attacks until midnight, when the cease fire was to begin.
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Marvin Mandel
Linwood Holton
Virginia
Russell W. Peter
Delaware
William T
Flood Toll Rises as Agnes Strikes Then Recedes
Death toll reaches 117 with tens of thousands homeless after a week of storms. Red Cross launches a $10 million disaster fund as governors seek swift federal aid. Sightseers hinder relief efforts in Harrisburg and Pittsburgh amid flood cleanup and boating chaos.
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Black Delegates Rally Behind McGovern for First Ballot
Black delegates from 12 states and the District of Columbia pledge enough support to push McGovern over the top on the first Democratic National Convention ballot. They report 96 percent of previously uncommitted delegates backing him, with a goal of nine million blacks registered to vote by November.
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Democratic Platform Plank Calls for Immediate Vietnam Withdrawal
First draft planks of the 1972 Democratic platform demand an immediate and complete withdrawal of all U S forces in Indochina and take a middle ground on school busing. The Vietnam plank denounces Nixon and pledges withdrawal by October 1 1972 if the next administration has not ended the war. A separate school busing plank faces challenge from Wallace supporters who insist busing is only a tool for achieving quality education.
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Saco Councilman Cassette Won’t Sign Police Pay Warrant
Saco councilman Ward 1 Robert Cassette refused to sign this week’s payroll warrant saying police payroll changes were made without council authorization. He cites no council action or signed contract, while Mayor Braley seeks City Solicitor Ayotte’s view on legality of the pay increases.
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New Parents Misery: Baby’s Sleep Timing Strikes Again
A humorous observation notes that new parents wake up not at dawn but when the baby finally falls asleep, capturing the after-hours chaos of early parenthood with a wink.
U S Planes Destroy North Vietnam Steel Plant In Air War
U S pilots knocked out North Vietnam's steel plant and a power facility while destroying two bridges in weekend raids. Four Phantoms pierced the Thai Nguyen open hearth furnaces. the Viet Tri plant suffered boiler and switchgear damage. B52s bombed Quang Tri and Hue front areas as shells and tanks clashed along My Chanh. casualties reported on both sides.
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Hue
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North Vietnam says new forces aided transport amid bombing
North Vietnam stated that new forces have joined its transportation and supply network to keep movement under heavy U.S. bombing. Radio Hanoi claimed cooperation and rapid regularization of work, noting bridges and roads are being repaired despite intense attacks.
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