Hijacker parachutes with $200000 after Northwest hijack
FBI said a middle aged hijacker demanded 200000 in Seattle and four parachutes during a Northwest Airlines 727 flight to Reno. The jet, with 36 passengers, circled Seattle 22 hours while authorities searched four states for the parachuting culprit.
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Nev
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Oregon
Nevada
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Northwest Airlines
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Ore
Harold E. Campbell Jr
Eugene
Medford
Red Bluff
Calif
Campbell
Las Vegas
Washington, D.C
Air Force
McChord Air Force Base
Tacoma
Jack Keillor
Keillor
Airlines
Northwest
William Scott
Minneapolis
Rebellious inmates threaten warden as deal eyed
Rahway State Prison inmates controlled two wings in a riot that held the warden and four guards hostage. Governor indicates a deal could release the hostage staff, as negotiations continue amid the crisis.
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Rahway
N. J
Rahway State Prison
Snowbound Hunters Amid Thanksgiving Snow In Mountain Counties
Thanksgiving found deer hunters stranded in Tucker and Randolph counties as heavy snow disrupted mountain roads. State highway crews worked to keep major routes clear while crews in Virginia stayed busy tackling wintry conditions.
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Tucker
Randolph
Virginia
West Virginia
Mercer County
Five Killed In Viet Conflict Lowest In War
In Saigon the U S Command reports five Americans killed in action and four wounded the smallest weekly casualty toll since 1965. Thousands of South Vietnamese troops maneuvered in eastern Cambodia with little opposition as U S bombers and recon raids continued.
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Cambodia
U.S
Tay Ninh
Meany Taken To Hospital After AFL-CIO Convention
George Meany 77 president of AFL-CIO was admitted to George Washington University Hospital after chest pains and stress from a convention in Bal Harbour Florida. Doctors say a possible coronary artery spasm and normal cardiogram later, he will remain hospitalized for several days.
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George Meany
Afl-Cio
Nixon
Meany
Fuchs
George Washington University Hospital
Bal Harbour
Fla
Nixon orders injunctions to end Gulf coast dock strike
President Nixon moved to halt a Gulf and East coast dock walkout by seeking court injunctions under the Taft-Hartley Act. A four member inquiry board reported talks stalled over pension and welfare contributions, noting a breakdown in negotiations. The strike has idled tens of thousands of longshoremen from Maine to Texas since October.
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Calif
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Gulf Coasts
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Mitchell
West
Board of Inquiry
Washington
International Logshoremen’s Association
Miami
Justice Department
Department
East
Maine
Texas
ILA
Pakistan Claims Repelled Indian Offensive in East Pakistan
Radio Pakistan reported four days of fighting in East Pakistan with claims that more than 800 Indian invaders were killed as Indian forces and Mukti Bahini guerrillas clash around Jessore. India denied a major troop confrontation, noting guerrilla advances and rail disruptions. Prime Minister Gandhi reportedly received a letter from President Yahya Khan, which the Foreign Ministry would not confirm.
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Radio Pakistan
East Pakistan
India
Mukti Bahini
Tinue
West Pakistan
Pakistan
Jessore
Calcutta
United News of India
Indira Gandhi
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
Foreign Ministry
Deer Hunters Stranded as Snow Hits Tucker Virginia Region
Deer hunters in Tucker County Virginia and nearby areas were stranded by heavy snow while highway crews cleared major routes. Rescue teams searched Dolly Sods and Canaan Valley for stranded hunters as 14 inches fell near Davis and Blackwater Falls.
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U.S. Forest Rangers
Dolly Sods
Canaan Valley
Elkins
Jim Fields
Fairmont
Backbone Mountain
Davis
Game Gets Priority in Rescue Mission Amid Snow
A West Virginia rescuer said he would search for deer hunters stranded by snow but noted most roads were cleared and hunters should find their way. When asked about search duration he referenced the Nebraska Oklahoma game start time, delaying the plan.
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Fields
Davis
W. Va
West Virginia
Rahway Prison hostages released after prisoner takeover
Governor Cahill announced that all hostages at Rahway State Prison have been freed after a rebellion by inmates. Warden Vukcevich and guards Henderson, Koestler, and Matuynas were identified among the released. The crisis ended following an agreement reached with state officials and medical praise for several aides.
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N.J
William T. Cahill
Rahway State Prison
Woodbridge State School
Rahway Prison
Cahill
A. Samuel Vukcevich
Benjamin Henderson
Kenneth Koestler
John Matuynas
Maurice Kott
Department of Agencies and Institutions
Andrison
Albert Wagner
Olice
David Kelly
Attica State Prison
Upstate
New York
Attica
Holiday Traffic Death Report
A Holiday Traffic Death Report notes a fatal road crash on midnight Thursday. The incident occurred as motorists faced crowded conditions during a holiday period with police and emergency crews responding at the scene.
Space experts push Mars arrival to 2046 or later
Scientists warn that human missions to Mars are likely two decades away or more. Budget constraints and technical hurdles extend the timeline beyond optimistic short term plans.
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