South African ransom paid to free wife and child
A Johannesburg millionaire paid 196000 dollars to kidnap gang for return of his wife and 21 month old son. Police say the abduction, unprecedented in South Africa, ended with the family being handed back after the ransom was delivered in Johannesburg. The woman suffered light facial injuries and was hysterical. A suspect leaped to death during questioning as four men and two women were hunted in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
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Pretoria
South Africa
Johannesburg
National Police Commissioner
Johannes Keevy
Brig. H. van den Bergh
Police
Keevy
Lindberg
U.S
Lindbergh
van den Bergh
Cape Town
Pan Am buys 25 Boeing 747 jets for 525 million
Pan American World Airways wins board approval for 25 Boeing 747s at 525 million dollars. Delivery begins September 1969 and finishes by May 1970. Jets seat 490 in economy, 78 in mixed first class, with four engines and 41000 pounds thrust each.
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New York
UPI
Pan American World Airways
Juan Trippe
Trippe
Dallas
Rhodesia
Johnson
Yemen Official Abdullah el Airiny Assassinated in Sana
In Sana, Abdullah el Airiny, 47, minister of local administration and acting president last month, was shot five times in the head and chest by an assassin identified as Abdul Wahab el Washaly. A second bullet wounded Lt. Col. Ahmed el Rehoumy before the killer turned the pistol on himself.
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San’a
Yeman
Soviet-American Run Inaugurated
The Soviet liner Alexander Pushkin departed Leningrad for Montreal to inaugurate the first regular passenger service between the Soviet Union and North America.
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Moscow
Alexander Pushkin
Leningrad
Cedar Rapids Girl Dies After Car Collision
Teresa Kraus six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Jer Rome Kraus of 1109 Glass Road NE Cedar Rapids was struck by a car in the Center Point Road NE area and died five hours later at University Hospitals Iowa City. The driver Velma Medulin 40 of 2904 E Avenue NW could not avoid the southbound vehicle.
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Cedar Rayws
Teresa Kraus
Jerrome Kraus
Glass Road
Center Point Road
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Mercy Hospital
Teresa
Debbie Sue
French Bar GI Memorial Rite Moved From Invalides Shrine
The French government barred the annual French Bar GI Memorial Rite at the Invalides, moving the ceremony to the American Cemetery at Suresnes near Paris. Sgt Laurence Russell Kelly of Altoona, Pennsylvania, the first American to fall in the liberation of Paris, is honored in this June 10 observance. American Legion officials voice upset while organizer Miss Marcelle Thomas cites a brusque defense ministry letter from Pierre Messmer and suggests De Gaulle's influence. Representatives from the American Legion and French government typically attend.
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Paris
Marcelle Thomas
Pierre Messmer
the Invalides
France
Napoleon
Messmer
Suresnes
American Legion
Miss Thomas
General de Gaulle
River
Seine
First B-52 raid triggers landslides sealing Mu Gia Pass
U S air force reports the initial B 52 strike on North Vietnam caused massive landslides closing the Mu Gia Pass used to move man and supplies to the Viet Cong. The attack followed a Viet Cong mortar strike on Saigon airport killing seven U S service members and wounding many others.
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Saigon
Attack at Tan Son Nhut Airport Shocks Vietnam War Efforts
U S and Vietnamese officials examined new security steps after a Viet Cong assault on Tan Son Nhut, a major allied air hub in Saigon housing 10 000 Americans. The strike damaged aircraft and runway but failed to halt operations as repairs began while weather in Frostburg Maryland produced eleven inches of snow.
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Westmoreland
William Westmoreland
U.S
South Vietnam
Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
Air Force
U.S. Navy
Ticonderoga
Vinh
Washington
Thei
Defense Department
Philppines
Kitty Hawk
Vietnam
San Saigon
Frostburg
Maryland
Washington County
Soviet Yak 28 jet mystery identified after Berlin crash
West Berlin officials identified the Soviet mystery jet that hit Lake Stoessensee as the Yak 28. Western experts photographed salvaged parts and concluded the two crew were killed in the crash in the British sector.
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Berlin
UPI
West Berlin
Lasteek
Sion
Lake Stoessensee
Linn county votes to seek federal food stamp plan
The Linn county board of supervisors voted Tuesday to apply for a federal food stamp program potentially affecting up to 5 000 residents. Needy families would buy stamps via the county welfare department and use bonus stamps at stores, replacing the old surplus commodities.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
County Social Welfare Department
Me Too
Sun Mart
Eagles
Farm Market
Hy Vee
Assa
Roscoe R. Whitlatch
State Welfare Department
Whitlatch
Liun Social Welfare
James Nisley
Linn County
Fraternity House Birthplace of Sweetheart of Sigma Chi to be Torn Down
The birthplace of the song The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi at Albion College will be torn down as the fraternity house. Albion plans to house all fraternities next fall in a complex of six buildings on campus.
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Albion, Mich
Sigma Chi
Albion College
Cable Sliced by Error: One Dies
NEW YORK AP report describes a fatal accident in a subway tube under the East River when a repair crew cut a 600 volt electric cable. One man died in the incident and investigators review the error and safety procedures.
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New York
East Iriver
Prospective Buyer Pans Rush Hour Crawl Car Wish
A buyer tells an auto salesman he wants a car that will crawl through rush hour traffic. The quip highlights a desire for exceptionally slow acceleration as a humorous twist on speed expectations. The line reflects common commuter frustrations and car buyer stereotypes.
Dirksen Renews Fight on Remap
Senator Dirksen said he will keep the present reapportionment plan and add ten concessions to backers of a constitutional amendment. His proposal would let geography and sub divisions besides population guide apportionment in one house, subject to state referendum. He aims for a two thirds Senate majority as the issue returns for the third time in three years.
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Washington
Dirksen
R-Ill
Supreme Court
Senate
Indiana Trooper Dies After Eight Year Coma
Oscar Mills, 34, an Indiana state police trooper, died after an eight year coma following a patrol car crash during a chase on Indiana 18. He had been in hospital care since November 30, 1957, with medical bills totaling 155000 paid by state police funds. Mills left a wife and four children. his wife later worked as secretary at Schererville state police post headquarters.
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Gary
UPI
Oscar Mills
Indiana
Mills
Schererville
Indiana 18
Mifts
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