Skyjacker to Algiers and Reno Suspect Nabbed
A jetliner hijacked to Algiers ended with the hijacker’s arrest while a Reno suspect was detained after a parallel hijack. The Reno man, Robb Heady, 22, was found wounded beside U.S. Route 295 as authorities pursued the ransom. Separate incidents include a Wester Airlines hijack over Mt. Rainier and a United Airlines 727 fire injury in Seattle, with police and federal authorities involved.
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Algiers
Reno
Robb Heady
U.S. Highway 295
Wester Airlines
New York
Willie Holden
A.w.o
Mt. Rainier
Het
San Francisco
Nevada Desert
Roger Green
Boeing
Los Angeles
Mathewele
Seattle
Wan Town City Hospital
United Air Lines
Stephen G. Compton
Sixth Avenue SE
Atlantic
Accused of Hijacking Surrenders in Central America
Frederick Hahneman, accused of hijacking an Eastern Airlines jet from Allentown to Washington on May 5, surrendered at the Honduran embassy in Tegucigalpa. He sought asylum and talked of a price on his head while stating the US had not judged him. He parachuted into a Honduran jungle after ransom was paid.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Frederick Hahneman
Pennsylvania
Central America
Diario Matutino
Hahneman
New Orleans
FBI
Sahsa
Washington
State Department
U.S
Jose. Gomez Rovelo
Haheman
Hewson Hyan
0.S
FBL
Eastern Airlines
Allentown
Washington Nations
FBT
L. Patrick Gray
Puerto Castilla
Easton
U S Airmen Pound North in Air War Over Vietnam
U S fighter bombers hit targets from Hanoi to Vinh destroying bridges trucks surface craft and storage areas in North Vietnam. A Phantom crew reported shooting down a Mig 19 near Hanoi. American forces suffered no losses per the U S command though Hanoi claimed three U S planes downed. In South Vietnam government forces and allies reported heavy North Vietnamese Viet Cong casualties across multiple fronts.
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Saigon
Hanoi
Vinh
North Vietnam
U. S. Command
Air Force
Navy
Marine
Air Force Phantoms
Phillip Handley
Wellington
Texas
John Smallwood
Marietta
U.S
South Vietnam
Saigon Command
Nine nabbed in Swisher drug raid near Solon
Cedar Rapids and Marion narcotics squad, Linn and Johnson county deputies arrested five at a remote farm southwest of Swisher in Johnson county. Four more were arrested in a Solon-area raid early Saturday by Johnson County deputies and University of Iowa security. Charged at Swisher with marijuana possession were Margaret Ann Trimble 19 Valerie Anne Gonzalez 21 Kent Burgess 24 Richard J Mara 31 and Dean Charles Starr 24 all of route 1 Amana. Burgess also faces prescription drug charges from a separate Town City police investigation. Starr and Valerie Gonzales posted $1 bonds and were released. others remain jailed. Authorities say the probes spanned Cedar Rapids Marion and Iowa City areas. The operation involved four agencies and targeted a long-running drug traffic ring from the remote farmhouse.
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Jowacity
Netro
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Linn County Sheriff's
Johnson County
Swisher
University of Jawa
Solon
Margaret Ann Trimble
Eighteenth Street
Valerie Anne Gonzalez
Kent ‘Burgess
Richard J. Mara
Dean Charles Starr
Route 1
Amana
Burgess
Narcotics Division
Town
Starr
Valerie Gonzales
Hell
Iowa City
Brothers Lost at Sea Saved After Weeklong Ordeal
In Panama City Florida brothers Clifford Gay 24 and Roger 10 were rescued Friday after drifting 93 miles off the Gulf in a 12 foot boat with minimal food. Their mother Jewel said gratitude ran high as rescue crews including Marine patrol, coast guardsmen and air force personnel had searched since they were reported missing. Roger was hospitalized for dehydration and burns while Clifford rested at home.
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Panama-City
Fla
Fort Eseven
Clifford Gay
Jewel Gay
Roger
Gulf of Mexico
Clifford
Atlantic Queen
Panamia City
Tyndall Air Force Base Hospital
Cliftford
Marine
Coast Guardsmen
Air Force
Gordon McCall
Florida Marine Patrol
Birthrate in U S Takes Sharpest Dip
The United States faces a record decline in birthrate driven by abortion law liberalization and economic downturn. For the first quarter of 1972, the rate stood at 15.8 births per 1 100 population, down from 17.8 a year earlier. If trends continue, population growth may stall by 2010, experts warn.
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Washington
National Center For Health Statistics
John JD Scarlett Named Crime Board Chairman in Des Moines
Governor Ray announced John JD Scarlett, 48, as chairman of the Tawa crime commission in Des Moines. Scarlett is dean of Drake University School of Law. The ICC changes include George Orr remaining as director and head of the planning agency staff.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
John JD Scarlett
Tawa Crime Commission
Scarlett
Drake University School of Law
Ray
Searlett
ICC
George Orr
Orr
Milestone Berlin Accord Hailed By Rogers
The four foreign ministers Roger s of the United States United Kingdom Soviet Union and France activated the 1971 Big Four Berlin accord easing travel to and from Berlin. The pact goes into effect at midnight and coincides with ratifications by West Germany and the Soviet Union. The signing took place in West Berlin's Allied Control Council building and is seen as a thaw in East West tensions with Berlin described as a symbol of hope.
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Maurice Schumann
France
Sir Alec Douglas Home
Great Britain
Russia
Andrei Gromyko
U.S
William Rogers
Berlin
U. S
Britain
West Germany
Soviet Union
Bonn
Europe
Alex Douglas-Home
West Berlin
Allied Control Council
Rogers
Germany
Gramyke
Poland
Pilot Rescued After 23 Days Hidden Deep in North Vietnam
Capt Roger Locher of Sabetha Kansas, declared missing April 10 after bailing from his Phantom over North Vietnam, survived 23 days evading troops within feet of his hideout. He drank rain, ate tree fruits, and used a survival knife while a rescue fleet finally located him north of Hanoi. Locher, credited with downing three MiGs, was welcomed by Gen John Vogt at a Thailand base.
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Saigon
Roger Locher
Sabetha
Kan
Hanoi
Locher
Thailand
Lacher
Air Force
Indo-China
John Vogt
Eale
Backer
North Vietnam
Laos
South Vietnam
North
Berlin accord nears as East West talks shape future
The Bonn and Moscow standoff over ratification threatened the timetable for a Four Power pact. The agreement allows West Berliners 30 annual visiting days to East Berlin and eases Communist controls on overland access. It envisions East West German accords and a path to broader European security talks, while Berlin remains divided under occupation.
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Willy Brandt
Berlin
Moscow
West Germany
Bonn
West
East Germany
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U.S. West Coast
Federal Aviation Agency
Maison Blanche
Panthers
Kehoe
Dulles International Airport
Dulles
Mathew Kehoe
Mrs. Gay
Lille
Iowa
Foiple
Inwa
Gromyko
TGC
George Esper
Fed
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