Woman Hijacker Forces Plane To Cuba
A 35 year old Argentine woman hijacked a twin engine turboprop with 17 aboard near Isla Mujeres and forced Captain Ricardo Eroza Troyo to fly to Cuba. The plane landed in Havana after seven hours, with 14 passengers including three Americans aboard. the hijacker and her daughter and infant son were involved, and Cuban authorities treated passengers well awaiting release.
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Cuba
Merida
Mexico
Argentina
Judith Vazquez
Ricardo Eroza Troyo
Havana
Vazquez
Silvia
Ernesto
Miguel Covian
Eroza
Joseph Bruce
Michigan
Irving Tovar
New York
Floods in India Kill Hundreds. Toll May Exceed Thousand
Devastating floods and landslides in Darjeeling Jalpaiguri and surrounding hills kill at least 560 with Amrita Bazar Patrika estimating over 1,000. Roads, rails and an oil pipeline disrupted. Sikkim isolated as relief work is mounted.
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Calcutta
India
Amrita Bazar Patrika
Darjeeling
Jalpaiguri
Ghoom
Kurseong
Kalimpong
Tista
Assam
Bihar
Sikkim
Hope Namgyal
Hope Cooke
Dharma Vira
Failure To Salute Brings Shift Forward
Major General Charles Stone of the 4th Infantry Division said soldiers who fail to salute superior officers are moved to forward combat areas as punishment after a discretionary review. He noted counseling on the spot and unit-commander referrals when needed and said transfers aim to assign trained men to suitable tasks.
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Pleiku
Vietnam
UPI
Charles Stone
4Th Infantry
Fifth Marine in Vietnam Slaying Sentenced to Two Years
Lance Cpl. Anthony Licciardo Jr., 20, Lowell Mass., received a two year general court martial sentence for unpremeditated murder in the hanging death of a Vietnamese civilian near Hue during May 5 6. The ruling includes a bad conduct discharge and forfeiture of pay.
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DA Nang
Vietnam
Lance
Anthony Licciardo, Jr
Lowell
Mass
Licciardo
Hue
Gift of Gold Unappreciated in Colorado
Francis Neis complained to Jefferson county sheriffs officers that vandals painted his car gold after receiving a gift of gold. The incident occurred in Lakewood Colorado as reported by UPI.
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Lakewood
Colo
UPI
Francis Neis
Neis
Jefferson County
Culver Pushes Cedar Rapids Expressway for Interstate Status
Congressman John Culver to meet in Washington with federal highway officials to press for Interstate designation of Cedar Rapids Expressway as part of a broader Eastern Iowa highway plan. He cites a 1500 mile expansion this year and aims to connect Cedar Rapids to Interstates 80 and US 30 and to link cities over 100000 population.
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John Culver
Washington
Federal Highway Administration
Department of Transportation
Cedar Rapids Expressway
Culver
Department
Iowa Highway Commission
Cedar Rapids
Congress
Secretary of Transportation
U.S. 30
Iowa 150
Town
The
Highway Commission
Iowa
Dubuque
Davenport
Independence
Soldier Killed in DMZ Clash with North Koreans
An American serviceman died and two others were wounded when their patrol encountered North Korean infiltrators along the demilitarized zone. The incident was confirmed by the U.S. Army on Monday.
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Seoul
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Von Braun warns Soviets to rival U.S. space effort
Dr Wernher von Braun, head of the Saturn program, warns in a UPI report that unless events change the Russians will surpass the United States in space within five years. He says Soviet space developments are richer and more advanced than American efforts.
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Washington
UPI
Wernher von Braun
U.S. News and World Report
Programs to Eliminate Waste and Maximize Tax Dollars
A discussion on reducing government waste and ensuring tax money achieves the greatest good. Stakeholders debate efficient programs, oversight, and accountability to deliver better public services with restrained spending.
School Removes LeMay Portrait
In Columbus Ohio South High School removed a portrait of retired Air Force General Curtis LeMay after he was named George Wallace's running mate. Principal Harold Washburn said students requested the removal, citing LeMay's association with Wallace, described as an avowed racist. A snow scene now hangs where the portrait stood.
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Columbus, Ohio
South High School
Curtis LeMay
George Wallace
South High
LeMay
Harold Washburn
Plane lands on highway damages car in Bagley
Herbert Pooch 63 says a plane landed on his car after a propeller and wheels appeared during a highway drive near Bagley. George Fletcher 35 reported engine trouble and attempted a highway landing. Both men escaped unharmed.
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Bagley, Minn
Herbert Pooch
Here
George Fletcher
Pooch
Americans To Vote In November Election Figures
About 74 million Americans will vote in the presidential election next month according to a census bureau estimate. The bureau said 121.5 million persons will be of voting age this year, up 7.1 million from 1964 when 70.7 million voted.
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Washington
UPI
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Fayette
Tom Riley
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