Hijacker Shot Down By FBI Agent At New York Airports
A man matching a hijacker profile seized a Trans World Airlines jet after boarding at LaGuardia with a pistol. He forced a stewardess and a driver onto a nine mile truck shuttle to Kennedy, where an FBI agent shot him dead. The stewardess Idie Maria Concepcion was unhurt.
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New York
Milan
Italy
Trans World Airlines
LaGuardia
TWA
Chicago
Kennedy Airport
FBI
Kenneth Levin
Richard A. Obergfell
Clifton
N.J
Newark
United Airlines
Obergfell
United States
Idie Maria Concepcion
John F. Malone
Miss Concepcion
Albert R. Hawes
Hawes
Kennedy
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Ends in Sidewalk Dispute
Intercepted letter discusses attempts to buy a sidewalk but clerks would not sell. The note evokes an odd, humorous bureaucratic snag without offering a resolution or names.
Draft boards face potential 71 inductees amid 19-year-old debate
Defense Secretary Laird says draft boards still function and may begin inducting some 1971 college graduates if Congress does not extend authority to draft 19-year-olds. Nixon faces inflation pressure as cost of living rises, while Apollo 15 approaches the moon and Belfast sees intensified security actions. The Republican National Committee’s 1971 convention site is San Diego with reform recommendations on delegate selection.
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Washington
Defense
Melvin Laird
Congress
Denver
Colo
San Diego
Calif
Republican National Committee
Peking Practices Flexible Diplomacy Analysis
The piece argues Chou En-lai shows strategic flexibility in U S China ties with Vietnam and Korea as obstacles. Peking may gain by a shift while Chiang Kai-shek risks losing U S backing if Beijing gains influence in the United Nations amid Kissinger talks and Ping Pong diplomacy.
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Chou En-lai
Washington-Peking
Chiang Kai-shek
Chou
Peking
China
Formosa
Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
Chiang
Taipei
United States
U.S
United Nations
Kansas to Get 6.8 Million Under Emergency Employment Act
Sen James B Pearson announces Kansas will receive 6.8 million under the Emergency Employment Act of 1971 after White House allocations. He says the program targets hard hit areas like Wichita with above average funding while urging rural development banking legislation. Delivery notes mention instructors Janet Webber Candy Ogle and family details for Sandra Dettweiler and her parents.
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James B. Pearson
White House
Wichita
Kansas
College Auditorium
Chanute Recreation
River Control Big Dams Aid Floods and Recreation
Upper Neosho River dams provide flood control water during droughts and boost recreation. John Redmond dam gates were opened briefly to allow a search for a rifle linked to a homicide in Allen County, with no weapon found by Friday. Al Anon groups support families of alcoholics, with Chanute hosting a weekly meeting at 8 p.m. and a contact number 431 2520.
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Neosho River
Corps of Engineers
John Redmond Dam
Tulsa
Burlington Daily Republican
Allen County
Iola
Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon
Chanute
Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital
Shapley twins linked by farming and early astronomy
The Shapley brothers Horace and Harlow rose from a Missouri farm near Pittsburg to fame in astronomy and journalism. Horace remained on the land. Harlow moved to Colorado and stayed active in science. A Kansas City Times feature sparked correspondence with Raymond Dutch, a Vilas area farmer turned business college administrator.
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Shapley Twins
Horace
Harlow
Missouri
Kansas
Pittsburg
Boulder
Colo
Kansas City Times
Raymond Dutch
Wilson County
Vilas
Chanute
S. Highland
Dutch
Shapleys
Peterborough
N. H
Horace Shapley
Harlow Shapley
Lincoln Avenue
Chanute Sun
Alan
Rail Strike Hits Two Major Railroads As Talks Break
A nationwide rail strike began today against Norfolk & Western and Southern Pacific after negotiators recessed talks before the 6 a.m. deadline. A spokesman for the Association of American Railroads confirmed the walkout started as scheduled.
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Washington
Association of American Railroads
Norfolk & Western
Southern Pacific
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News Digest
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Moon
Belfast
Northern Ireland
London
United Kingdom
Space Center
Houston
Lunar
By William L. Ryan
Mao
Topert
Pearson
Senate Rural Development Subcommittee
Rural Community Development Bank
Devery Dettweiler
Sandra McReynolds
Neosho County
Dwight Wallingford
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