Plane Hijacking Ends in Passenger Slaying in Flight
Gregory White, 23, hijacked an airliner at Chicago O Hare using a gun and killed 65 year old passenger Howard Franks of Darien Conn before a deputy U S marshal subdued him during the flight to New York. The incident marks the first passenger death in a U S airplane hijacking.
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New York
Chicago
U.S
Cago
O'Hare International Airport
Federal Aviation Administration
Gregory White
Mail delivery pace questioned after rail service cut
Chanute Postmaster Florence Kelley defends trucking Star Routes saying overall delivery has improved since rail service stopped in 1967. Mail from Chanute goes to Fort Scott with Earlton as a subsidiary post office. few complaints have been logged in four years.
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Chanute
Flor
Ence Kelley
Kelly
Fort Scott
Earlton
Humboldt
Kelley
Chicago
Post Office Service Division
Wichita
Frank Stacy
Raid Ends Alcatraz Occupation by Native Protesters
Federal marshals remove the last occupiers from Alcatraz Island ending the protest that began November 20, 1969. In Chicago a hijacker on a TWA jet from Albuquerque to New York is shot by an FBI agent and later surrenders. hostages include crew members and a flight attendant. The hijacker demands 75000 dollars and a machine gun and seeks a plane to North Vietnam.
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San Francisco
Alcatraz Island
FBI
Trans World Airlines
Kennedy Airport
O'Hare
Albuquerque
N.M
New York
North Vietnam
Tragic Station Wagon Sinks with Nine Children In Mississippi
Mrs. Charles Clark of Chester drove a station wagon containing nine children to a swimming pool. The car ran off a steep hill, plunged into 20 feet of water, and sank. Six bodies were found. Donna Phillips and Tammy Canady were rescued. Mrs. Clark and several children remained missing or injured.
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Chester, Ill
Charles Clark
Chester
Clark
Tammy Clark
Debbie Canady
Norma Clark
Becky Clark
Cindy Clark
Roin Phillips
Becky Roberts
Donna Phillips
Tammy Canady
Carlton
Darwin Roberts
Leonard Canady
Chester Memorial Hospital
Phillips
St. Louis
Yates Center Woodson Hotel's 1887 Landmark Recalled
DWIGHT WALLINGFORD revives the history of the Woodson Hotel at Yates Center. Built in 1887 it fed coal stoves and hot water for 21 rooms before modern utilities arrived. Tales include Buffalo Bill shows and a famous dining room incident. The piece notes travel passport growth and the Iola Municipal Band's centennial concerts set for mid July.
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Stone Woodson
Yates Center
Buffalo Bill
Daisy Obanion
Thomas Reid
Dad
Bloodmobile to collect 200 units in Chanute
The Red Cross bloodmobile will visit Zion Lutheran Church in Chanute at 1200 W. Main for a two day blood draw. It aims to collect 200 units with hours 2 to 7 p m Wednesday and 9 a m to 2 p m Thursday. A prior February two day visit was 120 days ago. Donors from Neosho County Junior College campus earlier this spring are ineligible.
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Red Cross
Chanute
Zion Lutheran Church
W. Main
Myrtle H. Moeller
Neosho County Junior College
Burglar Tripped as Youths Foil Break-in at Merle Brooks Home
Several youths camping in a tent at 216 W. 6th thwarted a burglary Friday night when a runner spurred from the house, tripping over the tent and dropping a radio and women's items. Officers impounded a car at the scene tied to a Wichita man, with a man matching the getaway description seen nearby.
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Merle Brooks
W. 6Th
Wichita
Weekend Weather Forecast Shows Warmth and Thunderstorms
Partly cloudy with possible thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Sunday offers partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures. Low tonight around 70 degrees, high Sunday in the 80s.
Competition Looms as Chanute Weighs Second Cable Plan
Don Elder proposes a second cable TV service in Chanute challenging Cablevision. He seeks a franchise, cites a state ruling, and envisions higher towers, six microwave channels, two UHF stations including a local educational channel. Cablevision argues against market viability and plans fall dialed improvements.
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Chanute
Cablevision
Don Elder
S. Plummer
Elder
Chanute Publishing Co
Kansas Supreme Court
City Commission
Wible
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha in Nute Mail
Intercepted correspondence shows a brief note to Cha from Nute discussing routine monthly bills arriving in the mail. The fragment conveys everyday financial housekeeping without broader context or additional names.
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Cha
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Dick Larimore
Florence Kelley
News Digest
Roanoke
John N. Mitchell
Washington
Nixon
Atlanta, Ga
American Civil Liberties Union
South
U.S. Supreme Court
Indiana
Franks
Supt
John Mulchrone
Catherine Culver
Fond du Lac
Wis
Robert E. Elder
Stamford
Conn
Ronald J. Dupuis
Sparta
N.J
Don E. Welshimer
St. James
N.Y
Mickey Ratliff
Luther
Mickey
Zenn
Dale Raitiiff
Illinois
Park Boulevard
Illinois 3
South Chester
Ned Carlton
Carlton Boat and Motor Co
Dwight Wallingford
Lester Harding
Woodson County
Edwin Guy Reid
Thomas L. Reid
Harding
Reid
Tom Cotter
Fred Long
Edwin Reid
Allen
Neosho
Wilson
Woodson
Tolans
Allen County
Iola Municipal Band
By Terry Koch
Vernon Wible
Frank Coble
Coble
Santa Fe
21St Street
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