Avianca hijack incident ends with hostage crew unharmed
At Cali airport police in disguise shot and killed Eduardo Martinez after he hijacked a domestic Avianca flight. All 123 passengers escaped through an emergency exit. seven crew members remained hostages. Martinez sought freedom for political prisoners and $2 million before the confrontation. He previously hijacked another plane to Cuba in 1969.
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Avianca
Eduardo Martinez
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Cuba
Spain
Hartz named permanent co host on Today show
NBC named Jim Hartz a permanent co host on Today replacing the late Frank McGee. Hartz, 34, will begin next Monday alongside Frank Blair Gene Shalit and Barbara Walters, while continuing to anchor WNBC News. He will leave the late news program.
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Jim Hartz
Tulsa
Okla
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Hartz
Frank Blair
Gene Shalit
Barbara Walters
Frank McGee
Wnbc-Tv
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Prison guard murder conviction in Western State Penitentiary case
A 25 year old Daniel Delker was found guilty of first degree murder for the December beating of prison guard Walter Peterson at Western State Penitentiary. A six member jury deliberated about five and a half hours for the verdict as another inmate is already convicted and a third awaits trial. Delker’s attorney plans an appeal of the mandatory life sentence. Schweiker warns on Shippingport plant costs and safety versus technology.
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Pittsburgh
Daniel Delker
Western State Penitentiary
Delker
Walter Peterson
Contempt bid eyed for state Dem chair in Harrisburg
Republicans on a House investigative panel move to hold Harvey Thiemann in contempt for refusing to submit Democratic State Committee financial records back to 1966. The panel, split 4-3, approved the action as Democrats opposed. Subpoenas also issued for PennDOT equipment rentals in Greene County tied to local officials and firms.
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Thiemann
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Commonwealth Court
Patrick Gleason
R-Cambria
Thomas Balaban
Balaban
Transportation Department
Greene County
Stephen Freind
Penndot
Mark Shultz
Shultz
Appalachian Pipeline Inc
Cummins Construction Co
Freind
Edward Cummins
Harold Mitchell
Eleanor Paroda
Sheriff's Office
Krevid
Six Civil Defense Directors Named
Gov Snapp announced six county civil defense director appointments. Erie County Andrew Schwab. McKean McKean Township and Franklin Township. Jefferson County Duane Mowrey Washington Township. Lycoming County John Brockway South Williamsport. Montgomery County Joseph T Barnett Jr Lower Pottsgrove Township. Susquehanna County Ray Robinson Hop Bottom. York County James R Holley New Freedom.
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Erie County
Andrew Schwab
McKean
McKean Township
Franklin Township
Jefferson County
Duane Mowrey
Washington Township
Lycoming County
John Brockway
Williamsport
Montgomery County
Joseph T. Barnett Jr
Lower Pottsgrove
Susquehanna County
Ray Robinson
Hop Bottom
York County
James R. Holley
New Freedom
Neighborhood youths direct curb painting scam on city job
Three Neighborhood Youth Corps youngsters sat around directing the painting of curbs on North Center street yesterday while city crews were paid two dollars an hour for six hour days. The incident mirrors Tom Sawyer’s fence scheme with kids reversing the roles and supervising the work. Journal photo by Eaton.
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Nyc
Journal
Eaton
Hearst Hoax Draws 150 Police To North Hollywood Apartment
A woman impersonating Patricia Hearst tricked police into a staged surrender, drawing 150 officers to a North Hollywood building. After hours of negotiation and searches, no Hearst or SLA links were found. the scene ended as a costly drill with a 13 year old girl among those questioned.
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Patricia Hearst
North Hollywood
San Francisco
George
Miss Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
Berkeley
Calif
SLA
Ed Davis
Dan Cook
Moth War in Pa Not Over Despite Decline
A Pennsylvania official says the gypsy moth threat will lessen but not end. Last year 956000 acres were defoliated statewide, with northeastern Pike and Monroe counties seeing declines due to disease and biological control.
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Pennsylvania
James O. Nichols
Division of Forest Pest Management
Pike
Monroe
Nichols
New Jersey
Asia
Europe
Nichol
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