Passenger Killed In Hijacking Shocks NYC Flight Return
A gunman seized a TWA Boeing 727 in Chicago en route to New York, demanding a North Vietnam flight and $75,000. A passenger was killed as the plane went airborne after a deputy U.S. marshal crawled into the cockpit through a window and fired, ending the hijack when the jet landed at Kennedy Airport. The hijacker Gregory White, 23, of Chicago, was captured by FBI agents.
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New York
North Vietnam
Chicago
U.S
FBI
Trans World Airlines
Kennedy International Airport
Gregory White
O-Hare International
Albuquerque
N.M
Catherine Culver
Fond du Lac
Wis
Robert E. Elder
Stamford
TWA
Zito
Miss Culver
Elder
City To Check For Potential Safety Hazards
The city housing officer will inspect all downtown commercial buildings in the coming weeks for hazardous conditions and zoning violations. John Hornick will lead the inspections looking for issues such as falling bricks that recently led to sidewalk closure on West Main Street. If hazards are found, officials will report them to owners and repeat the process annually to ensure mitigation. The officials seek full owner cooperation to make the campaign successful.
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John Hornick
West Main Street
Hornick
Johnson
State Police Fight Crime With Computer
The Pennsylvania State Police plan to deploy a new computer at the Corry substation on July 1 to link with all state barracks and the National Crime Information Center in Washington. Police say it will vastly speed information transfer, replacing slow teletype and telephone methods.
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Pennsylvania
Corry Substation
Carl T. Aciukewicz
Corry
National Crime Information Center
NCIC
Washington, D.C
Aciukewicz
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Corry Barracks
Canadohta Lake
Edward English
Washington
School Not Out Students Protest Postponed Vacation
Blairsville juniors and seniors walk out to protest a nine day extension while the school board delays summer vacation to make up lost days from a teachers strike. Students carry signs and vow not to return until fall amid legal requirements for 100 days of classes.
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Blairsville
Pennsylvania
Suspended City Officers Caught in IGA Burglary
Two city police officers, Richard Farley and Warren Reynolds, were suspended indefinitely after being caught shopping at an IGA store during a burglary in progress. Store owner Boyd Jaggi and his father Wayne detained them at gunpoint until State Police arrived. Charges expected to be filed Monday after a conference with the district attorney.
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Boyd Jaggi
The
Journal
Levan
Sutton
Jaggs
Farley
Reynolds
Michael Palmisano
State Report Urges Poorer Schools To Get More $$
Harrisburg AP A governor led special commission proposes a new poverty driven school aid formula. The plan would allocate about 104.6 million dollars for 1971 72 with Philadelphia and Pittsburgh receiving large shares while several lawmakers oppose. The scheme bases aid on poverty concentration using district market value and census data, drawing criticism for favoring big cities and ignoring smaller districts.
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Harrisburg
Shapp
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Esser
John C. Pittenger
Commission
Jeanette Reichman
Northampton
Senate Education Committee
Relbman
Seven Children Die As Car Sinks In Mississippi River
Mrs Charles Clark of Chester drives nine children to a pool when the station wagon loses brakes on a steep hill enters the Mississippi River and sinks. Tammy Clark Debbie Canady and two other children are pulled from the water. Donna Phillips and Tammy Canady are rescued. Others remain missing. Mrs Clark is in critical condition at Chester Memorial Hospital.
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Chester
Ml.ap
Charles Clark
Mississippi River
Clark
Tammy Clark
Debbie Canady
Norma Clark
Becky Clark
Cindy Clark
Robin Phillips
Becky Roberts
Donna Phillips
Tammy Canady
Illinois
Ned Carlton
Carlton Boat and Motor Co
Carlton
Chester Memorial Hospital
Delayed Vietnam withdrawal sparks fears of social fallout
Senator Harald E Hughes warns postponing U S exit from Indochina could allow troops more time to father illegitimate children or age heroin addicts while debates over the McGovern Hatfield amendment and draft extension loom. Harriman clashes over Vietnam policy as House and Senate prep votes.
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Vietnam
Washington
Harald E. Hughes
U.S
Indochina
Iowa
Senate
United States
House
Associated Press
New Industry Opens Up At Sparta
Semac Industries opens a Sparta sawmill on Fairview road marking the start of the Sparta Wood Division. The plant employs four workers now and aims to grow to over 30, producing shipping pallets and grade lumber for national firms, including General Motors and Tri-State Hardwoods. Archie Carpenter, president, says future pallet production is planned.
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Spartansburg
Semae Industries, Inc
Millersburg
Geneva and Clark
Ohio
West Hickory
Fairview Road
Sparta Wood Division
Semac Industries
General Motors
Tri-State Hardwoods
Union City
Archie Carpenter
Mitchell urges unilateral wiretap power for national security
Roanoke Virginia AP Douglas Mitchell says domestic subversion threatens national security and the Atty General should use electronic surveillance without prior court approval if he believes the threat is present. He argues the Constitution vests him as the President's representative with an inherit right to order wiretaps when time and leaks render prior approval impractical.
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Roanoke
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
Virginia State Bar Association
Bea Ponteante Ath
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Clark M. Clifford
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