Airliner Hijacker Surrenders After Hop-Scotch Tour
A young man hijacked a Canadian jetliner with 57 aboard, circled eastern Canada for over 10 hours, then surrendered in Montreal to his father and Dr Bruno Cormier. No one was harmed as police took custody when he left the plane.
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Canada
Bruno Cormier
Larry Maxwell Stanford
Saint John
N.B
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Nild
Ottawa
Montreal International Airport
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Labrador City
Transport Department
John Stanford
Larry Stanford
Mark
Frank Clake
Josette Cote
Cial
Vancouver
B.C
Winnipeg
Wabush
Quebec
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Unclear motive in fatal shooting and grand jury review
Attorney General Guste releases a preliminary commission report on the Southern University deadly shooting. He says evidence is inconclusive on who fired the fatal shot or whether it was accidental, with matters likely referred to a grand jury. The report notes five students entered the president’s office with permission and others forced entry as officers were summoned.
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Commission of
Fast Baton Rouge Parish
Sargent Pitcher
Pitcher
Ossie Brown
Southern
G. Leon Netterville
Bien Hoa Air Base Hit in Southeast Asia Shelling
The Bien Hoa air base in South Vietnam, a key U.S. buildup site, endured a rocket strike amid renewed fighting as Saigon reported shelling of Tan Son Nhut and a massive chain reaction explosion at a major ammunition dump seven miles from the capital. The blast, lasting from 4:04 a.m. to 3 p.m., destroyed thousands of tons of shells and bombs and injured four civilians. Vietnamese and U.S. sources described possible Viet Cong involvement with depot security breaches and a subsequent chase of two North Vietnamese commandos.
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South Vietnam
United States
Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
le Trung Hien
Thanh Tuy Ha
Hien
Kissinger Talks Could Resume in Near Future
U S officials quoted as saying Kissinger may be available soon to discuss aspects of the Paris negotiations with newsmen. The latest round of secret Paris talks ended Wednesday with Kissinger returning to Washington and then Hanoi, suggesting days before a meeting could occur in Paris or elsewhere.
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Paris
Talks on Thieu plans stall as envoy talks continue
In Washington, press secretary Ziegler denied U S backing of Thieu proposals while communists denounced U S policy as arrogant. Kissinger-Tho talks paused, deputies meet Friday to discuss details of a future accord and both sides say they will continue contact by message.
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Washington
Ronald L. Ziegler
United States
Nixon
U.S
David Lambertson
Kissinger
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Three N. C. Children Slain by Father Charged
Fayetteville North Carolina police say Ronald Melvin 24 faced three counts of murder after his three preschool children Leatha 7 months Ronald Jr 3 and Carlotta 5 were found dead in a home. The mother Gloria Melvin 20 reported the deaths after returning from shopping. A knife and hammer were recovered and a note from Melvin to his wife was found.
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N.C
Ronald Melvin
Melvin
Ft. Bregg Post Exchange
Leatha Melvin
Ronald Melvin Jr
Carlotta Melvin
Gloria Melvin
Calvin Smith
Smith
Jack Schmitt Becomes Space Poet in Moon Mission
Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Jack Schmitt surprised Mission Control with a Christmas themed poem and carol sing along on the lunar surface. Schmitt recited The Night Before Christmas verse while Cernan praised the unique moment, joking about space poetry.
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Eugene Cernan
Harrison H
Jack” Schmitt
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Gordon Fullerton
Schmitt
Cernan
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Apollo 17 Lunar Lift Off and Homeward Return Teaser
Apollo 17 mission continues with Challenger lifting from Taurus Littrow at 5 55 pm EST. Evans reports lunar dust and equipment cleaning while securing 334 pounds of samples. Nixon issues a closing message on space exploration as the crew begins the long voyage home.
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Challenger
Valley Taurus-Littrow
Ronald FE. Evans
America
Nixon
Moon
Mission Control
Taurus- Littrow
America 17
Truman in weakening condition at hospital
The 88 year old former president Truman remained seriously ill at Research Hospital with lung congestion and kidney trouble. Doctors reported limited alertness and a lack of response to verbal stimuli while fluid continued to collect in the right lung and kidney output declined despite medication. Irregular heart rhythms and unstable vital signs kept doctors managing his condition on the critical list.
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Graham
Truman
John Dreves
Dreves
Research Hospital and Medical Center
Death Penalty Not Ruled Unconstitutional in Carolina
North Carolina Attorney General Robert Morgan said the state Supreme Court has not ruled the death penalty unconstitutional. He noted the court’s Johnston County case ruling applied only to that case and dismissed reports claiming an overall abolition.
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Carolina
Raleigh (Ap
Robert Morgan
State Supreme Court
North Carolina
Morgan
Johnston County
Weather and legal notes span storms and a court ruling
Weather across multiple states shows ice outages in Missouri and flooding risks in Tennessee and Ohio while Illinois restores power to thousands. A North Carolina death penalty case prompts the Supreme Court to order a life sentence for Carroll, with jurists noting potential legislative changes. Arizona cold drives to 14 below. Florida hits 86. California frost threatens citrus losses.
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Texas Panhandle
Arizona
Flagstaff
Tampa
Fla
California
Boyle to Step Down From Union Posts in Washington
Union officials report Boyle will resign as director of the union owned National Bank of Washington and as a trustee on the Mineworkers Welfare and Pension Fund. Miller, a Black Lung patient from Ohio Valley, accuses Boyle and aides of self serving leadership and weak support for retired miners. The Labor Department notes Miller’s running mates ahead of Boyle in the vice presidential tally with Trbavich leading Nakayics in Clarksville and Fairmont respectively.
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National Bank of Washington
Congress
White House
Labor Department
Miller
Ohley
W. Va
Mike Trbavich
Clarksville
Leonard
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