Hijacked jet with 151 aboard forced to Havana
A Philadelphia to Miami jumbo jet carrying 151 people was hijacked and diverted to Jose Marti Airport in Havana. The hijacker, described as a Negro man, reportedly used a toy pistol with a four year-old girl in tow. Passengers were kept in guarded rooms, later bused to Varadero, while two planes were sent to return them to Miami. No injuries reported.
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Havana
Jose Marti
Havana Radio
U.S
Cuba
Varadero
Eastern Air Lines Flight 47
Atlantic Ocean
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Orris Firth
Trans World Airlines
St. Louis
National Air Lines
Flu Update and Cabinet Remarks on Budget and Cambodia
Johnson planned to return Thursday night as flu pains eased. He noted a slight fever rise to 99 by midday and reported being comforted by News that the federal deficit would shrink to a small surplus, with a possible further surplus in 1970. He welcomed Prince Sihanouk’s release of 12 Americans from Cambodia and issued a statement on Norman Thomas’s death, lauding him as a gifted speaker and thinker.
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Cambodia
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Norman Thomas
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Bank & Trust CC Co
Ers
New York Egg Market Report Harsh and Incomplete
USDA AP notes demand slow to fair for egg offerings in New York with wholesale prices varying by volume. Spot quotations are given for standard and fancy grades, including large sizes and claims of several weights and packaging terms.
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New York
USDA
North Korea Talks Could Stretch Over Long Consultation
Pueblo worked out at Panmunjom would involve long distance consultation with top officials in Washington and Pyongyang. The process is not normally speedy.
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Panmunjom
Washington
Pyongyang
Widow Believed Seized By Two State Escapees
STAFFORD AP State Police broadcast a lookout for Maria Musante a 45 year old Stafford County widow believed kidnapped by two white escapees from a state prison camp. Missing is Mrs Musante from Rt 2 Stafford near Old US 1. A jacket a rifle and a car were missing and her blue 1986 Chevrolet Chevelle was last seen with the two escapees David L Johnson 22 and Arvin Western McCracken 19 both white with tattoos.
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Stafford County
Maria B. Musante
Rt. 2
U.S. 1
R.R. Sullivan
Sheriff's of
Fice
Sullivan
David L. Johnson
Roanoke
Arvin Western McCracken
Washington County
McGracken
Hell
Johnson
Kidnapping tale unfolds from page one
Neighbors recall Deacon, an accomplished skin diver, as bitter and bright while his wife and two children vanished from the ALRil Trailer Park two weeks past. FBI reports no charges filed in the case.
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Deacon
Alril
FBI
Cleric Lured By Ideals Cites Wrongdoings Behind Move
A preacher named Thomas explains he left the pulpit to pursue reform. He says he believed many things were wrong and sought change through new ideas and actions.
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Cialism
Yadkinville Wife Reacts to News About Lt Wilmoth
Families said he was going out to buy the biggest steak in town for his son. At Yadkinville North Carolina the wife of Lt Floyd Wilmoth said she couldn't believe the good news.
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Yadkinville, N.C
Floyd Wilmoth
Fireman Killed as Newport News Blaze Crumbles Brick Wall
A fiery four story building in Newport News collapsed a wall of red hot bricks Thursday night, killing one fireman named Carl E. McKinney and injuring four others as they battled the blaze.
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Newport News
Carl E. McKinney
Vietnam alert and Saigon seizure near peace talks
Reported Viet Cong threats on the eighth anniversary of the National Liberation Front precede U S plans as 82nd Airborne troops seize a munitions stockpile near Saigon yielding 100 mortar rounds. A prisoner release gesture by the Viet Cong is assessed cautiously amid discussions tied to Paris peace talks. External notes mention three US captives named Jones, Smith, and Brigham.
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NLF
Viet Cong
82Nd Airborne Brigade
Saigon
Paris
United States
Hanoi
U.S
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Thomas Nelson ‘Jones
Donald L. Smith
James W. Brigham
Pentagon
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