Hijacker forces Eastern Air Lines jet to Cuba amid tense surrender
A hijacker claiming nitroglycerin forced an Eastern Air Lines flight with 151 aboard to divert to Havana. He apologized on arrival, insisting no one was hurt as soldiers escorted him off the plane. Passengers were transported by bus back to Miami. customs seized some goods. The incident marks the fifth consecutive hijacking to Cuba that week.
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Santa's Got An Airplane at North Pole Alaska
Cori Miller 56 who doubles as Santa and serves as mayor and postmaster guides a town of 600 near Fairbanks. He plans to use a $14,000 plane after Christmas to speed mail and notes 700000 letters during holidays from Australia Ireland Scotland Kenya East Germany Vietnam GI letters. His son Terry 25 is the youngest Alaska state senator.
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Top stories list for Decatur Daily contest
Readers select the year’s top ten events from a list of 25 items including the nuclear submarine Scorpion loss, MLK assassination, RFK assassination, LBJ not seeking re election, Pueblo crew capture, campus unrest, plane hijackings, nuclear treaty signing, and other major national events with free form submission allowed.
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South African crisis center claims 12,000 lives saved
The founder-head of the South African death by own action Prevention Center, once called personal crisis reports Anonymous, says the group saved 12,000 would-be personal crisis reports over eight years. He also notes a lower death by own action rate among non-whites.
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Use Christmas Seals
A brief note urges continued support for Christmas Seals campaigns as a life saving health public aid. It emphasizes breathing and heart health benefits and appeals to readers to donate this season.
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