Cross-Atlantic hijackings show failure despite ransom
FAA chief Shaffer reports 18 hijacks this year ended in arrest, capture, or surrender. Algerian return of 1.5 million dollars after two cases marks a setback to air piracy profits. Of 27 involved, three killed, 17 held, 12 awaiting trial. $10.712 million and 15 pounds of gold paid in ransom mostly recovered.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
John H. Shaffer
U.S
Shaffer
D. Cooper
Cooper
Honduras
Red China
Algeria
Hobby Club Game Tests Memory For Boys And Girls
The memory multiplication game is described as a lifelong learning aid. Players recite problems in sequence, each new problem two numbers higher than the last, with the longest lasting player winning. In Topeka Kansas the Kansas Corporation Commission asks the Interstate Commerce Commission to suspend wheat shipment rates from Minnesota pending investigation, citing harm to Kansas mills, producers, and the state economy.
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Cappy Dick
Hich
Topeka
Kan
Kansas Corporation Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Minnesota
Dale E. Sattels
KCC
Pennsylvania
Soo Line
Erie Lackawanna
Kiansay
Kansas
King of Cocos Islands Faces Australian Reappraisal
The Sydney AP report portrays John Clunies-Ross as ruler of the Cocos Islands with near feudal control. He oversees 483 cocoa plantations, pays workers in tokens, and restricts villagers travel, while Australia contemplates a fundamental rethink of relations and plans a visit to inspect conditions.
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Sydney
The
Cocos
John Clunies-Ross
Indian Ocean
Perth
G.M. Kerr
Australia
Clunies-Ross
James Dixon
Clunie’s-Ross
Britain
Acres
West Island
Clumies-Rogs
Howard
Kansas Guard Ramps Up Recruiting Amid All-Volunteer Push
Kansas National Guard officials, led by Brig. Gen. Edward DeGraw, declare recruiting a top priority as President Nixon shifts toward an all-volunteer Army. They note over half of Kansas guardsmen previously joined to avoid the draft and propose measures such as looser hair rules and shorter training, with unit strengths around 83 to 92 percent and the 69th Infantry Brigade at 4,500 authorized.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas National Guard
Nixon
Edward DeGraw
DeGraw
State Guard
Kansas Guard
69Th Infantry Brigade
Lightning bolt length and speed noted in tale
A claim describes a titanic lightning bolt as three miles long and streaking the sky at 100 miles per hour, citing dramatic scale and speed in a reported account.
Anti Liquor Group Reassesses Hesston Plea
A Hesston anti liquor group shifted strategy after obtaining a temporary restraining order against a city ordinance allowing a private club to sell liquor. A hearing was set, then dismissed when plaintiffs sought referendum on the measure. Judge Sam Sturm dismissed the suit after the petition was filed with the city clerk.
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Hesston, Kan
Hesston
Sam Sturm
Sturm
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