Hijacker Delivers Ransom then Parachutes from Jet
A 25 to 30 year old white male hijacker on United Airlines Flight 855 forced a San Francisco diversion, received $500000 and four parachutes, then bailed out near Provo Utah after a nine hour mid air odyssey. Authorities widened a large manhunt with roadblocks and air support from Hill Air Force Base as they sought the fugitive. The incident echoes a string of similar ransom parachute hijackings in recent months.
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Provo
Utah
United Air Lines
Utah Lake
Rocky Mountains
Denver
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Dick McLennan
CBS
Jim Kilpatrick
Sandy Wilkinson
Newark
N.J
Ternational
Air Force
Hamilton Air Force Base
Nevada
FBI
Wilson Creek
Nev
Salt Lake City
Gerry D. Hearn
Wasatch Mountains
Hill Afb
Ure
Interstate 15
T. Johnson
D. B. Cooper
North Viet Drive Pushes Into Delta
AP dispatch reports Communist offensives intensifying in the Mekong Delta south of Saigon with rocket and mortar fire and ground assaults nearly doubling. U S forces rush more planes and ships to Indochina for bombing. South Vietnamese paratroopers move toward An Loc while defending forces retreat from some outposts along Route 13.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Mekong
United States
Indochina
North Vietnam
Lai Khe
An Loc
Highway 13
Tran Ai Quoc
Chon Thanh
Cal Rep Bob Wilson to testify Monday in ITT Kleindienst probe
Rep. Bob Wilson of California will be the first witness as Senate hearings into the Kleindienst ITT controversy resume. Chairman Eastland announced Wilson’s selection after the committee voted 8 to 7 to broaden the inquiry while limiting its duration. Wilson helped San Diego win next summer’s Republican National Convention.
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Washington
Bob Wilson
Calif
San Diego
Senate
Richard G. Kleindienst
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Senate Democratic
Kleindienst
Life Magazine
U.S
Nixon
Wilson
ITT
John V. Tunney
D-Calif
Harold S. Geneen
W.R. Merriam
Corpo
Muskie May Skip Indiana Primary Amid Campaign Struggles
Maine Senator Edmund Muskie, a front runner among Democratic presidential hopefuls, may skip the May 2 Indiana primary. A spokesman said a final decision would come over the weekend, and Muskie supporters in Indianapolis were told not to spend more money. Muskie has financial strains after wage pauses. Humphrey focuses on Ohio, leaving Indiana to be a secondary target.
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Maine
Edmund S. Muskie
Indiana
Muskie
Indianapolis
Florida
Wisconsin
Humphrey
Alabama
George Wallace
LBJ To Undergo Tests After Severe Chest Pains
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson, resting comfortably after severe chest pains, is to undergo comprehensive tests at the University of Virginia Hospital. Doctors say the pains subsided. a heart attack is not confirmed. Johnson remains under care in the cardiac unit with wife Lady Bird and daughter Lynda Bird Robb at his side.
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Charlottesville
Lyndon B. Johnson
University of Virginia
Johnson
Texas
John Willis Hurst
University of Georgia Medical Center
Hurst
Lady Bird
Lynda Bird Robb
Charles Robb
Robb
Secret Service
Highway Angel Evelyn Wood hailed for rescue work
Evelyn Wood, 48, known as the highway angel along a remote stretch of Interstate 5 near Pollard Flat California, has saved dozens from burning wrecks, provided first aid and directed traffic while awaiting ambulances. CHP Lt. Curry lauds her courage and service over eight years in Shasta County.
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Pollard Flat
Calif
Evelyn Wood
California
The
Highway Patrol
Shasta County
Steve King
Mrs. Wood
Regional Primary Plan Is Proposed
Associated Press writer reports Sen. Bob Packwood proposes five regional primaries to cover all states and territories with one month between events beginning in March of election years. A federal five member commission would supervise ballots, with candidates filing fees and delegate allocation by regional vote share.
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Harrison Humphries
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Bob Packwood
Ore
Packwood
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Senate
Washington
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Jack Krech
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Stumbling Muskie
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Ohio
George McGovern
South Dakota
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Wallace
Baltimore
Sen
Henry M. Jackson
Cleveland
Columbus
Democratic Party
Jackson
By Susan Sward
California Highway Patrol
W.H. Curry
Nick
Curry
Ration
Dita D. Beard
Tunney
Robert E. Cox
San Diego Union
Geneen
Beard
Jack Anderson
Merriam
Anderson
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