Gunman Killed By FBI On Plane Boarding To Mexico
FBI agents shot and killed 31 year old Roger Lentz as he boarded a Convair 990 jet after hours holding two Grand Island, Nebraska residents hostage aboard a Piper Navajo. The incident began in Nebraska, included two Colorado flights, and ended near Stapleton International Airport in Denver.
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FBI
Mexico
Ted Rosack
Roger Lyle Lentz
Grand Island
Neb
Colorado
Robert Blair
Harlan Hiller
Hosack
Rasack
Stapleton International Airport
Lentz
Rosack
Jaycees Back North Carolina Burn Center Plan
North Carolina Jaycees push for a dedicated burn center. Dr. Christopher Fordham outlines location and staff plans for a 16 030 square foot facility on the fifth floor of a General Support Services Building north of the main hospital. Construction to start in fall with operation by late 1978.
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North Carolina
Georgia
Pease
Anon
Christopher Fordham
School of Medicine
Chapel Hill
J Boyd Hanes
Medical College of Virginia
MCV
Richmond
Harlan Stone
Emory University School of Medicine
Woodruff Medical Center
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Chicago
Iown City
Boston
Ann Arbor
Cincinnati
Columbus
Dallas
Galveston
San Antonio
Fordham
Jaycves
North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center
General Support Services
Jaycees
N.C. Memorial Hospital
Dennis Barry
Colin Thomas
A.G. Bevin
Dean Fordham
North Carolina Jaycees
Johnnie Stackhouse
Goldsboro
New Fires Spark Across Eastern North Carolina
Firefighters battled multiple woodland blazes across Brunswick and Sampson counties with hundreds of acres burned, while a separate eastern North Carolina fire in Croatan National Forest burned about 50 acres before containment. Western crews from four national forests arrived by jet to bolster regional fire duty amid ongoing wildfire risks.
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Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina
Forest Service
Tom Hegele
State Forest Service
Brunswick
Sampson
Boiling Springs Lake
Southport
Wilmington
Hegele
Brunswick County
Sampson County
Fair Bluff
South Carolina Line
Farr Bluff
Butch Meares
Columbus County
Croatan National Forest
New Bern
Morehead City
William Sweet
U.S Forest Service
Asheville
Forest Service Region 9
Shawnee National Forest
Illinois
Wayne-Hoosiers National Forest
Indiana
Ottawa National Forest
Minnesota
Superior National Forest
Michigan
South Carolina
Virginia
Tennesee
Kentucky
Military Pay Changes Proposed by Defense Commission
A government commission urges trimming the U S defense budget by 3 to 4 billion annually through overhauls in pay promotion retirement and personnel costs The plan would end the current 20 year half pay retirement and set a 30 year minimum except combat unit members New reserve National Guard strength would be maintained but viewed as weak behind an all volunteer force Readiness timelines for reserves could delay overseas deployment in a war scenario
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Washington
API
United States
Defense Manpower Commission
Armed Services
Citizens” Commission
Congress
America
Europe
NATO
Pope Calls for Faith Over Material Prosperity Easter Message
Pope Paul VI delivered a vast Easter mass in St Peter's Square urging believers to resist a blind craving for worldly wealth. He linked Christ's resurrection to a societal renewal grounded in faith, while global events saw Polish primate Stefan Wyszynski condemn government brutality in Warsaw and thousands in Ireland, Israel, and Korea observe Easter and pilgrimages amid tensions.
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Associated Press
Paul VI
Poland
Ireland
Paul
St Peter's Square
Rome
Italy
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski
Warsaw
Holy Land
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Jerusalem
Israel
Jordan
South Korea
Seoul
Irish Republic
Northern Ireland
GNP Sees Another Expected Improvement
Washington AP reports the U S GNP for the first quarter is expected to rise, with Commerce Secretary Richardson noting a growth pace likely above the prior quarter’s 5 percent annual rate but short of the 8.5 percent inflation adjusted target to match the prerecession peak. He cites rising final sales and inventories and says government indicators may lift year outlook.
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Washington
U.S
Commerce Department
Commerce
Elliot L. Richardson
Richardson
Commerce America
Washington Faces Air Pollution Threat as Bicentennial Traffic Rises
EPA chief Russell Train warns that 17 million visitors and higher summer temperatures could trigger air alerts in Washington this summer. He doubts a driving ban for tourists, but federal workers may be urged not to drive during alerts. The city recently hit 95 degrees with several stations showing poor air quality.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Russell E. Train
Train
CBS
East Coast
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