Greek Airliner Hijacked to Albania Amid Political Tensions
A twin engine Olympic Airways plane with 31 people aboard was forcibly diverted from Athens to Viore on Albania's coast. Officials said all aboard were safe as Greece and Albania remain technically at war. The hijacking follows a prior incident last January and coincides with political turmoil after the 1967 coup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athensap
Albania
Olympic Airways
Viore
Greece
Aristotle Onassis
Cairo
Athens
Crete
Ioannis Georgakis
Italy
Tirana
Olympic
Agrinion
Ionian
Corfu
Onassis
Houston Home Town Party For Astronauts Ends In Mixed Reviews
Houston celebrated the lunar mission heroes with a city party that drew tens of thousands of attendees and 91,000 guests from the space community. Despite widespread cheers, some workers complained they were left out as millions watched the homecoming festivities unfold with confetti, music, and tributes to Armstrong, Collins, and Aldrin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aeronautics and Space
Houston
Tex
Manned Spacecraft Center
Apollo
Celebra
Neil A. Armstrong
Michael Collins
Edwin E. Aldrin
Frank Sinatra
Flip Wilson
Bill Dana
Nancy Ames
Dionne Warwick
Crane Retrieved In Wake County Court House Drama
RALEIGH proceed. A 18.5-ton crane atop the Wake County Court House was slowly lowered by E. C. Worley and crew from dawn until after 7 p.m. Worley rode the crane down and thanked sidewalk superintendents for ideas after posting $250 in a box. News networks and wire services picked up the story as the crane attracted nationwide attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Wake County Court House
E. C. Worley
Charlotte
Worley
Southern Educators Urged To Challenge Guidelines
Governors and state school superintendents from ten Southern states formed an organizational committee at the Georgia governor’s mansion to oppose HEW school desegregation guidelines. Gov. Maddox and Mississippi’s Ernest Stone led the effort with 115 delegates, calling for action to halt desegregation closures and to agitate for a formal organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Maddox
Williams
Nixon
South
Georgia
North
South Carolina
Virginia
Tennessee
Louisiana
Mississippi
Florida
Texas
Attendati
Tubb
Degroes
Congress
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jan
Ricky
Mark
Main Street
Crane
Ted Simmons
Associated Press
Thomas
J. Tubb
West Point
Vietnam
Rep
Fletcher Thompson
Thompson
Robert Finch
HEW
Sincerity Products Corporation
Douglas Craig
Craig
International Newsnaner Adv
Nex
Jarrett's Stationery Company
N. Wrenn
Papauat Opel & Loan Association
North Main
Archdale-Trinity
Main St
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!