Two hijackers taken for questioning after airport incident
William Holder, 23, of Oakland, and Katherine Kerkow, 20, described as an American oceanography student, were moved from the airport to police custody and then to a hotel. They claimed Black Panther ties with a base in Algiers. An earlier Seattle report about freeing Angela Davis was discounted.
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Black Panther Movement
Algiers
Holder
U.S. West Coast
Seattle
Angela Davis
Reno
United
New York
Air Race Pilot Killed In Crash At Transpo Show
In a semifinal Formula One air race at Transpor2 a small racing plane collided with another. Hugh Alexander 30 of Wadley Georgia died when his craft crashed and exploded in a wooded area near the grandstand. Five planes were in the race and the other aircraft landed.
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Washington
Transpo
Hugh Alexander
Wadley
Alexander
Robert Kennedy
Escondido
Calif
Nixon to send Connally on Latin America mission
President Nixon plans a traveling mission for former Treasury Secretary John B. Connally with stops in Latin America including Brazil. Details are scarce but the trip aligns with Nixon’s hint of another assignment after Connally’s cabinet departure and the Moscow summit.
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Nixon
John Connally
Key Biscayne, Fla
Treasury
John B. Connally
Latin America
Connally
Moscow
Jury asks to see Love Letters in Angela Davis trial
Jurors in Angela Davis murder kidnap conspiracy case request to read her love letters to convict author George Jackson. They also seek San Quentin gate records and hate mail directed at Davis, while a defense motion argues letters show fear rather than motive. The judge permits evidence and the jurors revisit the indictment in open court if needed.
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Linda Deutsch
Associated Press
San Jose
Calif
Angela Davis
George Jackson
San Quentin
Miss Davis
UCLA
Marin County
Jackson
Marin
Leo Branton
Elizabeth Barrett
Jonathan Jackson
George
Diane Robinson
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American Oceanography
Brazil
North America
California
Jcpenney Service
Jcpenney
JC Penney
Westchester Mall
Brunstow
DuPont
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