FBI Bluff Led to Death of Pilot in Jacksonville Hijack
Jacksonville AP report says Brent Downs captain for Big Brothers Aircraft Nashville was killed when hijacker George Giffe Jr. forced refueling and opened fire. Giffe and accomplice Bobby Wallace died. FBI declined comment.
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Jacksonville
Fla
FBI
Brent Downs
Big Brothers Aircraft, Inc
Nashville
Downs
George M. Giffe Jr
Mack Brothers
Giffe
Bobby Re Wallace
Susan Downs
R. G
Conditte
Jacksonville International
Jackson
Sene
Crump
Bahamas
Brothers
W. M. Alexander
Wallace
W. H. Realty Co
Susan
Larry Reed
Reed
Nashvil Vane
Skilled blue collar demand high despite high unemployment
AP surveys show welders machinists and other trades in short supply across Georgia California and Boston with 162 openings in Nickerson placement office Dallas reports. Experts say technical backgrounds matter more and associate degrees offer better prospects than bachelor or master degrees amid a shift from liberal arts to vocational training.
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Washington
Georgia
Policatien
California
Boston
Carl W. Nickerson
Dallas
Associated Press
Hollis Baird
Lincoln College
Medina to Leave Army in About Two Weeks
Medina, 16 year Army veteran linked to My Lai by defense case, resigns from Ft McPherson and expects civilian status within about two weeks. He will join R J Enstrom Corp in Menominee Michigan to help grow the helicopter maker Per his attorney, his decision reflects personal standards, not coercion.
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Medina
FT. Mcpherson
My Lai
3Rd Army
Mark Kadish
William Calley Jr
Montrose
Colo
Army
Pentagon
R. J. Enstrom Corp
Menominee
Mich
F. Lee Bailey
Bailey
July Postal Increase To Be Asked
Washington AP reports the Postal Service will seek a July rate rise. Senior official James W. Hargrove hopes for a one cent increase from 8 to 9 cents for first class letters and 11 to 12 cents for air mail, pending Postal Rate Commission approval due to higher worker pay.
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Washington
Postal Service
James W. Hargrove
Postal Rate Commission
Hargrove
Dallas jail riot leaves one dead in large disturbance
More than 800 inmates clashed at the Dallas County jail over grievances sparked by care and policy demands. One prisoner died, about 300 involved, as guards used water hoses and force to quell the riot across multiple floors.
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Dallas
Tex
Dallas County
Clarence Jones
Jones
Henry Oe
Union Leaders Clash Over Nixon Wage Price Freeze
Union executives accuse the Nixon administration of using a Robin Hood in reverse wage price freeze. Patrick E. Gorman of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen and I W. Abel of the United Steel Workers criticize the policy while noting profits and labor costs. The article also covers a Taft Hartley board move, housing outlays, rising installment debt, and a price list disclosure by the Cost of Living Council.
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Washington
Men, Cutters’ and Butchers’ Union
Nixon
Patrick E. Gorman
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of
North America
House Banking Committee
Gorman
I. W. Abel
United Steel Workers
Industrial Union Department
Afl-Cio
Abel
Labor Relations Board
Supreme Court
Gulf
West
Federal Reserve Board
U.S
Ralph Nader
Cost of Living Council
Bowles Begins Five Stop Bid for North Carolina Governor
State Sen Hargrove Skipper Bowles announced his bid for the Democratic nomination for governor. He will hold news conferences in Asheville Greensboro Raleigh Durham Airport and Washington NC with Lt Gov Pat Taylor Atty Gen Robert Morgan and Hugh Morton. Bowles, 51, is a Monroe native and former director of the state Department of Conservation. He has served in the House and Senate and is UNC Chapel Hill alum and World War II veteran.
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Raleigh
Hargrove
Bowles
Pat Tayllor
Robert Morgan
Wilmington
Hugh Morton
Asheville
Greensboro
Raleigh-Durham
Washington
N.C
Greenville
Monroe
Terry
Sanford
State Department of Conservation
State House of Representatives
State Senate
The
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
North Carolina
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Air Service
F. T. Macfeely
Susan Lakich
Joseph S. Lakich
Susan Larich Giffe
George Giffe JR
Wireoroto
America
Ion Systems
Garrison Strestigh Point
W.C
Carl T. Woodbury
Bible Baptist Church
Independent
Sarvete
Hedgecock Builder Supply Company OF
High Point, N.C
Asheboro
Lexington
Walnut Cove
OUR Home Planning Department
Ward ST
cRat Point
Vas
Perpetual Savings and Loan Association
North Main
South Main
Amchoale
High Point
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