Greek plane hijacked to Cairo by lone Greek gunman
Olympic Airways DC6 with 102 aboard diverted to Cairo after a Greek gunman brandished a pistol and ordered the pilot to fly to the Egyptian capital. A 29 year old Greek suspect, George Lamoretz, was named by Cairo radio. passengers and crew held by Egyptian authorities for return.
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Algiers
Israel
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Swedish woman delivers quadruplets in Stockholm
A Swedish mother, 32 year old Ulla Britt Jansson, gave birth to quadruplets three boys and a girl in Stockholm. The newborns were placed in incubators as their condition worsened during the night after hormone infertility treatment by Prof. Carl Gemzell of Uppsala.
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Ulla Britt Jansson
Carl Gemzell
Uppsala
Frigid Weather Grips Indiana County and Northeast U S
Frigid air grips Indiana County and much of the eastern U S with subzero readings, ice patches, and slick roads. Erie suffers heavy snowfall and flight disruptions as a tanker blast at a Quaker State refinery injures two men near Meadville. The Weather Bureau warns of continued cold with highs near 15 degrees and antiskid measures on state roads. LOCATION: ERIE, MEADVILLE, OIL CITY. SOURCES: AP report. DATE: New Year’s Day. COUNTY: Indiana County. TOWN: Meadville. COMPANY: Quaker State Oil Refining Corp. VEHICLE: oil tanker blast. VICTIMS: Milton Marvin, 52, Meadville area, and a second unidentified man.
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Veteran actor Barton MacLane dies at 66 in Santa Monica
Santa Monica AP reports Barton MacLane famed for over 150 films and many TV roles died of double pneumonia at St John’s Hospital. The age 66 actor, known for “I Dream of Jeannie” among others, lived in California at time of death.
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Barton MacLane
St. John’s Hospital
Marlane
Fire Leaves Four Homeless In District
SOUTH BEND a family of four was left homeless on New Year’s Day when a mobile home near South Bend Elderton Fire Chief Paul Rupert reported a blaze at 11 50 a m. Ronald Townsend wife and two young children were away at the time. The trailer home was destroyed with damages set at 8000 dollars and expected insurance to cover part. Firemen said faulty furnace likely caused the fire.
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Weather forecast notes cold, cloudy, windy day
Variable cloudiness, windy and cold with scattered snow flurries today. Highs 15 to 22. Increasing cloudiness and very cold tonight. Lows zero to 10 above except colder some valley areas. Cloudy and not so cold with occasional snow. High 23 to 31. Saturday's outlook cloudy and cold with snow flurries.
Israeli Jets Attack Arab Sites In Jordan
A late 1968 report notes ongoing air strikes by Israeli jets on Arab sites in Jordan amid a broader Vietnam era war update. It describes cease fire limits, shelling at bases, and continued patrols, with casualty totals in South Vietnam and among U.S. forces during the Christmas week.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
Ha Bac
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Four Also Wounded In Spree Kills Wife and Others Then Self
In Westernville New York Ralph MacLachlan a meat cutter who shot and killed his estranged wife and three other people on a Wednesday night rampage turned the gun on himself as officers closed in. Police reported the homicide suspect died from a self inflicted wound.
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Westernville
N.Y
Ralph MacLachlan
Adirondack chase follows fatal firework of MacLachlan shooting
In an eas t central New York village a man named MacLachlan shot multiple people including Mrs. Jane Ringrose and her 12-year-old Barbara, fatally wounding James Pepper Jr. and injuring others. He fled in a jeep toward the Adirondacks. troopers DePaola and Buck pursued after spotting the blue jeep. The incident left several dead or grievously wounded and is described in period police reports.
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Tamuy Sac
New York
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Barbara
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James Pepper
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Deaths in Indiana and Blairsville areas
Obituary notices list Sherry Henry Barr 19 of Indiana. Nettie Kauf man Brandon 85 Indiana R D 2. Charles B Burd 54 Blairsville. Hannah Elizabeth Barkley 54 Blairsville R D a. Norman Walter Hollis bi Blairsville. Alfred Irwin Roddy $9 New Florence R D S. John Sr Thachik 84 Clymer.
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New Florence R.D. S
Thachik
John Sr
Clymer
Unexpected New Year birth shocks Miller family
Mrs Helen Miller a 37 year old postal worker and housewife unexpectedly gave birth to a 6 pound girl at 12 47 a m on New Year s Day after leaving a party due to a gall bladder attack The couple married 13 years had no other children and the baby is their first born The event surprised both Mrs Miller and her husband according to hospital reports
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Millers
Miller
Guns Fired On Patrol Trigger Israeli Air Raid
Israeli warplanes attacked Arab positions in Jordan to silence fire from an army patrol near Beit Yosef ten miles south of the Sea of Galilee. A Jordanian spokesman said Israeli jets struck Ziglab dam and plantations in the Jordan Valley. casualties were avoided. A Jordanian soldier was killed in a separate helicopter attack near Gharandal along the frontier. U.N Security Council condemned Beirut raid with 13 Lebanese aircraft destroyed. London underwriters raised war risk insurance for Iraq.S: 90 cents instead of 18 for 2400 coverage.
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Jordan River
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Sea of Galilee
Israel
Massa~da
Galilee
Ziglab
Jordan Valley
Menshia
Beirut
Abdullah Yafi
Amman
Gharandal
Aqaba
London
Bids Sought For Northern Leg Of Rt 119 Bypass
State highways officials announce bids opening Friday January 24 for the northern section of the Rt 119 bypass. The 2.72 mile segment extends north from the current interchange east of Route 286 near Village Inn to Route 119 north of Meadowbrook, featuring two lanes in each direction and modern safety design. A third section south of Indiana near Holiday Inn will follow soon to complete the bypass around Indiana.
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Adam Eidemiller Co
Village Inn
Meadowbrook
Ru UY
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Highways Department
Indiana
Holiday Inn
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