International Pilots Threaten World Air Strike Over Hijacking
The International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations warned of a 24 hour global stoppage on June 19 unless the UN acts against hijackings. The threat followed 10 Czechs hijacking a Czechoslovak airliner to West Germany, killing the pilot. The federation urged the UN Security Council to meet by June 16 and sought extradition for two American hijackers in Algiers.
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London
International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations
United Nations
West Germany
US Air Line Pilots Association
International Federation
Ifalpa
International Civil Aviation Organization
U.N. Security Council
Federation
Western Airlines
Algiers
International Pilots’ Federation
Trans World
Syria
Weiden
Marienbac
Prague
Lubomar Adamica
Nuernberg
Mihets
Karlovy Vary
Eastern Airlines
Newark
Boston
Russia
Turkey
Librarians In Two-Day Meet Here At IUP
The State Library Development Bureau district library center heads and extension staff from across Pennsylvania met at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Er nest E. Doerschuk Jr. spoke as state librarian, with M W Mounce and William E LaFranchi presiding on day two. A panel on inter library cooperation opened the first day and a talk on computing in public libraries closed the program. Separate news items mention hijackings and trials including incidents in Nuernberg 1970, Eastern Airlines 1970, a Bolivian plane 1971, and a Turkish case with ongoing trials.
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State Library Development Bureau
District Library Center
Pennsylvania
Ernest E. Doerschuk Jr
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
M.w.mounce
William E. LaFranchi
IUP Libraries
John J. Nold
Thomas J. Hassler
University
Computer Center
McMillen Wins Reelection as Indiana County GOP Chairman
Indiana County commissioners reelected McMillen as county Republican chairman. He vowed to support the presidential ticket and state races next fall. Speakers included Eugene Smith Frank Moore and Robert Derry. McMillen named Andy Kuzneski finance chairman and Louise Hildebrand to lead the registrations. A Harrisburg bus trip and a Flag Day Luncheon were announced. Treasury report details were noted but unclear.
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Page One
Indiana
McMillen
State Senate
Eugene “Snuffy” Smith
Punxsutawney
House of Representatives
Frank Moore
Senate
Robert Derry
Smith
White Two
Andy Kuzneski
Elks Club of
Hildebrand
Wass
Fatal stabbing ends in verdict of manslaughter
Tyrone Howard, 21, was found guilty of manslaughter for fatally stabbing John Fitzpatrick in a downtown Cleveland department store line waiting with his children to see Santa. A Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court jury deliberated nearly 14 hours over two days before sentencing him to 1 to 20 years. the judge delayed execution pending appeal.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Tyrone Howard
Santa Claus
Cuyahoga County
Howard
Tolliver
John Fitzpatrick
Euclid
Fitzpatrick
Highbee Co
Gan
Logan County Mines Closed By Walkouts
In Logan County West Virginia a wildcat strike tied to back pay demands has shut 26 to 28 mines as 2,500 miners join picketing. Buffalo Mining and Pittston workers demand compensation for flood time lost after the February disaster that killed 118 and left 4,000 homeless. Buffalo Mining says back wages will be considered later.
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Logan
W. Va
Buffalo Mining Co
Logan County
Buffalo
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Peach Branch
Buffalo Creek Hollow
Buffalo Mining
Pittston Co
Pittston
Zane Gray Staker
Charleston
Ticket Sales Continue for GOP Luncheon in Indiana
Tickets remain for the Republican Flag Day luncheon at the Elks in Indiana. The event features the national president of Republican Women and begins at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday June 4. Tickets are available at the county courthouse offices or from listed organizers including Mrs. Louise Hilgebrand.
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the Elks
Indiana
Indianaounty Courthouse
Ee Ae
Ass. Baisavis
Vio
Louise Hilgebrand
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh mayors clash over state aid
Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo urged $168.3 million in new state aid, a figure far above Governor Shapp’s budget, calling it vital. Pittsburgh Mayor Peter Flaherty rejected the money hunt and pressed for tax cuts and a budget reduction, sparking a heated committee exchange.
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Philadelphia
State Senate
Frank Rizzo
Shapp
Rizzo
Senate Appropriations Committee
Peter Flaherty
Pittsburgh
Flaherty
Benjamin R. Donolow
Lancaster
Thomas J. Monaghan
House Appropriations Committee
Martin P. Mullen
State Chamber of Commerce
Robert Hibbard
Chamber
Pennsylvania
Violence Surges in Northern Ireland Killings Rise
A bomb killed a police inspector from the Irish Republic and a woman died in a drive by shooting in Belfast. A 19 year old construction worker was killed by a sniper at a site flying the British flag. More attacks and clashes across Armagh Lurgan and Belfast left several wounded as British troops used rubber bullets to quell violence.
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Belfast
Irish Republic
Northern Ireland
Republic
Irish Army
Armagh
Lurgan
Police Probing Dayton Burglary
State police at the Kittanning substation investigate a burglary at the Ruth Hankey home Dayton RD 1 four miles north of Dayton along Route 839. The thief entered between 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. yesterday and took three television sets clothing and jewelry valued at 700 dollars.
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Dayton
Kittanning
Ruth Hankey
Dayton RD 1
Two Teamsters Officials Fined for Falsifying Records
In Cleveland Ohio AP two former Teamsters Local 377 officials from Youngstown were fined 1000 each by U S District Court Judge Frank Battisti after pleading guilty to submitting false expense vouchers in 1968. The case covers Mahoning Trumbull and Ashtabula counties with 5000 members.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Teamsters
Youngstown
U.S. District Court
Frank Battisti
John Angelo
Teamsters Local 377
Abraham Schwartz
Mahoning
Trumbull
Ashtabula
Central Conference of Teamsters
St. Louis
Grimer Co
Warren
Democrats Charged With Macing in Pennsylvania District
The report details alleged macing and political solicitation within a PennDOT highway district in Fayette County. Construction inspectors faced removal or furlough amid claims workers were pressured to contribute to a Muskie Shapp fundraiser and to attend a dinner honoring two Fayette legislators. Jack Smith Jr. recalled pressure and a confidential list used to target employees.
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Page Ofie
Uniontown
Robert L. Webster
Fayette County
Fayette
Westmoreland
Washington
Greene Counties
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Civil Service
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Shapp
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Russell J. Blair
Fred Taylor
Jack Smith Jr
Waynesburg
Penndot
Donald Debreczeni
Debreczeni
Smith
Muskie
Hanoi Area Hit Hard By US Bombers
SAIGON AP American fighter bombers delivered the Hanoi Haiphong region its heaviest blow since renewed bombing. Aircraft hit warehouses depots and vehicle yards four to five miles west of Hanoi and set a fuel depot ablaze near Haiphong. War materiel at Cai Bi airfield and two bridges near the Chinese border were destroyed. Over 200 strikes occurred, air force officials said, with increased activity over Hanoi Haiphong. Strats returned to the southern panhandle for raids on stocks bound for Hanoi. A senior officer noted no clear evidence that bombing has cut North Vietnamese supplies in the north. Radio Hanoi said an F4 Phantom was shot down over Vinh Linh with the pilot captured.
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Saigon
Hanoi-Haiphong
U.S
Hanoi
Haiphong
Cai Bi
Panhandle
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Radio
Vinh Linh
Jay
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International Pilots’ Organization
World Airlines
U.S. State Department
State Department
Adamica
Jeremir Kerbi
John E. Fitzpatrick
Reelect McMillen Gop Boss
Treasury Report
Suteee
Rizzo, Flaherty Differ
Dodge State Park No. 4
Pontiac
Mich
Oakland County
State Park
Fenancis
Farrell
Joseph A. Chiodo
Democrats
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