18 Apr 1972
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1972
Page
1
At Memphis International Airport Secret Service agents swept the terminal with guns drawn seizing two men and several parcels while a third man escaped. One man was in custody, another sought, and the incident involved counterfeit money according to witnesses and a spokesman.
Kenneth Yablonski, a lawyer and son of slain union leader Joseph A. Yablonski, said the confessed killer’s statement shows the murder payoff was tens of thousands of dollars. The courthouse proceedings in the Silous Huddleston murder trial disclosed the high figure amid jury selection and venue delay motions.
Secretary Laird testified on Capitol Hill about ongoing U.S. air raids in North Vietnam including Hanoi and Haiphong amid growing controversy. Officials said attacks could resume and that air power near the DMZ continues, with political reaction and potential expansion in focus. Demonstrations sparked arrests as Congress weighed funding and intervention scope.
The Virginia reapportionment fight moves to the Supreme Court as three appeals join a challenge to a 1971 plan by a four-judge federal panel. Arguments focus on unequal population, one man one vote, and district lines affecting Norfolk Virginia Beach and several cities with black voting power concerns.
Roanoke UPI report says three students Jerome Millner Cecil Ross and Walter Frazier sue in U S District Court via Roanoke Valley Legal Aid Society claiming suspensions without hearings or opportunity to confront accusers violated due process. The suit seeks court action to bar arbitrary suspensions and permit appeals for suspensions over five days.
A film editor nicknamed a hard up drifter hijacked Delta Air Lines flight 952 from Miami to Chicago. He threatened violence, demanded 600000 dollars in small bills and wanted to be flown to the Bahamas. After landing at O’Hare, he surrendered with FBI arrest awaiting arraignment.
In Belfast's Turf Lodge area British troops battled IRA gunmen for about 20 minutes starting around 4:15 am. The fight left five gunmen dead or wounded, with 100 soldiers engaged and no British casualties reported. Probing violence followed the killing of IRA commander Joseph McCann, prompting warnings of more clashes around his funeral at Milltown Cemetery.
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