Hijackers Force Bargain on Braniff Flight to Buenos Aires
Braniff International jetliner hijacked Friday over Mexico landed at Galeao Airport Rio de Janeiro and briefly left for Buenos Aires after receiving 100000 in ransom. Two hijackers, Robert Lee Jackson and Ligia Lucrecia Sanchez Archila, freed 100 passengers and three stewardesses. The plane was carrying 110 people from Acapulco to San Antonio when the ordeal began. The attackers demanded safe passage and claimed a suitcase held explosives.
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Mexico
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Tennessee
Ligia
Air Police
Monterrey
Lima
Peru
Asport
Algeria
Jeanette Crepps
Oklahoma City
Jackson
San Antonio
Miss Crepps
Texas
Acapulco
Monica Amparo Garza
Red Peace Offer Might Hinder Release Of POWs
Paris C P R report says the seven point Viet Cong peace plan gives Saigon a de facto veto over POW releases. It would also require persuading Saigon to free thousands of Viet Cong labeled terrorists, complicating Nixon's demand for broad prisoner release. Saigon may resist freeing insurgents as U.S. withdrawal weakens its defense. The plan aligns with Nixon’s push for a concrete commitment to prisoner release. See VIETNAM, Page 2.
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Woes Mount For July Fourth Fest Carnival Cancelled
The three day old fashioned Fourth of July event in La Crosse faces carnival loss after Tip Top Shows canceled. General manager James Garvalia seeks rides and community support to fill gaps for youngsters as events from horseshoes to a parade proceed.
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Garvalia
Waupaca
la Crosse Festivals, Inc
Fourth Committee
Laird Denies Pentagon Aims For Faster Vietnam Pullout
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird traveling to a 17 day Far East tour denied a Los Angeles Times report that the Pentagon seeks a quicker U.S. pullout from Vietnam. He said the Joint Chiefs’ recommendation is not far from the current 14,200 troop level and rejected claims of a major rate increase, noting some internal disagreement within the DoD. He will visit Japan and South Korea for official discussions.
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Times
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July 4 Birch Street Parade Features Go Cart Bath Unit
A go cart powered bath unit towed wagons in the July 4 Birch Street Parade. A clown contributed to the festivity while Robert Koch, 3, son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Koch, filled the role in the event. Neighbors will get in.
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Robert Koch
Thomas Koch
Clarence Krupp Heads Local School Board In La Crosse
Clarence Krupp was elected president of the La Crosse Area Public School District Board of Education for 1971-72 by a 5 to 4 vote over Elizabeth Staley. Krupp, a Trane Co. industrial relations manager and lawyer, succeeds William Luedke after Luedke resigned.
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R. J. la Crosse
Trane Co
la Crosse Area
Roland L. Schwandt
Krupp
Staley
Arthur Christensen
Elizabeth Mielke
S. 22Nd St
Christensen
Rusk Defends 1964 Policy On Vietnam Deception Claim
Former Secretary of State Dean Rusk says there was no deliberate deception during the 1964 election regarding Vietnam. He notes underestimation of North Vietnamese determination and describes his comments after the Pentagon study release. Rusk spoke to NBC and CBS in Atlanta and Athens, defending administration policies.
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Dean Rusk
Rusk
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Johnson
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U.S
Vietnam
New York Times
North Vietnam
Lyndon B. Johnson
Athens
Daily News
Nbc-Tv
Atlanta
University of Georgia
John F. Kennedy
NBC
President Johnson
Texas
Times
CBS Evening News
Walter Cronkite
NBC Rusk
Pressure Loss Cited In Death Of Cosmonauts
Western Communist sources report a fatal loss of pressure from a tiny hole in the Soyuz II craft caused the three cosmonauts to die during their descent. The hole enlarged when braking rockets fired, triggering rapid depressurization and fatal blood pressure rise. No official cause released in the 24 day space mission aboard Salute.
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Independence Day Closure Notices for La Crosse Tribune
The La Crosse Tribune will not publish on Monday July 5 in observance of Independence Day. The schedule resumes with the next normal edition after the holiday.
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