Thai military deposes civilian government in coup without resistance
In Bangkok the military junta announced a new Revolutionary party leadership after ousting the civilian government installed a year ago. Defense Minister Sangad Chaloryoo said elections are planned next year as Gen. Kriangsak Chamanand and service chiefs stood by. The deposed Thanin government had tight censorship and suppressed unions, angering elites and liberal opposition.
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NY Times
Bangkok
Thailand
Sangad Chaloryoo
Revolutionary Party
Thania Kraivichien
Sa-ngad
Sangad
Kriangsak Chamanand
Thanin
Supreme Court
Junta moves toward civilian rule after coup in sprawling city
Following the coup leaders signaled a future civilian administration while easing press censorship. Officials warned against untruthful reporting or acts harming the country, Buddhism, or the monarchy. The city of about 4 million showed muted response with scarce security presence at government centers.
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Sangad
Plane Crash Kills Lynyrd Skynyrd Members in Mississippi
A chartered Convair 240 carrying Lynyrd Skynyrd ran out of fuel and crashed into a southwest Mississippi woodland killing lead singer Ronnie Van Zant and five others. Nineteen others were aboard, eight in critical condition. six bodies were brought to Southwest Medical Center in McComb, including Van Zant.
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Mississippi
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Dean Kilpatrick
Walter McCreary
Jim Grey
Greenville
S.C
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Baton Rouge
McCreary
Jeffrey Wall
Wall
Gary Rossington
Allen Collins
Billy Powell
Leon Wilkeson
Artemas Pyle
Leslie Hawkins
LJ Leasing Co
Dallas
Louisiana State Universty
Lisa Easley
Sir Productions
New York
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Judi Rivkin
Houston
Tex
FAA
Louise Brumfield
Summa turmoil tracks a fall of Hughes empire leaders
Longtime Hughes empire chief Frank William Gay and associates face erosion of power as Summa’s leadership changes unfold. Bill Gay’s decline hurts Summa’s liquidity amid ongoing lawsuits. Jim Wadsworth and Sam Lionel lose influence as Landmark sale and management shifts loom.
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Hughes Empire
Frank William Gay
Roger Dangerfield
Nevada
Jim Wadsworth
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Summa
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Hughes
Landmark
Frontier jet hijacker shoots self after hostage release
An alleged 29 year old hijacker Thomas Michael Hannan aboard Frontier Airlines Flight 101 released 11 hostages and killed himself in the Atlanta airport rear cabin as his lawyer urged surrender. About 30 passengers had been held since the Grand Island Nebraska takeoff. The suspect and George David Stewart, both linked to an Atlanta bank robbery, faced bond issues.
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NY Times
Atlanta
Frontier Airlines
Nebraska
Thomas Michael Hannan
James Dunn
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Grand Island
Neb
George David Stewart
Mobile
Hijacked Frontier flight ends with self-inflicted gunshot
Hijacker Michael Hannan released two stewardesses and a heart patient in Kansas City refueling, leaving 15 aboard in Atlanta. The lone gunman then shot himself after separating passengers including Oscar Larsen, a 63-year-old Nebraska farmer, and Sheri Jelinek described the tense ordeal and absence of physical struggle.
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Kansas City
Atlanta
E.J. Curtis
G.H. Jones
Bobby Karr
Diane Lord
Oscar J. Larsen
Nebraska
Larsen
Seattle
Sheri Jelinek
L.A
FBI
District Court Testimony Ties Mullen to $100 Handshakes
U S District Court heard testimony that Municipal Court Judge Robert Mullen allegedly accepted cash handshakes and Christmas cards with $100 bills from bail bondsman Joseph Abrahams between 1973 and 1975 in exchange for favorable court rulings on reduced bail and fines. Abrahams testified he gave multiple payments totaling at least $50 to $100 per instance, while Mullen declined to confirm records. Abrahams has immunity, and Mullen faces counts of failing to report bribe money and lying to the grand jury.
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IRS
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Philip Pro
Tudge Mullen
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