Hijacker Forces Eastern Air Lines Plane to Cuba
An unidentified man claiming nitroglycerin forced an Eastern Airlines jet with 151 aboard to divert to Cuba. The hijacker apologized on arrival in Havana where six soldiers escorted him off. This marked the fifth straight week of Cuba-bound hijackings, with six planes that week and 20 for the year. Captain Orris Firth, with 30 years at the airline, reported there was no hesitation to comply.
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Kansan Dies in Wreck Near Farley Missouri
Sharon Ann Schuler 24 of Nortonville Kansas died in a one car crash on state highway 45 four miles south of Farley on Waldron Junction after losing control on a curve. The vehicle left the road and overturned with no other occupants.
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Sharon Ann Schuler
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1968 Farm Report Details U S Crop Production
Agriculture Department final 1968 crop report shows corn at 4.37 billion bushels, wheat at 1.57 billion, soybeans about 1.08 billion, and sorghum around 739 million. Acres harvested and yields per acre listed for major crops by state, including Missouri and Kansas.
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Agriculture Department
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Missouri
Kansas
Bags Q Outrank Hijack
After an Eastern Airlines jet from Philadelphia to Miami was hijacked, Philadelphia sales office lines overflowed with calls. Some callers were frantic others calm, one stating his bag is in Boston and demanding retrieval.
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Eastern Airlines
Miami
Boston
Washington U panel urges campus police upgrade and more Black officers
A student faculty panel at Washington University urged expanding the campus police and adding more Black officers following a 10 day sit in by Negro students over alleged mistreatment of Elbert Walton. The eight page report calls for representation on a special committee and measures to hire more qualified Black officers. The campus force now has 26 officers, including two Black officers.
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Washington University
Thomas H. Eliot
Elbert Walton
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