FBI Stops Hijacking on PSA Flight After Shootout
FBI officials said they stormed the Pacific Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 as hijackers refused to release passengers. Two hijackers were killed in a gun battle aboard with FBI agents, one passenger died, and two others were wounded.
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San Francisco
FBI
Interstate Pacific Southwest
Robert Gebhardt
Gebhardt
Manuel Alvarez
Sacramento
Calif
Los Angeles
San Francisco International
Dimitr Alexieff
Hayward
Michael Armanoff
Arriv
Commission Hesitant On Equal Rights Plan
Lawrence city commissioners seek specifics on an affirmative action section in the anti discrimination ordinance. The group discusses guidelines timetables and compliance for city contractors and bidders while weighing federal guidelines and local impact.
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Commission
Lawrence
Bob Pulliam
Dennis Kallsen
Ray Samuel
Samuel
Charles Fisher
Jack Rose
Rose
Pulliam
Pearson Presses Export Growth and Education Gaps
Senator Pearson argues expanding exports will raise wheat prices and cites Japan as a buyer for American farm products. He notes meat price trends reflect supply and demand, critiques Madison Avenue campaign methods, and links journalism to politics. He visits Haskell, meeting Galuzzi, faculty, and students, highlighting Indian unemployment at 60 percent and life expectancy of 44 years as unacceptable. He urges Indians take more responsibility for educating their people and improving reservation conditions.
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Japan
Pearson
City plans riverfront park north of water plant
Kansas State University Extension service prepared blueprint drawings for a riverfront park north of the city water plant at Indiana Street. Wayne Bly says cleanup will start in fall and Corps of Engineers involvement is needed for design and some funding. Park plans include a boat ramp, floating dock, shelters, and pit latrines, with trail access to town and reliance on Corps aid for buildings and levee work.
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Indiana Street
Kansas State University Extension Service
Wayne Bly
U.S Corps of Engineers Depo
Bly
Corps
Mud Creek
Att Gen’s raid role questioned by Douglas County official
A Douglas County official says advance planning and local cooperation made the raid successful without the Attorney General’s direct presence. He credits the Kansas Bureau of Investigation for school drug work and the local Police Department and Douglas County Attorney’s office for eight heroin sale cases, noting high local conviction rates and urging press notification after raids.
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Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Douglas County Attorney’s Office
Attorney General
Douglas County
Attorney General’s Office
Attorney General's Office
Fischer Apology Leads to Rescheduled World Chess Match
Bobby Fischer apologized for disrespectful conduct to Boris Spassky and the Soviet Union. Organizers announced the first game would be Sunday night with a drawing to decide white pieces, while Fischer refused to forfeit the opening match as demanded by the Soviet Chess Federation.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Ion
Fischer
Spassky
Soviet Chess Federation
Fictitious Drug Charge Dropped Against Agent
Doug las County Attorney Mike Elwell said a charge of illegal possession of hashish with intent to sell was dismissed because the accused James V. Spotts 19 acted as an undercover agent for the county attorney. Spotts had posted $1500 bond and aided drug investigations before arrest.
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Douglas County
Mike Elwell
James V. Spotts
17Th
Illinois
Elwell
Spotts
Couple Charged In Starvation Death Of Infant Girl
In Warrensburg Missouri a young couple William Radi Jr 19 and Sharon 18 were charged with second degree murder for starving their infant daughter Justine Marie 3 1/2 months in Johnson County A preliminary hearing was set for July 13 and another daughter 18 months remained in base hospital care at Whiteman Air Force Base.
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Warrensburg, Mo
Johnson County
William Radi Jr
Sharon
Justine Marie
Whiteman Air Force Base Hospital
Keith Jones
Radis
Gravel Seeks Democratic VP Nomination at Miami Beach
Sen. Mike Gravel announced his bid for the Democratic vice-presidential nomination at the Miami Beach convention. He urged an open contest for delegates rather than rubber-stamping the presidential choice. The Alaska senator, 42, confirmed plans in a news conference after informal talks with reporters and party officials nationwide.
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Washington
Mike Gravel
Miami Beach
Democratic Party
Seven Physicians Begin Clearing for Medical Arts Building
Clearing operations have begun at Fourth and Maine for a new medical arts building by seven local physicians. The one story facility, slated for completion in late October, will house nine doctors. The cooperating physicians are Ralph Reed Richard Blair David Hiebert Glenn Madsen Alan Sanders Laurance Price and John Wertzberger.
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Fourth
Maine
Medical Arts
Ralph Reed
Richard Blair
David Hiebert
Glenn Madsen
Alan Sanders
Laurance Price
John Wertzberger
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