FBI arrests skyjackers in two western hijack-extortion attempts
FBI reports seizure of 499970 dollars a parachute and a pistol from Richard McCoy Jr premises in Provo Utah as part of an air piracy case. A second skyjacker Stanley Speck of San Francisco was captured after diverting a Pacific Southwest Airlines flight to San Diego. The Sunday hijack follows a Friday Colorado case with 92 aboard.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
FBI
U.S
United States
A. M. Ferro
Richard Floyd McCoy Jr
McCoy
Provo House
United Air Lines
Colorado
Stanley Harlan Speck
San Francisco
West Airlines
Lindbergh Field
San Diego
Calif
Speck
D. B. Cooper
Washington
Northwest Airlines
Pacific Southwest
Miami
Oakland
Arthur Steck
Florida
Steck
Spotlighting Your Hospital Series To Tell Or Need For Hospital Levy
A local feature series explains the case for a six tenths of one mill operating levy for Hocking Valley Community Hospital. The May 2, 1972 vote would cost the average property owner under $4 annually, with ongoing coverage in coming weeks to inform readers.
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California
Lake Logan
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Hocking County
Top Crime-Fighting Agency Described as Riddled With Waste
A House subcommittee blasted the LEAA federal state crime fighting program as inefficient and corrupt. It noted $698.9 million in current year action grants with less than a quarter used to fight crime and funds idle in banks or investments.
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Washington
House
United States
SEAA
Congress
LEAA
Dwight Joseph Named BCI Chief in London Ohio
Dwight W. Joseph, 53, retired Columbus Police Chief, appointed head of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification in London. He succeeds Martin Moseley Jr., fired by Atty. Gen. William J. Brown amid recent staffing shakeup. Brown praised Joseph for bringing experience to the demanding role.
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Columbus, Ohio
Columbus
Dwight W. Joseph
Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification
London
Martin Moseley Jr
Atty
William J. Brown
Joseph
BCI
Brown
Iran Earthquake Kills Thousands in Southern Regions
A powerful earthquake near Qeer and Karzin in Fars Province devastates mud brick villages. Reports say up to 1,000 believed dead with unofficial estimates as high as 2,000 to 4,000. Gov Pirooz notes one fifth of homes collapsed as aid teams rush medical supplies by helicopter.
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Tehran
Iran
Manuchehr Pirooz
Fars
Geophysics Institute
Tehran University
Pirooz
Qeer
Karzin
Cold Night Brings Frost Across Eastern U S
The last winter chill lingered over the eastern third of the nation with overnight lows in the 20s to lower 30s into Virginia. Frost and freeze warnings were issued there while the Midwest began to warm as southerly winds pushed the cold air away.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Carolinas
Georgia
Midwest
Mississippi Valley
Death claims James F. Byrnes at 92 in South Carolina
James F. Byrnes, lifelong public service figure and former secretary of state, died after a long illness at age 92 in Columbia. He had quit school at 14 to support his mother and held roles from congressman to Supreme Court justice and governor. Funeral and state ceremonies were planned as officials declared a day of mourning.
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Columbia
S.C
James F. Byrnes
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S
South Carolina
Byrnes
Statehouse
Trinity Episcopal Church
Nixon
John West
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
U.N. General Assembly
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Maude Perkins Busch
Aiken
Rotary Pancake Dinner and Art Festival Draws 1000 Strong
Logan Rotary Club hosted the 2nd Pancake Dinner and Art Festival at Logan Armory drawing over 1,000 attendees. Fifty-five artists from a 75 mile radius displayed 850 works and 863 dinner tickets were sold with over 4,000 pancakes served. The event raised about 1,300 with about half earmarked for Hocking Valley Community Hospital.
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Logan Rotary Club
Logan Armory
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Gompf
Freeman
Lima
George M. Sarbalas
Logan City
Margaret Lowe
Earl Lowe
U S Buildup of Air and Sea Power for Vietnam Escalates
Washington reports indicate new U S military buildup in Southeast Asia with the aircraft carriers Midway and Saratoga preparing to depart for the Far East. Phantom fighter-bombers are on alert as the 3rd Marine Air Wing at El Toro reportedly received orders for Vietnam, while the carrier Saratoga may sail on an eight month tour off Vietnam.
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Washington
United States
Southeast Asia
South Vietnam
Midway
Saratoga
Far East
The
Hoe
Associated Press
Boston
3Rd Marine Air Wing
el Toro Marine Air Station
Calif
Vietnam
Pentagon
Mayport
Naval Station
Florida
Mediterranean
Cecil Field Naval Air Station
U.S
7Th Fleet
California
Western Pacific
Nam
B52s Strike North Vietnam in Deep Vinh Raid
U S B52 bombers returned to the air over North Vietnam for the first time since 1967 and hit targets around Vinh 145 miles northwest of the DMZ. The operation marked the deepest penetration by America s large bombers as South Vietnam presses a northern front counteroffensive and more troops are sent to An Loc.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Vinh
Demilitarized Zone
America
South Vietnam
Dmz
An Loc
Highway 1
Mu Gia Pass
Radio Hanoi
U.S
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
United States
John R. Craig
Ronan
Navy
Craig
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