BYU Student Arrested in UAL Hijacking Case
FBI reports recovery of 499970 dollars from Richard Floyd McCoy Jr. in Provo Utah home after hijacking United Air Lines 727. Seized items include flight suits, parachute gear, pistols and typewriters. McCoy arraigned on air piracy and interfering with an airline crew member charges. bail denied.
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Salt Lake City
UAL
Colorado
San Francisco
Provo
FBI
McCoy
Mormon Church
Brigham Young University
Salt Lake County
U.S
A. M. Ferro
Utah
Robert van Leperen
Ferro
Light turnout eyed for Lompoc council election
City officials forecast a light vote in the Lompoc municipal election for two council seats and a Housing Authority project. Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. with 16 precincts. Incumbents Art Scott and Charlotte Benton face challengers Steve Cox William Johnson Gaspare Oneto Donald Schuyler Emil Scolari. Ann Dewberry appears but withdrew. Election return HQ at City Hall auditorium. April 18 council meeting will elect a mayor for one year.
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Art Scott
Charlotte Benton
Steve Cox
William Johnson
Gaspare Oneto
Donald Schuyler
Emil Scolari
Ann Dewberry
Miss Dewberry
Scott
Thomas
B52s Strike Deep in North Vietnam Near Vinh
U.S. B52 bombers, guided by radar, attacked supply areas near Vinh 145 miles north of the DMZ. It marked the deepest penetration and first strike north of the DMZ in four years ordered by President Nixon. Monsoon weather hampered fighter bombers.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Vinh
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Highway 1
Nixon
Quang Tri
Nghe Province
Ho Chi Minh
North
Indochina
Haiphong
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Devastating Iran Earthquake Buries Thousands in Fars Province
A powerful 7.0 quake struck southern Iran destroying up to 30 villages, killing between 2,000 and 4,000 people and possibly more. Rescue teams, army planes, and relief efforts moved to the 250 mile event zone as authorities assess the grim toll.
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Tehran
UPI
Iran
Manouchet Pirouz
Fars
Rockville
National Earthquake Information Center
Shah of
Prince Mahmoud Reza
Antiwar group cites U.S bases placed on Indochina alert
An ad hoc Military Build-Up Committee claims bases across the United States were put on alert for possible Indochina deployment. It cites El Toro near Santa Ana California where the 3rd Marine Air Wing reportedly received orders and some planes left, plus Ft Hood Texas Ft Dix New Jersey Maguire AFB New Jersey. The Pentagon says there is nothing to confirm.
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Cambridge
Mass
UPI
United States
Indochina
3Rd Marine Air Wing
el Toro Marine Air Station
Santa Ana
Calif
Vietnam
Ft. Hood
Tex
Ft. Dix
N.J
Maguire Air Force Base
New Jersey
Pentagon
Edward Schrock
Air Force
el Toro
Maguire Afb
Ft Hood
82Nd Airborne
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Public Information Office
New England
Westover Afb
Chicopee
Hanscom Field
Bedford
Pease Afb
Portsmouth
N.H
Loring Afb
Caribou
Maine
Johnson in Virginia hospital after second heart attack
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson remained comfortable and improved overnight at the University of Virginia Hospital. Dr. J Willis Hurst said there is permanent heart damage but an 80 percent chance of recovery, and Johnson no longer receives IV meds or cigarettes.
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Quang Tri
da Nang
Quang Tri City
Saigon
Bo Duc
Loc Ninh
Charlottesville
UPI
Lyndon B. Johnson
University of Virginia
Johnson
Richard S. Crampton
J. Willis Hurst
Hurst
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Wilma Thomas
Allan Hancock College
Oneto
Federal Electric Corporation
Lompoc
W. North Ave
North W St
Barbara Barboza
City Hall
N. Vietnam
Bob Lilley
Chamber of Commerce
Hawaii
Greg
Elaine Townes
California
Tennessee
Kim Willenson
Lam
Dong Ha
Lyndon Johnson
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