Parachute hijacker escapes with $200000 ransom
A Northwest Airlines jet from Seattle to Reno was hijacked by a calm man who demanded 200000 dollars and four parachutes. After the ransom was paid in Seattle, he supposedly jumped from the plane near Reno, becoming the first hijacker to exit a jet by parachute. FBI and Air Force units searched Oregon and surrounding areas for D B Cooper, with witnesses noting the hijacker appeared relaxed and courteous.
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Reno, Nev
UPI
Seattle
Reno
William Scott
FBI
Harold Campbell
Scott
Campbell
Wash
Nev
Oregon
D. B. Cooper
Northwest Airlines
Portland
Ore
Seattle Tacoma International
McChord Air Force Base
Air Force
Pacific
State Dept calls Kosygin boastful on Soviet production claim
The State Department dismissed Kosygin’s assertion that the USSR would surpass U S industrial and agricultural output in 1975 as boastful and not credible. Analysts note U S growth would keep the nation larger by 1975 despite a tough year.
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State Department
Washington
UPI
Alexei N. Kosygin
Russia
U.S
Kosygin
Soviet Union
United States
Supreme Soviet
Kremlin
U.S.S.R
Vienna
Chrysler
Detroit
Inmates seize Rahway State Prison in hostagetaking incident
About 500 to 600 inmates seized a section of Rahway State Prison in New Jersey, taking Warden Hugh Vukcevich and five guards hostage. Dozens of officers arrived as guards attempted a rescue. seven guards were injured, none seriously, and inmates set fires and roamed freely while demanding a parole board rehearing.
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Rahway
N.J
UPI
Rahway State Prison
Hugh Vukcevich
Thomas Durrand
Vukcevich
Joseph Smith
Ali Bey Hassan
Parole Board
William T. Cahill
Durrand
New Jersey
Newark
Lompoc Christmas Parade Promises Record Attendance
The 1971 Children’s Christmas Parade in Lompoc features a Toyland theme with Santa aboard a Jaycees float built by FCI. More than 1400 Valley youths expected to escort Santa along a route from the northern business district to Santa Claus Lane, with trophies in 11 categories and judges from the City Council.
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Frank Figueroa
Bob Gaston
Lompoc Jaycees
Santa Claus
Lompoc
Valley
St. Nick
Young America Jaycees
FCI
H Street
Ocean Avenue
I Street
Chestnut and I
Santa
Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce
Cochairman Frank Figueroa
John Lizarraga
Pakistan Threatens War Over East Pakistani Crisis
President Yahya Khan says East Pakistan is gravely threatened by Indian armed aggression and vows to defend territory by any means. New Delhi confirms some incursions. India backs East Pakistani rebels and mass protests erupt in Sylhet. Weather mixed with border clashes and casualty reports accompany regional tensions. Tom Upshaw wins annual mile at Lompoc Junior High.
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United Press International
Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan
East Pakistan
Yahya
Taxila
Subcontinent
Pakistan
New Delhi
Indira Ghandi
Islamabad
Chandarpur
Sylhet
Radio Pakistan
Tom Upshaw
Lompoc Junior High School
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Washington, D.C
Minneapolis
Minn
Great Falls
Mont
Missoula
Spokane
S. Viet
Saigon
UPS
Kampong Cham
Mekong
Stewart Ollessane
Chup
N.J. Prison
Yuletide
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