Hijacker Gets Cash, Gives Up
A young AWOL soldier seized a Pacific Southwest Airlines jet for 450000 dollars ransom, saying the money would go to groups in the Mideast crisis. He ordered the plane up and down California before surrendering at Oakland International Airport. FBI identified the hijacker as Francis Goodell, 21, of Manassas, Virginia, AWOL two days from the Army. Military ID cards were found on him.
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Oakland
Calif
Pacific Southwest Airlines
California
Oakland International
FBI
Francis Goodell
Manassas
Robert Gebhardt
Goodell
Ft. Riley
Kan
Public Information Office
Francis M. Goodell
4Th Cavalry
PSA
Federal Aviation Administration
Air Line Pilots Association
Secretary of Transportation
ALPA
San Francisco International
Liberia
Oakland Air Pirate
California Highway Patrol
Lloyd T. Turner
Gebhardt
Turner
Blakely
Pilots Urge Public Boycott of Airlines
ALPA first vice president Al Bonner urged travelers to boycott airlines seen as skimping on ground security against hijackings. He blamed safety being sacrificed for profits and called for public support to pressure carriers to invest in stronger security measures.
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Washington
Air Line Pilots Association
Bonner
ALPA
Nixon
Congress
Jobless Drop Prices Rise Highlight June Wholesale Prices
Washington AP reports a renewed surge in livestock and meat prices pushing wholesale prices up five-tenths of one percent in June amid a drop in unemployment to 5.5 percent due to seasonal factors. Jobless totals rose 1.1 million as youths entered the summer job market. Price gains spanned livestock poultry meats and finished goods with notable rises in fuels, wood, motor parts, machinery, textiles, and paints while natural gas and several appliances declined. The Wholesale Price Index reached 118.8, 3.9 percent above a year ago, under Phase 2 controls, with June showing broad gains and some declines across commodities.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
Cantrell to headline Audrain Democratic speaking tour
FE J Lucky Cantrell Democratic candidate for state treasurer headlines the first Audrain County Democratic speaking tour stop at 8 p.m. tonight at Hi Way R 3 School north of Mexico with county and state candidates, boosters club refreshments, and remarks by Audrain County Democratic Club president Lewis Brooks Jr. Additional speakings were announced for July and August across several towns and venues.
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FE. J
Lucky) Cantrell
Hi-Way
R-3
Mexico
Lewis Brooks Jr
Audrain County
Democratic Club
Cantrell
Molino
Brooks
Vandalia Rebekah
Vandalia
Makeup Swim Sessions Start Monday
Red Cross swimming program reschedules July 3 to 5 weather cancellations. Boys take Mondays 9:00 to 10:16 and 10:30 to 11:45. Girls attend Tuesdays or Thursdays at the same times. Students gain six lessons over two more weeks through July 21.
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Red Cross
Muldrow Street Opens As Work Continues
City engineer Gilbert Patrick reports concrete pours on Muldrow Street are finished and traffic is allowed while back filling and sidewalk construction proceed under urban renewal funding. Slurry seal on South Morris Street continues. Curtis Street resurfacing and widening near Hawthorne School also advance ahead of schedule.
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Muldrow Street
Gilbert Patrick
Patrick
South Morris St
Lakeview
Francis St
Curtis Street
Kent Road
Hawthorne
Curtis
Dickey Named To Pension Board
Gov Warren Hearnes appointed Rep Charles H Dickey D Mexico to the state Employer Retirement System board of trustees. Five House members were named to the bicentennial commission for the American Revolution observance: Reps Clarence Heflin Alvin Waits Bill Crigler Stan Thomas Jr and Arlie Meyer with party and hometown details noted.
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Jefferson City
Warren E. Hearnes
Charles H. Dickey
Mexico
House
Missouri
Clarence H. Heflin
Alvin E. Waits
Independence
Bill J. Crigler
D-Fayette
Stan Thomas Jr
Liberty
Arlie H. Meyer
Charles
Fate of California and Illinois delegates rests with court
Washington AP reports the fate of Democratic convention delegates, including 151 California votes and 59 Illinois seats, hinges on Supreme Court action. The court considered a special session to review an appeals court ruling that upheld the Credentials Committee. Daley supporters sought a term to challenge the same decision.
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Washington
George McGovern
Supreme Court
McGovern
California
Warren HE. Burger
Burger
Miami Beach
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Illinois
Daley
Miami Politicking Expensive Operation
Miami Beach reports reveal McGovern run Democratic convention operation with 550 hotel rooms in nine hotels, a Youth Center for volunteers, a private phone system and a large transport fleet. Rival Humphrey trims rooms. Muskie leads in footprint but McGovern shows larger fleet. Campaign administrator says spending is based on funds allotted.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Owen Donley
George McGovern
Shana
South Dakota
McGovern
Sen. Edmund
Muskie
Maine
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Humphrey and
Faris
Humphrey
Quang Tri Front Fight Denied by Saigon Command
Saigon claimed South Vietnamese paratroopers backed by tanks punched into Quang Tri City and controlled most of the northern sector. U.S. and field reports disputed the thrust, noting no sizable Vietnamese units in the city and reporting heavy clashes on the outer edges with American air strikes supporting allied forces.
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Saigon
Quang Tri
U.S
Associated Press
Dennis Neeld
de Viet
Quang ‘Lri
Viet
U.S. Navy
7Th Fleet
Holger Jensen
Gail Farrow
Urbana
Ohio
Furrow
Demilitarized Zone
Quang Tri City
My Chanh
Saigon Command
Cambodia
Kompong Rau
An Loc
Phnom Penh
Angtassemn
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Girl Scouts of Mexico
National Center
Bill G. Duncan
Charles Higgins
Joe Ingram
Centralia
Richard Vance
McClintic Pioneers
Rush Hill
Littleby Methodist Church
Union Chapel Cemetery Association
Olivet Methodist Church
Mexico Rebekah Lodge
Hardin Park
Farber Centennial
Morris Street
Breckenridge St
Boulevard
Morris St
Muldrow St
Muldrow
Abat
Wade Streets
Summit Street
Jefferson Street
Vine Street
Bourne Street
Jefferson Streets
Dickey
Pension Board
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Credentials Committee
Miami
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