Croatian Skyjackers Face Air Piracy, Murder Charges
Five Croatian nationals hijacked a Trans World Airlines 727 for 30 hours killing a police officer on the ground in New York. They surrendered in Paris, were returned to New York, and were arraigned on federal air piracy charges while murder charges were sought by the Manhattan district attorney.
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Atlantic
Trans World Airlines
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Brooklyn
FBI
Robert Morgenthau
U.S
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Paris
New York
Kennedy Airport
U.S. District Court
Mrs. W. C. Blattner Dies at 80 in Mexico City
Mrs. W C Blattner, 80, longtime leader in church and civic circles in Mexico, died Sunday at Pin Oaks Nursing Home after a long illness. Born January 31 1896 in Dunavant Kansas she taught music and physical education in Kansas City schools. Funeral Tuesday at 2 30 PM at Mexico United Methodist Church with burial Elmwood Cemetery. She was active in Add A Member class and United Methodist Women and honored by Chautauqua Circle in 1971.
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W.C. Blattner
Mexico
Pin Oaks Nursing Home
Mexico United Methodist Church
J.C. Montgomery
Elmwood Cemetery
Arnold Funeral Home
Blattner
First National Bank of Mexico
Methodist Church
United Methodist Women
Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle
Ruby E. Creasy
S. Western Av
Audrain Medical Center
J. C. Montgomery
United Methodist Church
East Lawn Memorial Park
Boone County
Carl and
Wilhelmina Leickmann Meyerette Fredrick
Percy Elwood Creasy
Jefferson City
Creasy
Paul
Florissant
David
Susan
Lynne Creasy
George Fredrick
Wright City
Polite treatment described by jet hijack hostages
Passengers freed after 30 hours aboard a jet hijacked by Croatian nationalists recalled fear and humor during the ordeal from New York to Paris. The captors offered prayers via a Catholic bishop on board, while tensions among hostages surfaced. One passenger, Rudy Bretz, described the experience as tense yet cordial, with some passengers dissented as the hijackers faced federal charges in Paris.
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New York
Paris
Los Angeles
Rudy Bretz
Natural death ruled in Williams case at Hoxsey Hotel
Audrain County Coroner Connie Pickering ruled Jarriet Walter Williams died of natural causes and no inquest will be held. The 63 year old was found decomposing in the Hoxsey Hotel basement near the stairs at 2:20 p.m. Saturday, last seen Tuesday by a brother. Graveside services were held at Elmwood Cemetery. Williams was born August 12, 1913, in Santa Fe and resided on Highway 22.
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Jarriet Walter Williams
Hoxsey
Audrain County
Connie Pickering
Mr. Williams
Stanley Thomas
Williams
Elmwood Cemetery
William Duncan
Second Baptist
Willams
Highway 22
Santa Fe, A
Laddonia Man Shot During Party Fray
Steve Lunceford 23 of Laddonia was shot once in the left chest at a party near Molino road north of Mexico. He survived and remained in serious condition in the ICU at Audrain Medical Center. A Columbia man was questioned and released without charges after investigators ruled Lunceford acted in self defense.
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Steve Lunceford
Laddonia
Mexico
Audrain Medical Center
Audrain County Sheriff's
Lunceford
Columbia
Thomas I. Osborne
Molino Road
Ceford
Door To Door Survey On Learning Problems
A federally funded Title 6 program will conduct a door to door survey of all homes in Mexico and Community A-6 to identify children ages 3 to 20 and offer free evaluations for learning problems. The seven member team from Richardson Hall will also survey Head Start through high school pupils.
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Mexico
Don Miller
Miller
Richardson Hall
Phyllis Cope
Miles Julie Sacks
Kris Craddock
Mary Fagiolo
JoAnn Meyer
Robyn Padgett
Drought Kills Newly Planted Trees Across Missouri
Missouri officials report sustained drought harming new plantings from the Heritage Bundle program. Assistant state forester John Wylie warns many young trees may die without watering. Hot, dry conditions raise forest fire risk as crews are sent to Minnesota to fight fires, with Missouri possibly needing their return.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Department of Conservation
Department
John Wylie
Wylie
Minnesota
Aerosol Sprays May Be Regulated Or Banned
A National Academy of Sciences report warns fluorocarbons in aerosol sprays harm the ozone layer and may require regulation or a ban, though two NAS panels advise delaying action for one to two years to allow further study. They warn of potential rises in skin cancer and climate shifts from ozone loss, urging immediate regulatory groundwork.
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Washington
National Academy of Sciences
Academy
Philip Handler
NAS
White House
Earth
Vietnam and United States exchange notes over relations
Vietnam said it has exchanged diplomatic notes with the United States for two months seeking normal relations and missing Americans. A Hanoi spokesman warned that if no positive reply arrives, all notes may be published to show goodwill. Also reported are two newborns at Audrain Medical Center with parental hometowns and occupations.
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Paris
Vietnam
United States
Washington
Hanoi
Foreign Ministry
U.S
United Nations
Security Council
Election year tax measure aims to aid many Americans
The 1976 tax bill preserves this year's credits through 1977 and adds new cuts aimed at working families. It expands child care credits to 400 for one child and 800 for two or more, replaces deductions with a nonrefundable credit, and broadens alimony, moving expenses, and housewives pensions while offsetting gains with targeted revenue. The article outlines changes, contrasts with old law, and notes a decision on final passage anticipated this week.
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Congress
Jim Luther
Associated Press
Washington
Ford
Homse
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Centralia
John Hoffman
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Wayne Bradley
Mount Zion Cemetery
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Molino Musketeers
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James Kerr
David Phillips
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Becky Walker
Rod Talley
Greg Phillips
Richard Vance
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Brunk
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Westgate Mobile Village
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