Hijacked Eastern jet lands in Havana with 148 aboard
An Eastern Airlines DC8-61 carrying 140 passengers and eight crew landed in Havana at 1 05 a m under orders of a hijacker who forced the New York to Miami flight to Cuba. FBI later filed charges against Thomas George Washington in Miami.
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Eastern Airlines
Havana
New York
Cuba
United States
Eastern
America
Kennedy Airport
Miami International Airport
Dennis Vanhuss
Federal Aviation Administration
Jacksonville
Fla
FAA
Harold Jensen
Vanhuss
Iavana
Luba
J.R. Cooper
T.F Walby
Nancy Wilson
Cathy Geronimo
Linda Abolt
Kathy McCormick
Catherine Tolan
Varadero
Florida
Philadelphia
FBI
Thomas George Washington
Gary
Ind
Washington
Jennifer Robin
Fulgencio Batista
Fidel Castro
National Airlines
Alaska Basks in Extreme Cold Tests Residents Outdoor Routines
Central Alaska endures three days of subzero weather as minus 65 to 56 forecast, breaking records and closing schools. Ice fog disrupts flights, propane torches leak liquid, and cars struggle. residents stay indoors while ice coats ground and water pipes risk freezing.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Mercury
Cay
O'Neill
Reds Still Dragging Their Feet On Paris Table Issue
The National Liberation Front says U S proposals to shape the Paris peace conference are unacceptable to a four party format with NLF equal status. The talks have been stalled for two months as both sides study proposals including round and circular tables.
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Paris
National Liberation Front
Vietnam
NLF
Tran Hoai Nam
Front
U.S
Cyrus R. Vance
Ha van Lam
Vance
Lau
North Vietnam
Nam
United States
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Viet Cong
Saigon
U S Air and Marine Actions Hit Viet Cong Strongholds
In the Mekong Delta and A Shau Valley heavy B52 strikes dropped nearly 1,000 tons northwest of Saigon and almost 500 tons in U Minh Forest. Ground fighting remained light though allied sweeps pressed from the delta to Da Nang and Marines plus South Vietnamese troops reported gains against Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces.
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Saigon
U.S. Command
South Vietnam
Mekong Delta
da Nang
A Shau
Hue
U.S
Dmz
Marine
Taylor Common
Sympathy Strains Weigh on Pope as Arab-Israeli Tensions Rise
On the Lebanon border artillery clashes renewed Thursday night while the Big Four pressed a Soviet peace plan. Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Nissim condemned the Pope for sympathizing with Lebanon losses from the Beirut airport raid, accusing the pontiff of bias against Israel. Foreign Minister Eban derided Security Council inaction and noted Soviet vetoes shielding Arabs.
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Fiead
Israel
Lebanon
Beirut
Nissim
Jerusalem
el al
Athens
Zerah Warhaftig
Tel Aviv
Eban
Security Council
Middletown Forecast Sees Windy Much Cooler Night
The Middletown area is expected to have variable clouds and windy conditions as temperatures drop tonight into the 5 to 15 degree above zero range. Snow is possible today and Saturday, with yesterday’s high at 28 and this morning’s low at 26.
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Middletown
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Tenet
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Enn
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Mekong
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