Hijacker Shot Dead After Albany Flight Heist
A stocky gunman hijacked an Albany to New York City flight for 200000 and a hostage. An FBI agent killed Heinrich von George, 45, with a shotgun as he tried to flee in a waiting car. The bomb was fake and the stewardess survived.
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Poughkeepsie
N.Y
FBI
Westchester County
Albamy
New York City
Mohawk Airlines
Hiss
John Malone
Nw York City
Malone
Peekskill
Heinrich von George
Dutchess County
Canton
Mass
Eileen McAllister
Niac
Albany
New York
White Plains
Hudson River
Carl Rieth
Williarxa O'Hare
Hostage taker surrenders after heliport stand off in Berkeley
A man seized a ticket agent at a Berkeley helicopter office, demanded a helicopter and a jet to Cuba but surrendered to police at 10 15 PM after talks. No injuries reported. San Francisco Airport Commission and Berkeley police coordinated the response.
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Berkeley
Cali
San Francisco International
Cubba
Miike Healey
SFO
Healey
Richard Newport
San Francisco
Newport
Cuba
White Horse Restaurant Burns in Covington Kentucky
A fire swept the White Horse Restaurant on the Dixie Highway in Covington Kentucky injuring one firefighter and forcing about 75 customers and employees to evacuate. The blaze damaged the kitchen area and roof of the wooden structure late Wednesday. Authorities estimated damages near a hundred thousand dollars.
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Covington
White Horse
Here
Dixie Highway
Weather Outlook With Freezing Rain Risk Tonight
Snow may fall tonight with a risk of freezing rain and temperatures dipping to the low 20s. Friday brings freezing rain possible with highs in the mid to upper 40s. Yesterday's high reached 31 and the overnight low fell to 11.
Hijacked Plane Flees Under FBI Watch With Parachute Liftoff
Rieth described the hijacker during the escape as dangerous and unpredictable. The man claimed expertise as both parachutist and pilot and threatened violence. Authorities say the aircraft, with Parachutes loaded, departed with FBI agents watching as a second Mohawk plane trailed in pursuit.
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Rieth
Maker
FBI
Convicts Escape Ohio Penitentiary by Vent System
Three inmates including Gilbert Mannis Donald Ferdinand and James Lewis escaped by crawling through a ventilating system at Ohio Penitentiary seizing a wall with braided wire rope and lowering to the ground. Warden Harold Cardwell noted no prior successful over wall escapes. Two other convicts briefly absconded from a work detail earlier the same day.
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Colonees
Ohio Penitentiary
Gilbert Mannis
Starkk County
Donald Ferdinand
Franklin
Cuyahoga
James Lewis
Toledo
L. G. Ridenour
Harold Cardwell
Daneak
Bilding
Ridenour
Butthe
Harry Hoffman
Franklin County
Roger D. Peck
Montgomery County
Ridenorar
Paris Peace Talks Face Accord Demand Amid Negotiations
The United States insists on a final full agreement before troop withdrawals from Vietnam begin, while North Vietnam accuses Nixon of campaign moves. Porter links progress on withdrawals to an overall agreement, and Hanoi calls the plan a veil for aggression.
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Paris
United States
South Vietnam
Nixon
Henry A
North Vietnam
William J. Porter
Porter
Pham Dang Lam
Xuan Thuy
Vietnam
Escapeee Captured Near Grandview After Prison Break
Suburban Grandview police today captured one of three Ohio Penitentiary inmates who climbed over the walls Wednesday night in the prison's first escape in ten years. Police found James Lewis, 33, in a wooded area on the northwest edge of downtown Columbus.
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Grandview
Ohio Penitentiary
James Lewis
Grandviewe
Columbus
AMA Chief Links Public Awareness to Rising Medical Costs
Dr. C A Hoffman president elect of the American Medical Association addressed the Butler County Medical Society denouncing rising liability premiums and linking public awareness, sex education, and research funding to healthcare costs. He cited California neurosurgeons paying high premiums, discussed venereal disease trends, and urged university reentry of VD material and vaccine research. Hoffman, native of Trenton, heads Urology at Employington WV and serves as VA Hospital uro- consultant.
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C. A. Hoffman
The
American Medical Association
Mmahras
Bae
Nn, & Menevo Es
Butler County Medical Society
Elks
Hollman
California
Washingon
Hoffman
Trenton
Employington
W. Va
Hie
Huntington
Prisoners Describe Two Stage North Vietnamese Offensive
U S interrogators quote Communist prisoners as saying they were ordered to begin with small attacks and escalate to major blows in South Vietnam. Reports cite February timing and targets including Hoi An and refugee camps as potential focal points.
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Washington
U.S
South Vietnam
Ion Rea
Trenton Man Wins Ohio Highway Patrolman of the Year
Neil R. Sanders a Trenton resident and 8 year patrolman at local Post 9 was named Ohio State Highway Patrolman of the Year. The 32 year old received the honor from Col Robert M. Chiaramonte at the Patrol Academy in Columbus after a state wide competition among 1200 patrolmen. Sanders has a record in accident and criminal investigations and public contact and is pursuing police administration studies.
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Neil R. Sanders
Local Post 9
Ohio
Robert M. Chiaramonte
Patrol Academy
Columbus
Sanders
Trenton
Hamilton
Hamilton High School
Xavier University
University of Drayton
Patrol
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Micky
Cardwell
Ridenour Herolds
Kissinger
Viftamarm
Ann Landers
Sue
Heldise
Valley News Women's
AMA
Hoi An
Dan Nang
Sa Sanders
Chiaramonte
Tn Wan
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