Hijacker Shot and Captured After TWA Boeing 707 Crisis
Garrett Brock Trapnell 38, a former mental patient with a long crime record, hijacked a Trans World Airlines 707 from Chicago to New York. He was shot by an FBI agent posing as a crew member at Kennedy Airport after demanding a $306,800 ransom and talks with President Nixon. The seven crew and 93 passengers were briefly held as the plane circled the area before a second landing. Trapnell, once committed in Florida, had ties to a Dallas inmate and a Miami attorney linked to the incident.
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Kennedy Airport
FBI
Trans World Airlines
Illinois
Los Angeles
Kennedy
TWA
Barone
Trapnell’s
Miami
Dallas
Trapnell
South Florida
Ohioan Lands Dry On I 75 Emergency Landing Near Macon
A Columbus pilot William Holton Wilson made an emergency landing on Interstate 75 just south of Macon after his Mooney Mark 21 ran out of fuel on a flight from Columbus to Tampa. The owner Robert Burney accompanied him. Macon officials halted traffic and the FAA allowed a takeoff after refueling, with a required landing at Macon airport to file a report.
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Macon, Ga
Columbus, Ohio
Macon
Tampa
Fla
William Holton Wilson
Wilson
Robert Burney
Columbus
Federal Aviation Administration
Sheriff's
Tet Offensive Threat Raises Saigon Security Posture
South Viet Nam field commanders and police were placed on standby for Tet attacks next month. Checkpoints and house to house searches intensified in and around Saigon as officials warned of possible enemy offensives. Bien Hoa base, 15 miles northeast of Saigon, heightened alert after reports of planned attacks. Skirmishes rose near Saigon with Viet Cong rocket grenades hitting an infantry camp and an American soldier wounded by a mine near Fire Base Fiddler's Green.
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Saigon
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Central Highlands
Bien Hoa
Eee
Fiddler's Green
Young Republicans Learn Ohio Dem Majority Reality
Ohio Republican leaders told about 300 students at the Ohio League of Young Republicans School of Politics that Democrats outnumber Republicans in the state. They urged effort to win independents and appeal to 18 to 24 year olds not in college to support Nixon and GOP candidates.
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Columbus
Ohio
John Andrews
Ohio League of Young Republicans
Nixon
Andrews
U.S
William Frenzel
R-Minn
Thomas D. Bell Jr
Young Voters Division
Committee For
Frenzel
Bell
Child's Path Obstructed by Puddle Inspires Inquiry
A commentary ponders why a child may be unable to walk around a small puddle and suggests future science might explain such everyday obstacles. The piece uses a simple, reflective tone typical of a local column.
ABA Proposes $2 000 No Fault Auto Insurance Plan
An ABA committee proposes a no fault auto insurance system to pay medical and wage losses up to 2000 dollars without fault determination. States would mandatorily adopt, with higher figures allowed. uninsured motorist coverage set at 15000/30000 minimums. comparative negligence also urged.
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John T. Reardon
Quincy, IL
Massachusetts
Puerto Rico
Nixon
Department of Transportation
Congress
ABA
States
Ex-Partners Lead Democratic Presidential Parade
Two ex partners in politics lead the parade of Democratic candidates for the presidency with Senators Edmund Muskie and Hubert Humphrey ahead of rivals. The piece notes many contenders in pursuit and hints at broader party competition.
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Edmund Muskie
Hubert Humphrey
Washington removes wage limits below $1.90 an hour
The Cost of Living Council scrapped wage controls for workers earning under $1.90 hourly drawing swift congressional criticism. About 15 percent of the nation’s workers could be affected as the Pay Board had resisted a cutoff, citing differing views on policy.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council
Congress
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Donald Rumsfeld
Council
Joplin Gas Service Restores Most After Break
In Joplin Missouri frigid weather slowed relief as the Joplin Gas Service Co aimed to restore gas to most customers by Sunday after a valve rupture on a Wind Cities Service pipeline northwest of the city. Restoration began Saturday afternoon and affected about 70 to 75 percent of the 16 500 customers with southeast Joplin largely untouched and many residents seeking warmth with relatives or at nearby motels.
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Joplin
Joplin Gas Service Co
Frank Cook
Wind Cities Service Gas Co
Cook
Broadcasters Appeal Ad Ban Law Court Challenge
Six broadcasting firms asked the Court for a hearing on 1970 cigarette ad ban for radio and TV. They contend the law violates free speech and discriminates against broadcast media in favor of print.
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Ad Ban
Washington
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