Fourth of July celebrations spread across nation
The Associated Press reports a festive Independence Day with fireworks concerts and regional events from Indian pow wows in the West to muskets salutes in Virginia. The bicentennial year begins with a radio television tribute featuring Nixon Burger and Albert and a Washington DC shift to rock music.
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Virginia
Nixon
Warren E. Burger
Carl Albert
National Parks Service
D.C
Argentina Refuels Refusal Ties Plane Fate To U S
Argentina rejected refueling the Braniff Boeing 707 hijacked over Mexico and said final action rests with the United States. The plane landed in Buenos Aires at 12 15 p.m. EDT after threats to kill the crew if authorities moved in.
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Algeria
U.S
Braniff International
Mexico
John Davis
United States
Mohammed Kelleu
Argentina
Harry Marples
Braniff
Robert Lee Jackson
Tennessee
Ligia
Hijacked Plane Flees Trap Across South America
A hijacked plane between Monterrey and Lima evaded a military pursuit in Rio de Janeiro as the crew and hijackers fled toward Buenos Aires. The group demanded asylum from Algeria while collecting a $100,000 ransom from a passenger. The aircraft carried Brani ff officials and a four man U S crew after Lima holdovers.
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Monterrey
Mexico
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Peru
Rio
Buenos Aires
Airliner Disappears Over Hakodate Area with 68 Aboard
An airliner en route from Sapporo to Hakodate vanished in fog and drizzle over northern Japan Saturday with 64 Japanese passengers and crew and 1 American copilot Jack Raymond Spence 49, triggering a large land and sea search. About 200 police and Self Defense Force members scoured a mountain area while 400 squid boats were asked to watch for signs of the aircraft. No clues emerged hours after fuel ran dry.
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Sapporo
Hakodate
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Hokkaido
Jack Raymond Spence
Yokohama
Mrs Gribbs Wears No Mink During Detroit Strike
Detroit sanitation workers picket while Mrs Gribbs the mayor’s wife, Mrs. Roman Gribbs, arrives at the public works yard. A 20 minute talk with union reps and the mayor’s wife leads to smiles as they discuss pay and living standards amid the strike led by Ernest Christon and others.
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Ernest Christon
Christon
Roosevelt Dunwoody
Mrs. Gribbs
Dunwoody
James T. Cooper
Cooper
Plane Lands On River Downs Infield After Engine Trouble
A single engine Cessna nosed over in the River Downs infield during a feature ninth race. Pilot Mark Sperry 19 and passenger Lauris Turck 18, both of Kenwood, said engine sputtered. They chose the infield over Lunken Airport. nose wheel broke and plane skidded over 100 feet. both unharmed. Plane owned by Ohio Aviation Corp.
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Cincinnati
River Downs Race Track
Mark Sperry
Kenwood
Lauris Turck
Ohio River
Sperry
Lunken
Ohio Aviation Corp
Nixon Seeks Quiet Talks Over Hanoi Peace Offer
U S officials report the Nixon administration rejects Hanoi's latest peace package as is but will pursue secret discussions to test negotiability. Kissinger travels from Saigon to Bangkok then Paris to gauge Hanoi's aims and reassure allies while preserving Thieu’s position before the October South Vietnamese election.
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LeDuc Tho
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South
Orly
Paris
Fourth of July Weather Outlook in Miami Valley
Weather forecast for the Miami Valley calls for mostly sunny skies and warm conditions on the holiday with highs in the 80s and overnight lows in the 60s. A chance of thundershowers in the late afternoon and evening today and tomorrow could affect celebrations and events. Monday is expected to bring more humid air to the region.
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Ron Evans
Old Germantown Road
Evans
Miami Valley
Bucknell Graduate Lt Killed Carrying Canoe By Train
Matthew B. Ridgeway Jr., son of retired Army general and former chief of staff Matthew B. Ridgeway, died Friday when a canoe he was carrying was struck by a second train. He had just graduated Bucknell University and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army.
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Matthew B. Ridgeway Jr
Army
Matthew B. Ridgeway
Bucknell University
Thieu To Meet Kissinger Today
In Saigon Thieu and Ky agreed to study Viet Cong peace proposals as Kissinger arrives for high level talks. The Viet Cong call for full U S withdrawal by year end and prisoner releases, with Thieu and Ky seeking positions ahead of October elections.
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Thieu
Kissinger
South Vietnam
Paris
Chuckle Parents ponder child outcomes and timing
Parents spend half their time wondering how a child will turn out and the rest of the time wondering when a child will turn in.
Smithsonian in the Capital A Lively Museum Vision
The Smithsonian Institution led by S. Dillon Ripley II is portrayed as a dynamic Washington complex that should reach the people. A Middletown woman aged 87 has lived on the same First Avenue property all her life and now faces demolition for a high rise. A note on car ownership costs highlights high insurance premiums for young single men.
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Washington
S. Dillon Ripley II
Ripley
Middletown
First Avenue
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