Hijacker with profile shot during New York airport hijack
A man fitting a hijacker profile boarded at LaGuardia after a metal detector alarm and hijacked a TWA jet to Chicago and back to Kennedy with a hostage stewardess. He was killed by an FBI agent as he walked a hostage toward a jet bound for Milan. The hostage, Idie Maria Concepcion, survived unharmed. The hijacker, Richard A. Obergfell, a 27 year old former United Airlines mechanic from Clifton New Jersey, had been fired for absenteeism last December.
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New York
Milan
Italy
Trans World Airlines
LaGuardia
TWA
Chicago
la Guardia
Kennedy Airport
FBI
Kenneth Levin
Richard A. Obergfell
Clifton
N.J
Newark
United Airlines
Obergfell
United States
Idie Maria Concepcion
John F. Malone
End Of Line Hijacking Attempt Ends With FBI Fatal Shot
Richard Obergfeld seized stewardess Maria Concepcion at LaGuardia and forced her to Kennedy after a drive along Van Wyck Expressway. FBI sharpshooters concealed around the runway fatally wounded him with two shots from a .308 rifle as the TWA 707 waited for a transatlantic flight.
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FBI
Obergfell
Levin
Era Ends At Clinton Air Base
The 302nd Tactical Airlift Wing Air Force Reserve cuts 20 years at Clinton County Air Force Base with a final formation. It receives the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for 1970 and ten members earn the Air Force Commendation Medal while one earns the Meritorious Service Award. Brig. Gen. Ben J. Mangina reviews the parade along with Gen. Donald J. Campbell and Maj. Gen. Earl O. Anderson. About 1800 personnel affected. unit relocating to Lockbourne Air Force Base near Columbus.
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Wilmington
Ohio
302Nd Tactical Airlift Wing
Air Force Reserve
Clinton County Air Force Base
302Nd
Air Force
Ben J. Mangina
Donald J. Campbell
Earl 0. Anderson
Eastern Air Reserve Region
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Columbus
Draft Still Alive in U S Draft Boards as Deadline Looms
Washington AP The nation's draft boards remain active and may draft 1971 college graduates unless Congress extends authority to draft 19 year olds before September Defense Secretary Melvin Laird warned Newsmen that a Senate House conference committee must break a deadlock over renewal of the draft law a delay could force action by the White House.
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Congress
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Senate House Conference Committee
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
U.S
Vietnam
Curtis W. Tarr
White House
Two Major Rail Lines Hit By Nationwide Strike
A labor walkout began against Norfolk & Western and Southern Pacific after prestrike talks failed. UTU picketing reported in Cleveland Roanoke and South Lorain Ohio with likely total shutdowns, while N W operations continued under supervision as unions and mediators seek a resolution.
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Norfolk & Western
Southern Pacific
N&w
United Transportation Union
Cleveland
Roanoke
South Lorain
Ohio
AAB
UTU
Toledo
Columbus
Cincinnati
Lorain
Youngstown
Liberia's Tubman Dies After Prostate Surgery in London
President William V. S. Tubman of Liberia died in London at 75 after prostate gland surgery at the London Clinic. Vice President William R. Tolbert sworn in as successor. Monday celebrations canceled on Liberia's 124th independence anniversary. Tubman led Liberia for 27 years, modernizing with aid and reforms, and urged West African cooperation.
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London
William W. S. Tubman
Liberia
Africa
William R. Tolbert
Tubman
Monroe Grad Nails A Record
Craig, 39, who calls himself Kumar the Hindu Fakir, aimed for 56 hours on a bed of spikes but quit Friday after beating a former Australian record by 11 minutes 15 seconds. He holds the world record for lying on a bed of nails under 825 pounds and performs an act with knife edged stairs. He is identified with Wooster Chamber of Commerce.
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Craig
Kumar
Wooster Chamber of Commerce
Weekend Outlook for Southwestern Ohio Weather
Partly cloudy and warmer weather is forecast for southwestern Ohio. Tonight's low will be in the 60s with a high Sunday in the 80s. The chance of rain tonight and tomorrow is three percent.
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Ohio
Tomor
Boy With Epilepsy Missing On Mountain Cabin Search
Kevin, a young boy with epilepsy, has been running through heavy brush on a mountain, eluding searchers as medics warn his medication may wear off soon leading to possible convulsions. His mother, Estes, notes he’s been feral from the cabin base and scavenging for food as scouts join the effort.
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Kevin
Estes
Lowns
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Jake Merrick
Foreman
Clinton Air Base
Associ
Labor Department
Labor
W.J. Usery
Usery
George Ives
National Mediation Board
States
Canada
William Tubman
Monroe Grad
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