24 Jun 1972
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1972
Page
1
A youthful gunman who hijacked an American Airlines jet in St. Louis bailed out over north central Indiana with 502500 dollars and two parachutes after the plane was rammed and another jet diverted.
North Vietnamese forces briefly broke through the Hue area defenses but withdrew after heavy losses, with 19 tanks destroyed per Saigon. Separately, a United States AC130 gunship was shot down on the northern front, while US air strikes hit the Hanoi rail line. In Indiana, a hijacker released a Boeing 727 crew and passengers after demanding ransom and parachutes, with a large manhunt underway near Kokomo and Grissom AFB. Fraud FBI agents and state police led the search, and the hijacker carried weapons and $500,000.
Eighty people have died and more than 120,000 displaced as record river crests flood Pennsylvania Maryland West Virginia and Ohio. Govs estimate billion-dollar damages in PA and Virginia and millions in New York. Susquehanna and Ohio rivers threaten towns while crews and volunteers aid the homeless. Dr. Robert White calls the flooding the nation’s most extensive.
United Nations Security Council prepared a special session over the latest Middle East clash. Yugoslav Ambassador Lazar Mojsov said concrete proposals would be on the table as consultations continued on a resolution criticizing Israel. The urgent three hour session followed Palestinian raids, Israeli strikes, and the capture of six Syrian and Lebanese officers amid Friday’s renewed bombardment that Lebanon said killed 18 civilians.
Waterways around Pittsburgh crested at The Point near 5 a.m. at 35.82 feet and began receding slowly as authorities closed off Ft. Pitt Bridge approaches. Flood stage is 25 feet with 1946 level marked, while sandbags protected Gateway Towers and Three Rivers Stadium sits largely isolated by rising water.
The US Weather Service reports Friday morning reached 45 degrees, marking the coldest June 23 in Cincinnati history. The previous record low was 46 degrees set in 1918.
Weather outlook for southwestern Ohio shows tonight cloudy with showers possible and temperatures in the 50s. Skies clear gradually, with a slow warming trend starting tomorrow and highs reaching the lower 70s.
Elton Britt, 58, renowned country musician famed for his World War II era hit There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere, died Friday of a heart attack in McConnellburg, Pa. He also appeared in several Western films after birth name James Britt Baker.
The Ohio River rises toward flood levels affecting 70 miles between Ohio and West Virginia. Downtown Wheeling, West Virginia faces cresting waters around 45 feet while East Liverpool and Steubenville area see high crests. Evacuations near Steubenville occur as sandbags rise and docks wash away.
The Nixon administration pledged renewed efforts to pass a stronger antibusing ban in Congress while signing a $21.3 billion education bill. Nixon condemned the antibusing provision as inadequate and misleading though the law halts federal court busing orders for 18 months during appeals. The bill funds student grants, college aid, and veterans' checks, creates the National Institutes of Education, and backs desegregation with up to $1 billion yearly for two years.
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