Prisoners surrender after 100 mile chase in Ohio church kidnapping
Three inmates who seized two churchwomen at a Cleveland jail chapel and fled in a squad car were recaptured after a 100 mile pursuit. They surrendered near Georgetown Kentucky on Interstate 75 without a struggle. The hostages were freed unharmed. The fugitives face federal kidnapping charges and are identified as Thomas Eugene Thomas James Wayne Sykes and David Nelson Carpenter.
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Alabama
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Mississippi
David Nelson Carpenter
Kentucky
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Georgetown
Novena Bellaria
Parma
Louise Honour
Fairview
Cuyahoga County
Cincinnati
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Joseph Trimbach
Escape duo from Mississippi linked to Ohio jail escape
Two Mississippi fugitives James Wayne Sykes and Thomas Eugene Thomas, described as con men and escape artists, escaped from the Cuyahoga County Jail after taking two women as hostages. They were recaptured in Ohio after a series of prior escape and robbery incidents linked to a February 18 breakout at Parchman, Mississippi.
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Mississippi
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Middletown Area Weather Forecast
Fair and colder tonight with low in the mid to upper 20s. Saturday will see increasing clouds and little temperature change with highs in the mid 40s. Outlook for Sunday calls for cloudy and cool weather. Yesterday’s high reached 42 degrees and the morning low was 28.
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Middletown
Bailey calls strike for air controllers over safety concerns
Washington AP report says PATCO chief F Lee Bailey urged a nationwide walkout threatening Easter weekend airline disruption. FAA warned absent controllers of contempt if they ignore a court order to return to work as 259 controllers were recorded absent in 11 eastern and midwestern centers. Bailey argued fatigue has given way to safety issues and urged continued slowdown until qualifications concerns are resolved.
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Federal Aviation Administration
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F. Lee Bailey
PATCO
Lers
Midwest
Bailey
Air Transport Association
Repre
FCC tightens limits on ownership of TV and radio outlets
Washington reports the FCC issued a new rule to curb ownership of radio and television operations to limit influence by a few groups. The rule lets current multi‑station owners keep all now but blocks future acquisitions in the same market, with exceptions. A broader plan to force dismantling of combined newspaper and broadcast holdings within five years is also under study.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Art Bernstone
Broadcast Bureau
Rains Flood Florida Threatens Winter Produce Regions
Heavy spring rains flood pasturelands from Fort Myers to Palm Beach imperiling crops in Florida's winter salad bowl. Flood control officials warn more land may go under as up to 14 inches fall near Hobe Sound and 10 inches in Stuart.
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Gulf Coast
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Hobe Sound
Stuart
Yanks Attack North Vietnamese Near Cambodia Frontier
Allied troops, tanks, helicopters, and fighters attacked a North Vietnamese force near the Cambodian border, reporting 88 enemy dead and 2 Americans killed with 23 wounded. The clash occurred about 75 miles northwest of Saigon in jungle terrain. Officers cited increased enemy activity due to food shortages and speculation they aimed to cross back into Cambodia.
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Cambodia
Cambodian
U.S
Norodom Sihanouk
Viet Cong Attacks Cambodian Troops Amid Hanoi Tensions
Phnom Penh reports Viet Cong actions near the border as tanks patrol streets. Cambodian forces, aided by civilians, halt traffic toward Koh Ky while fleeing clashes near Kampong Cham where youths attacked government offices.
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Cambodia
Cheng Heng
Sihanouk
Fanom Penh
Koh
Kampong Cham
Teamsters Reject Three Year Trucking Contract Offer
The Teamsters union rejected the trucking industry's initial three year contract offer. The package would have raised wages and benefits by about one dollar per hour. Negotiations resume tomorrow to avoid a lapse when the current contract expires at midnight Tuesday.
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Washington
Teamsters Union
Five MiGs Downed Over Port Suez in Air Battles
Tel Aviv reports Israeli pilots shot down five Egyptian MiG 21s over Port Suez in dogfights at the southern canal end. It follows a similar victory Wednesday bringing claimed Egyptian losses to 85 since 1967. All Israeli aircraft returned safely.
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Gulf of Suez
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