Delta Queen Stirs Crowd as Legal Fight Unfolds
The Delta Queen maiden voyage to Cincinnati ends with a dramatic seizure by U S Marshals after an $85,000 federal suit by Seapax Inc citing unpaid installation of sewage and antipollution gear. The boat was released hours later and returned to Louisville with passengers for the Derby amid a 1,000-strong welcome. Greene Line says the equipment was unsatisfactory and escrowed $85,000 while seeking settlement. Governor Gilligan spoke at the welcome event.
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U.S
Donald Horn
Louisville
Greene Line Inc
Seapax, Inc
John J. Gilligan
Seapax
New Orleans
Greene Lines
William Muster
Delta Queen
Skyjacker Escapes Into Mexican Jungle After lengthy hijack
A skyjacker aboard an Eastern Air Lines Boeing 727 bailed out into remote Mexican jungle near Yoro after a five hour hijacking that began Friday in Pennsylvania. The crew and 48 passengers are safe. the hijacker fled with 303000 in ransom and six parachutes, two bush knives, two jump suits, two crash helmets, and supplies. FBI fingerprinting aims to identify the 45 year old Vietnam veteran.
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Mexico City
Eastern Air Lines
Pennsylvania
Washington
Hijacked Western Airlines Flight Diverted to Havana
A pistol wielding hijacker forced a Western Airlines 737 with 61 aboard to Havana Cuba after a route from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles. The gunman claimed antiimperialist motives and demanded a halt to U.S. actions in Indochina. The aircraft refueled in Dallas and Tampa before heading to Havana where it landed at 7:37 a.m. local time.
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U.S
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Los Angeles
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Dallas
Fla
America
Gilligan Staff Shakeup Aims for 1974 Re election
Gov. John Gilligan’s new chief of staff John Hansan hints at a broader shift in the Statehouse office as two top aides receive 10 days to accept reassignment or resign. Hansan would not reveal new posts but says more changes are planned while noting a desire for Gilligan’s reelection.
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Ohio
John Gilligan
John Hansan
Statehouse
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Gilligan
Hanson
John McDonald
James M. Fried
Man
Douglas Applegate
D-30
Steubenville
Friedman
Edmund Muskie
Muskie
Ohio to consider tax credit plan for nonpublic school aid
Columbus Attorney David Young says Ohio will shift from tuition subsidies to a tax credit approach using 60 million dollars already appropriated after the Supreme Court rejected an emergency stay of a federal order. Finance Director Harold Hovey notes constitutional concerns and drafting is underway.
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Ohio
David Young
U.S. Supreme Court
Young
Supreme Court
Harold Hovey
Hovey
Potter Stewart
Stewart
Alitalia DC8 Crash in Sicily Kills 115
A DC8 crash near Carini Sicily killed all 115 aboard including director Franco Indovina while en route from Rome to vote in weekend elections. Investigators report a flaming impact on a wooded slope three miles from Palermo as witnesses saw the jet erupt in flames before collision.
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Palermo
Italy
Franco Indovina
Rome
Sicily
Carini
Quints Born In England In Emergency Delivery
Five quints three boys and two girls were born at Northampton General Hospital by emergency cesarean section to 24 year old Susan Furlow after fertility drug use. The smallest child died within ten hours and the others faced breathing difficulties. The mother was reported in satisfactory condition.
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Northampton
England
Northampton General Hospital
Susan Furlow
Quints
Housewife reports car break in steals groceries
A housewife says a thief broke into her parked car and took about $50 worth of groceries from the glove compartment.
Pleiku Defense Base Attacked by Rocket and Sapper Force
Associated Press correspondent reports from Fire Base 42 near Pleiku that after daylight smoke rose from the command post bunker and other bunkers hit. Saigon says 80 government defenders were killed or wounded, with at least 27 dead among casualties. Maj. Michael Haynes, American adviser, says 36 enemy dead inside the base and 22 weapons recovered.
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Associated Press
David J. Paine
Pleiku
Saigon
Michael Haynes
Columbus
Paine
Haynes
Wet weather heads toward southwestern Ohio this weekend
A cold front moving through the Midwest is set to reach Ohio tonight and tomorrow, bringing rain or thunderstorms. Forecasters assign a 70 percent chance of rain tonight and a 50 percent chance tomorrow.
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Ohio
Midwest
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