11 Oct 1977
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1977
Page
1
A man and a woman in airline uniforms hijacked a Czechoslovak airliner to Frankfurt airport in West Germany and held 27 hostages for two hours before surrendering to police. The two suspects were taken away for questioning. the remaining Yak 40 passengers were unharmed.
Colorado pair Dewey Reinhard and Steve Stephenson aimed to cross the Atlantic in a balloon from Yarmouth Nova Scotia but were turned back by a ground wind shift. Authorities described no immediate danger though the course could shift. An earlier note from ground support director Jack Waeth said the Eagle balloon had crossed Nova Scotia before the wind pushed it south toward the open sea.
Amtrak signals possible service expansion on the Canton to Pittsburgh route and two new corridors Canton to Pittsburgh Youngstown to Cleveland and Cincinnati to Dayton Columbus while outlining a five year plan to buy new cars and locomotives and upgrade stations at a cost over 45 billion dollars with a national route restudy proposed and track work planned across the Northeast and Midwest by 1982.
The U S Civil Rights Commission reaffirmed programs favoring women and minority groups to overcome past discrimination. It acknowledged potential disappointment for white men while stressing action to ensure equal job market access amid Bakke case arguments.
chilly wet weather moves toward the Middletown region with tonight showers and cool temperatures lowest in the upper 30s to low 40s. tomorrow's high expected in the low to mid 50s as showers persist.
A public service alert urges residents to call 425-7700 to report crimes or suspicious activities. The device emphasizes immediate reporting to local police and awareness of safety.
The Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to three Americans and a Briton for theoretical work on the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems. Philip Anderson of Bell Labs, Neville Mott of Cambridge University, and John H. Van Vleck of Harvard share the prize with equal credit, with a total prize sum of $145,000.
Nineteen years after removal from the East Front, the Columbus statue The Discovery by Luigi Persico remains in Smithsonian storage in Suitland Maryland with no firm plans. Smithsonian spokesman Paul Perrot says it could join a future museum exhibit.
Randall Taylor of Trenton wins senior division with 200 bond. Cynthia Adkins of Verity Middle School wins junior division with 100 bond. Honorable mentions include Stephen Imfeld, James Klosterman, Katima Rogers, Christine Adkins, Maria Rossi, and Robert Schnecker. Judges were Rev. Stanley Neiheisel, Russell Dwyer, and Walter Miller. ceremony held at Howard Johnson's.
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