Crew overpowers attempted hijacker on TAP jet to Madeira
A stateless Hungarian man carrying two toy guns but no passport attempted to hijack a TAP Boeing 727 from Lisbon to Madeira. The crew overpowered him mid flight over the Atlantic. the plane landed safely in Madeira. Police said the man wanted to visit Morocco. The guns were plastic toys.
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Lisbon
Portugal
UPI
Portugese
Morocco
Madeira
Atlantic
Funchal
TAP
Illinois lawmaker eyes state resident jobs across agencies
Du Quoin Republican Ralph Dunn proposes that all state employees be Illinois residents. After reviewing three Missouri worker postings at Chester Menard and related centers, he noted 72 Missouri residents on payroll, 5 percent of staff, and said the positions should be filled by Illinois residents. He plans talks with DOC and Mental Health directors before drafting a bill.
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DU Quoin
Ill
UPI
Illinois
Ralph Dunn
R-Du Quoin
Dunn
Department of Corrections
Chester
Menard Correctional Center
Menard Psychiatric Division
Chester Mental Health Center
Missouri
Grundy County Republican ticket listed for key offices
The Grundy County slate includes L Patrick Power for State Senator Edward McBroom George Ryan for Representative Richard Krase for Superintendent of Education Josephine T Pack for County Clerk and Elaine A Walsh for County Treasurer.
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L. Patrick Power
Edward McBroom
George Ryan
EDUC
Richard Krase
Josephine T. Pack
Elaine A. Walsh
Coal City
Grundy County
Publicist John Carmen Builds Fame Driven PR Empire
John Carmen, a 14 year old dropout turned high powered press agent, turned gossip into a seven figure business. He represents Grace Jones and other stars while churning out 200 press releases weekly and collecting 800 clippings monthly.
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New York
UPI
John Carmen
Grace Jones
Biz
Carmen
Carmen John Ambrogio
Paterson
N.J
Los Angeles
Paris
Mark Traynor
Wilhelmina
Chita Rivera
Melba Moore
Margaux Hemingway
Imman
Fanne Foxe
Wilbur Mills
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray Charles
Jacqueline Onassis
Caroline
Thompson says unemployment insurance saved Illinois over 108 million
Gov. James R. Thompson announced that Illinois unemployment insurance saved the state more than 108 million dollars and boosted employment. He credited cost control, management initiatives, and data processing reductions by the Illinois Bureau of Employment Security for the savings, funded by state and federal unemployment funds.
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Thompson
Chicago
UPI
James R. Thompson
Illinois Bureau of Employment Security
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