Dulles Hijacker Jumps In Mexico
An armed hijacker bailed out over a Mexican jungle today after extorting about 303000 from Eastern Airlines. A second American jet was diverted to Cuba. the events began in Pennsylvania with a hijack from Allentown, stopping at Dulles and New Orleans before the jump.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Eastern Air Lines
Cuba
Pennsylvania
Allentown
Washington
Dulles
New Orleans
British Honduras
Mexico
Western Airlines
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
sky
Hanoi
U.S
Indochina
Dallas
Tex
Tampa
Fla
Havana
Elkton firms accused of large scale tape bootlegging
A broad group of recording and music publishing companies sue an Elkton Maryland operation alleged to be one of the nation’s largest bootleggers of pre recorded tapes. The civil action, tied to a February 22 federal filing, follows a Cecil County raid that seized 58 000 tapes and duplicating gear from a windowless building.
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BALTIMORE CAP
Elkton
Deeds Music Co
Deeds Electronic Co
U.S. District Court
byolumbia Records
Atlantic Records
Cecil County
Jules E. Yarnell
New York
Recording Industry of America
Yarnell
John Doe
GAI Audio
Wilmington News Journal
Elk Mills
Julius Kessler
GAI
Maryland
California
Arizona
Low User Pays More Vepco Rates Unfair
University of Maryland professor Dr. Charles E. Olson testified in the Virginia Electric & Power Co rate hike hearing that the plan unfairly shifts costs to low usage consumers. He urged the SCC to make large users pay more and called for substantial changes to Vepco’s rate structure to reflect higher energy costs and encourage reduced consumption.
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RICHMOND, Va
Virginia Electric & Power Co
University of Maryland
Charles E. Olson
Sierra Club
SCC
Olson
public utilities and
trans
Vepco
Pleiku Hit by Gas Rockets in Major VC Assault
South Vietnamese forces near Pleiku enduring heavy casualties as enemy troops used tear gas rockets and mortars to strike a brigade headquarters on Highway 14. An American adviser was killed. initial counts show at least 27 dead soldiers and 36 enemy dead at the base.
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SAIGON
central highlands
Pleiku
Associated Press
David J. Paine
Highway 14
Michael Haynes
Columbus
Paine
Haynes
Kontum
Chu Pao
Need For Larger Subdivision Lot Size Discussed By Dr Spicknall
Dr Charles Spicknall of Frederick County Health Department argues for larger minimum lot sizes for subdivisions using septic systems. He cites increasing wastewater from appliances, soil and tile field limitations, and power constraints, noting new aeration methods need study and may not suit current lot sizes.
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Spicknall
Frederick County Health Department
county planning commission
Charles Spicknail
Police push public backing to raise Frederick salaries
Editor notes a four month study by Allen G Merchant on Frederick City and county law enforcement. He argues low pay and poor facilities hinder policing and that public support is needed for salaries and better conditions. Decentralization could empower precincts and shift police image from enforcers to community helpers.
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Frederick
Allen G. Merchant
Frederick City
Merchant
board of alder
Frostburg State College
tas
County Enjoys Low Unemployment Rate
Frederick County shows 4.4 percent joblessness versus a 5.9 percent national rate, per the ESA. Unemployment compensation claims are near 1970 levels, with new job openings tied to Fort Detrick cancer research facilities and other projects. Orley Bourland urged applying to the NCI Liaison Office for contract-linked jobs.
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Frederick
Employment Security Administration
John Ferguson
state office
ESA
U.S. Labor Department
Ferguson
Fort Detrick
National Cancer Institute Liaison Office
Building 824
Orley Bourland
Fedders Corporation
Walkersville
Frederick Towne Mall
Nixon Jog With Dog At Camp David Trails
President Nixon, at Camp David, jogged the woods with his Irish setter King Timahoe after a spring afternoon on the mountaintop retreat. Aides said he would work over the weekend on domestic and foreign matters, with the Vietnam situation likely to dominate. Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Rosemary Wood accompanied him.
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THURMONT, Md
Nixon
Camp David
King Timahoe
pen Lodge
White House
Vietnam
Catoctin Mountain
Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Rosemary Wood
National Guard Leaves College Park Campus After Demonstrations
Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Warfield led 800 National Guard troops and 125 state police off the University of Maryland campus after a second spring crackdown on protests and curfew violations following Kent State memorial events. Fifty-five demonstrators were arrested, including 26 students, as tear gas and crowd control measures were used to clear U.S. 1. Warfield said the conflict may be over for now and warned against overreacting in future years.
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COLLEGE PARK
Mad
University of Maryland
Edwin A. Warfield
adjutant general of Maryland
National Guard
Kent State
Ohio
U.S. 1
Warfield
Mt Airy moves to growth under new mayor Dixon
Mayor-Elect Lewis C. Dixon says Mt. Airy attracted real estate developers by its character, water and sewage upgrades, and annexations expanding a 50 percent larger corporate area. A new shopping center is planned on Md 27 near the I 70 interchange, with a chain grocery and drug store.
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Mt, Airy
Lewis C. Dixon
Mt. Airy
Dixon
Md. 27
Durham
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Kontum City
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Phnom Penh
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LAOs
OMZI
ANE
PLEIKI
iAIGO
SOUTH
BARBARA LAUGHLIN
Catoctin Woods
Carroll counties
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Detrick
Naval Ordinance Lab
White Oak
Silver Spring
Army
Navy
Air Force
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