Hijack scare on South African Airways flight ends with first SA incident
In Johannesburg a SAA 727 hijack incident ended without death as a Lebanese passenger demanded to see the captain after two sticks of dynamite were brought to the fore. The event marked the first hijacking of a commercial flight in South Africa.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
UPI
South African Airways
SAA
Salisbury
Thea van Rensburg
Miss van Rensburg
Driver Not Charged After Truck Kills Five Teens
Macedonia Ohio police after scene review and two hour interview of truck driver David Pafford 22 of Bedford decided no charges would be filed. The dual axle gravel truck struck a car carrying high school students on Ohio 8 at Highland Road. Police estimate braking and speed suggest 50 mph in the open road area.
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Macedonia
Ohio
UPI
David Pafford
Bedford
Ohio 8
Summit County
Highland Rd
Guard Will Be Watching Columbus During Memorial Day Weekend
Gov. John J. Gilligan asked the Ohio National Guard to deploy its Medicopter during Memorial Day Weekend to assist central Ohio law enforcement in evacuating critically injured accident victims. He stressed that time saves lives and noted ambulance transfer delays from outlying Columbus areas to University Hospital compared with battlefield evacuations.
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Columbus
UPI
John J. Gilligan
Ohio National Guard
Medicopter
Ohio
University Hospital
Norwalk Area Weather Forecast and Local Births
Mostly sunny today with highs in the low to mid 70s and upper 70s to lower 80s Sunday. Clear tonight, lows near 50. Zero rain chances, east to southeast winds 8 to 15 mph. Norwalk highs 77, log lows 45. Births include a Norwalk boy to VanHorn and Warner families and a Monroeville boy to Summerfield. Death: Miss Lucille Tillinghast, 86, Berlin Heights.
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Norwalk
VFW withdraws as sponsor of Shiflet ATV endurance run
The Norwalk VFW pulled out as sponsor of Tom Shiflet's 28 hour ATV endurance attempt to raise funds for the Unknown Soldiers Memorial Fund due to insurance concerns. Shiflet began at 10 a.m. from East Main Street and North Linwood Avenue, with a four-block route and ten minute fuel breaks.
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Norwalk Veterans of Foreign Wars
Tom _ Shiflet
VFW
Shiflet
East Main Street
North
Linwood Avenue
Wayne Goodsite
Chamber of Commerce
James Seitz
Ron Smith
Shifler
Tom
North Linwood Avenue
East
Monroe Street
North Prospect Avenue
Norwalk candidates enter September primary in Ward races
A political newcomer Joseph Tengowski and former councilman Lawrence Bresson entered Norwalk’s September primary as Republican and Democrat contenders for the second and first ward seats respectively. Mayor Wayne Goodsite, a Republican, seeks re election under the city charter with 885 petition signatures. Kontum fighting reported as North Vietnamese troops breached defenses and occupied part of the city with air strikes nearby. casualties and troop movements unfold as the conflict intensifies.
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Norwalk
Joseph L. Tengowski
Garcia Dr
Lawrence G. Bresson
Bresson
Indian Terrace
Board of Elections
Wayne C. Goodsite
Goodsite
Tengowski
New Departure
Hyatt Bearings
Sandusky
Dorothy
Republican Party
Second Ward
Melvin Shipley
Planning and Zoning Commission
Council
Charter Commission
Gould, Inc
Milan
First Ward
Clifton Cross
Saigon
UPI
Central Highlands
Kontum
USS Command
North Vietnam
Air Force
Lang Giai
Hanoi
China
Nixon
North Vietnamese Breached the 53Rd
County Honors 20 Sons Lost in Southeast Asia
Huron County lists 20 servicemen who died in Vietnam from 1966 to 1970 including Lemnar Frederick Bellevue and Jack Hawley Wakeman. Also notes five former residents known to have died in Vietnam. Memorial Day observance will remember these fallen with local names and hometowns.
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S.E. Asia
Huron County
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Lemnar’ Frederick
Bellevue
Daniel C. Lykins
Willard
Larry L. Libbee
Marine
Norwalk
William R. Dumas
Sherman Township
Claude Howard
Fitchville
Thomas Gopp
New London
King B
Humphrey Struggles With Funds Ahead Of California Primary
Hubert H. Humphrey faces severe financial problems that could cut his campaign budget by more than half against George S. McGovern in the California primary. He admits lacking money and is touring California for fund raising dinners while both candidates prep for the first nationally televised debate.
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Monroeville
Norwalk
Shifler
Gary McDonald
Smith
Attex
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humprey
George S. McGovern
California
Humphrey
Humphrey Faces Financial Hurdles in California Delegates Fight
In San Francisco the contest for California's 271 Democratic delegates intensifies as Humphrey trails and struggles with cash flow. An aide said pledges were in hand though actual cash remained elusive despite midweek influxes.
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San Francisco
Humphrey
Norwalk Meeting Seeks Consensus On Ohio School Issues
A three hour Friday night session brought together 121 participants including parents students and educators in Norwalk to discuss schooling in Ohio. Topics ranged from dress codes and communication between high schools to controversial classroom issues with ten small groups and a citizen survey.
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Norwalk
St. Paul
Ohio Department of Education
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Goodby
Tom Shifler
ST. Louis, Mo
Johnnie Lee Brooks
Wilma Chestnut
Brooks
Governor's Conference On Aging
a_ state Department of Aging
Ohio Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction
Division of Administration On Aging
John VanHorn
F-T Hospital
Donald Warner
Ronald Summerfield
Sandusky Memorial Hospital
Gerald Kaple
Good Samaritan Hospital
Lucille Tillinghast
Berlin Heights
By Geoff Hammill
ATV
Woodlawn Cemetery
James Sprowl
Thomas G._ Idle
Emmons Funk, Jr
Ronald Coe
Melvin E. BeVier
Gregg Heidrich
Jack A. Hawley
Wakeman
Jackie L. Lundell
Dale A. Gronsky
Timothy Thompson
J.T
Tom) Lendrum
Robert Calhoun
Raymond Sizemore
Cloyd Dawley
Dawley
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