Pilot Rescued After 23 Days Behind Enemy Lines
Capt. Roger C. Locher of Sabetha Kansas was rescued by 30 to 40 aircraft and helicopters after 23 days evading North Vietnamese troops in rugged terrain north west of Hanoi. He shot down three MIG interceptors and survived on fruits and rain water, while a second crewman remains missing.
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Saigon
Roger C. Locher
Sabetha
Kan
Hanoi
Locher
North Vietnam
Laos
South Vietnam
Hijackers Force Jets Across Atlantic Route From Reno to Algiers
A Western Airlines plane from Reno was forced toward Algiers by a hijacker who later bailed out after takeoff. A second aircraft, on a San Francisco to New York refueling leg, was diverted to Algiers by another hijacker who claimed a motive unknown.
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Associated Press
Reno
Nev
Algiers
San Francisco
New York City
Western Airlines
Multistate air hijacking grips passengers and crew
A hijacker seized a Seattle takeoff and forced a San Francisco landing to obtain 500000 dollars and a larger plane. He freed about 41 passengers in San Francisco, claimed associates from the SDS, and threatened further violence. FBI reports tie other hijackers to Pennsylvania, Honduras, and explosive ransom plots.
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FBI
Air Pirate
Seattle
San
Pennsylvania
Central America
Frederick W. Hahneman
U.S
Tegucigama
Hahneman
Eastern Air Lines
Water helper hailed as silent hero in Iowa trailer fire
United States Marshal Melvin A. Howe and wife Loreen credit a truck driver who halted on Iowa Highway 150 and pulled a hose from a trailer to extinguish a fire in a Winnebago camping trailer. The act saved nearby mobiles though the Hoves’ trailer burned. Authorities seek the driver, described as armed and in a green cap, though no arrest is planned.
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Lee Bonarden
United States
Melvin A. Howe
Loreen
Marshal Hove
Hove
Iowa Highway 150
Oelwein
Big’s Lakeview
Howes
Melvin Hove
Marshfield
Howe
Marshal Howe
Mel Howe
Lakeview Mobile Court
Bonarden
Don Avenson to address Delwein Jaycees meeting
Democratic nominee Don Avenson will speak to the Delwein Jaycees Tuesday night June 6 at 2 p.m. He is to discuss local area and state issues as new officers hold a 7 p.m. board meeting and 8 p.m. general session at the Jaycee clubrooms.Upcoming projects include donkey softball June 18 and a July 1 children’s musical theatre at OCHS stadium.
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Don Avenson
Iowa House of Representatives
Delwein Jaycees
Avenson
The
Jaycees
Jaycee
Iowa
Elkader
City Park
Ochs Stadium
Sisters discover Gainsborough portrait in attic treasure
Two sisters in southeast England found a dusty family portrait once valued at 2600 dollars that Sotheby's believes is an unrecorded Gainsborough. The painting titled The Grosvenor Family was estimated to be worth up to 338000 dollars and now hangs in London's National Gallery.
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London
England
Gainsborough
Sotheby’s
Grosvenor
Robert Andrews
Sotheby
National Gallery
Brothers rescued after week adrift in Gulf of Mexico
Clifford Gay Jr. and his 10 year old brother Roger survived seven days and nights in a small boat after their motor failed. The fishing vessel Atlantic Queen spotted them about 93 miles south of the Panama City sea buoy and 60 miles south of Mexico Beach. Roger was treated for dehydration and sunburn. Clifford returned home to recover.
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Panama City
Fla
Clifford Gay Jr
Roger
Gulf of Mexico
Clifford
Gulf
Mexico Beach
Tyndall Air Force Base
Air campaign targets North Vietnam supply routes
Saigon and U S forces report heavy aerial strikes across North Vietnam from Hanoi to Vinh destroying bridges trucks surface craft storage areas and supply buildings while downing a MIG interceptor. South Vietnam claims large enemy casualties as weather hinders action and Phu My district faces intensified pressure.
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Hanoi
Vinh
North Vietnam
U. S. Command
Air Force
Navy
Marine
U. S
South Vietnam
Saigon Command
Coral Sea
Saratoga
Kitty Hawk
Phu My
Binh Dinh
Kentum
Highlands
Ralston Purina dedication set June 30 at Oelwein
The Ralston Purina Company will hold an official dedication of its new chow manufacturing plant at Oelwein on Friday June 30. Plant tours run 10 to 11 30 a.m. A brief ceremony entertainment and a spit roasted barbecue lunch follow at 11 30 a.m. Sen Jack Miller will be the dedication speaker per D Van Scoyk manager of dealer services.
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Ralston Purina Company
Oelwein
Jack Miller
D. van Scoyk
Ralston Purina
McGovern Seeks California Victory With Key Backers
Three days before the California primary Senator George McGovern courts party regulars as he seeks a win. He wins endorsements from Meade Esposito and Patrick Cunningham and meets Rep. Wilbur Mills. Humphrey campaigns hard, pledges not to quit even if California votes go against him. Shirley Chisholm wins a court order for equal prime time to counter joint McGovern Humphrey appearances. Yorty fights for inclusion but loses.
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Associated Press
California
George McGovern
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
McGovern
New York City
Meade Esposito
Brooklyn
Patrick Cunningham
Bronx
Wilbur Mills
Arkansas
Humphrey
White House
Shirley Chisholm
Federal Communications Commission
CBS
ABC
Chisholm
New York
Los Angeles
Sam Yorty
Yorty
9Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
San Francisco
Big Four sign Berlin accord easing West Berlin travel
The four foreign ministers Rogers Douglas-Home Gromyko and Schumann signed final protocol in West Berlin to activate the 1971 Berlin accord easing travel to and from isolated West Berlin. The measure goes into effect at midnight, marking a milestone in East West relations. The signing occurred in the Allied Control Council Building, the Prussian palace where talks began on Sept 3 1971 after 18 months of negotiations.
Crime chief appoints Jam D. Scarlett ICC chairman
Gov. Robert Ray announced John D. Scarlett 48 dean of Drake University Law School as chairman of the Iowa Crime Commission. The appointment marks a change in the ICC’s makeup.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray Friday
John D. Scarlett
Iowa Crime Commission
ICC
Scarlett
Drake University School of Law
Ray
Bremer Traveled Across U S and Canada Before Wallace Shooting
FBI ends Bremer travel inquiry and says he acted alone with no accomplices. Washington Post cites federal sources noting Bremer moved through the United States and Canada before the May 15 shooting. He was seen in Ottawa during Nixon’s April visit and attended Michigan rallies for Wallace and Humphrey.
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FBI
Arthur H. Bremer
George C. Wallace
Bremer
Washington Post
the Post
United States
Canada
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Ottawa
Nixon
Michigan
Wallace
Hubert H. Humphrey
New York City
Post
Turner clash over gambling at Scandinavian Festival closure
Atty Gen Richard Turner said four of five game stands were shut by Story County sheriff's deputies for gambling. He argued law enforcement acted on his prior guidance while Gov. Ray questioned Turner's interpretation and suggested he might revise stance after studying Iowa case law. Ray deemed some carnival games legitimate.
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Story City
Richard Turner
Story County
Protestants prepare mass protest in Londonderry
Police and British troops seal the Craigavon Bridge with armored vehicles and two-ton blocks as tens of thousands of Ulster Vanguard Protestants gather to defy William Whitelaw's ban on Protestant passage near Londonderry amid Protestant Catholic tensions.
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Londonderry
Craigavon
Foyle
Britain
Northern Ireland
William Whitelaw
Ulster Vanguard
Weekend Weather: Warmer Saturday Night Then Cooler Sunday
Partly cloudy and warm Saturday night with lows in the upper 50s. Sunday remains partly cloudy and cooler with highs near 80. Precipitation chances are 20 percent Saturday night and 10 percent Sunday.
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