Detroit man charged as hijacker who got ransom
A 28 year old unemployed man, Martin J McNally of Wyandotte, was arrested at home and charged with air piracy for hijacking an American Airlines Boeing 727. The hijacker received 502 500 and two parachutes before plunging over north central Indiana after directing the plane toward Toronto. A bag with 500 000 was found and investigators tied the case to McNally through extensive inquiries across Indiana Illinois Michigan.
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Detroit
Indiana
FBI
Martin J McNally
Wyandotte
Neil J. Welsh
Michigan
McNally
St. Louis
American Airlines
Tulsa
Okla
Illinois
Detroit Police Department
Wayne County Sheriff's Office
Deaf man struck on highway in Peekskill
Claude Porter, 35, a deaf mute whose pantomime testimony helped indict his attackers years ago, was fatally struck after stepping into the path of a car on NY 9 in Peekskill at about 3:30 am. He lived with his widowed mother and brother at 1600 Lincoln Terrace.
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Peekskill
N.Y
Claude Porter
NY. 9
Porter
Lincoln Terrace
US helicopters shuttle Marines to Quang Tri drive
US helicopters landed over 1,000 South Vietnamese Marines east of Quang Tri City as government troops push north into Quang Tri Province on day two of the counter offensive. Casualties reported include 165 North Vietnamese and six South Vietnamese killed, 34 government troops wounded.
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Saigon
Quang Tri City
Quang Tri
Highway 1
Associated Press
Michael Putzel
Schaefer 500 Cancelled at Pocono Raceway
USAC officials confirmed the Schaefer 500 auto race in Mount Pocono Pennsylvania is cancelled. Pocono International Raceway will forfeit 275000 dollars in prize money to be distributed to drivers and car owners under a new USAC formula.
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Mount Pocono, Pa
United States Auto Club
William J. Smyth
USAC
Pocono International Raceway
Smyth
Nixon tightens price controls on farm products
President Nixon signed an executive order removing the exemption on raw agricultural products from price controls. The new rule takes effect after the first sale by the farmer and applies mainly at wholesale and retail levels for fresh fruits eggs vegetables and seafood.
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Washington
Nixon
Court Allows Grand Jury to Question Sen Gravel Aides
The Supreme Court in a 5 to 4 decision authored by Justice Byron R. White held that a federal grand jury may question aides of Senator Mike Gravel about arrangements for publication of the Pentagon Papers. The ruling denies immunity for legislators or aides in grand jury proceedings when legislative functions are not at issue.
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Washington
Supreme Court Today
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Byron R. White
Nixon
White
Court ruling limits newsman immunity from juries
Washington AP reports the Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that newsmen have no special right to refuse cooperation with juries. The decision, in three cases, holds the Constitution does not exempt newsmen from the duty to appear and provide information relevant to the grand jury’s task.
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Washington
Supreme Rt
Supreme Court Allows Barring Lecturers From Entry
The Supreme Court rules the First Amendment does not bar the attorney general from denying entry to foreign citizens invited to lecture in the United States. In a 6 to 3 decision, the court overturned a New York federal panel which held portions of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 unconstitutional. The case centered on Dr. Ernest E. Mandel, a Belgian Marxist invited to speak on several campuses, with the lower court ruling Mandel had no individual right to enter while US citizens retained a right to hear him.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York
Ernest E. Mandel
U. S
Mandel
Four inmates sentenced for Rikers Island hostage riot
Four inmates convicted of holding guards hostage during the February riot at the Adolescent Remand Shelter on Rikers Island received five year prison terms each.
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New York
Rikers Island
Agnew to visit Elmira amid 3 state flood aid tour
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew will visit flood-ravaged Elmira during a three state tour. He will hold a news conference and then tour the damaged areas from a helicopter. Federal and state officials report gradual progress in restoring roads and services as Red Cross appeals for supplies. About 59,000 people in the Elmira-Corning-Painted Post area rely on mass feedings daily.
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Associated Press
Elmira
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
Agnew
Red Cross
Elmira-Corning-Painted
T.W. Parker
Quintuplets born in Frankfurt parents to take mother home
Mrs. Harry C Bean, mother of five newborns in Frankfurt, will be discharged tonight while doctors monitor one infant still showing concerns. The four others have reached or surpassed birth weight after a June 10 cesarean birth. all are reported to be progressing as weights aim for five and a half pounds.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Harry C Bean
West Hartford
Supreme Court rules death penalty violates U.S. Constitution
The Supreme Court held five to four that capital punishment as applied in the United States violates the Eighth Amendment and cannot be imposed. The decision voids death sentences for about 600 inmates while leaving open possible legislative reinstatement in some cases. Justice Douglas, Brennan, Marshall lead the majority. Burger, Blackmun, Powell, Rehnquist dissent. Rehnquist criticizes judicial overreach. Nixon appoints Weyand to command in South Vietnam.
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Potter Stewart
Byron R. White
Nixon Administration
Warren FE. Burger
Harry A. Blackmun
Lewis F. Powell Jr
William H. Rehnquist
Gorgia
Texas
Georgia
Douglas
Brennan
Marshall
Stewart
White
Burger
Rehnquist
SS Agents Nab Trio on Bogus Bill Charges
Three men were arrested at a suburban service station on counterfeit money charges. Donald Gervasi, Samuel Vatali, and Louis Fusco faced arraignment with bail set at 5000 dollars each. Gervasi allegedly delivered counterfeit twenty dollar bills to the others.
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Buffalo
U.S. Secret Service
Donald Gervesi
Depew
Samuel Vatali
Rochester
Louis Fusco
New York City
Secret Service
Daniel P. Hurley Jr
Gervasi
Clarence
Edmund F. Maxwell
Erie County
Nixon May Use Eve of Re election to Discuss Pullout
President Nixon may announce another phase of Vietnam troop reductions on the eve of his renomination campaign. White House spokesman Ronald Ziegler said 10 000 more troops would withdraw by July August bringing total in Vietnam to 39 000 by September 1 and possible further pullouts may follow.
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Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
U.S
United States
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Miami Beach
Ziegler
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Bulletin Crippling Blow For McGovern
Washington AP reports the Democratic Credentials Committee stripped McGovern of more than half his California delegates, delivering a crippling blow to his first ballot presidential nomination prospects.
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Washington
George McGovern
Democratic Credentials Committee
California
State Lottery Winners and Contact Info
Lottery results show prizes for all six numbers, last five, four, three and two with a bonus. Winners are advised to contact the State Lottery at State Office Building in Syracuse, New York for claim procedures.
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State Lottery
Syracuse
N. Y
McGovern Hopes Rest on Democratic Credentials Committee
The Democratic Credentials Committee weighs McGovern’s California challenge to 271 pledged delegates as a noon vote nears. Humphrey aides warn of a perilous split while Hawaii Missouri and Tennessee disputes loom over representation and party unity. Chicago Daleyケース and Georgia seating decisions also hinge on panel rulings.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
McGovern
California
Hawaii
Missouri
Tennessee
Reform Commission
Humphrey
Vandals Set Fire To Station Wagon
Vandals used flares to set afire and destroy a new $6,000 station wagon owned by William E. Sanford outside his Liverpool home. Syracuse University's crew coach reported by State Police said troopers questioned several youths in the incident.
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Liverpool
N.Y
William E. Sanford
Syracuse University
Sanford
Swiss Reneged on Irving Deal Says Attorney
Edith Irving’s attorney Maurice Nessen claims Swiss authorities explicitly promised nonprosecution in negotiations tied to Clifford Irving’s $750,000 hoax case. He says Switzerland backed off the agreement during extradition talks over Edith Irving.
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NEW York
Edith Irving
Switzerland
Howard Hughes
Clifford Irving
Maurice Nessen
Irvings
UDA Plans Showdown with Army and IRA Guerrillas
Ulster Defense Association declares plans to blockade IRA no-go zones in Londonderry and reestablish Protestant strongholds. The group vows resistance if troops interfere, warning no services will reach Catholic areas. Paddy Devlin warns such actions risk total war amid ceasefire efforts.
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UDA
IRA
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Ulster Defense Association
Creggan
Bogside
Londonderry
William Whitelaw
Britain
Paddy Devlin
Social Democratic and Labor Party
Whitelaw
SUNY Board Announces Seven New Appointments
The SUNY board names seven new college leaders and executives. Stanley Coffman will become president of New Paltz on Sept. 1 with a $38,000 annual salary. Other appointees include Dallas Beal at Fredonia, Sheldon Kinney at Fort Schuyler, Alden Haffner at the College of Optometry, Loren Baritz at Empire State College, David Owen at Empire State College, and Charles Meder at Finger Lakes Community College.
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Albany
N.Y
State University College At
New Paltz
University
Stanley K. Coffman Jr
Bowling Green State University
Ohio
John J. Neumaier
Coffman
Bowling Green
Haverford College
Ohio State University
Dallas K. Beal
Fredonia
Beal
Ohio State
Columbia University
Sheldon H.kinney
Loren Baritz
The
State University At Albany
Empire State College
Baritz
David S. Owen
Charles J. Meder
Finger Lakes Community College
Meder
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