Music Teacher and Pupils Escape Kidnappers in Australia
A 20 year old music teacher Mary Gibbs forced her way from a small van at 40 miles north of Melbourne after being abducted with six pupils aged 5 to 11. The pair of gunmen held them for a rumored 1.2 million dollars ransom, but failed to collect. The escape occurred after 15 hours in captivity as authorities and Education Minister Lindsay Thompson coordinated with police. Descriptions of the two men circulated nationwide while the hostages are reported safe.
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Australia
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Victoria
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Farady
Christine Ellery
Lynda Conn
Helen
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Mexican Train Wreck Kills 149 Injures 816
Saltillo Mexico AP crowds gather outside morgue and hospitals as rescue teams probe a 24 car train wreck heading to a pilgrimage site. Official death toll 149 with hundreds injured and more fatalities feared. train reportedly traveled 75 mph on a downhill curve.
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Saltillo
Mexico
Coahuila
Eulalio Gutierrez Trevino
Genaro Gutierrez Davila
Queretaro
Saltillo Morgue
Mexican National Railways
Davila
Rural Development Studied by Young Aides in Agriculture Dept
Washington AP Young midlevel Agriculture Department executives study rural development in an unofficial panel second by the Young Executive Committee. The 15 member group formed 18 months ago by former Agriculture Secretary Hardin will report next June. The panel weighs farm income, price support loans and potential reforms amid criticism from farmers groups and political alarm.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
J. Phil Campbell
Hardin
George McGovern
Area Farmers May Be Caught In Grain Shipping Backlog
Kansas City area farmers face a possible grain backlog as exports rise and the 1972 harvest grows. Local figures warn Gulf storage limits could halt shipments to railheads, delaying corn Milo and soybeans. Experts urge growers to seek on farm storage while rail and port bottlenecks ease.
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Kansas City Board of Trade
Roderick Turnbull
Russia
Gulf of Mexico
Turnbull
Gulf
Jon Q. Hansen
Board of Trade
United States
Hansen
White House hedges on Vietnam talks amid peace reports
The White House left open the possibility of movement in secret Vietnam negotiations while labeling two peace stories speculative. Officials avoided direct comment on Kissinger Tho talks, citing policy to not discuss private diplomacy. Haig’s Saigon talks reassured Thieu Paris talks continue after the election.
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White House
Vietnam
Ronald L. Ziegler
Saigon
London
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Paris
Kissinger
Alexander Haig
Haig
Thieu
U.S
Nixon
Maryland firm debuts radar guiding ships like air traffic control
A Maryland company has developed a radar system enabling harbor controllers on shore to direct ships as air traffic controllers guide planes, potentially improving maritime traffic management and safety.
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Maryland
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