Hijackers Return to Philadelphia After Texas Flight
A Ethiopian student Lulseyd Tesfa 22 and roommate Stanley Green 34 were flown back to Philadelphia to face hijacking charges on a National Airlines jetliner. They had hijacked a 747 to demand ransom, freed passengers, and later forced a 727 to Texas where four crew and three stewardesses were held. FBI agent Louis Smith helped secure the surrender.
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UPI
Philadelphia
National‘ Airlines
Harris County
Lulseyd Tesfa
Howard
Tesla
Green
D.C
New York
Texas
Freeport
FBI
Louis Smith
Baltimore
Akron Faces Health Crisis From Flies And Rodents
Akron Ohio health officials warn that flies are multiplying by tens of thousands and rat control is failing after a garbage collector strike entered its sixth day. City Health Director Dr John Morley says conditions could worsen with an expected rise in rat bites as 800 union workers refuse to work amid insurance dispute.
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Akron, Ohio
UPI
John Morley
Morley
Ohio
Park Fire at Mesa Verde Under Control After Big Blaze
A wildfire in Little Moccasin Canyon and on a mesa burned about 2800 acres at Mesa Verde National Park. Firefighters, including 700 personnel and six slurry bombers, worked mop up as the park reopened to visitors with high fire danger still present.
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Mesa Verde National Park
Colo
UPD
Little Moccasin Canyon
Bill Creutz
Ear Ingmanson
Demonstration Staged On Capitol Steps
A peaceful gathering of about 25 people demonstrated on the state capitol steps in Tallahassee Florida protesting federal hearings. The group included members of the Covered Wagon anti war GI coffee house and VVAW activists led by Tom Tierney Mountain Home.
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VVAW
Oil Soaked Gull Seeks Hospital Aid
An oil covered sea gull waddled into Utah Valley Hospital emergency room at 4 15 a m in Provo. Nurses Cheryl Giles and Margaret Morrell initially shooed it out then cared for the bird with X ray technician Greg Fillmore. The gull was treated and rested in a damp box in satisfactory condition.
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Provo
Utah
Utah Valley Hospital
Cheryl Giles
Margaret Morrell
Greg Fillmore
Chairwoman For Democrats Resting In Utah Mountains
Jean Westwood newly appointed chairwoman of the Democratic Party is spending several days in an isolated cabin in central Utah. The 48 year old leader, first woman to hold the post, left Sunday and planned to return to Washington Wednesday. She is resting from the campaign she co chaired that helped nominate George McGovern. Westwood says the presidential campaign will ramp up after the Republicans finish their Miami convention in mid August.
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Salt Lake Cety
Miami
U.S. Intel System Says It Has Cracked Soviet Codes
An anonymous Ramparts writer using the alias Win Slow Peck claims U S intelligence can trace all Soviet aircraft missiles submarines and troop units. He describes a global reach from Istanbul to Vietnam and asserts encryption and code cracking are mastered.
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New York
UPI
U. S
Soviet Union
U.S
Ramparts
Western Europe ministers seek emergency measures to ease dollar
Western European finance ministers and central bankers from six Common Market countries Britain Ireland Denmark and Norway met in London to chart steps to relieve dollar pressure amid a worsening crisis. They discussed possible coordinated actions including letting their currencies fall against the dollar to reduce demand for dollars and lessen the need to defend parities.
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Britain
Ireland
Denmark
Norway
Anthony Barber
Europe
U.S
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