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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1972
Page
19
Peru Indiana farmer Lowell F. Elliott found 500000 dollars in a field after a hijacked jet was forced to Toronto. He refused a 10000 dollar gift from American Airlines and said honesty deserves more, proposing five to ten percent of the ransom. He would settle for 25000 dollars or 10 percent.
A 28 year old Wyandotte resident, Martin J. McNally, was arrested at his home and charged with air piracy for hijacking an American Airlines Boeing 727 last weekend. The hijacker received 502000 dollars and two parachutes before bailing out over north central Indiana.
Royalton village officials report receipt of a 24 hour monitoring system to alert volunteer firemen. The order from Coal Belt Fire Equipment Co. includes 10 monitors and one encoder at 1100 dollars. Installation at the new Herrin fire station is expected later this year. Herrin firemen will monitor and relay calls to Royalton volunteers.
An ecology minded shopper can choose new woven fabrics that imitate seal and sable furs. The item is marketed as cruelty free while offering the appearance and texture of real fur for the conscious consumer.
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