Two Jet Skyjacks Extort $500000 On Way To Algeria
A hijacker extorted $500,000 from Western Airlines aboard a Boeing 720 en route to Algiers after diverting from San Francisco. He claimed a bomb and allowed about half the 98 passengers to depart during a San Francisco stop and the rest during a refueling in New York. The plane originated in San Diego with stops in Los Angeles and Seattle, and authorities anticipated a later landing at Maison Blanche in Algiers. The hijacker, described as a Black man about 5 foot 8 to 6 feet, wore sunglasses and an Army uniform with captain’s bars.
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New York
Algeria
Western Airlines
San Francisco
Kennedy
Algiers
Maison Blanche
West Coast
Seattle
Air Pirate
Angela Davis
San Diego
Los Angeles
The
Hijacker Paratroops With $200000. Suspect Held Near Reno
FBI questions Robb D. Heady after a five hour manhunt for a hijacker who parachuted from a United 727 with 200000 dollars. Heady, 22, of Reno, is charged with air piracy as officers recover a parachute a gun and clothing linked to the hijacking near Washoe Lake.
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Reno, Nev
FBI
United Air Lines
Washoe County
Reno
Reno International
Las Vegas
Vern Loetterle
Robb D. Heady
Howard H. Heady
Vietnam
Heady
Lotterle
U.S
Loetterle
Washne Lake
Davis Trial Jury Shielded From Rumor
Angela Davis was not aware of hijack rumors during her murder kidnapping conspiracy trial as jurors deliberated five hours in a guarded San Jose courthouse. A $500 000 skyjacking at San Francisco Airport involved a hijacker claiming accomplices, while reports about her role were unconfirmed and disputed.
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San Jose
Calif
Angela Davis
Miss Davis
Superior Court
Richard E. Arnason
San Francisco International
Western Airlines
Seattle
Castle Clinton Now a National Monument
Castle Clinton at the southern tip of Manhattan, built in 1808 for coastal defense, has served as a concert hall an immigrant reception station and the New York City Aquarium and is now designated a national monument.
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Castle Clinton
Manhattan Island
New York City
Festus to Headline Vigo County Fair in 1972 Week
Wabash Valley Fair Association president W E Jukes announced Ken Curtis of Gunsmoke fame and the Speer Family will headline the Vigo County Fair week from August 6 to 11. Attendance aims for 250000 with events including auto demolition derbies tractor pulling and a western horse show. The Fair Queen contest starts August 5 followed by USAC sprint races on August 6 at Action Track.
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Vigo County
W. E. Jukes
Jukes
Ken Curtis
Singing Speer
United States Auto Club
USAC
Action Track
Equal TV Time Ordered for Chisholm in Primary Fight
Two networks must give Rep. Shirley Chisholm half an hour of prime time by June 5 and include her in ABCs June 4 Issues and Answers or provide equivalent air time. The court overturned FCC rulings deeming rival appearances bona fide news interviews and set up potential debates ahead of California's pivotal primary.
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Washington
Shirley Chisholm
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal Communications Commission
Columbia Broadcasting System
Chisholm
California
FCC
American Broadcasting Co
Sam Yorty
Los Angeles
Terre Haute Area Weather Summary and Forecast
Weather report notes River Stage 4.4 feet and falling. Highs near 85, lows near 55 to 60. Indiana outlook for mostly cloudy mild conditions with scattered showers and possible thunderstorms, ending Sunday morning. Illinois mentions partly sunny, hot with chances of thunderstorms and upper 80s.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Travel Code Eases with Ratification
Berlin reports that the Big Four foreign ministers signed documents activating the 1971 Berlin accord easing travel to and from West Berlin. The pact goes into effect at midnight and allows West Berliners 30 visiting days a year to East Berlin and East Germany.
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Berlin
West Berlin
William P. Rogers
Alex Douglas
Britain
Andrei Gromyko
Soviet Union
Maurice Schumann
France
Allied Control Council
Bonn
Willy Brandt
East Germany
Moscow
West Germany
West
More Than 250 Strikes Flown Over N Vietnam
Saigon reports over 250 fighter-bomber strikes across North Vietnam from Hanoi to Vinh destroying bridges trucks and storage works. One MIG19 shot down with no American losses claimed. Hanoi says three U S planes downed. Ground actions in Phu My Kontum and northern fronts continue with heavy casualties reported.
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Saigon
Hanoi
Vinh
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Air Force
Navy
Marine
U.S
South Vietnam
Saigon Command
Coral Sea
Saratoga
Kitty Hawk
Skyjack Suspect Surrenders in Honduras Embassy
Frederick William Hahneman, linked to the May 5 Eastern Airlines hijack and a $303,000 cash haul, surrendered at the American Embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. FBI said a warrant had been issued and a lookalike prompted the manhunt before the surrender. Hahneman, 49, born in Honduras, has family in Easton, Pennsylvania.
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Washington
UPI
Frederick William Hahneman
Eastern Airlines
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
FBI
Hahneman
Hahnemann
Allentown
Miami
Dulles International
Central America
New Orleans
Caribbean
United States
Easton
Governor Wallace Weakened by Infection After Shooting
Gov George C. Wallace has lost twenty pounds due to a stubborn abdominal infection following surgery for a bullet wound at Holy Cross Hospital. Doctors say the infection weakens his abdominal wall and requires tube feeding, delaying a second operation to remove a bullet near his spine. The FBI reportedly completed its Bremer probe with no evidence of a conspiracy.
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Silver Spring
UPI
George C. Wallace
Washington Post
FBI
Arthur Herman Bremer
Wallace
Holy Cross Hospital
Laurel
Joseph F. Schanno
Schanno
Alabama
Bremer
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George McGovern
Hubert H.humphrey
Meade Esposito
Brooklyn
Patrick Cunningham
Bronx
Wilbur Mills
Arkansas
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National Weather Service
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