Rookie pilot hijack hoax triggers two hour Maine chase
Alan B. Norwood, 27, of Union, Maine, a rookie pilot with limited flight hours, took a Cessna 150 on a low altitude roaming flight across central Maine claiming he was held at gunpoint by a hijacker. Police say no other person was involved. the plane landed at Blue Hill Municipal Airport with Norwood alone and faces unauthorized use of an aircraft charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellsworth
Maine
Blue Hill
Norwood
FBI
Richard A. Moore
Carter disappointments: Slow Congress and rash press
President Carter cites two unpleasant surprises in office the inertia of Congress and the irresponsibility of the press. He notes the difficulty of passing complex legislation and disputes misconceptions about his White House activities. He also defends the presidency as hard but not miserable and discusses nuclear safety and U.S.-Soviet competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Rash Press
Washington
UPI
Congress
Bill Moyers
Public Broadcasting Service
White House
U.S. plans up to 2 billion for civil defense
Officials describe emergency plans to evacuate millions from threatened cities amid Cold War fears. Bardyl Tirana of the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency says plans could save up to 150 million Americans, or about two thirds, if a nuclear attack looms. He notes prior neglect since the Cuban missile crisis and aims to deter nuclear war by mid-1980s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Bardyl Tirana
Defense Civil Preparedness Agency
U.S
Tirana
Soviet Union
Iran Violence Endangers Foreign Workers in Oil Regions
UPI reports unrest from Lahijan to Ahvaz disrupts Iranian economy and productivity. Rioters attack banks, a library, a mosque, and a home while striking Iranian workers press foreigners to leave. About 2,000 Americans and other Western staff face risk as oil output slips toward 2.6 million barrels a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Iran
UPI
Caspian Sea
Lahijan
Caspian
Ahvaz
Telecommunications Co. of Iran
Carter
Washington
Supreme Court weighs naming juveniles by press
The Supreme Court agreed to review a West Virginia law barring newspapers from publishing the names of youths in juvenile court without permission. The case arose after Charleston Gazette and Charleston Daily Mail named a 14 year old in a fatal school shooting. Prosecutor Cletus Hanley called the action a moral victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
West Virginia
West Virginia Supreme Court
A.E. Dick Howard
University of Virginia
Howard
Charleston Gazette
Charleston Daily Mail
Don Marsh
The
Gazette
High Court
Marsh
Kanawha County
Cletus Hanley
Harlem Police Fight Lice Outbreak Amid Station House Ailments
About 20 Harlem police officers were treated for lice in recent days. Sgt. Rufus Peels said dermatologists at St Luke's Hospital diagnosed the parasite as the cause of skin rashes among officers. Officials at police headquarters declined to comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Harlem
Rufus Peels
St. Luke's Hospital
Peels
St. Luke's
Harold Updike
Dems pay part of bills Carter campaign costs taxpayers
President Carter's fall campaign trips cost each supported candidate between five and ten thousand dollars, with some travel paid by taxpayers. White House staff billing shows mixed costs. Atlantic City and BanG or Maine events split official and political charges. Carter later said he campaigned for roughly 50 candidates with mixed success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Carter
New England
Skip Holcomb
White House
Office of Administration
Democratic National Committee
Halcomb
DNC
Susan Morrison
Elkins
W.va
Jennings Randolph
Holcomb
Mountain State
Randolph
Atlantic City
N.J
United Steelworkers
Bill Bradley
Los Angeles Bar Association
Floyd Haskell
D-Cole
Air Force One
Also Mentioned on This Page
Belfast
Augusta
Hancock County
Federal Aviation Administration
Cony
Bangor
Bangor International
Bar Harbor
Houston
Old Town
FAA
United States
Uion
U.S. Oil Company
Ahwaz
Jack Nicklaus
Golden Bear
Cairns
Queensland
Australia
Nebraska
Jack Landau
Reporters Committee For Freedom of the Press
Harvey
the Prince
Prince Charles
Prince of Wales
Balmoral Castle
Scotland
William Hathaway
Colorado
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!