Parachuting hijacker may be expert or insane in Washington
In Woodland Washington the missing air pirate who leaped from a Northwest Airlines 727 with 200000 dollars in 20 bills parachuted from the jet amid mist and mountains. FBI coordinator Tom Manning says he could be an experienced jumper, while searches extend into a third day with no trace yet found.
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Woodland
Wash
FBI
Washington
Tom Manning
Manning
Northwest Airlines
Heed mail dates, says post office
Elyria postal official Harold C Olmstead urges following mailing dates to ensure Christmas mail arrives on time amid a dockworkers strike and federal actions. He notes improved handling due to banking stamps and no new overtime while extra holiday help is not added. December deadlines cover greeting cards and parcels with specifics for air and surface mail to distant states Alaska Hawaii Canada and Mexico.
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Harold C.olmstead
Elyria
Olmstead
South America
Alaska
Hawaii
Canada
Mexico
Three Killed in Northern Ireland Violence Offensive
Guerrilla gunmen killed three people and bombed or burned buildings at eleven sites across Northern Ireland in a major terrorist offensive. A British soldier was shot in Belfast Falls Road while preparing to search for terrorists. Two civilians, including a customs officer, died at Killeen customs post on the Belfast Dublin road. The attack is attributed to a new faction, Saor Eire Free Ireland, considered more militant than the IRA factions.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Falls Road
Killeen
Newry
Dublin
Irish Republican Army
Saor Erie — Free Ireland
IRA
Provisional
Hijacked jetliner bound for Cuba by three murder suspects
Three armed men sought by police hijacked a Trans World Airlines Boeing 727 with 49 aboard in Albuquerque and forced an unscheduled refueling stop in Tampa before diverting to Cuba. Passengers and crew remained unharmed as the plane landed in Havana. The incident linked to warrants over the shooting death of New Mexico State Policeman Robert Rosenbloom.
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FBI
Albuquerque
N.M
UPI
Trans World Airlines
Cuba
TWA
Dustin Hoffman
J. Dustin Hoffman
Tampa
J. B. McGhee
R. C. Clark
M. McFarland
E A Caubre
A. Harrell
D. Barrios
Havana
New Mexico
Robert Rosenbloom
Rosenbloom
Interstate 40
UPE
Weather in the 40s with clouds and rain ending
A cloudy day with rain ending this afternoon and highs in the 40s. Lows tonight around 25 to 30. Tomorrow turns partly to mostly cloudy with a low to mid 40s high. Precip chances 7 percent today, 1 percent tonight, 20 percent tomorrow. Sunset 4 59 p.m. Sunrise 7 31 a.m. High 41 at 2 15 p.m. Low 34 yesterday. Details on page 9.
Dock strike halt ordered across six Atlantic cities
Federal courts in New York Philadelphia Baltimore Mobile Alexandria Savannah ordered longshoremen back to work for an 80 day cooling off period under Taft Hartley. Justice Department seeks similar orders in Boston Houston New Orleans Miami Portland Providence amid a 58 day walkout affecting about 37 000 workers.
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Washington
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Justice Department
Nixon
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Mobile
Ala
Alexandria
Savannah
Boston
Houston
New Orleans
Miami
Portland
Maine
Providence
Tampa
Fla
Jacksonville
Charleston
Georgetown
S.C
John N. Mitchell
Family Style turkey stories and a 89 year railroader
The feature highlights a lively Elyria recreation class weekly session led by Connie Davis with photos by John Kenney, plus a family pet turkey tale and a color portrait of William Brown welcomed after nearly 50 years in railroad construction. It also profiles Roger Turner on a retired railroader aged 89 and summarizes a candid family moment with 18 month old Shane Blankenship and his mother at Prospect Street.
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Shane Blankenship
Rodney Blankenship
Prospect St
Elyria Recreation Center
Connie Davis
John Kenney
Jimmy Jones
Ronald Kirkpatrick
C-T
William Brown
America
Roger Turner
Three Armed Men Rob Elyria Sportsman's Bar
Three gunmen robbed Sportsman's Bar at 882 Cleveland St. and seven patrons today of more than 1,000 dollars. Two masked robbers forced patrons to lie on the floor while a third counted cash from two registers and robbed several victims. Victims James Williams Homer Baker Mike Hardman Roger Pendergrass Carl Messaros Andrew J. Thomas Edwin J. Merrick were identified along with barmaids Gail Ganster and Muriel Patterson. Patrols investigated after a caller reported the deserted scene and victims locked in the restroom.
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Cleveland St
Elyria
Edwin J. Merrick Lakewood
Gail Ganster
Muriel Patterson
James Williams
Homer Baker
Mike Hardman
Roger Pendergrass
Carl Messaros
Andrew J. Thomas
Avon
Merrick
Lull in S. Viet drive explained amid Cambodia fighting
In Tay Ninh Vietnam Lt Gen Nguyen Xuan Thinh said enemy forces have pulled far into eastern Cambodia, hindering pursuit by 10 000 South Vietnamese troops. He noted limited progress over six days, with 25 000 troops involved, and said forward thrusts reach 15 miles inside Cambodia from the border near Krek. Air and helicopter strikes targeted supply caches as U S raids continued in support of the offensive.
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Tay Ninh
Vietnam
Cambodia
Nguyen Xuan Thinh
Thinh
Krek
Saigon
U.S
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Linda
Lorain County
Bill
Cuyahoga County
Anita Schrodt
Kent Swigard
Spokesman Review
Spokane
Marie
Montreal
Paul, Rose
Quebec
Pierre Laporte
Laporte
Fernand Legault
Swigard
ARMY
Duane Ulrich
Phoenix
Arix
C. A. Hill
Hill
NLM
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Aflcio International Longshoremen's Association
Shipping Association
Atty
Uel
Dwight Brown
Winckles St
Snnol
Phnom Penh
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