Hijacked American jet circles Lambert for ransom
A bushy haired hijacker took over an American Airlines Boeing 727 from St. Louis to Tulsa with 94 aboard. He released most passengers during a refueling stop and forced the flight to circle Lambert Field while demanding ransom and a parachute. Some 21 remained aboard as the jet circled at 15,500 feet awaiting terms and the final outcome.
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ST. Louis, Mo
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American Airlines
Lambert Field
New York
Oklahoma City
Okla
St. Louis
Tulsa
Lambert
Jobs for graduates up this year says NYTimes survey
The College Placement Council reports a 6 percent rise in employers hiring or planning to hire this year’s college graduates, with 47,600 openings versus 45,000 last year. Aerospace up 43 percent, research and consulting 88 percent, chemicals 52, public accounting 37, electrical machinery 32, and construction 27. The federal government hires 28 percent fewer. Merchandising and services remains largest group. engineers up 36 percent at the doctoral level.
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Council
Weather forecast and rainfall totals including alerts
Cloudy with showers likely tonight and Saturday and a chance of more showers Sunday. Windy and cool with lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s and highs in the 60s. Rain chance 60 percent Saturday, 50 percent Saturday night. East to southeast winds 10 to 20 mph, higher gusts. Sunday west to northwest winds. Regional rainfall to date Middletown 25.54 inches Newburgh 25.20 inches Monticello 31.40 inches. Pollution watch advises reporting water pollution to EPA 201 548-8730 or Gerald M. Hansler, EPA 26 Federal Plaza.
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Monticello
Middletown
Newburgh
Pollution Watch
New York-New Jersey
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Gerald M. Hansler
EPA
Federal Plaza
New York
N.Y
Middletown Daily News masthead and rates 1972
Vol 16 No 325 dated Saturday June 24 1972 published by Grange County Publications division of O way Newspapers Middletown New York. Rates listed include home delivery 90 cents per week and newsstand prices 15 cents daily 20 cents Sunday. Second class postage paid at Middletown.
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Grange County Publications Division
Oway
Mulberry St
Middletown
N.Y
Daley Accused of Gestapo Tactics in Caucus Disruptions
Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley faced sharp charges from Alderman William Singer and Rev. Jesse Jackson over caucus disruptions tied to delegates. They alleged Daley supporters used racial and anti-Semitic slurs, with Singer calling the tactics Gestapo like and accusing a central conspiracy aimed at undermining representative democracy.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
William Singer
Singer
Jesse Jackson
Daley
Delegates Pick Stirs as Lindsay Crangle Face Off
The Democratic State Committee to name at large delegates to the national convention. Lindsay and Crangle appear assured while Harriman and Corning clash for the third slot, Corning citing Albany’s anti McGovern stance and Harriman's broader losses. Ottawa notes Canada ratifies Hague and Montreal conventions against hijacking and acts to deter aviation violence. Moscow reports Cosmos 494 and 495 launched into distant orbits. Nixon hosts sendoff for House leaders and meets Kissinger before China trip.
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Niagara Falls
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Democratic State Committee
John V Lindsay
New York
Joseph F. Crangle
W. Averell Harriman
Albany
Erastus Corning II
Crangle
Lindsay
Harriman
Corning
McGovern
State Democrats
Ottawa
Mitchell Sharp
Canada
Sharp
Russia
Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Earth
Washington
Nixon
House
China
Henry A. Kissinger
Peking
Kissinger
William E. Rogers
Chou Ein-lai
Rogers
C David
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
Gerald R. Ford
Regents keep Regents exam for now in New York
Regents approve delaying changes and instruct the State Education Department to build a comprehensive assessment program after a two year review found no satisfactory alternative to the Regents examination. The move comes as Pope Paul VI praised Nixon’s China and Soviet trips as hopeful signs for world peace and a new era of international relations.
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State Education Department
State Examinatons Task Force
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Nixon
China
Soviet Union
Adai
U.S
Madrid
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