AWOL Soldier Subdued After Airport Hijack Attempt
A Pittsburgh teenager, Dennis V Durkin 17 AWOL from Ft. Knox, sprayed Standiford Field with a shotgun and hijacked Ozark Airlines DC9. Policewoman Marty Green wrestled him to the ground and he was taken into FBI custody. the mechanic hostage was released. Durkin faced charges of committing a crime aboard an aircraft.
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Ozark Airlines
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Dennis V. Durkin
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Thomas W. Kitchens
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Alex
Bill Wilder
WLKO
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Wilder
Ozark
David Yaeckel
Iowa Zone 13 Weather: Cloudy with snow chances
Mostly cloudy in Zone 13 through Sunday with highs in the mid 30s and lows in the upper 20s. Snow may mix with rain Sunday as temperatures remain near the mid 30s. East winds 10 to 18 mph. Rain chances 10 today, 40 tonight, 60 Sunday.
Nixon declares new era of peace in inaugural address
President Nixon vows an era of peace abroad and responsibility at home in a heavily guarded inaugural marked by protests and high security. He urges limits on Washington power and calls for national self reliance while maintaining alliance commitments and pursuing a world of praiseworthy American leadership.
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New Orleans
John Kennedy
Ray Price
Florida
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Moscow
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Gunmen Hold 10 Hostages in Brooklyn Store Siege
Four armed men battled police in a John and Al Sporting Goods store in Williamsburg Brooklyn holding 10 hostages. One officer was killed and several wounded as a police siege with armored cars and a helicopter continued through Friday night. Two hostages were released and negotiations began while the gunmen fought to avoid surrender.
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UPI
Judy Malavet
Michael Zayres
John and al Sporting Goods
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
Sam Rosenbloom
Rosenbloom
Stanley Cafaro
Edward Haddican
Haddican
Steve Gilroy
Patrick V. Murphy
Agnew May Fly to Saigon for Signatures Jan 28
South Vietnamese sources say Vice President Spiro Agnew may fly to Saigon on January 28 carrying a copy of the U.S. Hanoi peace treaty for President Nguyen Van Thieu to sign. Plans hinge on Kissinger Tho talks in Paris next week and final treaty language. Haig's Saigon meetings and a subsequent trip to Seoul are noted as part of ongoing diplomacy.
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Korea
Park Chung-hee
Washington
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Melvin R. Laird
United States
Kirkwood Plans Winter Evening Classes in Washington
Kirkwood Community College announces a family friendly winter term in Washington with evening classes starting the week of January 28. Registration is January 29 from 7 to 8 p.m. at Washington High School south entrance. Half tuition for one member when another in the family pays full. example given for stocks and bonds class. Retired persons receive a special $1 tuition. Classes cover art metalwork jewelry environment secretarial skills languages management and more. Credit toward high school completion available for select courses. Contact Judy Ridley at 653-3113. Co sponsored by Kirkwood community education and Washington school district.
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Kirkwood
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Auto license sales slower than 1972
Wallace Fagen county treasurer notes 1973 auto license sales lag about 11 days behind 1972 due to new registration procedures doubling processing time. Mail and in person applications slow. February 1 deadline looming. office closes at 4 pm to balance daily books. delays expected for mailed tags.
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Wallace Fagen
Fagen
Newspaper carrier boy robbed on West Washington Street
John Elliott Jr. reported a knife point robbery Friday evening in the 400 block of West Washington Street. The assailant demanded cash and checks, took about $40 and a few checks, then fled south on South Avenue D. The teen described the suspect as 18, 6 to 6 ft 3 in, dark clothes, hunting boots, four inch blade.
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John Elliott Jr
West Washington Street
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