Hostage standoff ends as mechanic surrenders at airport
A suspended airline mechanic surrendered to authorities after seizing two people and forcing a DC8 at the airport. Palm J. Hinnant, 37, was removed from the plane after a nearly 15 hour ordeal that began Tuesday afternoon, ending a tense detention crisis.
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San Francisco
Palm J. Hinnant
Richard Funk
Peninsula Hospital
United Airlines
Hinnant
Jerry Dusenberry
Lincoln Jones
Charles Bates
FBI
Jones
Clarence Hamlet
United
Hector Spencer
Spencer
Area EDA fund prospects dim for Frederick and Winchester
Frederick and Clarke Counties along with Winchester city see their EDA grant bids cooled as a list of about 2000 applicants heads to final processing with a slim chance for alternates. Winchester sought over 4 million of Virginia's 22 million pot amid statewide competition aimed at reducing unemployment.
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Frederick
Clarke Counties
Winchester City
Economic Development Administration
EDA
Washington, D.C
Philadelphia
Winchester
Virginia
Commonwealth
Coast Guard Battles to Sink Argo Merchant in Heavy Seas
Heavy seas and 50 mph winds hinder Coast Guard efforts to sink the Liberian tanker Argo Merchant after it broke apart near Nantucket. The spill could reach Georges Bank as birds coated with oil appear along the coast. The vessel grounded a week earlier and is under investigation for navigation and maintenance failures while fishermen seek damages of about 60 million dollars.
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Nantucket
Mass
Coast Guard
Med Georges Bank
Massachusetts
Washington, D.C
Argo Merchant
Russell Train
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Middle Rip Shoals
Lynn Hein
Equator
Cape Cod
U.S
Carter delays final Cabinet appointment for Daley funeral
President elect Carter postpones his final Cabinet choice to Thursday to attend funeral services for Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley. He plans a quick trip from Plains to Albany Georgia then Chicago and back, as he continues selecting top aides for the new administration. Carter announced three Cabinet picks including Harold Brown as defense secretary and Ray Marshall as labor secretary.
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Plains, Ga
Carter
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Illinois
Albany
Plains
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Central Intelligence
FBI
Christmas Holiday Highway Deaths Expected 460 to 560
The National Safety Council projects 460 to 560 people may die in highway accidents from 6 p.m. Thursday to midnight Sunday during the Christmas period in Chicago. Last year 412 died, with peak three day totals reaching 720 in 1965 and four days 706 in 1956.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Safety Council
Associated Press
the Safety Council
Schenck Foods closes for Christmas and store updates
Schenck Foods Company will be closed for Christmas December 24th and 25th. Shoppers receive timely money saving suggestions in the Yuletide Guide. Pappagallo shoe sale at Worths. Penneys open 8 a.m. this week. Just arrived men’s flannel shirts Leggett. Berryville trash collection moved to Thursday 23rd instead of Friday 24th.
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Schenck Foods Company
Berryville
Last Rites for Richard Daley in Chicago Funeral
Bells tolled as thousands paid final respects to Richard J. Daley mayor since 1955 at The Nativity church in Chicago His death at 74 ended a long era of political leadership Carter Rockefeller and Kennedy attended along with McGovern and Walker The wake stretched into the night as security timed for Carter's arrival and local officials discussed succession and Daley's political machine influence.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Cook County
Democratic Party
Carter
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Sen
George McGovern
Daniel Walker
Sam
Christmas in Winchester Featured on Our Town Page
The Our Town feature on page 6 explores the joys and tribulations of Christmas shopping in Winchester with local stories and observations. Page 20 presents a photo spread showing area residents in their holiday tasks, celebrating the season.
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Our Town
Winchester
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Star
the Star
Wendell Seldon
Dusenberry
Funk
Pass
Clarence M. Kelley
Kelley
Harold Brown
California Institute of Technology
Pentagon
Ray Marshall
University of Texas Economics
University
Center For the Study of Human Resources
Patricia Roberts Harris
Washington
Howard University Law School
Luxembourg
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Harris
Brown
Defense
State
Treasury Departments
South Korea
City Hall
Edward R. Vrdolyak
George Dunne
Cook County Board
Edward Burke
Park District
Edmund Kelly
Michael A. Bilandic
Wilson Frost
South Side
Area News
Abby
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