Kennedy's grandson among 135 held on hijacked jet
Beiruti report states 135 people aboard a West German Boeing 747 hijacked en route from New Delhi to Athens and Frankfurt by Palestinian militants. Joseph Kennedy III, 19, son of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy, was aboard with other passengers. The hijackers demand releases of Palestinians in Cairo while authorities caution no injuries have been reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut
Robert F. Kennedy
Aden
Palestine Liberation Force
India
New Delhi
Yemen
United States
International Red Cross
Joseph Kennedy
Bangladesh
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Sen. Kennedy
Washington
Joseph
Ethel Kennedy
McLean
Egypt
Middle East
Mounzir Khalifa
Youssef Khatib
Mohammed Saleh Awlaki
Athens
Frankfurt
Tokyo
Aras
Kennedy
Khatib
Lufthansa
Israel
Leonard Lefkow
U.S
Young Kennedy
Joseph III
Britain
Kenya
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Sirhan
California
Jordan
Nixon Chou En-lai hold four hour China talks
President Nixon and Premier Chou En-lai confer nearly four hours in Beijing as they seek common ground on differences. Mrs. Nixon visits the Peking kitchens and zoo, while Chinese media publish extensive coverage of the talks and Nixon Mao meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Chou En-lai
Peking
Mme
Chiang Ching
Mao Tse-tung
Chou
China
Mao
Henry A. Kissinger
William P. Rogers
Piking Hotel
Peking Zoo
Peking People’s Daily
Communist Party
Nixons
People’s Daily
Radio Peking
Winchester sets attendance zones for 1972 73 school year
Winchester School Board and City Council approved attendance zones for grades 1 to 5 for the 1972 73 year. zones place Virginia Avenue and New John Kerr schools to serve annexed areas north of Morningside Drive, Cork Street, B and O railroad, and I 81. The board also moved ahead with bids for middle school kitchen equipment and approved two teachers for Easter France tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Dowell J. Howard Vocational School
Jacob L. Johnson
Jim Givens
Johnson
France
Virginia Avenue
Morningside Drive
B&o
Cork St
NEW John Kerr
Bomb Kills 7 at British Army Base in England
At Aldershot in England seven people were killed and sixteen wounded by a bomb at the British army base mess hall. The Irish Republican Army claimed responsibility. Victims included five women an officer and a civilian. The base housed the 1st Battalion of the 16th Paratroop Brigade linked to the Bloody Sunday incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldershot
England
Irish Republican Army
Army
16Th
Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Area Recovers From Snowfall As More Snow Forecast
After a weekend dumping of up to 15 inches, area roads are mostly passable with some ice patches. Schools in Winchester may reopen tomorrow while Clarke and Frederick counties assess conditions. Highway crews clear routes, power outages persist, and a Cole Wave warning expects zero to 10 degree temperatures with possible snow tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Clarke and Frederick
Frederick
Clarke
Blue Ridge
Shenandoah Valley
U S Fliers Down Second North Viet MIG in Five Weeks
Maj. Robert A. Lodge and 1st Lt. Roger C. Locher piloted an Air Force F4 Phantom and shot down their second MIG21 of five weeks during a mission over northeast Laos near the Plain of Jars. They fired three missiles, saw an explosion, and reported the second aircraft fled toward Hanoi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Robert A. Lodge
Columbus
Ohio
Roger C. Locher
Sabetha
Kan
Laos
Hanoi
Plain of Jars
Lodge
Locher
Virginia Senate kills piggyback tax bill in Finance panel
A Senate Finance Committee vote of 13 to 1 defeatedSen. Charles L. Waddell's bill allowing localities to add a piggyback tax to the state income tax. Only Sen. Herbert H. Bateman of Newport News supported the measure amid skeptical committee remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Herbert H. Bateman
Newport News
Charles L. Waddell
Loudoun
Glenn Honored Guest at Ceremony for 10th Orbit Anniversary
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP John Glenn the first American to orbit the earth is honored guest at a ceremony marking ten years since the flight. More than 3 000 invited at Launch Complex 14, origin of the Atlas mission on Feb 20 1962. Glenn later led a 4 hour 55 minute three orbit mission amid automatic controls issues. Glenn later served in Ohio politics and sits on corporate boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Kennedy
Fla
John Glenn
Launch Complex 14
Glenn
Ports in Full Operation Across West Coast Ports
Full operations expected at 24 West Coast ports as 134 day strike by 13000 longshoremen ends. Preparatory crews cleared routes for resumption. 218 ships wait for handling from San Diego to Bellingham. Cost of the strike pegged well over 2 billion dollars. White House signs a bill authorizing Nixon to halt the walkout, though officials say it will have no force if no new developments arise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
West Coast
San Diego
Bellingham
Wash
White House
Nixon
Peking
Secretary of Labor
James D. Hodgson
Luna 20 Soft Moon Landing Reported by Soviets
The Soviet Union announced that the unmanned Luna 20 spacecraft made a soft landing on the moon in a mountainous mainland area. Tass described solving a major problem delivering equipment to terrain with complex features and praised the achievement as a scientific and technical success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Virginia Cold Front Triggers Drop in Richmond Temperatures
A strong cold front swept Virginia bringing dropping temperatures in Richmond. The item lists ads for Draperies and miscellaneous notices, with a contact number and a sale promotion for window coverings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jet
Mahmood Aras
Civil Aviation
Star Staff
Highway Department
Cross Junction
National Guard
D Company
103Rd Engineers
Manassas
Fredericksburg
Guard
FAA LZ
Leesburg
Civil Defense Organization
William Stickley
John Hoover
Jim Carwile
Waterford
Loudoun County Red Cross and
Civil Defense
Vepco
Fairfax County
U.S. Fliers
Bulletin
Air Force
Complex 13
Howard Metzenbaum
Annie
Royal Crown Cola
Questor Corp
Diskay
George Washington Sale
Margaret L. Hodgson
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!