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NUERNBERG, Germany (UPI)-A
West German court imposed minor
sentences Wednesday on eight young
Czechoslovaks who hijacked an airliner to
flee from the Communist regime in
Prague.
in his summing up, the judge said
existing German laws were inadequate to
cover hijacking offenses.
"It is high time new laws were drawn
up to elver such offenses," he said.
It was the first trial of hijackers to be
held in West Germany. The trial, which
started last Thursday, was held in the
same courtroom where Nazi leaders were
convicted of war crimes after World War
II.
The court Wednesday imposed 2Vi
year prison terms on Rudolf Cihac, 25;
Jiri Galasek, 23; and Josef Prohazka, 23.
Jaroslav Pour, 20. was sentenced to
two years in a juvenile reformatory, but
his sentence was suspended.
The court also suspended the
sentences of all four women involved in
the June 8 hijacking of a Czechoslovak
domestic flight to Nuernberg.
Pour's 19-year-old fiancee, Ver
Klementova, got a 16-month suspended
sentence.
The sives of Cihac, Galasek and
Prohazka, aged 18, 19, and 22
respectively, were sentenced to eight
months in juvenile reformatory, all
sentences suspended. This meant they
were freed along with Pour and his
fiancee.
All eight requested political asylum
from West German authorities when they
surrendered at Nuernberg Airport and
handed over five pistols, a knife and a set
of brass knuckles used to hijack the
Czechoslovak Airlines CSA Ilyushini 14
airliner.
United Plans
Flight Cuts
RALEIGH, N.C. (UPI)-A United Airlines
spokesman said Wednesday the firm plans
to cut t' o flights at Raleigh-Durham
Airport O t. 25.
A moriing flight to Washington is
expected to be cut and the firm expects
to eliminate one of its two night flights to
Atlanta.
The airline now operates seven daily
flights todav.
An official at Asheville's airport said
Tuesday he has heard reports that United
will sharply cut its service to the Asheville
airport.
An official of the Raleigh-Durham
airport said he expects all airlines to make
some reductions in service in October.
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GRAND RAPIDS (UPI)-Vice
President Spiro Agnew scored "dissident
element-the carper and complainers, the
runner-downers" as he wound up his first
campaign tour of the fall election battle
with an airport rally here and a GOP
fund-raising dinner in Grand Rapids,
Mich., Wednesday night.
Agnew, aiding Mrs. Lenore Romney in
her senatorial election campaign against
Sen. Philip Hart, D-Mich., labeled Hart as
a radical-liberal and took passing swipes
at Sens. William Fulbright, D-Ark., and
George McGovern, D-S.D.
Three times the chants of about 100
hecklers threatened to drown Agnew's
words and the cheers of most of the
6,000 persons who greeted the vice
president at Tri-Cities Airport near
Midland.
Twice, Agnew interrupted his speech
to respond directly to their shouted
obscenities, and on the third occasion he
adlibbed a conclusion as the crowd
roared.
Moments- after Agnew started
speaking, the demonstrators interrupted
him by chanting, "Sieg Heil."
"This referring to the banc of
demonstrators is exactly what we're
running against,", the vice president said.
Then, addressing the hecklers directly, he
said:
"You're a minority here and you'll be
Cheers Drown Jeers
Derieg Nixon Speech
MANHATTAN, Kan. (UPI)-A small
band of youthful rowdies marred an
otherwise rousing receiption Wednesday
for President Nixon at Kansan State
University.
There were also a minor confrontation
between protesters and state troopers
outside Ahearn fieldhouse where the
President spoke.
A group of about 50 youths tossed
catcalls at the President during his
nationally-televised 45-minute address in
the Landon Lecture Series. On several
occassions, however, the shouts, applause
and cheers of the majority of the 15,500
persons who jammed the fieldhouse
drownnedout the ieers.
"Stop the war. Stop the war." the
demonstrators shouted before unfurling a
cloth sign which read, "How many more
will you kill?" The groups was high in the
grandstxon
Security men, who had barred placards
and banners from the fieldhouse, quickly
moved amont the demonstrators and
removed the sign. The catcalls continued.
Outside the fieldhouse, demonstrators
burned pro-Nixon banners and two
protesters attempted to gain entry into
the building, which was closed during the
speech. State troopers turned the youths
away, escorting them back into the
Honolulu' UPI )The three gaunt survivors
of the disabled sloop Galilee tild
Wednesday of how they survived 48
incredible days of drifting at sea on
"algae,courage,and every so often a flying
fish."
The three, two men and a woman,
were spotted by a U. S. Navy supply ship
two days ago 422 miles northwest of
Honolulu. They were ' emaciated and
described as "living skeletons."
The three were Julian Ritter, 60, an
artist who left Santa Bar' i, Calif., three
years ago in the Galilee iw ;i through
a minority at the polls in November."
The chanting swelled again when
Agnew criticized some Michigan
Democratic leaders for calling for
amnesty for deserters, and declared:
"There will be no amnesty for desters so
long as this administration remains in
power."
Agnew paused, listened to the
obscenities a moment, smiled and began
keeping time with his right hand as if he
were directing the chants. When the
chants subsided he scolded, "You're
pathetic," and resumed speaking.
The vice president said the paramount
issue in the election is this:
"Will a little band of radical-liberals
with no constituency but each other
succeed in frustrating the will of the new
majority of the American people?
"Or will that great majority. ..rise up
and reject the men blocking the way to
progress and prosperity?::
He called upon his listeners to "make
your voice heard loud and clear." As the
hecklers again tried to drown out his
voice, he finished:
"And do it where you are-right here
in Michigan-so that t these dissident
elements,-the .carpers r aid cojnp&ine;
the runner-downers', will" 'not conTfbrfhis
country and we'll go on to an era of
peace and prosperity."
President Nixon Speaks at Kansas State
crowd.
At least one fieldhouse window was
broken by a thrown rock.
. Alfred M. Landon, the former Kansan
governor and 1936 Republican
presidential nominee for . whom the
K-State lecture series is named,
introduced the President.
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the South Seas; Lauren Kokx, 21, of Ojai,
Calif., who has been sailing off and on
with Ritter, a family friend, for the past
two years, and Winfried B. Herringhoff,
27, a ceramics salesman from Sydney,
Australia, who joined the ship in Bora
Bora while trabeling in the South Pacific.
Although quite thin-Ritter lost 38
pounds, Miss Kokx, 34 pounds and
Herringhoff, 48 pounds-and still weak,
all were cheerful and appeared
surprisingly healthy. They met with
newmen aboard the USS Niagara Falls
shortly after it docked.
AMMAN. Jordan rffZ-King Hussein
placed his government in the hznds of the
army Wednesday and Palestinian
guerrillas cal'ed for an urgent meeting of
the 14-nation Arab League to discuss the
"criminal and serious conspiracy" created
by the new regime.
In another development, 1 1 Palestinian
guerrilla groups united under the military
command of Yasser Arafat in an effort to
stop the fighting between the army and
the commandos which is threatening to
spark a civil war.
Arafat, chief of both the Palestinian
Central Committee and the major
commando unit, Al Fatah, accused
Hussein of trying to crush the Palestinian
movement and make peace with Israel.
But he issued an order to all guerrillas in
Jordan forbidding them to fire on amy
troops expect in self defense.
But in Beirut, the Popular Democratic
Front for the Liberation of Palestine
reported fighting between the guerrillas
and army troops broke out north of
Amman Wednesday. It said guerrillas and
member of the Palestinian Liberation
Army took part in the clashes between
Jerash and Irbid, 24 and 45 miles north
of Amman. It gave no details.
The Palestinian Central Committee, the
government body of the guerrillas which
has been in continuous session,
announced Wednesday night it agreed
with an earlier call by a four-man
Cloture
Unlikely
- WASHiNjTO$ &PI)-Senate head-
counts Wdnsdaf indicated that effortfs
to prevent a Souther-led filibuster against "
one-man, one-vote elections for the
presidency will fail-probably killing for
the time being the move for electoral
change.
A vote on a petition for cloture to halt'
debate on the House-passed proposal
will be taken at 11 a.m. Thursday.
Opponents say the direct vote provision
would give excessive powers to a few
populous states.
Under Senate rules, it will taice a
two-thirds favorable vote to invoke the
talk- stopping petition. That meant if 99
senators are on hand for the vote, (Sen.
Karl E. Mundt,R-S.D.,is ill and will not
Busing Act Distorted,
Congressmen Claim
WASHINGTONfLWy-A spokesman
for more than 60 Congressmen said
Wednesday the courts have distorted
Congress' intent in that section of the
1964 Civil Rights Act dealing with busing
of students to achieve racial balance.
Sixty-seven Congressmen from 20
states now have signed an antibusing
petition that has been filed with the
Supreme Court.
Rep. William C. Carmer, R-Fla., drew
up the brief as "fried of the court" in the
Charlotte-Mechlenburg School Case that
the court will hear Oct. 1 2.
The brief contends that Congress in
the Civil Rights Act meant to outlaw
widespread bus transportation of students
of one race to schools predominantly of
another to reach racial balance. Yet the
The trio left Tahiti June 17 for
Hawaii, but by July 27 they knew they
were not on course. Soon ' the ship's
batteries were dead and they began
drifting. They had plenty of water, Ritter
said, but soon ran out of food.
For weeks they lived on algae scraped
from the bottom of the boat and boiled
with nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon and
thyme. They also were able to catch six
flying fish and three squid.
They passed other ships, but at the
time thought they were still headed for
Hawaii
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King Hussein
mediation mission for an urgent meeting
of the Arab League "to discuss the
cirminal and serious conspiracy
committee by the military regime in
Jordan..."
The committee accused the new
military government of renouncing a
Sept. 15 peace pact. Instead of pulling
back its troops, it changed its army into a
police organ to attack the guerrillas, the
committee said. Hussein announced a
new military government early
Wednesday following the resignation
Tuesday night of the civilian cabinet led
by Premier Abdel Moneim Rifai.
World News Briefs
be present)supporters would have to
muster 66 to their side.
But informal polls taken by both
supporters and opponents showed there
were not nearly that many senators
prepared to shut off further debate.
"The best we can hope for is in the
neighborhood of 50 or so on the first
go round,' said one backer of electoral
reform.
Nixon Escapes
Subpoena
FT' HOOD, Tex. (UPIJ-A military
judge Wednesday denied a defense
request that President Nixon and three
judge Wednesday denied a defense
request that President Nixon and three
top defense leaders be subpoenaed to
testify at the trial of S. Sgt. David
courts have twisted that intent, the
petitioners said.
"The interpretations of the court have
tortured the normal meaning that should
be given to these things we passed," Rep.
Albert W. Watson, R-S.C, told
newsmen.
"We are trying to dictate to the
court," said Rep. Charles R. Jonas,
R-N.C. "We are seeking to inform the
court as to the legislative history..."
Cramer, who said schools in the case
asked him to prepare the brief, said
"Right now, things depend on what panel
you get in a circuit or which district judge
you get. I think it is our duty for
Congress to assert its full constitutional
oversight function to make certain the
intent of Congress is observed."
Goerage
Miss Kokx described the adventure as
"a personal experience one will never
foitoet." Herringhoff, who orginally is
from Seldenhorst, Wfest Germany, said
except for the last few weeks, "We had a
grand time." ' .
Ritter said he now plans to "sell ihe
boat, to get back to the United States in
the most comfortable way." He said he
will write a book about his experiences
and illustrate it with his paintings.
Does he plan to make any more long
voyages?
"Yes, sir, 1 love the sea."
He placed the army under Marshal
ILihes Al-Mjjah. lonj considered by
Palestinian guerrilla to Nr J nujor
enemy. Mauh. as commander-in-chief,
immediately appointed military govenort
for all of Jordan's district.
Jordan has been under martial la
simce the 17 Middle Last War.
"The dancer to Jordan has been
growing ever large." HiKsetn sjid in j
five-minute broadcast on Amman radio to
announce the change of government.
"Therefore, it has become our duty to
take a series of measures to reestablish
law and order and protect the lives,
property and honor of aiil citizens."
In his instructions to the new
government, headed by Premier
Mohammed Daoud, an army brigadier.
Hussein outlined the deteriorating
conditions in Jordan and said there was j
conspiracy against the country.
"We cannot allow this state of affairs
to continue," he said.
Shortly after his announcement,
leaders of 1 1 Palestinian groups
announced their unification under the
military command of Arafat. There are
no figures on guerilla strength, but
Palestinian sources estimate that the
unification gave Arafat command of
about 12,000 guerrillas and civilian
militia in Jorday. The Jordanian army has
55,000 men, including three armored
brigades equipped with tanks and
armored personnel carriers.
Mitchell in connection with the alleted
My Lai massacre.
Col. George R. Robinson said
Mitchell's defense attorney has failed to
show that testimony by Nixon, Secretary
of Defense Melvin Laird, Secretary of the
Army Stanley Resor and Army Chief of
Staff Gen., William Westmoreland would
be pertinent to the case.
Mitchell, 30, a St. FrancisvilJ, La.,
career soldier, is charged in the alleged
My Lai massacre March 16, 1968.
Defense attorney Ossie Brown
contedns that public statements made by
Nixon, Laird, Pesor and Westmoreland
have made it impossible for Mitchell to
get an impartial trial by the military. The
defense Thursday will show a six-hour
film in the court which includes
comments from each of those men
concerning the My Lai incident.
Tarr W&nts
More Guard
NEW YORK (UPI)-Dxzit director
Curtis W. Tarr told National Guard
officials Wednesday the all-volunteer
military service concept will require a
strong guard as a backup, and steps must
be taken to attract more Guardsmen.
Switching to a bolunteer standing
military force "will mean very little
unless we learn how to attract young men
into the ranks," Tarr told a convention
here of the U.S. National Guard
Association.
Laird Speaks
WARRENTON, Va., (UP -Defense
Secretary Melvin Laird challenged the
nation's Jaycees Wednesday to become
"personally committed" to cleaning up
the environment.
Laird, speaking briefly at the Jaycees
nation environmental control seminar,
said the defense budget is being reduced
by about SI 4.5 million annually and
suggested the funds might be used in the
war on pollution.
White Flight
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. :
(UPIJ Education Commissioner Floyd
Christian said Wednesday the "white
flight" from Florida's public schools j
because of racial desegregation apparently
has not been as severe as in other
Southern states. Christian estimated no
more than 10,000 pupils throughout the
state had transferred to private or
parochial schools.
Pope Returns
VATICAN CITY (UPI)- Pope Paul VI
will return to the Vatican Thursday after
two months at his summer residence at
Castel Gandolfo.
The Vatican said Wednesday the
pontiff held regular audiences, worked on
church affairs and prepared sppeeches he
will deliver during a visit to the
Philippines and Australia in late
November and early December.
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