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1m IS ISSut INC lllU A FACE ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT SECTION. 94th YEAR No. 294 52 PAGES Flvt teflon MOLINE, IUINOIS THURSDAY, JULY I Ten Cents BAILY I SPAT Skyjackers Pull Doublelieader Aviv Airrhncs 727 jetliner with 113 (x-rsons aboard was making its final approach to John F. Kennedy in New York Two armed men. demanding ihree parachutes and some of it in Mexican pesos, diverted Ihe plane to Philadelphia where it landed while officials scurried about In an attempt to procure the money.

than two hours later, a man identified as Melvin Marvin Fisher, 49. of Norman commandeered an American Airlines 727 shortly after takeoff from Oklahoma City By United Press International Two men believed armed with a bomb, a pistol and a shotgun commandeered a National Airlines passenger jrt today, demanded and received a $600,000 ransom and parachutes, and then forced another National craft from Philadelphia to Texas. The plane, with six crewmen held hostage, landed at a tiny commuter airport 50 miles south of Houston. It blew out four tires on landing and officials said it could not possibly take off again because of the airport's size. Authorities also said there were no facilities at the airport to refuel the craft.

At about the same time, a gray haired man surrendered after he succeeded in obtaining a $200,000 ransom from American Airlines in Oklahoma City after the hijacking of an American 727. In the National hijacking, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said the pilot of (he first National craft the two black men hijacked while during a flight over New York jumped through a window to escape while the craft was on the ground in Philadelphia. The two men then transferred to another plane with six crew members as hostage. The 1 1. 'I passengers of the original were set free.

After the second plane landi-d in Kreeport. the flight engineer was shot and wounded and the copilot was pistol whipped, were taken to a Frceport hospital. In both cases passengers had been released and the crew held as hostages. Both incidents began Wed -nesday night when the hijackers seized the planes and demanded parachutes plus ran som totaling in excess of $1 million. The first hijacking oeccurred about 7 p.m.

EDT as a National ib 0fy 4V HSbT if J6h if VK t. 1 If 'jJw HAi? trN I I Turn To Page 21 Reject Nixon's Ideas--- 4 Viet Red 3 SUM j4 fe W-" Own Peace 1 4 it SSL PARIS (UPI)-The Vietnamese Communists today rejected President Nixon's latest peace plan as an "unreasonable and absurd" ultimatum and said they will settle for nothing except acceptance of their own plan. North Vietnamese negotiator Xuan Thuy and Madame Nguyen Thi Binh, the Viet Cong foreign minister, turned down Nixon's plan and pushed their own, long-rejected peace pack calling for new presidential elections in South Vietnam, was aimed merely at maintaining U.S. control of the country. "The demand for an immediate ceasefire to come betore an accord on military and political questions on conditions put forward by Mr.

Nixon on May 8 and June 29 is in fact nothing but an unreasonable and absurd ultimatum," she said. She said die ceasefire called for again lmla by negotiator William Porter and Saigon's Fham Dang Lam "does not aim at ending the war. but simply at. legalizing the Nguyen Van Thieu adminis-t a 1 1 and the American military presence, while depriving the South Vietnamese people of the legitimate right to self-defense," Madame Binh said. age, when the Vietnam Conference resumed after a 10 -week suspension.

The Communist delegations' stand, coupled with a violent condemnation of U.S. air strikes in Vietnam, failed to move the conference off dead center as had been hoped in Washington. Taking an unusually harsh tone, Madame Binh charged that President Nixon's eight-point plan proposed Jan. 25 and 1 Can't It's a tight squeeze for this semi making a right turn on to the Iowa Illinois Memorial Bridge this morning shortly after the northbound span was closed to traffic and the other span opened to two way traffic. (Dispatch Photo) (More Photos Page 26 McGovem Agree On Advisers Running ill viate Close River Span MIAMI BEACH (upi) starting at 7 o'clock EDT.

George S. McGovem inched McGovern staff members and jtoward selection of a running advisers, including actress Shir-jmate today, with close advisers ley MacLaine. sat around a M. Kenned y. But Kennedy said he would fly from Massachusetts to the convention hall, once the speculation over No.

2 was ended, to I Bettendorf, took longer, mainly unable to agree immediately on 'conference table in McGovern's 17th floor penthouse for nearly The northbound span of the Iowa Illinois Memorial Bridge was closed this morning without a hitch, and traffic flow appeared to be moving steadily at least during normal loads. first semi ran up over the curb, and several later ones had to swing out partway into the left-hand lane. All things considered, however, the switch was pulled off efficiently, with the entire operation taking less than five endorse McGovern in person. High up in speculation about veep possibilities were Rep. Wilbur D.

Mills of Arkansas. President Leonard Woodcock of the United Auto Workers Union. because of a fast light at State Street. Although traffc flow was only moderate, cars reaching the north end of the bridge waited for two or three light changes before reaching the intersection. Hie time at 10:20 for crossing was five minutes and ten seconds, compared to two minutes at 7:00.

and almost two and a half hours this morning with McGovern elsewhere in the suite going over at least a dozen names of potential No. 2 candidates. who he should be. McGovern faced a 4 p.m. EDT deadline in his search for a vice presidential candidate acceptable to both the coalition of discontent which nominated him and some Democratic old pros who doubted he could beat President Nixon Nov.

7. Convention rules require that he submit his choice tliree hours before tonight's closing session The meeting broke up without Sen. Abraham Ribicoff minutes. Traffic may not be much delayed crossing the river, even cut down to one lane each way, priority recommendation being agreed on, according to McGovern aides. There was one firm no to the nominee from Sen.

Edward Connecticut, and Gov. Patrick J. Lucey of Wisconsin. Mills, who earlier had said he (Turn To Page 3i all of that extra time was spent at the State Street light. This is not to indicate, how during hours of normal traffic ever, that rush hour traffic is going to find the bridge route At 10 a.m., a city engineer's car went across the bridge, reported it all clear, and barricades were quickly pulled across both ends of the bridge.

Signs were turned, lights switched, and traffic moved onto the new route with a minimum of fuss and bother. The only disruptions were a car which headed toward the east span as it was closed, and a semi which had trouble negotiating the right turn onto the west span. That curve may prove tro-blesome for truckers, who won't find it easy to get around the corner and onto the bridge. The $1.7 Billion Disaster Relief flow. A check taken at 7 this morning found travel time from 13th and State in Bettendorf (a block away from the bridge) to 3rd Avenue in Moline took two minutes, while the same route was covered in only 25 seconds more at 10:20, minutes after the east span was closed.

The trip into Iowa, measured from 3rd Ave. and 20th St. in Moline to 14th and Grant in Proposed By Nixon! easy traveling. With both directions cut down to only one lane, traffic would be considerably slowed anyway, and the added turns and lights for the Iowa-bound motorist certainly won't speed things up. The best plan for getting across the river during rush hour is still: if you've got an alternate route, use it.

fSvV IW1 Program SAN CLEMENTE. Calif. UPI President Nixon has proposed a $1.7 billion program, floods would be grants of $5,000 land. Virginia, West Virginia out by the and Florida would be eligible eligible for It's all for these candidates of the Democratic Convention as this young woman walks from the hall. Sen.

George S. McGoern was nominated as the Democratic presidential candidate on the first ballot. tll'U for the disaster relief, if passed leach, by Congress. calling it the richest disaster relief purse ever, to give $5,000 An estimated 115.000 homeown grants and loans at 1 per cent interest to victims of tropical storm Agnes. Nixon called it "the largest single amount ever allocated to recovery efforts in this country." He said it is needed to ers and 6.000 a 1 1 business owners would be eligible for the disaster relief.

The first $5,000 would be an outright grant, and marine force uu Seek Trio After $500 Service Station Holdup "Confronted with so massive ameliorate the suffering caused 1 lliL 4 i i Off At Quani Tri oy me woisi naiurai disaster jsums a5ove that aniount (ouid llistorv VVhIe AnlCria'S! be repaid over a 30 year period. small black automatic gun, as at 1 per cent interest. a disaster emergency, our response must also be massive," Nixon said. "Conscience demands it; humanity impels it." The floods caused by Agnes devastated areas of Eastern states. Residents of six states-New York, Pennsylvania.

Mary- one who had robbed him a week previously. The suspect was Under the proposal, announced in a five minute radio SAIGON UPI Hundreds of two civilians and wounding The President's proposal was I South Vietnamese paratroopers, seven. One Vietnamese was speech Wednesday, more than; a substantial liberalization of I pushed into the southern part of killed and four Americans were locked Sikardi and Miss Ginry into the rest room, telling them they would be killed if they tried to get out. The suspects apparently left in the car they arrived in. a 1963 white and turquoise Chevrolet two-door hardtop.

Police found the car later this Moline police are looKing for three youths who robbed a gas station of about $500 this morning. Tom Sikardi. 305 54th an attendant at Jim's 4th Avenue Zephyr, 5226 4th said he was approached by three 120,000 homeowners and small quoted as saying, "You were easy the first time thought we'd hit jou again." After taking all receipts from businessmen who were wiped existing disaster relief regula-i Communist-held Quang Tn city wounded a Communist tions. It doubles the current today, but on the opposite side rocket attack on an airbase at provision for $2,500 grants, and! of town an 800-man government Da Nung, "') miles south of would haul interest rates down I marine force was surrounded Hue Inside the attendant, the suspects Outside morning in the parking lot of from 5-1-8 per cent. suspects shortly after 8:30 this! I by North Vietnamese and cut- Tun other Americans were off from aid.

wounded in a rocket attack on The paratroopers, who were the provincial capital of Bao 'driven out of the city twice 20 miles northwest of Communists, reportedly 'Saigon. Bulletin the White Horse Inn, 53rd St and 12th Ave. The vehicle was identified by both victims and was examined for possible fingerprints. A witness said the car was not seen in the lot at 7:40. A bartender at the White Horse said he saw the car pulling up on his arrival at.

about 8:30. met no resistance in the newi A South BEACH (UPI I i advance. However, an Ameri- inese force moved into Quang Accent On Women 1 (-18 Amusements 8 Comics 25 East Moline, Silvis 20. 21 Editorial 4 Food Page 13 Markets 30 Neighborhood News 20 Obituaries 29 Sports 31-33 Television 25 Fischer Forfeits (Earlier Story: Page 2) REYKJAVIK, Iceland (UPI) Bobby Fischer forfeited the second game of his world championship chess match with Russian Boris Spassky today. Fischer failed to show up for the game and aide said he was asleep.

morning. Two came tnrough tnc front door, and one entered by a side entrance. The latter muscled Sikardi behind the -service counter, shouting "Get behind the counter; give me the money, all of it." The other two told Miss Collette Ginry. 220 45th in the station at the time, to get inside a rest room. Sikardi recognized one of two men, who was carrying a FORECAST: Tonight and Friday partly cloudy, chance for rain.

Low tonight upper 60s. High Friday near 90. High Wednesday 88. Low Wednesday night 69. Precipitation probability 30 per cent tonight, 40 per cent Friday.

Sunrise 5:40. Sunset 8:36. Sen. Thomas F. Eagleton of Missouri was named Democratic nominee George S.

McGovern Thursday to be his vice presidential running male. jean adviser cautioned that the: Tri Id days ago to try to recapture of the city was "at recapture the only province least foMr to five days ever taken by the Communists. Farther to the south, Comrnu-. It fell on May 1. one month rust gunners shelled the old after the start ot the Current (imperial capital of Hue, killirig offensive.

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