Air controllers warn of fresh crisis over probe
AP reporting from Washington says the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization vows to resist further government scrutiny of last week's slowdown while FAA officials led by William Flower insist the probe continues. 250 to 300 controllers called in sick, causing flights to be canceled or delayed. controllers claim under staffing and overwork. Flowers notes the goal is to uncover if illnesses were spontaneous. Secret steps, including physician statements, were underway with Shaffer and Volpe to decide next moves.
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John M. Pearce
Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Flower
James R. Ban
New York
Boston
F. Lee Bailey
Bailey
Department of Transportation
Secretary of Transportation
John A. Volpe
John H. Shaffer
Shaffer
Jack Maher
Volpe
Airlines
Airline Pilots Association
The
Flight Safety Foundation
National Transportation Safety Board
Family of 3 hijack jetliner to Havana
A Spanish speaking man with a knife and a bottle marked explosives hijacked an 89 passenger Eastern Airlines DC8 from Newark to Miami en route to Cuba. His wife and teenage daughter accompanied him. The jetliner returned to Miami safely after hours in Havana. The hijacker and family remained in Havana names listed as Mr and Mrs and Miss Perez. The pilot said the hijack occurred south of Norfolk Virginia. Most passengers did not see the hijacker or family aboard until disembarking. It was the 30th hijacking to Cuba this year. The report notes robins time tables for breeding as natural context.
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Miami
Cuba
Eastern Airlines
Havana
Perez
David Savage
Rose Mary Evans
Atlanta
Bernard L. Hutain
Norfolk
Hutain
Local bills win votes back home in Minnesota
In the 1969 Minnesota Legislature local bills that affect counties towns or municipalities drive key votes. About 275 local laws became effective covering issues from parking meter rules in Rochester to mayor terms in Roseville and even regional drought relief spending and tax limits. Local bills require committee review house approval and governor consent with copies sent to the affected locality for adoption of a resolving action.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Rochester
Roseville
Jackson
Olmsted
Joseph L. Donovan
Donovan
Minnesota moves toward state funded zoological garden
ST PAUL AP Minnesota enacted an 11 member board to select a site and plan operation for a state zoological garden with an initial 500000 appropriation. The plan aims for a year round facility with natural habitat like displays, potentially drawing millions of visitors similar to San Diego. Construction could cost 16 to 20 million over a decade.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Joseph T. O'Neill
San Diego
Calif
O'Neill
Minnesota Zoological Garden
Zoological Garden
Star of Lancer scoffs at ride to superstar status
Hollywood notes Paul Brinegar, star of Lancer on CBS, rejects the superstar path. He prefers the top supporting role, saying it brings money, glory, and light work. Brinegar, known for Bonanza and Rawhide, emphasizes love of character parts over leading fame.
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Hollywood
Calif
Paul Brinegar
Brinegar
Jelly Hoskins
Lancer
CBS
Midseason
Iron
Daniel Boone
Wishbone
Rawhide
Air
Malibu Sport Coupe How Much For The Fair Comparison
The 69 Malibu Sport Coupe with head restraints Powerglide transmission power disc brakes and whitewall tires costs more this year. Compared with last year’s Malibu similarly equipped the price is $69 000 lower.
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