Mystery surrounds Hughes departure from Nassau Bahamas
Billionaire Howard Hughes reportedly left Nassau after fifteen months in seclusion. A Bahamian official hinted he may have returned to the United States while a cargo plane with his possessions headed toward Nicaragua. A Hughes spokesman in Los Angeles said he did not know the whereabouts of the 66 year old recluse.
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Bahamas
Howard Hughes
United States
Nicaragua
Hughes
Los Angeles
Tueday
U.S
Hannah
Hughes Tool Co
Britannia Beach
Britainnia Beach Hotel
Warplanes end two days of bombing in North Vietnam
U S warplanes halted two days of heavy bombing after about 150 strikes on long range guns and antiaircraft defenses in North Vietnam. One fighter bomber was shot down with two crewmen listed as missing.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
North
Journey for Peace Nixon leaves for China amid cautious hopes
President Nixon, Pat Nixon, and 13 aides depart from the White House for a historic trip to Communist China. The group travels via Andrews Air Force Base and Kaneohe to Peking, aiming to start reducing 20 years of hostility while acknowledging deep differences. Kissinger and Rogers accompany Nixon, signaling a high level, bipartisan international pivot.
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Nixon
China
White House Lawn
Congress
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
White House
Andrews
Peking
United States
People’s Republic of China
Rea
Pat
Nixons
Woodrow Wilson
Europe
Foreign Affairs
Armed Services
Appropriations
Executive Mansion
Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station
Hawaii
Guam
William P. Rogers
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Taiwan
Taipei
Blizzard Strands Hundreds on Saskatchewan Highways
RCMP reported 40 cars stranded on a Regina Lumsden road along with 15 skier loads on an 8 mile stretch to Boggy Hill. Three buses and two Greyhound coaches were marooned as winds hit 66 mph and four inches fell. Regina crews and volunteers searched outskirts while a Regina junior hockey team and coach were rescued after three hours stranded near Moose Jaw.
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Regina, Sask
Saskatchewan
Southcentral Canada
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
RCMP
Regina
Lumsden
Boggy Hill
Greyhound
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Weyburn
Estevan
Canadian Forces
Moos denies over-spending charges at Minnesota
Public Examiner Robert Whitaker alleged $24,000 spent on entertainment and travel 1969-70, but Regent John Yngve says minutes show retroactive funding to cover deficits. The report questions a $295,000 jet and missing Morris branch funds, payroll errors, and improper student loan auditing.
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ST. Paul, Minn
University of Minnesota
Malcolm Moos
Robert Whitaker
Moos
John Yngve
Regents Committee
Yngve
Regents
Whitaker
Uni
Walker
Minn
University
Morris
Middlebrook Hall
Morris Branch
Whitaker Siad
Governor seeks state transportation department
Gov. Wendell Anderson asks State Highway Commissioner Ray Lappegaard to draft legislation for a new Department of Transportation. He argues for a unified transportation policy to consolidate the Highway, Aeronautics, Metropolitan Transit Commission, and Metropolitan Airports Commission under one agency.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Wendell Anderson
Ray Lappegaard
Department of Transportation
Lappegaard
Legislative
Anderson
Highway Department
Aeronautics Department
Metropolitan Transit Commission
Metropolitan Airports Commission
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Jay Griggs
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Marine Sports Centre
D. N. Stellon
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Northwestern Bell
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