BOAC 747 Diverted to Denver Over Bomb Threat
A BOAC 747 with 379 aboard was diverted to Denver Stapleton after an anonymous caller claimed a pressure bomb would detonate below 5000 feet. The jet landed safely at 4 05 am EDT and all passengers were evacuated while police searched the craft. no bomb was found. The flight then continued to New York JFK with a new crew.
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CIA admits part in secret war in Laos and China buildup
The report states U S air operations in Laos have fallen from 440 to 340 sorties daily since early 1969 while B 25 bombing in northern Laos increases since February 1970 creating free fire zones cleared of civilians In northern Laos China has expanded air defenses along the road under construction raising antiaircraft firepower to 395 guns including 85 mm and 100 mm The road area is off limits to U S planes but unmarked Royal Lao Air Force T 28s aided by the United States attacked it Twice since January 1970 Laotian and Chinese forces along the road rose from about 6000 to 14000 20000 in two years Construction includes eight firing ranges and a large headquarters with 66 basketball courts
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Saigon forces fight near Cambodian border in two daylong clashes
South Vietnamese infantrymen report killing 44 Communist troops in two separate daylong battles along the Cambodia border. U.S. bombers hit suspected North Vietnamese positions near the DMZ and in the A Shau valley as ground fighting continues south of Svay Rieng and near the Parrot's Beak. The report notes the CIA-backed BG units influence in Laos and details Thai volunteers supplementing Lao forces as part of a broader Southeast Asia conflict.
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At the Movies Harte Spotlight and Local Theater Picks
Harte Theatre may give away hankies to ladies for Love Story tickets while Bennington screens Ryan's Daughter with Oscar-nominated John Mills star. Williamstown College Cinema revisits Little Big Man with Dustin Hoffman and Chief Dan George. There Was a Crooked Man stars Kirk Douglas in a light comedy at the Cinema. Hathaway's double feature Bullit and Bonnie and Clyde showcases extreme violence and stylish crime. G.C.C. Time Clock lists showings in Williamstown Manchester and Harte with box office note.
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Questions on two China policy stir U S debate
Washington reports that the administration has not defined how to preserve Nationalist China’s voice in the United Nations while admitting Peking. Critics warn of risks of a two China seat and possible U.N. subversion if Peking joins.
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Moon mission seen safer than Texas freeway driving
Mrs. James B. Irwin wife of Apollo 15 pilot says flying to the moon is less risky than a Sunday Gulf Freeway drive near Houston. She and Mrs. David R. Scott describe their children as unfazed by their fathers lunar mission and note their husbands remain controlled and steady during the moon venture.
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Moon Apollo 15 Revisits Moon as Birth Secrets Loom
Apollo 15 crew reunites in lunar orbit after a 67 hour surface mission. Scott and Irwin return with rock samples dating to about 4.6 billion years ago and confirm Hadley Rille as a layered lava-formed canyon. Worden reports volcanic cinder cones near Littrow Crater as experiments continue aboard Endeavour.
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Falcon Lunar Lander Falcon Is Crashed Into Moon During Mission
The Falcon lunar lander, a $50 million Apollo 15 craft, is jettisoned from its mothership in orbit and sent on a death spiral to crash 38 miles from Hadley Rille. Astronauts Scott and others witness the dive as mission control guides the Endeavour’s return.
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