Balloonist Robert Sparks hurled to sea off Newfoundland
UPI reports Bennington Banner notes balloonist Robert Sparks, aged 37, ditched the Yankee Zephyr amid severe storms 30 miles off Newfoundland. Coast Guard ships and a rescue helicopter headed to the site after Sparks set off distress signals near 11:45 p.m. ADT, while the gondola floated nearby and the balloon drifted northeast. Sparks faced updrafts and downdrafts and earlier delays from poor winds left Bar Harbor for the Atlantic crossing.
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UPI
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Bill Whitehead
Sydney
N.S
Whitehead
Bar Harbor
Maine
Bac Harbor
Prince Edward Island
Fou Persons
Canary Islands
West Indies
South Korean Politician Kidnapped in Tokyo Hotel Room
South Korean opposition leader Kim Dae-jung, a former presidential candidate, was reportedly abducted from a private luncheon at the Grand Palace Hotel in Tokyo. Five men seized him as he left a private room and moved him to another room, with witnesses and colleagues left behind. Police checked flights to Seoul as authorities probe whether Korea’s Central Intelligence Agency was involved.
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UPI
Foreign Ministry
Japan
Kim Dae-jung
Park Chunghee
Kim
Korea
Central Inteligence Agency
Park
America
Seoul
Grand Palace Hotel
Yong Uvsang
Eadet
Kim Kyung-in
Grand Hotel
Prices soar as meat costs rise amid policy shifts
United Press International reports prices will likely increase under the new administration as Phase IV rules shape demand. Beef supply may rebound by Sept 12 when the current price freeze ends if demand supports it. Meanwhile producers curb deliveries and workers face reduced hours, with wheat prices hitting record highs and bakers alarmed. Local stories note a judge may lift the meat price ceiling, a New York buyer studies sourcing meat from producers, and vendors raise sandwich prices while cross-border shoppers boost US beef demand.
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United Press International Commerce
Frederick B. Dent
Lkely
Texas
Minneapolis
Chicago Board of Trade
New York
Marvin Gersten
Harvey Nathan
Cost of Living Council
Nathan
Shillington
European fears Nixon Agnew crisis may paralyze U S policy
European government sources warn that the Nixon Agnew crises could paralyze U S foreign policy and harm Europe. They fear Washington's political vacuum and Pentagon influence may trigger isolationism, force partial U.S. force withdrawals, and jeopardize upcoming talks with Europe on economic and monetary issues.
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London
UPI
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Spiro T. Agnew
Europe
Sun
United States
Washington
Pentagon
Atlantic
Henry A. Kissinger
France
White House
Longest jury trial ends after year and two weeks
Esther Simonoff, a retired bookkeeper, recalls serving as a juror for one year and two weeks in a verdict against Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Co. and staff over a 1972 tunnel explosion that killed 17. The panel, 14 jurors, delivered a partial verdict on eight counts against Otha Ree, while remaining deadlocked on the rest, ending with a mistrial. Judge Trammell praised the jurors as the longest in American jurisprudence.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Esther Simonoff
Simonoff
Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Co
Courtraam
Mrs. Simonoff
Long Beach
Charles Manson
Manson
Lockheed
Loren Savage
Otha G. Ree
Savage
Tobera
Trammell
At the movies in Bennington and Manchester
The cinema listings note Laalt Tango and The Sound of Music at Twin Cinemas and Climate Cinema, James Bond Live and Let Die, The Neptune Factor at Main Street theatres, and Live and Let Die at Manchester. The North Hoosick drive-in airs The Last American Hero and Paint. A Summer of 42 casting note mentions Class of 44 graduates, with mixed opinions on Second on the Bil and Obwitt.
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Twin Cinemas
Bennington
Clima I
Harte
Manchester
Jim DuBrow
Steve McQueen
Delta to Gain Access to Logan Airport Tapes
UPI reports Judge Garrity approved a settlement allowing Delta Air Lines access to Logan International Airport radio conversation tapes from the DC-10 crash week. Delta had sued to force release. with the agreement the suit was dismissed.
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UPI
U.S. District Court
W. Arthur Garrity
Delta Air Ines
Governmen
Logan International Airport
Delta
Garrity
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