Perot seeks Moscow landing for Christmas aid to prisoners
Tex billionaire H Ross Perot presses Moscow to land his Peace On Earth jetliner with 25 tons of Christmas dinners gifts and medical supplies for U S prisoners in North Vietnam. He confirms talks with Kosygin and Brezhnev and notes Hanoi set a midnight deadline while Soviet officials caution outcome depends on Hanoi.
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Ransom Demanded In Kidnapping Of Brit Newsman’s Wife
Muriel McKay, 55, wife of News of the World deputy chairman Alex McKay, vanished from their Wimbledon home after a forced entry. Detectives traced two calls, one a ransom demand from a booth in Epping and another a whispered voice saying Gray Hillman. Police noted a struggle, missing jewelry, a machete-like cleaver, and a smashed phone as the search began.
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Purge of Red Chinese Leaders Reported by Tass
Tass reports that at least half of the Chinese Communist leadership was purged during Mao's cultural revolution. Survivors form revolutionary committees with the military holding the dominant power, marking Tass's first major China report since Sino-Soviet border talks began.
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Boeing 747 Cleared for Passenger Service in 1970
The FAA approved the Boeing 747 for full passenger service, with Pan American planning New York to London flights early in 1970. The certification followed 11 months of testing by five 747s totaling 1,449 hours, and Pan Am has taken delivery of two planes for training as it awaits service.
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