Florida newswoman Christine Chubbuck shoots self on air
Sarasota TV personality Christine Chubbuck, 29, died after a live broadcast suicide on WXLT Channel 40. The program Miss Chubbuck featured a guest meteorologist and a film clip that failed to appear, followed by her announcement that viewers would “see another first” a self inflicted gunshot. Chubbuck had bought a gun a week earlier, joking it would be a neat idea to shoot herself on air. She had previously worked in Cleveland Pittsburgh and Canton, Ohio.
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TV-40
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Simmons
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Kissinger Faces Clearing by Senate Panel in Wiretap Row
Senate Foreign Relations Committee moves toward a clean bill of health for Henry Kissinger amid 1969 wiretap allegations. Testimony from FBI Director Kelley and aides is reviewed. Fulbright cites Nixon letter stating Kissinger operated under direct orders. Kissinger had denied ordering taps. House impeachment inquiry previously claimed proof. Security and diplomacy stakes noted after leaks about Cambodia and Pentagon papers.
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Nixon
Kissinger
Pentagon
United States
Cambodia
Joshua Eilberg
D-Pa
House Judiciary Committee
Hijacker seized by Japanese police at Nagoya airport
In an eight hour Japan Airlines hijacking, a young man identified as Akira Iwakoshi slashed his neck before being overpowered by police. He held 75 passengers and eight crew, including two Americans unharmed, while a stewardess aided escape via an emergency chute. The hijacker sought release of United Red Army leader Takaya Shiomi and safe passage to North Korea.
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UPI
Japan Air Lines
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Nagoya National Hospital
Nagoya
U.S
Milton Richmond
Chicago
Robert Allen
Glendale
Calif
Mariko Shigemitsu
Osaka
Takaya Shiomi
United Red Army
North Korea
Miyako Ariga
Israel rejects PLO role in peace talks and state
Israel rejects an independent Palestinian state and any guerrilla role in talks. Rabin says negotiations should be between states not with the PLO, while Bar-Levi says limited land transfer could occur if peace endures and the Jordan River remains a security border. Arafat reportedly sought Jordanian recognition of the PLO as representative.
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Palestine Liberation Organization
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Treasury
William E. Simon
U.S
Anwar Sadat
Simon
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Beirut
Yasser Arafat
Hussein
Cyprus Crisis Deepens as Archbishop Stands Against Junta
The Cyprus coup amid Greek military rule centers on Archbishop Makarios who opposed enosis and clashed with National Guard officers led by Gen. Grivas and later Gen. Ioannides. Greek authorities accuse him of treason while diplomats fear a planned assassination to force chaos.
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Cyprus
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Makarios
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Lawrence Durrell
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EOKA
George Grivas
Achbishop Makarios
Grivas
United Nations
Eoka-B
National Guard
Demetrios Ioannides
Phaidom Gizikis
Gizikis
Baltimore Police Strike Tentative Accord Reached
Baltimore policemen vote on a tentative contract after union negotiators obtained a pledge of no mass reprisals from Police Commissioner Donald D. Pomerleau. The move follows earlier pay hikes for city workers and a looming ratification decision.
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National Airlines
Trans International Airlines
Donald D. Pomerleau
Phoenix
Ariz
Kennecott Copper Co
Cass Alvin
United Steelworkers Union
Henley Convicted in Texas Mass Abuse Case
Elmer Wayne Henley was found guilty of six serious incidents involving luring and sexually mistreating boys and their murders. Prosecutors urged maximum sentences of up to 99 years per incident as the sentencing phase begins, with defense citing Dean Corll as the mastermind and urging mercy.
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Tex
UPI
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Henley
Bettie Shirley
Mary Henley
David Owen Brooks
Dean Arnold Corll
Corll
Brooks
Texas
Will Gray
Frosting the Cake Real estate tip on items left with home
When selling a home decide which items stay or go. Permanently attached items usually stay, while draperies and unused lawn tools may be negotiable. Don’t sell items to the buyer. include extras if useful. Contact Hoisington Realty at 489 Main St for guidance.
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Hoisington Realty
Main St
Luck credited for breakthrough in test tube babies technique
In Hull, England, Dr. Douglas Bevis of Leeds University credits luck for the world’s first true test tube births. He notes three fertilized eggs were later born as normal babies after seven to 10 days in a nutrient solution and return to the womb. The babies, oldest 18 months, grow normally.
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England
UPI
Douglas Bevis
Leeds University
Bevis
British Medical Association
Britain
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