Wave of terror follows hijacking and killings
United Press International reports a wave of attacks tied to leftist groups across West Germany France and Italy. Hanns-Martin Schleyer a top German industrialist was found murdered in Mulhouse France after kidnapping in Cologne. Demonstrations and arson erupted in Paris Rome Genoa Milan and Nice as police and UN efforts pressed to curb hijackings and terrorism.
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Derry Pearce
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German Employers’ Association
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Genoa
Via Veneto
Milan
Como
South Africa Cracks Down Amid Press Clash Over Dictatorship Warning
White South African papers attack government actions against black leaders and media as police raid homes and offices. The Rand Daily Mail warns of dictatorship while Die Transvaler defends arrests. International critics urge restraint. Police seize 70 leaders, shut The World newspaper, and ban several black organizations. Percy Qoboza and Donald Woods face detention and bans. International figures condemn the crackdown.
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Donald Woods
East London Daily Dispatch
Jan Smuts International
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Australia
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Cyrus Vance
Dick Clark
Iowa
Testimony links Korean president to influence-buying scandal
Washington based testimony before the House ethics committee ties Korea to a covert operation dating to the 1960s aimed at swaying U S military and economic policy. Witnesses describe envelopes of hundred dollar bills, code names for President Park Chung Hee, and a bribery case involving diplomatic figures and the embassy. Tongsun Park faces a 36 count indictment for bribery conspiracy racketeering and mail fraud.
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UPI
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Korea
CIA
Park Chung Hee
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Kim Sang Keun
Seoul
Kim
U.S
Jaworski
Kim Dong Jo
Larry Winn
R-Kan
Park
Bagman
Winn
Nan Elder
Jai Hyon Lee
Lee
Tongsun Park
Congress Votes To Extend Retirement Age To Seventy
Congress clears bills in Senate and House to let millions retire at 65 delay to 70 if desired. Negotiators aim to reconcile differences with possible year end enactment. Existing law bans age bias for 40 to 64. bills extend protection to 70 for most workers.
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Congress
Washington
Senate
Army engineers to study life cycle of Dickey Lincoln project
UPI reports that the U S Army Corps of Engineers will perform a life cycle economic analysis of the Dickey Lincoln hydroelectric project in Maine. Senator Hathaway said the study would assess long term viability, with a benefit cost ratio potentially higher than current estimates and critics arguing about interest rates used. The corps notes life cycle analysis, now used for a Passamaquoddy tidal project, will include inflation and cost escalation over the project's life.
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Dickey-Lincoln
Augusta
Maine
Dickey
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Hathaway
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Concorde Makes Maiden Landing at Kennedy Airport
The Anglo French Concorde SST touched down at Kennedy on its New York maiden flight amid fanfare with reporters and spectators watching from Jamaica Bay to Hangar 17. Regular service to Europe set for Nov 22 as lawsuits loom to curb future landings.
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UPI
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United States
Europe
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British Airways
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New York Yankees
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France
Jean Franchi
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Kennedy Airport
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Washington
Supreme Court
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