Swiss Oceanographer Ends Gulf Stream Drift Mission
Jacques Piccard and crew completed a month long underwater study aboard the Ben Franklin off West Palm Beach Florida. The 50 foot sub emerged at 900 feet after drifting 250 miles beyond the planned point in the Gulf Stream. The mission, a joint venture of Piccard Navy NASA and Grumman, collected marine life data and mapped terrain while facing jellyfish swordfish and a squid incident. Final debriefings will occur in Bethesda and Grumman followed by a news conference in Washington.
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Fla
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Court Backs School Posts For Negroes
In Newark, New Jersey, U S District Court Judge Anthony T Augelli upheld the Newark School Board's appointments of Negro administrators, finding no civil rights violation to whites with more seniority. The decision supports the board's aim to advance educational welfare of students in a city with a predominantly black population.
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U.S. District Court
Newark School Board
Anthony T. Augelli
Angelli
Forty seven missing GIs confirmed alive as prisoners
The Pentagon announced on Wednesday that 47 Americans previously listed as missing in Vietnam are alive in North Vietnamese prisons. Confirmation came from information provided by three newly released servicemen and other sources, a defense spokesman said.
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Washington
Pentagon
Vietnam
Alexander Quits CEO As EOC Chairman
Washington AP reports Clif ford L. Alexander Jr. 53 resigns as chairman of the Equal Opportunity Commission after dispute with the Nixon administration. He leaves the agency and will join the Washington law firm Arnold & Porter earning $36,000 a year.
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Equal Opportunity Commission
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Quilt
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New York
Washington
Arnold & Porter
Red-Eyed Gunman Hijacks Jet To See His Mother
A red eyed hijacker with a knife forced a Northeast Airlines jet from Boston to Miami to divert toward Cuba. The crew and 44 passengers, plus eight crew, reported a tense flight as the hijackers shouted Cuba Cabal. The pilot signaled authorities from near Jacksonville, confirming the diversion.
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Northeast Airlines
Cuba
Wilmington
N.C
Jacksonville
Fla
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FTC Finds Hole In Baggie Ad
The FTC charged Colgate-Palmolive and its agency Wynne-Williams Street & Finney with deceptive TV ads for Baggies cellophane wraps. The complaint says the commercials implied Baggies keep food fresher than competitors.
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Colgate-Palmeline Co
Federal Trade Commission
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Calgate-Palmolive
Maison
Wynne-Williams, Street & Finney, Inc
New York
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