Iran Earthquake Kills Thousands in Rural Provinces
A massive 7.0 quake struck 560 miles south of Tehran damaging mud brick villages in Fars Province. Authorities estimate 1,000 or more dead with unofficial counts ranging 2,000 to 4,000, as relief centers mobilize and military engineers support rescue efforts.
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Tehran
Iran
Manuchehr Pirooz
Fars
Geophysics Institute
Teh. Iran University
Pirooz
Qeer
Kazerun
Amir Abass Hoveida
Said
Mahmoud Reza
Shiraz
Jahrum
Firoozabad
Persepolis
Anniversary of Persian monarchy marked in agrarian region
The region, predominantly agricultural, celebrates the 2,500th anniversary of the Persian monarchy. After four years of drought, it recently endured a record snowfall burying farmers and cattle in drifts up to twenty feet.
Nixon Scolds USSR Over Vietnam Role At Treaty Signing
President Nixon used a biological weapons treaty ceremony to rebuke the Soviet Union for its Vietnam War role. With Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin nearby, he urged major powers not to encourage force, signaling criticism of Moscow's backing of the North Vietnamese offensive in South Vietnam.
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Washington
Nixon
Soviet Union
Anatoly Dobrynin
Moscow
South Vietnam
Utah hijacker McCoy linked to United jet hijack extortion
FBI reports $499,970 seized plus a parachute and pistol on Richard Floyd McCoy Jr. premises in Provo as part of a Utah case tied to a United Airlines flight hijacking for $500,000. Stan Speck of San Francisco faces related charges after a separate Pacific Southwest flight incident. Investigations note eight parachute hijack attempts in five months, with D B Cooper still at large.
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Richard Floyd McCoy Jr
Provo
Utah
McCoy
United
Newark
N. H
Los Angeles
California
Stanley Speck
San Diego
Salt Lake City
Calif
FBI
U.S
United States
A. M. Ferre
Provo House
the House
United Air Lines
Colorado
Stanley Harlan Speck
San Francisco
Pacific Southwest Airlines
Lindbergh Field
Speck
D.B. Cooper
Washington
Northwest Airlines
Pacific Southwest
Miami
Oakland
Arthur Steck
Florida
Steck
U S Air and Sea Buildups Reported in Southeast Asia
U S preparations for larger air and sea forces in Southeast Asia unfold as the North Vietnamese offensive continues. Two additional aircraft carriers Midway and Saratoga head toward the Far East with Phantom fighter bombers on alert.
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Washington
United States
Southeast Asia
South Vietnam
Midway
Saratoga
Far East
Associated Press
Boston
3Rd Marine Air Wing
el Toro Marine Air Station
Calif
Vietnam
Pentagon
7Th Fleet
Japan
North
Nixon Reassures Asian Allies Over Vietnam Invasion
The Chicago Sun Times reports President Nixon sent secret messages to U S Asian allies pledging not to let the North Vietnamese invasion of South Vietnam succeed. The paper also says a major military announcement was expected today in Washington or Saigon.
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Chicago
Nixon
U.S
Asia
South Vietnam
Chicago Sun Times
Washington
Saigon
Apollo 16 Moon Landing Mission Faces Extended Descent Preparations
Cape Kennedy Florida AP reports Saturn 5 power is being applied to begin the Apollo 16 countdown from 8:30 a.m. EST for a 12:54 p.m. liftoff. Astronauts John W. Young Charles M. Duke Jr. and Thomas K. Mattingly II rehearse descent to Descartes crater site for a 73 hour lunar stay with three seven hour surface excursions and a hunt for ancient volcanic activity. Mattingly will conduct extensive orbital experiments while the crew drives the lunar rover among geological features near the Descartes region.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Moon
John W. Young
Charles M. Duke Jr
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Lunar
Young
Duke
Descartes
Mattingly
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