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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1974
Page
4
Paris AP reports the French divorce system uses a formal guilty verdict by judges under Napoleon code. Reformers aim for mutual consent and modernized laws, reducing court theatrics. lawyers note disputes and hostility arise from current strict procedure.
Josef Homoloy a 31 year old Czech Canadian was arrested at Rome Fiumicino airport after hijacking an Air India jet on Christmas Day He threatened to crash the plane used a pocketknife and flashlight and was overpowered in the cockpit by the co pilot and flight engineer The plane diverted to Paris and New York and authorities found 20 counterfeit Canadian hundred dollar bills on him He faces hijacking and counterfeiting charges with potential life imprisonment.
The Soviet Union launched the space station Salyut 4 into orbit, Tass said, with no crew planned. The launch aims to test design and systems and to conduct scientific studies in orbit while tracking and data transmission are managed from stations in the USSR and from the ship Academician Sergei Korolev.
Rep. Les Aspin charges the Army is lining up manufacturers to produce nerve gas components and artillery projectiles. He cites a Commerce Department notice seeking firms to convert facilities for ton quantities of dimethyl polysulfide and ethyl 2 Diisopropylaminoethyl, VX’s components. The Army says no comment pending contact with chemical warfare officials.
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