Airline security push amid hijack fears and PSA ransom case
ALPA official urged a travel boycott of airlines seen as skimping on ground security. In a related incident, Francis Goodell, a 21 year old AWOL soldier, hijacked a PSA jet to demand ransom, later surrendering at Oakland. The note cited groups in the Mideast crisis. $450,000 was recovered. FBI and officials described the broader hijack wave and security steps underway.
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Washington
Air Line Pilots Association
al Bonner
ALPA
Bonner
Nixon
Congress
Oakland
Calif
Pacific Southwest Airlines
California
Oakland International
FBI
Francis Goodell
Manassas
Robert Gebhardt
Goodell
Ft.Riley
Kaw
Hiacker
PSA
San Francisco
Heli
Liberia
Oakland Air Pirate
California Highway Patrol
Lloyd T Turner
Gebhardt
Turner
San Diego
FBI Aid. US
Atty
James Browning Jr
Sacra
Mento
Saigon Claim on Quang Tri City Sparks Dispute
The Saigon command says elements of a South Vietnamese task force spearheaded by tanks seized two thirds of Quang Tri City. Field reports dispute the claim as paratrooper and marine units close in from two sides amid heavy resistance, with American air and naval support. Howard Hughes faces a $51 million slander suit over Noah Dietrich allegations.
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Saigon
Quang Tri
U.S
Los Angeles
Howard Hughes
Noah Dietrich
CIA Weather Warfare Claims Surface in Laos and Vietnam
Reports say the CIA conducted rainmaking experiments along the Ho Chi Minh trail in Southern Laos with unclear results. Sources suggest cloud seeding with silver iodide by CIA and Air Force planes, while Defense Secretary Laird denies current weather modification over North Vietnam.
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Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
CIA
U.S
North Vietnam
Communist Trao
South Vietnam
Cambodia
CLA
Air Force
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Nam
Congress
United States
William F. Raborn
U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings
Raborn
Navy
Laird
Texas
Philippines
Fischer Spassky World Championship Set For Tuesday Start
The world chess championship match between Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer is tentatively set to begin next Tuesday in Reykjavik after Fischer lost the draw and postponements persisted. Spassky arrived early, expressed readiness to play, while Fischer’s camp and officials weighed illness and delays amid widespread public interest.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Internatonal Chess Federation
Spassky
S.R
Fischer
U.S.A
Bobby
Helicopter Rides OKED Temporarily by Old Orchard Beach Council
Old Orchard Beach voters heard approval of Cloughs Helicopter Service for scenic rides from Milliken Street with conditions. A July 21 public hearing was set and the town manager may discontinue rides if many complaints arise. The firm must carry liability insurance and ensure no zoning violations. They will pay 10 percent of gross to the town and provide emergency transport to Webber Hospital and possibly Maine Medical Center.
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Michael Spath
Old Orchard Beach
Loranger School
Clough
Milliken Street
Webber Hospital
Maine Medical Center
Arthur Miller
Compromise Allows Maine Yankee Plant to Run At 75-80 Percent
Maine Yankee Atomic Power Co and opponents reached a deal to permit the Wiscasset plant to operate at 75-80 percent capacity for 18 months while seeking a temporary license from the Atomic Energy Commission. Opponents argue against any operation above 50 percent, citing safety and environmental concerns.
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Wiscasset
Maine Yankee Atomic Power Co
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
Maine Yankee
Thomas Dignan
Boston
Atomic Energy Commission
Harold P. Green
Washington
Citizens For Safe Power
Audubon Natural Council
Brunswick
Green
NASA funds study on satellite solar power station feasibility
NASA awarded a 197 400 six month contract to A D Little Inc Cambridge Mass and three industry teams to study a space solar power plant concept. Large satellites would orbit 22 000 miles up to beam microwave energy to Earth receiving stations for distribution. Partners include Grumman Textron Spectrolab Heliotek and Raytheon in the joint effort.
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Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
A. D. Little, Inc
Cambridge
Mass
Associated Industry
Grumman Aerosspace Corp
Bethpage
N.Y
Textron, Inc
Spectrolab Heliotek Division
Sylmar
Calif
Raytheon Corp. Equipment Division Laboratories
Lexington, Mass
Muskie and wife depart Kennebunk for Miami
Senator Edmund S. Muskie and his wife Jane leave Kennebunk Beach for Miami as the Democratic National Convention begins. He signals disappointment at not securing the nomination but supports party unity and praises Governor Curtis’s call for McGovern. He outlines views on defense spending tax reform and the convention’s early role.
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Maine
Edmund S
Jane
Muskie
Miami
Kennebunk Beach
Maryline White
Edmund S. Muskie
George S. McGovern
Kenneth M. Curtis
McGovern
Curtis
UPI
Germany
Rhode Island Police Bust $25 Million Gambling Ring
State police arrested 79 people including two Newport police officers in dawn raids tied to a $25 million annual gambling operation. Wiretaps and indictments led to arrests across Rhode Island and neighboring states, with 83 defendants named and several prior raids noted.
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Newport
R.I
Walter E. Stone
State Police
Rhode Island
New
Edward Correia
Organized Crime Intelligence Unit
Stone
Correia
Providence
Robert L. DeCosta
G. John Gazerro
Prices Rise as Unemployment Falls in June
Wholesale prices edged up half a percent in June led by higher livestock and meat costs. Unemployment fell to 5.5 percent, the lowest in over a year and a half, though 1.1 million more jobless youths entered the market. The Wholesale Price Index reached 118.8 of the 1967 base, with sectors like livestock and processed meats driving gains.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
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Lucien Bourque
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