King Faisal of Saudi Arabia Assassinated in Riyadh
King Faisal was killed by his nephew in Riyadh as the Arab world marked the Prophet Mohammed birthday. Crown Prince Khaled Ibn Abdul Aziz was proclaimed king, with Fahd named crown prince. The U.S. voiced shock at the blow to Middle East policy amid regional instability.
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Lebanon
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
America
Riyadh
Mohammed
Khaled Ibn
Abdul Aziz
Khaled
Fahd
Royal Palace
Faisal Ibn
Musaed Ibn
Washington
U.S
Middle East
Henry A. Kissinger
Egypt
Israel
Kissinger
United States
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Europe
Asia
Rusalem
Saud
Arabian
King Saud
Ibn Saud
Greece
Iffat
Desert
San Francisco
United Nations
New York
John V. Lindsay
Thieu Orders Cabinet Shakeup for Fighting Government
South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu ordered a cabinet reshuffle to form a fighting government and invite anti Communist nationalists to join. The move follows a three week North Vietnamese offensive that forced evacuations and left Da Nang tense as troops reinforce and refugees flood the city.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Radio Saigon
Hue
da Nang
Thieu
Associated Press
Peter Arnett
Thanh Binh
Hai van Pass
U.S
Air Vietnam
FAA blames misdirected instruction for fatal jet crash
The FAA ties the 16 death toll to a controller mixup that sent a USAF C141 into Mt Constance in the Olympic Mountains near Seattle. The error involved descending the wrong plane to 5,000 feet, triggering the collision with the Navy liner on a Yakota to McChord run.
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Federal Aviation Administration
Air Force
Mt. . Constance
Washington
Olympic Mountains
Military Air Command
McChord Air Force Base
Yakota Air Base
Japan
Navy
Portland
Ore
FAA
Seattle Center
SEAD3
Mt. Constance
Wine and Pot Use On Increase At Saco J H S
Howard Cushman reports rising marijuana and alcohol use among Saco public school students as early as sixth and seventh grade. The district plans a town meeting with parents police and counseling services to address the issue and consider a targeted drug and alcohol program.
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Saco
J.H.S
Susan Morrison
Howard Cushman
Robert Moody
Parks and Recreation Department
the Journal
Saco School Committee
York County Counseling Services
Saco Middle School
Cushman
YCCS
CIA Salvage Ship Glomar Explorer Likely to Be Sold
The Glomar Explorer built for a CIA mission to recover a sunken Soviet submarine is expected to be sold. The Washington Star cites sources saying the ship has outlived CIA usefulness now that its cover as a marine mining vessel is blown.
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CIA
Washington
Agency
The
Washington Star
Glomar Explorer
Howard Hughes
Summa Corp
Hughes’ Summa Corp
Star
Hughes
Pacific Ocean
Hawaii
Unemployment Improves in Biddeford-Sanford Area
About 400 people found work or were rehired in February in the Biddeford Sanford labor market area, but unemployment remained high at 12.7 percent. York County dropped to 10.6 percent, while statewide rates rose. Manufacturing and trade sectors drive layoffs, though seasonal hiring should rise with warmer weather.
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Christopher Couch
Biddeford- Sanford
Department of Manpower Affairs
York County
Biddeford-Sanford
Paul Luce
Economic Analysis and Research Division of Manpower Affairs
Luce
Today’s Chuckle Sign Suggests Saving Face
A humorous line on a cosmetic counter reads Let us show you how to save face. The witty prompt plays on beauty routines and customer guidance with light tone.
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Chris Walk
Walk
Vancouver
B.C
General Services Administration
Monument Island
Stephen Muskie
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