Ozark Strike Halts Flights Across 14 States
Ozark Air Lines faces a widespread shutdown as mechanics strike, idling about 2,200 workers in 60 cities and severing operations in 14 states including Iowa. Cedar Rapids layoffs total 18, with service cuts planned. one daily departure added locally amid broader flight reductions nationwide. United Air Lines adjusts schedules due to the strike and air controller issues.
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Cedar Rapids
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Osterhagen
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Minneapolis
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Paul Rodgers
St. Louis
United Air Lines
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Des Moines
Trial Slated To Resume As Brown Missing In Maryland
H Rap Brown did not appear with his lawyers as the arson and inciting to riot trial resumed in Bel Air, moved to Elliott City after prior disruptions. Prosecutors warned of a bench warrant, bail forfeiture, and potential prison terms up to ten years for arson and seven years for riot, with jurors to be brought forward for selection.
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H. Rap Brown
William M. Kunstler
Brown
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Bel Air
Baltimore
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Chesapeake Bay
Kunstler
James Macgill
Maryland
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Astronauts Briefing Experts on Journey
Apollo 13 astronauts James Lovell Fred Haise and John Swigert begin briefing experts on the near tragedy and the oxygen tank explosion that aborted the third moon landing. They plan talks with Space Center officials and the Apollo 13 review board as technicians study radio data and photographs.
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Space Center
James Lovell
Fred Haise
John Swigert
Mother Finds Five Children Drowned in Lake Dorr
Mrs. J. B. Simmons saw a small hand rise from Lake Dorr as she called her children in for lunch. Five of her six children were drowned. The lake has a history, with seven children and three adults previously drowned there while fishing fourteen years earlier.
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Jmatilla, Fla
J. B. Simmons
Lake Dorr
Nixon to discuss Southeast Asia in TV radio address
President Nixon will outline his plan for further U S troop withdrawals from South Vietnam in a televised radio address at 8 p m Iowa time. He may hint at surprises and will not confirm a replacement for Henry Cabot Lodge as Paris peace negotiator.
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Paris
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Supreme Court lets stand ruling on Red Membership law
The Supreme Court declined to review a 1968 revision of the anti Communist statute that kept the Subversive Activities Control Board alive, upholding a lower court’s ruling striking down the provision to label individuals as members of the U S Communist Party. The court also let stand rulings allowing government to deny employment over off duty homosexual conduct and agreed to decide next term if a Southern city can close all public pools after integration orders.
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Laird sets cautious course on nuclear arms limits
Defense Secretary Laird warned the United States faces rising Russian missile threat and urged negotiating with the Soviets to resolve MIRV and ABM issues at the conference table. He defended delaying some deployments only if MIRV and Safeguard proceed, stressing SALT talks must succeed.
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Safeguard
Soviet Union
Nixon
Russia
Five U S Choppers Shot Down During Viet Nam Actions
Five American helicopters were shot down in South Vietnam on Sunday, the largest one day toll in nearly a year. Four Americans were killed and six wounded as ground action remained light. The U S command cited 20 enemy rocket and mortar attacks in the prior 24 hours, with 6 casualties or damage.
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South Vietnam
U.S
Exiles claim Cuba invasion marks start of guerrilla war
A Miami based Alpha 66 spokesman said several landing forces reached Cuban shores as exiles seek to ignite mountain warfare in Oriente province. Castro reported six dead in beach fighting, blaming mercenaries from the United States. Tass called the invaders counter revolutionary hirelings intent on sabotaging Cuba’s sugar harvest as the Bay of Pigs anniversary nears.
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Florida
Mendez
Dulce Maria
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Baracoa
Guantanamo
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Bay of ‘Pigs
Tass
Soviet Union
Lovell and Crew Return Home After Apollo 13 Mission
Space Center crowd greets James Lovell Fred Haise and Jack Swigert as they land back in the United States after the Apollo 13 crisis. Diverse welcomes follow a tense mission where a successful moon landing was not achieved but the crew’s safe return is celebrated by President Nixon Space Center families and local neighbors.
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Haise
Swigert
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Ellington Air Force Base
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Texas
Mission Control Center
James Lovell
White House
Fred Haise
Jack Swigert
Iwo Jinja
Nixon
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Timber Cove
Thomas Mattingly
Mattingly
Lovells
Alger Awards Honor Fong and Stokes for Humble Origins
New York AP reports Senator Hiram Fong of Hawaii and Mayor Carl Stokes of Cleveland received Horatio Alger awards recognizing rise from humble origins to national prominence. Both figures are noted for public service and trailblazing careers.
Chuckie An executive quip about getting others to do work today
A humorous quote defines an executive as someone who avoids tasks by delegating to others today, framing leadership as pushing work outward. The remark reflects a witty take on workplace norms and delegation dynamics.
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