72 Was Year of Death for Hijackers i. Birain
Washington based UPI reports 1972 saw hijackers killed imprisoned or confined in mental hospitals as new security measures tighten at airports. In 1973 officials predict more disruptions while officials debate who pays for tougher rules and how to deter hijackings.
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Washington
UPI
U. S
United States
Cuba
Benjamin C. Davis
UPI Telephoto
Robert Dobbelaer
January 6 Deadline on Airport Security Plans
Cedar Rapids airport manager Roy Jameson says meeting new hijack prevention rules will cost over 50 000 dollars. Airports must file plans by January 6 and implement by February 6, with armed guards in boarding areas during departures. He seeks 30186 dollars in federal matching funds to upgrade trucks and install terminal gates and locks, due by May 26.
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United States
Cedar Rapids
Roy Jameson
Jameson
Sign Up Week Planned for Central YMCA Tiny Tots
Sign-Up Week for the winter Tiny Tots swimming and gymnastics at the Central branch YMCA begins with Jan 9 classes for boys and girls ages 2 to 5. Advance registration is at the Central Y desk or by phone 366-6421.
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Central Branch Ymca
James Springer
Central Y Desk
YMCA
The
Central Ymca
Scientists Propose Search For Life In Distant Stars
Mountain View California reports that scientists propose Project Cyclops a vast radio dish network to scan for signals from other civilizations. The plan envisions a 40 year development with up to 25 billion dollars to match Apollo era costs. Dr John Billingham of NASA Ames notes enthusiasm but says ideas remain in early stages.
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Mountain View
Calif
Upi
America
Earth
John Billingham
NASA
Ames Research Center
American Society For Engineering Education
Space Agency
Stanford University
John H. Wolfe
Outer Space
Santa confirms call to Twin Falls brothers on walkie talkie
In Twin Falls Idaho eight year old Michael Van Auscheln and his ten year old brother Kurt heard a voice claiming to be Santa Claus over their Christmas morning walkie talkie set. Their father Robert witnessed the call and said the boys now firmly believe in Santa. The boys asked where Santa lives and were answered Twin Falls Idaho with a holiday greeting.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
UPI
Michael van Auscheln
Kurt
Santa Claus
Michael
Santa
Robert van Auscheln
Aesthetic and Financial Demand for Old Navajo Blankets
New York collectors and artists discuss Navajo blankets, valued for their design rather than investment. Figures like Samuel Pryor Reed and Anthony Berlant link blankets with 1950s and 60s painting, while Berlant champions older weavings from 1800 to 1900. The trend spreads through West Coast art circles with figures such as Bengston, Price, and Moses adopting the craft.
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William Randolph Hearst
Georgia O’keefe
Southwest
New York
Anthony Berlant
Santa Monica
Billy al Bengston
Ken Price
Edward Moses
Pitcairn Island Loses Its Only Police Officer
Glend a le Calif AP report that Pitcairn 84 residents now live without a cop after the lone police officer quit and will not be replaced. Tom Christian 35 said the jail was empty in 1972 and minor garden boundary disputes prompted calls to police, a rarity on the remote British protectorate founded by HMS Bounty mutineers 1799.
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Glendale
Calif
Pitcairn Island
South Pacific
Tom Christian
Pitcairn
Christian
Arctic
Britain
Panama
New Zealand
H.M.S. Bounty
Israel’s past unearthed by eager archaeologists at Acre and Jerusalem
Built on centuries of ruins, Israel hosts 800 archeological sites from Crusader fortresses to Roman sarcophagi. Excavations uncover Herodian streets and temple remnants near Jerusalem’s walled relics, prompting safeguards as engineers brace ancient walls with concrete buttresses.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Israel
Acre
Ashkelon
Jordan
Middle East
Titus
Herod
Benjamin Mazar
Hebrew University
Christ
Holy City
Technion Haifa
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Orlando
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Air Line Pilots Assn
ALPA
J. J. O’donnell
Union
Transportation
John A. Volpe
Volpe
Transportation Department
Civil Aeronautics Board
American Civil Liberties Union
Springer
By Kenneth J. Braddick
Jack
Emily
Young Brothers
New York Times Service
Frank Stellar
Kenneth Noland
Andy Warhol
Union Square
Donald Judd
Lower East Side
Samuel Pryor Reed
Engelhard-Hanovia, Inc., Investments
Department of Antiquities and Museums
Killian
Buresh
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