Air Ordeal From Open Cargo Door Over Detroit Flight 96
Investigators traced mid air incident on American Airlines DC-10 from Detroit to Buffalo to a malfunctioning lower cargo door that opened at 12 000 feet. No explosive device was involved per FBI. The door caused decompression and damage to engine and hydraulics. Eleven people injured minor. coffin and cargo fell free.
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Can Airlines
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New York
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Ontario
George Warde
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American Airlines
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Refugee Column Attacked Near An Loc
Communist troops fired on a refugee column near An Loc killing 12 civilians and wounding 30 as 1,000 people fled the area in Saigon reports.
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Saigon
UPS
An Loc
Electronic Gear Lets B 52s Bomb North Vietnam
B 52s equipped with electronic countermeasure gear sontinue raids into North Vietnam, with missiles now jammed and air forces increasing in Southeast Asia. U S pilots report multiple bridges destroyed and extensive bombings near the DMZ and toward China border, while battles around An Loc and Highway 13 unfold.
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Southeast Asia
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Chinese Foreign Ministry
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Social Security Bill Completed After 11 Months
The Senate Finance Committee closed 11 months of work on a $17.6 billion welfare and security expansion. It would boost benefits by 10 percent for 27.8 million recipients, enforce new work rules for many welfare claimants, and modify Medicare and Medicaid. Payroll tax schedules rise for 96 million earners, with a $113.40 year‑end increase for those making $10,200+ in 1973.
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Senate Finance Committee
Long
D-La
Senate
High Winds Hit North Winneshiek School and Towns in Iowa
Severe weather lashed eastern Iowa causing extensive roof and water damage at the North Winneshiek Community School seven miles north of Decorah. Flooding was seen in Marshalltown and winds damaged Tama and Toledo as rainfall neared five and a half inches.
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Iowa
Marshalltown
Tama
Toledo
National Weather Service
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Leslie Wennes
House Panel Back Nixon Vietnam Policy Shift
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a resolution backing President Nixon’s Vietnam policy by a 19 18 vote. Democrats said they would push the defeated end-the-war measure to the House floor for a vote.
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Washington
Nixon Pushes Rapid Approval of ABM Treaties
President Nixon urged Congress to ratify a treaty limiting anti-ballistic missiles to two sites per nation and an executive agreement freezing land and sea based missiles at current levels. He warned the US and Soviet Union may withdraw if tighter arms curbs are not reached within five years.
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Gerald Ford
Henhouse
Iowa Rights Unit Faces Showdown With Unions Over Apprenticeships
The Iowa Civil Rights Commission and unions clash over apprenticeship entry tests used in public schools and community colleges. Alvin Hayes Jr says tests are not job related and may violate federal rules aimed at minority recruitment. the state board weighs delaying action for two years or proceeding.
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State Civil Rights Commission
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State Board of Public Instruction
Alvin Hayes, Jr
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Iowa
Supreme Courts
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State Department of Public Instruction
State Board
Burial of Rapid City flood victims begins
Rapid City tasks three cemeteries as funeral services start for identified victims after floods from Rapid Creek. Officials report death tolls around 175 to 192 with many bodies moved to near towns as morgues overflow. Guardsmen continue body recoveries while mayor cautions some remains may never be found.
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Rapid City
S.D
Civil Defense
Duane L. Corning
South Dakota National Guard
Donald Barnett
Two Egyptian Mig-21s Shot Down by Israeli Air Force
Cairo reports two Egyptian Mig-21 fighters were shot down by Israeli jets over the Mediterranean near the Sinai. pilots parachuted into the sea about 25 miles off the Sinai coast. Israeli spokesman says two Soviet-built Egyptian jets fell in a dogfight. flight details and airspace status remain unclear.
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Sinai Desert
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Siani
200 Jailed In Lithuania After Riots
In Kaunas during May 18 19 thousands of youths shouted for Freedom for Lithuania clashing with police and paratroopers. About 200 young detainees await trial with rioters aged 16 to 24. Roman Kalanta set himself ablaze May 14 and died twelve hours later. Another youth died by self immolation in Varena about ten days earlier.
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Roman Kalanta
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