168 Feared Dead In Air Disasters
A Cathay Pacific four engine jetliner crashed in the central highlands near Pleiku Saigon, killing 81 aboard including 17 Americans. Rescue crews searched the wreckage as officials ruled out a midair collision. Another crash near New Delhi killed 87, including 16 Americans, with five survivors. Investigators call the Lod airport strike in Israel a factor in bomb threat waves against JAL.
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Saigon
Cathay Pacific
Central Highlands
West Bend
Wis
Thomas J. Kenny
B. C. Ziegler Co
Roberta
Kathleen
Daniel
Mary Jane
Colleen
Andrew Pick
Singapore
Andrew Kenny
Pick
U. S
Pleiku
Cheo Reo
Highlands
Hong Kong
South Vietnam
Jaitpur
India
UPI
New Delhi
Japan Air Lines
JAL
Middle East
Lod
Israel
Westinghouse Executive Killed in Flight Crash
Carlisle P. Myers 56, vice president and general counsel of Westinghouse Electric, died in a Japanese airliner crash near New Delhi. Myers, a Lincoln, Nebraska native, held roles as corporate secretary and was aboard with 14 other Americans. The article notes his death occurred Wednesday.
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Pittsburgh
API
Carlisle P. Myers
New Delhi
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Lincoln
Neb
Myers
Regents Eye Non-Resident Tuition Hikes
Iowa City state board of regents debated tuition rates for part-time and out-of-state students at Iowa three universities and asked for further study. R. Wayne Richey reported part-time students pay more per credit hour across Iowa State University and University of Iowa figures, urging policy review to avoid bias against working, minority, or returning students.
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Iowa City
State Board of Regents
Iowa
R. Wayne Richey
Richey
University of Iowa
ISU
UNI
Mexican President Dignifies White House Visit With Mothers and Children
Washington UPI Mexican President Luis Echeverria stole the spotlight at a White House arrival by beckoning two young mothers and their daughters to the platform to illustrate concern for global children. Nixon stood nearby as Countess Logan Lessana and her daughter Barbara joined Julie Robinson and her daughter Tegan for the moment. Echeverria praised mothers and stressed the world’s children as the future, urging leaders to ensure a peaceful world and noting the ever-present hopes and uncertainties faced by young families. He departed from usual state remarks, signaling a shift toward human welfare themes amid talks on U.S.-Mexico relations.
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Luis Echeverria
Mexico
Nixon
White House
Echeverria
U.S
Washington
UPI
Logan Lessana
Rome
Barbara
Julie Robinson
U. S
Tegan
Six U S Troops Dead In Vietnam. Fourteen Missing
In Vietnam last week six U S troops were killed in action while fourteen Americans were reported missing. Most missing are believed to have been aboard a transport plane that vanished in the central highlands nearly two weeks ago. The aircraft carried 14 Americans 11 Vietnamese and a crew of six Chinese. The men were part of a clandestine operations group and the U S command has not acknowledged the loss.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
U.S. Command
Central Highlands
Commission for Blind Sued Over Use of Funds
Iowa's Commission for the Blind faces a Polk County class action by 18 blind residents alleging conversion and misuse of state and federal funds for promotional activities tied to the National Federation of the Blind and related interests. Kenneth Jernigan, president of the federation, is named along with staff and officials. suit seeks a permanent injunction.
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Commission For Blind
Des Moines
Iowa Commission For the Blind
Polk County District Court
Commission
Mission
Kenneth Jernigan
National Federation of the Blind
Iowa Commission
Jernigan
The
Nixon seeks Sept. 1 approval for Moscow arms pact
President Nixon urged Congress to approve by September 1 the Moscow arms curbs to pave way for October talks on broader limits. In a White House briefing, he pressed lawmakers and Kissinger for scrutiny of the accords, warning unilateral disarmament would remove any incentive to negotiate further.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Moscow
White House
Henry Kissinger
Senate
House
U.S
Kissinger
U S Seeks U N Move On Hijacks
The United States seeks a U N Security Council meeting to back a resolution urging all nations to curb airliner hijackings. A key diplomat said the text is circulated informally to the 14 other Council members as airlines plan a 24 hour strike if the Council does not act. Secretary General Waldheim meets airline reps to ease tensions. pilots and workers groups push for strong action.
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United Nations
United States
U.N. Security Council
U.S
Council
Kurt Waldheim
Ola Forsberg
International Federation of Airline Pilots Assn
U.N
Knut Hammarskjold
International Air Transport Assn
International Transport Workers Federation
Waldheim
Pilots’ Federation
I Council
Thetransport Association
London
Goodwill Move for Podgorny at Hanoi Visit
U S forces suspend bombing near Hanoi as Podgorny visits. Washington says the pause is temporary during his stay, while Moscow and Saigon angles push for peace. U S raids continue elsewhere including Dong Hoi and Nam Dinh as B 52s target Hue related fronts.
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Saigon
United States
Hanoi
Soviet Union
U.S
Saratoga
Vinh
Dong Hoi
Nam Dinh
Thanh Hoa
Legal Opinion Backs Airport Fee Collection
Cedar Rapids residents learn that Iowa law may allow an airport head tax on enplaning passengers as a potential funding source. State Sen. Tom Riley seeks an attorney general's opinion after sections 330.12 were cited as possibly permitting ticket and freight taxes to offset airport maintenance.
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Tom Riley
Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
Iowa
Riley
Gazette
Richard Horak
Horak
Pullout of Support Troops Ordered From South Vietnam
SAIGON AP reports the US command announced on Thursday a pullout of 10 army units from South Vietnam. The move follows mounting calls for disengagement and aims to reduce American troop presence while maintaining allied support and regional stability.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Boy asks about re-entry after cow jumps moon
A bedtime joke from a child to his father riffs on the classic cow jumping over the moon. The boy then pivots to a scientific twist asking how re-entry into Earth's atmosphere would work. The quip blends nursery rhyme whimsy with spaceflight curiosity.
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