Plane Hijackers Lose Hero Status in Arab World
In a shifting Arab political climate hijackers are losing sympathy as regimes deny them asylum and denounce their actions. Four days after a Dutch jumbo jet hijacking, gunmen hoped for passports and sanctuary while Egyptian and Syrian infantry commanders gain prestige in talks and peace deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holger Jensen
Associated Press
Beirut
Lebanon
Bar-Lev
Suez Canal
Golan Heights
Syria
Geneva
Palestine Liberation Organization
Saxbe Appointment Fight Moves Through Senate
The Senate debated the Saxbe appointment with Byrd urging a court test on constitutionality and an 87-0 vote adopting an amendment for expedited Supreme Court review. Hruska Fong Cranston and others defended the bill as aligning with the constitutional intent. Nixon planned to nominate Saxbe on Nov 1 after Cox firing sparked Watergate turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roman L. Hruska
Rneb
Hiram L. Fong
Hawaii
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Saxbe
Byrd
Supreme Court
Senate
Hruska and
Fong
Nixon
Elliot L. Richardson
Archibald Cox
Home heating conversions bring warning to homeowners
Charlotte officials warn converting from oil or gas to electric heat risks higher bills and fire if houses lack proper wiring and insulation. Duke Power urges engineering studies before switching, noting 200000 customers already heat with electricity and cautions on space heater safety and costs.
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Charlotte
N.C
Charles Sparrow
Charlotte City
Duke Power Company
William J. Burton
Duke
Burton
Sparrow
Arab oil embargo fuels tensions ahead of Geneva talks
Arab leaders gathered in a summit to tighten Arab unity before a December peace conference with Israel in Geneva. Iraq and Libya boycotted, Jordan sent envoys. oil policy remained aimed at pressuring pro Israel states while expanding shipments for pro Arab nations. Oil cuts of 25 to 30 percent spark fears of a winter fuel crisis in the United States Japan and Europe. The embargo also targeted the United States and Holland over pro Israel policies.
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Middle East
Israel
Geneva
Iraq
Libya
Hussein
Jordan
United States
Japan
Europe
Holland
Rumors of Influence Shape SBA Assistance Dispatch
In Richmond the SBA work faced alleged outside influence as Palumbo’s Virgin Islands bank and Hamilton’s team reshaped staffing. Ken Bowie, once a Regan ally, reportedly fears for his life after being assigned a pistol permit while Bowie's claim of external ripoffs prompts concern. Downgrading to regional handling slowed aid, with central office delays cited as hindering progress.
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Richmond
Palumbo
Virgin Islands
Hamilton
Regan
Yes Men
Ken Bowie
Bowie
SBA
Sixteen Hurt As Eastern DC9 Crashes At Akron Canton
Federal and airline investigators probed the Eastern Air Lines DC9 crash at Akron-Canton Airport that injured 26 on Tuesday night. The overrun damaged the 6400 foot runway, split the plane, and led to fuel spills with no fire. Passengers included Olga Holley 66 from Holly Hill Florida and pilot Andrew McQuigg 28 of Boca Raton Florida.
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Canton, Ohio
Eastern Air Lines
Akron-Canton
Canton
Akron
Olga Holley
Holly Hill
Fla
Barberton Citizens Hospital
William Hill
Hollywood
Andrew McQuigg
Boca Raton
Fred Myer
Lyndhurst
Jeri Lasky
Cliff Lasky
Berea
Cleveland
Miss Lasky
Pittsburgh
Miami-to-Akron
West Virginia Flood Victims Return Home
Residents of flooded southwestern West Virginia began returning home as crews reopened roads. The three day downpour ended, rescue efforts continued, and National Guard units assisted locals with scarce belongings. Governor Moore weighed federal disaster aid after surveys. Roads remained closed by water, landslides, and washouts in Charleston and Huntington, while areas like Lincoln and Kanawha counties faced isolation and evacuations.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Huntington
National Guard
Arch A. Moore Jr
Kanawha County
Lincoln County
Mud River
Hamlin
Milton
Montgomery
Carbondale
Canelton Hollow
Kanawha
Roane
Lincoln
Boone
Auto price hikes loom as Phase 4 review continues
Economy officials report Phase 4 anti inflation approvals cover 2600 product lines with 6.3 billion in price increases. Hearings last week focused on 1974 auto price hikes with GM's average rise about 208 dollars. Absent council action, American Motors Ford Chrysler GM could lift prices this weekend and December 8. GM faces a record 765,000 unsold big cars as UAW notes a production cutback next month.
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General Motors
American Motors
Ford
Chrysler
United Auto Workers Union
Senate Votes Medicare Drug Proposal
The Senate approved a plan to help pay prescription drug costs for elderly Medicare enrollees. The Ribicoff provision adds home use drugs to cover chronic conditions with a $1 patient co pay and Medicare covering the remainder at an estimated $700 million yearly. Funding comes from raising Social Security tax to 5.90 percent, costing a $5 increase for a $10,000 yearly earner.
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Washington
Senate
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Dconn
Sunday Turnpike Pumps To Close As Gas Rationing Looms
A nationwide plan to curb gasoline sales hits turnpikes in Maine Pennsylvania New York New Jersey and Florida with pumps closed or limited from 9 p.m. Saturday until midnight Sunday under a Nixon administration voluntary ban and possible mandatory rules. States report 28 stations on the Pennsylvania Turnpike 11 on Massachusetts Bay State Toll Road and similar actions on New York New Jersey Maine and Florida toll roads with some stations remaining open only for emergency services or repair. The move follows a request for voluntary nationwide gasoline rationing and forecasts show potential economic disruption while authorities assess the effectiveness and feasibility of further fuel controls.
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Associated Press
Maine
Pennsylvania
New York
Florida
New Jersey
Nixon
Congress
Maine Turnpike Authority
Turnpike Commission
Wendesday
Alaska
U.S
Morton
Japan
New York State Thruway
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Maine Turnpike
New Jersey Turnpike
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Kenneth G. Curtis
Senate
Carter
Herbert Stein
Council of Economic Advisers
Department
New York State Thruway Authority
Florida Department of Transportation
Massachusetts
Turnpike Authority
John T. Driscoll
Driscoll
Oilcom
Kansas Turnpike
Onnecticut
State Turnpike Authority
Connecticut Turnpike
Merritt and
Wilbur Cross
Arco and
Gulf
Ohio Turnpike
Arco
Mobil
Texaco
New Jersey Highway Authority
Garden State Parkway
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D-N.c
House
Post Office Committee
Thaddeus J.dulski
D-N.y
Dulski
Carl Albert
Japan Air Lines
Amsterdam
Tokyo
Persian Gulf
Dubai
Benghazi
Muammar Khadafy
Troika
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Roy Ashahd. Stein
Edgar Fiedler
Sidney Jones
Commerce Department
Gary Seevers
George Habash
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Algiers
Paris
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Ohio
Alexander Haig
Rose Mary Woods
Buzhardat
Watergate
H. R. Haldeman
White House
Leonard Garment
Buzhardt
Buxhardt
Haldeman-Nixon
Medicare
Dade County
Widener
Cathey
Snow
Tulsa
Oklo
Bill Anderson
Bud Wendell
Opry House
Nashville
Gene Autry
Roy Rogers
West
Skylab
Don Puddy
Puddy
Kohoutek
Carr
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Lee and Holbrook
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