Concorde edges ahead in Western supersonic race
Britain and France press a $20 billion partnership over Concorde as the first pre production model aims for 1971 and commercial service in 1973. They claim Concorde will beat the US SST to market despite questions over overland routes and sonic booms. Burgess says speed justifies higher fares and cramped first class seating could dominate transatlantic travel.
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America
Britain
Sud Aviation-British Aircraft Corp
U.S
United States
Europe
Overland Airways
Concorde
Pat Burgess
Toulouse
Filton
St. David’s
Burgess
Pan American
British Overseas Airways
Air France
Sixties Reflections Color Nixon Era Forecasts For 1970s
Washington observers mix pessimism on immediate issues with cautious optimism for the decade ahead. They cite Vietnam, Middle East, and Africa conflicts, arms talks with the Soviet Union, and China policy as defining tests, while noting potential for a new balance of power and restrained U.S. involvement.
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Washington
Vietnam
Middle East
Africa
Latin America
Soviet Union
Europe
China
Southeast Asia
Nixon
U.S
Romania
Paris
U.S.S.R
Japan
West Germany
France
Britain
Moscow
West
Congress
Communist Parties
Czechoslovakia
United States
Pot of 1970 Democratic primary heats up in Morgan County
The 1970 Democratic primary is shaping up across North Alabama with multiple potential candidates. Morgan County sheriff incumsent David Sandlin seeks a second term, while Coroner John McBride and ex deputy Jack Metcalf are mentioned as possible rivals. Other races include county offices in lawrence Limestone Cullman and more with several incumbents expected to seek reelection or faced with challenges.
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East
Vietnam
Paris
White House
Nixon
Middle East
Alabama
Morgan
Area
Morgan County
David Sandlin
Sandlin
John McBride
Jack Metcalf
Decatur
Lucian McCullouch
Metcalf
McCullouch
McBride
Lewis Guntharp
Charles Gunthorp
Morgan County Sept
J. C. Petty
George Nancarrow
Harrison Hill
Cleo Teague
Leslie Doss
Ralph Slate
Morgan-Limestone
Bob Harris
House of Representative
David Cauthen
Miles
J. N. Powell
Gary Rodgers
Harris
Limestone
Dan Nelson
R. L. Handley
Newton B. Powell
Nelson
Esther Hannay
Hillsboro
Lawrence County
W. J. Lee
Lawrence County Board of Revenue
T. C. Almon
Limestone County
Mason
Freeman
Pete Rutherford
M. W
Buddy) Evans
Board of Revenue
Thomas B. Hammons
Dillard Feigley
McConnell Funeral Home
Lewis Swinen
Frances Rogers
James I. Thomas
Limestoke
Ed Burgreen
Down
Cullman County
F. E. St. John III
Cullman
Walker
Bob Wilson
Jasper
Tom Drake
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World Book Science Service
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London
John Bull
LE Bang
Globe
Middle-East
By James Reston
Herman Kahn
Anthony J. Wiener
Hohenzollern
Hapsburg
Bohr
de Broglie
Einstein
Freud
By John Hightower
Associated Press
State Department
Nigeria
William P. Rogers
Rogers
Taiwan
Winford Turner
Daily City
Robert Berryman
Lawrence
Brewer
Moulton
Neal Norwood
Fred Folsom
St. John
Senate
Wilford Tucker
Julian Bland
Jack Riley
Raymond Hidgon
Higdon
Guy Hunt
James Knight
James E
Big Jim) Folsom
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