Cruise Missile Would Hike U S Strike Capability
The Defense Department develops the Cruise missile a fast jet powered weapon allowing submarine or bomber launch with 1500 mile range and high precision. It could alter strategic warfare by adding a fourth leg to the triad and enabling thousands of new weapons. Experts warn it could shift arms control dynamics especially in Vladivostok talks over 2400 strategic delivery vehicles.
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United States
Soviet Union
Strategic
Defense Department
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Vladivostok
Grain grading debate over dirt in shipments hits New Orleans port
Harlan Ryan of the Agriculture Department defends grain grading while Iowa congressman Neal Smith accuses operators of mixing debris to meet foreign material limits. European grain executives arrive seeking answers amid a larger U S inquiry into port handling and adulteration.
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New Orleans
Harlan Ryan
Agriculture Department
Ryan
Iowa
America
Neal Smith
Des Moines Sunday Register
Smith
N.Y
Washington
United States
Federation of European Feed Compounders
American Soybean Association
Department of Agriculture
Louis Maselis
Cuba to Return Southern's 1972 Hijack Ransom
Fidel Castro agrees to release a 2 million dollar ransom paid by Southern Airways for the 1972 hijacking. Senator McGovern disclosed the decision after discussions with Castro in Havana. The plane diverted via Jackson and Detroit, with the ransom to be delivered to Senator Sparkman.
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Cuba
Southern
Washington
Fidel Castro
Southern Airways
George McGovern
United States
Castro
McGovern
South Dakota
Havana
Sens
Jacob K Javits
R-N.y
Claiborne Pell
Birmingham
Montgomery
Jackson
Miss
Detroit
Atlanta
Alabama
John Sparkman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Israeli Jets Hit Village After Farmhouse Raid
Israeli jets attacked the Lebanese village of Kfar Chuba after Arab guerrillas seized a farmhouse in Kfar Yuval, killing four Arabs and two Israelis. Lebanese officials said a woman was killed and three injured. rockets were fired at Nahariya and Metulla nearby.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Kfar Chuba
Kfar Yuval
Lebanese Defense Ministry
WAFA
Arkoub
Lebanon
Mediterranean
Nahariya
Metulla
Space pioneer Valentina Tereshkova orbit mission 1963
In 1963 the first woman space traveler Valentina Tereshkova launched into orbit from a Soviet base. The brief notes dial numbers for local ads and weather outlooks for Athens and nearby Tennessee Valley regions.
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Valentina Tereshkova
Soviet Union
Sandridge Optimistic On Final AC Decision
Athens College President Dr. Sidney Sandridge predicts the final state takeover decision for the 154 year old Methodist college will clear this week. The State Board of Education meets Friday in Montgomery to hear a committee report favoring state ownership, with funding and transfer terms under review. Carmichael led the transfer talks and praised the tour, signaling a favorable board report.
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Tommy Stevenson
Athens College
Sidney Sandridge
State Board of Education
Montgomery
Sandridge
Charles Carmichael
Abdul-Jabbar Traded to Lakers for Smith and Picks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar moved from Milwaukee Bucks to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for center Elmore Smith guard Brian Winters and two draft picks Dave Meyers of UCLA and Junior Bridgeman of Louisville. The deal satisfies Abdul Jabbars wish to leave Milwaukee. The Bucks also acquire three other players in the trade.
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LOS Angeles
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Milwaukee Bucks
Los Angeles Lakers
Elmore Smith
Abdul- Jabbar
Milwaukee
Bucks
Smith
Brian Winters
Dave Meyers
UCLA
Junior Bridgeman
Louisville
Image of Christ Wall Draws Thousands in New Mexico
Roman Catholic officials probe a wall image in Holman New Mexico said to resemble Jesus Christ. Thousands visit the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church as debates about its authenticity continue while observers note orderly worship and praying crowds.
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Donald Starkey
Albuquerque
Archdiocese of Santa Fe
Father Starkey
Leonard Bayer
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church
Father Bayer
Mora
Holman
New Mexico 3
Explosion rocks Rockefeller Center in midtown New York
An early morning blast at 4 43 a m shattered windows at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. A person claiming Weather Underground responsibility cited Puerto Rican cement workers in Ponce on strike as motive. One bakery truck driver was injured by flying glass. no other injuries reported.
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Blanco de Ponce
Manhattan
Rockefeller Center
Weather Underground
Flying Glass
Bank
Rockefeller Plaza
Sunken Plaza
Prometheus
49Th Street
RCA
Ed Kane
National Broadcasting Co
Associated Press
Ponce
Puerto Rico
Ponce Cement
Caribbean
Students For A Democratic Society
Rockefeller
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Teeenee
TVL
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S. A. Cherry
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Supreme Court
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