Cuba Eases Policy on Hijacked Planes Return
The United States reports Cuba will allow hijacked airliners to return with passengers if the U S government airlines and the pilot accept responsibility and deem it safe The shift follows an Eastern Airlines DC 8 with 109 passengers forced to land at Jose Marti airport yesterday a case by case stance as officials weigh safety and diplomatic factors.
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Testimony Details Pueblo Destruction Orders Amid Capture Inquiry
An intelligence technician testified he did not hear the Pueblo intelligence officer issue orders during the attack. He said he ordered starting the destruction of classified equipment and that the burning stopped only after someone ordered it halted.
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Ralph D. Bouden
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Enter prise repairs ahead of schedule at Pearl Harbor
The nuclear powered aircraft carrier Enterprise repair work is ahead of schedule and may depart by mid March for the western Pacific, the Navy reports. The Big E was knocked out of service Jan 14 by explosions in the fantasy section that left 27 dead and 85 injured. She was 70 miles southwest of Honolulu conducting training at the time.
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Senate bills set interim judges after community courts vote
Pennsylvania lawmakers move to authorize political parties to nominate interim judges in districts approving community courts. The plan sets one community court judge per 50 000 residents with ten year terms and $20000 salaries, to begin next January. Separately a bipartisan measure seeks $28 million for Vietnam veteran bonuses and bond sales.
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Storm Death Toll Surges Past 100 Across Northeast
The Northeast slowly recovers from a surprise snowstorm as commuters, students, and cleanup crews contend with lingering drifts. The death toll in the New Jersey to Maine corridor rises above 100, largely among volunteers clearing snow when heart attacks struck.
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Riots at 1963 GOP Convention blamed on policy and conditions
A National Commission report on the Miami riots tied violence to unemployment, poor schools, housing costs, and crime, while noting little direct link to the Republican gathering. The study cites former police tactics and economic factors, including job promises and Cuban refugee dynamics, as contributing elements.
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Walter Headley
Mitchell authorizes wiretaps in fight against crime
Atty. Gen. John N. Mitchell has authorized federal agents to use wiretaps to combat crime, ending a long ban that limited taps to national security cases. The policy change broadens surveillance tools for federal investigations.
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John N. Mitchell
Surtax Confusion Hits Taxpayers in Early 1969
NEA Publications begins a series explaining how the 10 percent surcharge on federal taxes, retroactive to last April, affects filers. The piece notes Social Security rate changes, mid year withholding boosts, and the ongoing push for deductions to lower tax liability.
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Boy Killed In Gang Clash
In Philadelphia James Yates a 16 year old was stabbed to death and a companion was wounded during a street gang clash Tuesday night. Police investigated the violence as part of a continuing gang feud.
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Abel Leads Steelworkers Union in Philadelphia race
Abel leads challenger Emil Narick 139,868 to 66,431 in a Philadelphia union presidency contest as incumbent Abel maintains a strong margin amid a violent week. Yates, a victim in a street gang clash, died at Temple University Hospital. Thompson injured. Final results await ballot certification by May 1.
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Anti-Freeze Kills Boy 17 in Pittsburgh
A 17 year old boy died after drinking nearly a gallon of antifreeze he mistook for wine in Pittsburgh. Twelve other youths under 14 were hospitalized. six later discharged and six remained in guarded condition at Children’s Hospital. Donald Summers of Coraopolis died at Allegheny General Hospital.
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