Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Freed and Headed to London
Bangladesh president Sheik Mujibur Rahman, held in West Pakistan on treason charges for nearly 10 months, was freed and flown to London. He arrived at Heathrow at 6:30 a.m. aboard a chartered plane, later meeting British officials and planning talks on diplomatic recognition while supporters celebrated in Notting Hill.
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London
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
Bangladesh
West
Pakistan
Heathrow Airport
Pakistani International Airways
Rawalpindi
Mujib
Claridge
Notting Hill
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Sheik Mujib
Pakistan High Commission
Pakistan Radio
Bhutto
India
Dacca
Shek
Jordan cites seniority as key to NC Senate bid
North Carolina Senator B Everett Jordan, 75, says his Senate seniority and seven committee chair roles anchor his re election effort. He filed with the Board of Elections paying 425 dollars, facing challenger Rep Nick Galifianakis, 43, in the primary. Jordan boasted chairmanships across Rules and Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, and Public Works, claiming his positions would deliver valuable service to the state. He expects a landslide victory, noting he was first to file.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
B. Everett Jordan
Senate
Jordan
State Board of Elections
Nick Galifianakis
Viet Cong Hit Saigon Area With Heaviest Shelling in Six Months
Viet Cong forces launched a major shelling attack near Saigon, mortaring a fire base 20 miles from the city as U.S. troops dined. Eighteen Americans and six South Vietnamese were wounded in multiple barrages, the fiercest since July 5, amid broader actions in Laos near the Bolovens plateau.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
Maj
Chester Hanson
Bolovens
Laos
Fiddler’s Green
11Th Armored Cavalry
North Vietnam
Ban Gnik
Pakse
Bolovens Plateau
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Hanoi
Long Cheng
Creighton W. Abrams
Bangkok
Thanom Kittikachorn
Central Intelligence Agency
Thailand
Hazardous device scare tied to city and bank letters
A Bank of America vault explosion in San Francisco on Labor Day weekend sparked a wider scare as letters postmarked in Chicago warned of time devices in safe deposit boxes at several banks in Chicago and New York. Police later disarmed the boxes and identified a suspect tied to a broader plot. the case involved multiple agencies and a man described as a Chicago physicist named Christopher Mohr.
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Bank of America
San Francisco
Chicago
New York City
FBI
U.S. Treasury
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Control
Christopher Charles Mohr
Mohr
Chicago Tribune
Central Intelligence Agency
Internal Revenue Service
Attorney Attacks No-Fault Auto Insurance Theory
Winston-Salem attorney Eugene Phillips told the Governor's Study Commission on Automobile Insurance and Rates that no-fault ignores accountability and rests on a bed rock of society. He warned the system invites demagoguery and noted most claims are settled without court action.
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Raleigh
Winston-Salem
Eugene Phillips
Governor's Study Commission On Automobile Insurance and Rates
Phillips
Apollo 16 delayed to April 16 for technical fixes
NASA postpones the Apollo 16 moon mission from March 17 to April 16 to modify and test three systems the docking ring separation mechanism suits and boots in the lunar lander. The delay follows no serious safety issues and stems from a need for extensive testing in a narrow launch window.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
John W. Young
Charles M. Duke Jr
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Mattingly
Duke
Young
NASA
Pierre hotel robbery solved as jewels recovered
Police and FBI say they have solved one of the era's slickest heists. Five men are under arrest and $250,000 in gems recovered after a raid at a Midtown hotel and subsequent arrests linked to the Hotel Pierre robbery.
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New York
FBI
Pierre
Midtown
Robert Daley
Robbery at Pierre Hotel Nets Five Suspects
Police say the New Year’s Day heist at the Pierre hotel was carried out by four gunmen and a fifth suspect later arrested in the Bronx. Loot exceeded 1.2 million dollars with jewelry and cash taken from safety deposit boxes as authorities warn of possible organized crime links. Suspects Dominick Paulino Benjamin Fradkin Robert Comfort Bert Stern and Laredo Nalo face charges and police expect more arrests and recovered property.
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Beig
Pierre
61St Street
Fifth Avenue
Central Park
Nixon
Murphy
Swank
Palm Beach
The
Riviera
Dominick Paulino
Rochester
N.Y
Benjamin Fradkin
Lawrence
Robert Comfort
Fairport
Bert Stern
Rego Park
Laredo Nalo
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British Foreign Office
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Committee On Rules and Administration
Committee On Agriculture and Forestry
Committee On Public Works
Galifianakis
Viet Cong
California
Associated Press
Old Insurance Study Commission
U-Man
Donald K. Slayton
John
Moon
Patrick V. Murphy
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