DC10 Decompression Training Debate After Detroit Incident
A Tuesday AP report notes FAA regs do not require rapid decompression training for pilots and flight attendants, despite a DC10 incident near Detroit with 67 aboard. The Air Force mandates altitude chamber drills for personnel, while airlines rely on limited training.
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Record bombardment marks high North Vietnam strikes
American fighter bombers flew a record 340 strikes against North Vietnam on Tuesday, hitting at least nine railroad bridges including four on the northwest line toward China. B52s supported operations along the western border with Laos and Cambodia, targeting troop concentrations and staging areas near Hue, A Shau Valley, Moc Hoa, and Dien Bien Phu surroundings, with casualties and captured weapons reported for South Vietnamese forces. Hanoi claimed F4 jets were shot down, while U.S. command reported no aircraft losses.
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Associated Press
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Adult Aides On School Buses Proposed In North Carolina
Boone North Carolina AP reports that Robert Strother assistant state superintendent urged the state to provide adult aides to supervise students on school buses. He said lack of supervision contributes to vandalism and mischief and noted bus crews keep the system running when others are absent.
McClellan Wins Runoff Primary in Arkansas
Sen John L McClellan defeated challenger Rep David Pryor in the Democratic runoff as county organizations mobilized voters. Final counts show McClellan leading 241712 to 222959 as returns from 2592 precincts came in.
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John L. McClellan
David Pryor
McClellan
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Lost Effort Reflects on Hidden Qualities
A brief reflection notes that possessing many qualities does not guarantee use or success without the essential enabling trait. The piece emphasizes practical application over mere possession of gifts.
Presbyterians Urged To Condemn Fighting
Dr. Albert Curry Winn president of the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary has opened a drive urging Presbyterians to condemn fighting and promote peace reducing church tensions across the nation. He calls for unified stance during a period of internal dispute and external conflict within the denomination.
Graham Sees Backlash Of Devil At Explo ’72
Evangelist Billy Graham warned of a global spiritual awakening tempered by a “backlash of the devil” as Explo ’72 draws 100000 youths and 100 countries to Dallas. The event centers on a mass Jesus Music Festival and aims to recruit trainees for August and September conferences.
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Tex
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Graham
Bill Bright
Crusade For Christ International
Whitelaw Rejects IRA Cease Fire Ultimatum in Northern Ireland
Britain's Northern Ireland secretary William Whitelaw rejects an IRA Provisional wing cease-fire offer as an ultimatum. Protestants cheer as the Ulster Defense Association delays Belfast protests while Catholic MP Bernadette Devlin accuses Whitelaw of surrender. IRA chief of staff Sean MacStiofain presents talks inside Free Derry with demands including end of internees amnesty for jailed suspects and troop withdrawal. Government states no response to terrorist ultimatums and calls for an end to violence.
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Britain
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