Havana Considers Hijackers’ Fates Amid US Returns
A report from Havana details Cuban handling of U S hijackers including a 15 year term, possible repatriation offers, and planned labor options. It notes Cuban reluctance to return criminals, while Swiss officials report safe conduct visas to face U S charges. The piece mentions several named hijackers and Cuba’s tough stance on undesirable elements.
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Wheeler
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Havana
Pirry
United States
Thomas George Washington
Philadelphia
Cuba
Perry
Communist Party
Y-G
Bryant
National Airlines
U.S
Mexico
Collins May Have Known 5 of Victims
An AP report cites a police source saying John N. Collins 22 may have known five of six area women slain in 25 months. Collins is jailed on a charge of strangling Kar en Sue Beineman 18 last seen July 23 with a motorcycle rider presumed to be Collins.
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Lowell McKirgan
Associated Press
Ann Arbor, Mich
John N. Collins
Salinas
Calt
Roxie Ann Phillips
Collins
Washtenaw County
Karen Sue Beineman
Eastern Michigan
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Jane Louise Miger
University of Michigan
Mary Fleszar
Eastern Michigan University
Joan Schell
McKenney Union
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Dawn Basom
Alice Kalom
Ann Arbor
Rublyat
Depot House
Miss Kalem
Andrew Manuel
California
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Richeard Diaz Jr
Ypsilanti
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Milwaukie
Ore
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Monterey County
Two Would Pare Strength of Military
A Republican and a Democrat push an amendment to cut active duty troops by the Vietnam withdrawals and bar redeployment elsewhere. Cook and Bayh seek co sponsors. Moss supports a parallel, nonbinding resolution urging troop reductions as Vietnam forces are pulled out.
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Senate
Vietnam
Sons
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R-Ky
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Sen
Frank E. Moss
Utah
Cook
Bayh
Weather Summary for Arkansas Region
The Associated Press reports fair to partly cloudy skies with little temperature change through Thursday. Highs today reach the 80s to low 90s and overnight lows dip into the 60s as a 24 hour forecast ends at 7 am Wednesday.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Prague Trolley Bus Operators Plan Strike
Prague area drivers in Pardubice plan to halt trolley bus operations on August 21, the first anniversary of the Soviet invasion, as disclosed by the Communist weekly Tribuna in a protest letter from an older guard member. The letter cites anti socialist activity and cites Radio Free Europe. drivers fear disruption to commuting on the anniversary.
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Pardubice
Communist Party
Tribuna
Orayec
Radio Free Europe
Bridge May Take Eisenhower Name in Mississippi River Link
Rep. Dan Kuykendall introduced in the House a plan to name the Mississippi River bridge linking Memphis Tennessee with West Memphis Arkansas after President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The proposal seeks to honor the late leader with the regional bridge designation.
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Washington
Dan Kuykendall
ReTann
Mississippi Griver Bridge
Memphis
West Memphis
Ark
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Two Americans Die in Pathet Lao Ambush Near Vientiane
AP reports two IVS workers Arthur Stillman 36 and Dennis Mummert 24 killed in an ambush 35 miles east of Vientiane Laos. Also killed were two Laotian drivers. Stillman led IVS Laos operations with wife and daughter in country. Another IVS member Chandler Edwards 23 was killed in April. A shelter escape occurred last week for an American family near Vientiane.
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Laos
International Voluntary Service
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U.S
Arthur Stillman
Saul G. Stillman
North Cleveland
Ohio
Dennis Mummert
Astoria
Stillman
IVS
Mumment
Chandler Scott Edwards
Muong Soul
Mummert
Loring
Ann Waggoner
Albuquerque
N.M
Black Market Thrives in Moscow This Summer
A wave of young Russians roams central Moscow during summer, selling Western goods to visitors. Items range from sunglasses and cosmetics to magazines on sex or politics, with dollars and Western money highly valued. The market, though informal, is sizable and widespread among foreigners, with buyers skilled at spotting outsiders. Critics urge a public boycott on Aug. 21 as a show of dissent amid leaflets and word of mouth.
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Michael Johnson
Associated Press
Moscow
West
Prague
Nuclear shuttle plan eyed for lunar explorers
AP Aviation Writer VERN HAUGLAND reports Dr. George E. Mueller outlines a $4 billion nuclear shuttle system with two space stations, one near Earth and one around the moon. The plan promises transport costs about 200 dollars per pound to the moon and back, with four week lunar stays for explorers and ongoing in-space processing, up to end of the 1970s. The scheme includes space-based observation, global broadcasting, and weather tracking via a synchronous orbit station.
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Washington (Ap
George E. Mueller
Earth
Moon
National Space Club
Mueller
Space
National Aéros Nautiés and Spice Administration
Marined Space Fight
Lunar
Building Cost Upswing Hits Auto Makers in 1970
Detroit AP reports that 1970 auto models will see higher building costs with steel price increases of 6 to 8 dollars per ton and several more labor cost hikes. Industry insiders forecast total auto cost rises from 100 to 150 dollars per unit as fringe benefits for hourly workers expand, including prescription drug charges.
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A.F. Mahan
Associated Press
Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Big Three factory workers face wage rise and health plan
On August 6 1969 a wage and benefits package goes into effect adding a cost of living escalator nine cents per hour on Oct 27 a 365 day hospital plan for workers and dependents and a three percent annual improvement on Nov 24. Current straight time wage in the Big Three is 3.83 per hour. With these changes the wage will rise to 4.04 per hour in the final year of the three year contracts.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hounds Tooth Trousers Made By Neighbor Dog Tale
A quirky item from the neighborhood recounts how two pairs of trousers with hounds tooth fabric came to be, attributed to the neighbor's dog and a humorous incident.
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