New Data Link System Averts Airliner Conflicts In Fremont
In Fremont California a new data link control system tests at the FAA Air Route Traffic Control Center to prevent near misses. The system transmits each aircrafts flight plan position altitude speed and weather every 32 seconds to a screen replacing voice only updates. It promises faster responses and a 50 minute warning for potential conflicts, with plans for nationwide rollout after trials next year.
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Air Route Traffic Control Center
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San Francisco International Airport
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Aeronautical Radio, Inc
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Fremont Center
Appreciation Plaque for Rockefeller in Little Rock
Gov Winthrop Rockefeller received an appreciation plaque from Democrats for Rockefeller in the state Capitol. The inscription lauded him as having done more for Arkansas. Rockefeller said he would treasure it. Presenters included Elizabeth Watts and cochairman Mrs W Payton Kalb and Dr Joe Norton of Little Rock.
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Cambodian General Staff Embraces Realism on Frontier Lines
Western and diplomatic sources report the Cambodian General Staff has accepted a new defensive strategy. The Lon Nol Line would shift operations west of Battambang, south of Tonle Sap, and east through Kompong Cham. The plan concedes loss of heartland areas while focusing on vital regions, amid doubts about South Vietnamese support and the army's readiness.
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John T. Wheeler
Associated Press
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Lon Nol
Battambang
Tonle Sap
Kompong Cham
High Command
Nol Nol
Highway 7
Siem Reap
Taing Kauk
Clemency for Walker Is Rejected
James Dean Walker, 30, jailed for the 1962 slaying of North Little Rock patrolman Jerrell Vaughn, had his clemency request denied by Governor Rockefeller. Pardons board members split on parole and commutation, with Rockefeller noting Vaughn’s status as a police officer weighed but did not override the case. Walker remains serving a life term. Rockefeller previously rejected the request and said he would again.
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Wholesale Index Price Drops Several Percent in November
Washington AP report shows the November wholesale price index fell by one tenth of a percent to 177.7, the second drop in two years, while annual increases remain modest. Farm prices slid seven tenths of a percent, contrary to earlier estimates.
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Washington
Brazil Faces Pressure Over Bucher Kidnaping Concessions
Brazilian authorities confront growing hard line and ex army factions amid the Swiss ambassador Giovanni Bucher kidnapping. Swiss officials push for immediate terms, while Brazilian police investigate two hand written documents said to be from the kidnapers.
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Associated Press
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Brazil
Giovanni Bucher
Bucher
Bern
Switzerland
Tijuca
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