Hijackers cite law to condemn Israeli guards on El Al flight
A hijacker spokesman argued that armed guards aboard Israeli planes violate international law after four attempts to hijack airplanes. The remark reflects a purported conflict between criminal acts and security measures amid the era's tense aviation threats. The item is followed by a separate editorial on Sen. Carl Curtis's plan to suspend congressional pay until the budget balances, noting the proposal failed to pass.
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Times
el al
Chattanooga
Tenn
News-Free Press
University to Recruit More Blacks at Arkansas
Dr. David Mullins, president of the University of Arkansas, says the school will press its diligent efforts to recruit Black students, faculty and athletes after a federal review criticized recruitment procedures. The DEHFW report notes only 17 percent of undergraduates are Black and that only one Black faculty member exists among about 600, with seven of 223 athletic scholarships awarded to Black athletes. Mullins cites nondiscrimination policies and urges continued equity in hiring and admissions.
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Fayetteville, Ark
David W. Mullins
University of Arkansas
Mulling
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Dallas
Tex
Mullins
Mills Plans Bill to Hike SS Benefits
Little Rock Arkansas Rep Wilbur Mills chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee says he will introduce a 92nd Congress bill including a Social Security increase and the Nixon administration Family Assistance Plan The proposal envisages about a 7 or 8 percent across the board Social Security rise and ties welfare to work requirements for eligibility.
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Little Rock
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Mills
Congress
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Inflation Slowing in Vietnam Gains After Reforms
A year-end AP report notes rapid inflation in South Vietnam easing. Inflation rose 24 percent in early 1970, then 6 percent in the final six months as reforms took effect in August through October. The government raised savings rates, devalued the piaster, and tightened imports, offsetting wage hikes for soldiers and civil servants. Economists credit policy shifts with restoring confidence in a fragile economy.
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Michael Putzel
Associated Press
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
About 10,000 Young Voters in Pulaski County
County Clerk Jerome Climer estimated there are potentially about 10,000 young persons in Pulaski County who could register to vote once the mechanics of lowering the voting age to 18 are worked out. He noted that registration for 18 year olds likely would not begin for four to six weeks.
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Little Rock
Jerome Climer
Pulaski County
U.S. Supreme Court
Climer
Arson Questioned In 28 Fatal Tucson Hotel Fire
A special board of inquiry concluded that the December 20 blaze at the Pioneer International Hotel in Tucson likely involved arson. The report cites two separate fires started on the fourth floor hallway about 60 feet apart, based on a preliminary investigation by Cyrillis W. Holmes. Fire officials noted many occupants woke to flames in upper floors with few escape options.
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Bill Roberts
Associated Press
Tucson, Ariz
Pioneer International
L. F. Peterson
Cyrillis W. Holmes
California Forestry
Tuna Safe but Swordfish May Be Banned
FDA says most tuna has not enough mercury to worry about while swordfish and some large tuna may be contaminated. Survey and spot checks show overall food supply is clean but fish remain the issue. Virgil Woodicka notes the problem is not critical for households.
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G. C. Thelen Jr
Associated Press
Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Virgil 0. Woodicka
Bureau of Foods
Cruise Ship Antilles Burns Off Mustique, All Aboard Safe
Hundreds of passengers and crew escaped in lifeboats to Mustique after the Antilles grounded on a reef and burst into flames. The luxury liner Queen Elizabeth II ferried 501 survivors to Barbados with 85 more aboard a French vessel and 49 remaining on the island. Authorities believe 635 aboard. fuel tank rupture caused the blaze. ship valued at about 14.4 million dollars and deemed a total loss. Three U.S. Coast Guard planes aided the rescue effort.
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Tony Cozier
Bridgetown
Barbados
Antilles
Mustique Island
Caribbean
Mustique
San Juan
P.R
Venezuela
Curacao
France
Joy Sprott
U.S. Coast Guard
St. Vincent
Murton Denounces Prison Reform Claims in Playboy Interview
Arkansas corrections figure C Robert Sarver rejects charges that reforms from former prison chief Thomas Murton were eliminated or distorted. Murton told Playboy that the inmate council and open-press policy were ended and death row inmates are confined longer, challenging current officials.
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Little Rock
C. Robert Sarver
Thomas C. Murton
Murton
Playboy Magazine
Sarver
Playboy
No One Enters World Laughing All Are Crying in Anger
HAL BOYLE notes that birth is crying and middle age brings fear and anger. The piece argues middle age lasts longer than youth, offers perspective, and grants freedom while highlighting the quirks of aging with humor and gratitude.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Jarring probes Israeli stance on three peace demands
UN mediator Gunnar Jarring arrived in Tel Aviv to press three Israeli demands for renewed Arab-Israeli talks. Israel seeks unlimited cease fire, closer venue perhaps Cyprus, and ministerial rather than ambassadorial representation for Israel Egypt and Jordan. Egypt ties cease-fire to troop withdrawal timetable. Big Four pressure and observer force options feature in regional debates.
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Marcus Eliason
Associated Press
TEL Aviv
U.N
Gunnar V. Jarring
Israel
Golda Meir
Abba Eban
Middle East
Cyprus
New York
Egypt
Jordan
Jarring
Eban
al Ahram
France
Britain
Anwar Sadat
Walter Cronkite
CBS
Campaign Mone Hidden in a Committee
Rep. Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. used a Washington based committee to funnel $12,000 into his campaign last year while unopposed for reelection. The money funded newsletter printing and Massachusetts state candidate contributions, with donors kept private to avoid Massachusetts reporting rules and potential targeting by competitors. An apparent loophole lets capital based fundraising committees dodge donor disclosure, a method reportedly common among incumbents.
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James R. Polk
Associated Press
Washington
House
Thomas P
Tip” O'Neill Jr
Boston
D. C
Congress
Congress Committee
O’neill
Massachusetts
O'Neill
Uruguay y Says No Deal With Kidnappers
The Uruguayan government refuses to negotiate with the Tupamaros who abducted British Ambassador Geoffrey Jackson in Montevideo. Ten attackers used staged ambushes and six getaway cars to seize Jackson and his driver, leaving a damaged limousine and possible tranquilizer evidence. officials vow best efforts for his safe release.
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Anibal Arguello
Associated Press
Montevideo
Uruguay
Geoffrey Jackson
Foreign Ministry
Jackson
Agustin J. Lepinski
U.S
Charles Wallace Adair Jr
Court orders complete ban on DDT use
A U.S. appeals court scolded the Agriculture Department and ordered a full ban on DDT. It required public hearings before pesticide decisions and said benefits versus dangers must be weighed in the open, not behind closed doors. Judge Roger Bobb dissented.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Roger Bobb
Department of Agriculture
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Nebraska
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Savannah
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