Hijackings and unrest dominate a turbulent week
A pair of air hijackings set off a week of crisis. Arab militants forced a TWA jet from Rome to land in Damascus. all aboard were dispersed to destinations as Syrian police detained some Jews. A Cuban hijacker redirected a National Airlines flight from Miami to New Orleans before returning to the U.S. mainland. In Ireland Protestant Catholic tensions rose as Cardinal Conway faced accusations, and Bernadette Devlin toured the U.S. to fund relief. A court martial cleared HMS Melbourne’s skipper after the Evans collision, with 74 Americans dead. Iraqi executions marked a brutal crackdown, while Arab League ministers weighed retaliatory moves over Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa blaze. Argentine workers staged a sweeping 24 hour nationwide strike against the military regime’s policies.
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Trans World Airlines
Rome
Tel Aviv
Damascus
National Airlines
Miami
New Orleans
United States
Northern Ireland
All Ireland
William Cardinal Conway
Ian Paisley
Ireland
Bernadette Devlin
Great Britain
Republic of Ireland
Iraq
Israel
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Arab League
Cairo
Jerusalem
al Aqsa
Jordan
Juan Carlos Ongania
Inflation and military outlays loom over 1969 economy
The Nation Inflation will persist into 1969 with slower dollar cheapening despite signs of improvement. Daniel Moynihan warned cessation of Vietnam hostilities would not free large social program funds, while budget elasticity may exist mid 1970s. Russia builds nuclear submarines at a rapid pace, nearing parity with the United States.
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William H. Chartener
Chartener
Council of Economic Advisers
Nixon
Vietnam
Daniel P. Moynihan
Paul McCracken
Russia
United States
Adm
Hyman G. Rickover
House Appropriations
Rickover
Atomic Energy Commission
U.S
Johnson Nixon White House birthday celebration honored Lyndon Johnson
President Nixon hosted Lyndon B. Johnson and their families at the White House for a day of events including a birthday luncheon in San Clemente and a dedication at Redwood Grove in Redwood National Park. Nixon praised Johnson as a leader of distinction and Johnson pledged support for Nixon's peace and prosperity aims.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Nixon
White House
Johnson
Los Angeles
Board of Supervisors
Los Angeles Basin
Lee A. Dubridge
Aes
Pasadena
Nancy
California
Yuccavit
Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
Southeast Asia troop withdrawal issue dominates peace talks
The question of U S troop withdrawals from Southeast Asia drew attention this week as peace negotiations continued. Leaders and negotiators examined timelines and conditions amid regional stability concerns and calls for deescalation.
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U.S
Southeast Asia
Lakewood Housewife recalls 1930s Cubs and signed baseballs
Margaret Schafer from Lakewood, once a No 1 Cubs fan in Chicago, keeps a cache of Cubs players autographed baseballs from 1932 to 1940. She recalls attending games on days off, racing for foul balls, and collecting signatures including Hall of Fame commissioner Landis. She now follows the Cubs from afar and laments limited activity due to her husband’s illness.
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Margaret Schafer
Lakewood
Dodger
Chicago
Margaret
Cubs
White Sox
North Side
Baseball
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Leo Durocher
Gabby Hartnett
Billy Herman
Guy Busch
Charlie Grimm
Dizzy Dean
Larry French
California
Dodgers
Queen Mary Book Recounts Ship's 31 Year Saga
William Duncan, former Independent Press Telegram reporter, writes about the Queen Mary in a 287 page study titled R.MLS. Queen Mary Queen of the Queens. The book covers her Clydebank birth to retirement as a floating hotel and outlines interviews with crew, GIs, and longshoremen. Duncan sailed on the final voyage and drew on wartime records, microfilms, and Cunard archives to compile the history.
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Queen of Queens
Long Beach
Independent, Press-Telegram
William Duncan
R.mls
Southampton
England
Duncan
Ada
Shipboard
Ocean Bulletin
Queen
Earth
Clydebank
Scotland
California
Georgia
IPT
Atlantic
Sleuth
London Times
Cunard Line
The
Woodbury College
Los Angeles
Fifth Marine Division
Fullerton News Tribune
Press- Telegram
Peace talks hinge on Vietnam activity as U S vows tie cuts
Henry Cabot Lodge told Communist spokesmen in Paris that any further U S reductions in Vietnam depend on a drop in enemy activity. State Dept officials denied troop withdrawals were suspended over Thieu’s Saigon regime. Defense notes infiltration down this year, but impact unclear. Week’s battle casualties: 190 killed, 1,367 wounded. United States and Thailand plan talks on possible troop withdrawals beginning Monday.
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U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Vietnam
State Department
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Saigon
Washington
North Vietnam
Defense Department
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Romania
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Little Lady
Orange County
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Alaska
Association of the United States Army
Bill Duncan
Bangalk
Thailand
Atlantic Ave
Famous Label
Re Lal
Perma
Bellflower
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