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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1975
Page
8
Fishermen protesting inflation used trawlers to seal off French ports from Dunkerque to the Spanish frontier. They demand subsidies to protect their incomes, affecting activity at coastal harbors across the region.
Defense Secretary James R. Schlesinger urged Congress to back the U.S. NATO alliance arguing that a strong conventional force is essential as a deterrent against Warsaw Pact aggression. He said about 300 000 U.S. troops plus tactical nuclear capability provide a usable threat, noting Soviet forces in Europe total roughly 925 000 versus NATO's 780 000 including U.S. troops.
Lt Mathew Carroll of Iowa stands beside Spec Babette Peyton of Illinois as she faces an AWOL charge in an Army courtroom in Frankfurt Germany. The Army deems Peyton hair style corn rows as outlandish and regulations violations. Carroll attends as spectator while also facing charges overlong hair.
Dueseldorf court indicts ten former SS members including Mrs. Braunsteiner Ryan, a New York housewife who had been extradited in 1973, for killings linked to a Nazi camp in Poland. The case involves 250 000 victims and marks the first major postwar charges against multiple guards.
Edwards Air Force Base reports the Air Force B1 bomber completed a fourth test flight described as virtually flawless. The craft reached 525 mph at 20 000 to 23 000 feet, flew 4 hours 34 minutes, and has 10 hours 12 minutes of total flight time since delivery. Crew included Col E Ted Sturmthal, Charles C Bock, Rockwell chief test pilot, and Richard Abrams. Two more B1 bombers remain under construction.
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