Hijackers seize two airliners bound for Miami to Cuba
Two planes were hijacked Sunday, an Eastern DC-8 with 171 aboard and an Ecuadorian jet carrying 88, including Armando Espinel. The Eastern stewardess Pamela Gates described a hooded hijacker with a grenade who forced the jet toward Havana. The Cuban official attempted to take the grenade but the hijacker kept it.
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Miami
UPI
Cuba
Eastern Airlines
Armando Espinel
Valasco Ibarra
Guayaquil
Quito
Ecuador
New York
Kennedy Airport
North Vietnam
R. D. Smith
Atlanta
Pamela Gates
Miss Gates
Forest Hills
N.Y
Havana
Action Line seeks to solve problems for readers
The notice promotes ACTION LINE as a service that answers questions and cuts red tape. Readers are instructed to write to Box 230 Long Beach California 90801 or call 432 3451 during specified hours for assistance.
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Long Beach
Calif
Longest worm myths debunked and social security FAQ
A CBS spokesman says the silkworm rarely exceeds 3 1/4 inches and a 11 foot earthworm from Gippsland Australia holds a Guinness record. The column notes the social security system, annual earnings tax limits, and refund possibilities when a surplus accrues.
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Gippsland
Victoria
Australia
CBS
Social Security Taxes and Refund Rules for Exceeding Earnings Limit
Employees employers and self employed people contribute to social security tax funds. The rate is 4.8 percent for employees and employers or 6.9 percent for self employed. The maximum earnings subject to tax is 7800 dollars. If earnings exceed 7800 within a year refunds may be claimed on the tax return. in multi employer cases excess can be refunded to the employee, but employers cannot claim refunds for excess. For more information contact the Social Security office at 1235 Pacific Ave or the IRS at 3530 Atlantic Ave.
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Social Security Office
Pacific Ave
Internal Revenue Service
Atlantic Ave
Kitchen Kalendars Now Available From Publisher
A reader from Lakewood asks for a 1968 style Kitchen Kalendar. Berkshire Publishing Co. offers Kitchen Kalendars at 1.95 dollars plus 0.75 shipping. The calendar comes as an 84 by 11 inch pad with weekly sheets and a perforated shopping list section.
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Berkshire Publishing Co
Brattle St
Cambridge
Mass
Nixon Assumes Presidency with Forward Together Theme
President Richard Nixon takes office as the 37th U.S. president at noon, replacing Lyndon Johnson. The inaugural events focus on a "Forward Together" theme as the new administration outlines broad policies in a brief, landmark address.
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Nixon
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
America
Earl Warren
United States
California
Richard Nixon
New York
Consu
Coast Guard resumes search for jetliner crash victims
Coast Guard vessels returned to Marina del Rey after a fruitless nine mile offshore search for bodies from the United Airlines 727 crash off the coast. All 38 aboard were killed when the jet plunged into stormy waters after takeoff from International Airport.
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Coast Guard
Marina del Rey
United Airlines
International Airport
Scandinavian Airlines System
No Letup in Storm Claims Four Killed in Auto Crashes
A Pacific storm battered California with gusty winds and rain snow to the north, causing widespread delays and four weekend deaths in the Long Beach area. A Pepperdine College relative was among the victims. Coast Guard and private boats joined a large search as a Coast Guard cutter remained on the scene. The storm spurred flight and river flood concerns and forced cancellation of events.
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California
Long Beach
Southland
Pepperdine College
Jackie Pepperdine
Crenshaw Blvd
Torrance
Miss Pepperdine
Lindbergh
George Pepperdine
South Los Angeles College
Coast Guard
Point Morris
UAL Flight 266
Capt
Arnold Leverson
Santa Ana
Strike Planned by Harvey Aluminum Workers
Bulletin reports workers at Harvey Aluminum Co. poised to strike early today in Torrance and Harbor Division, with Local 6700 United Steelworkers officials not commenting after a scheduled Wilmingon vote meeting.
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Harvey Aluminum Co
Torrance and
Harbor Division
Antiwar Inaugural Protest Marcher Clashes Near Capitol
Thousands of antiwar demonstrators march on the Capitol during Nixon's inauguration period. Rocks are thrown at guests at an Agnew reception, 19 protesters arrest, police horse fears, and two officers injured amid clashes as mounted officers push back the crowd near the Smithsonian.
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Nixon
Capitol
Smithsonian
Agnew
Pennsylvania Avenue
David Dellinger
Panthers defend black community and whites gain, attorney says
A defense attorney argues the Panthers' work benefits the black community and, by extension, whites. The note appears among Page C-5 coverage notes.
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Panthers
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