Delta DC-8 Hijacked to Cuba Over Los Angeles Flight
A Delta Airlines DC-8 with 114 aboard was hijacked from Love Field Dallas to Havana Cuba. The aircraft carried 107 passengers and seven crew and reached Havana around 12:55 a.m. EST after departing at 10:33 p.m. EST. Captain William Wood requested permission to turn left and stated the plan was Havana, not Love Field.
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Miami
UPI
Delta Airlines
Los Angeles
Cuba
Love Field
Dallas
Havana
William Wood
Fort Worth
Action Line: Your Problem Solver at Your Service
The column offers citizen questions answered by request through Box 230 Long Beach California or by phone during specified hours. It invites readers to seek help with problems and red tape and promises action on general interest inquiries.
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Long Beach
Calif
Unwarranted Court Citation For Sold Car
A reader asks about a court notice for a December traffic citation on a car sold in August. DMV notification of the sale should remove the husband from the citation. return the notice with an explanation to have his name removed.
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Department of Motor Vehicles
Sacramento
Long Beach
DMV
Path to becoming a high school and college sports official
Action Line notes umpire and official training options with costs and age rules. It cites the Al Somers Umpire course starting in January at 150 dollars, requires meetings and rule tests, and no age limit. It also lists initiation fees of 10 for football 8 for basketball and 7 for baseball and suggests connections for high school officials via Les Heil in Hermosa Beach. The Pacific Inter-Collegiate Officials Bureau and college conferences influence college and pro assignations.
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Action Line
D.D
Long Beach
al Somers
Les Heil
Southern California
Bay- View Drive
Hermosa Beach
California Inter-Scholastic Federation
Pacific Inter-Collegiate Officials Bureau
Nixon seeks one year extension of 10 percent surtax
President Nixon plans to ask Congress to extend the 10 percent income tax surcharge for another year to curb inflation and maintain a budget surplus aim. Dirksen and Ford relayed word after a White House meeting, noting changes possible if Vietnam War ends or inflation drops. The surtax expires June 30, affecting 1969 full year taxation.
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Washington
APS
Nixon
Congress
Johnson
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
House
Gerald R. Ford
White House
Dirksen
Ford
Republican Wins State Senate Race
Republican John A. Nejedly appears to have captured the state Senate seat to give the GOP control of the upper chamber after 13 years out of power. With 110 of Contra Costa County's 264 precincts reporting, Nejedly led George Miller III 32,466 to Miller's, putting the Republicans at 21 seats to 19. The race follows the death of Democrat George Miller Jr., which left a 20-20 deadlock prior to the filling.
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Nejedly
George Miller III
Contra Costa County
Miller
Senate
George Miller Jr
Eee
Vee
Police Won't Be Scared Off by Central Area Bombings
Long Beach police vice and narcotics officers will keep a tight watch on the Central District after two unmarked vehicles were bombed. Police say the attacks target narcotics and prostitution enforcement and may be retaliatory.
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Central Area
Long Beach
Man in a Rut Finds Groove Against Odds
In a small town a man who felt stuck discovers a surprising groove in his routine. The change sparks confidence, drawing neighbors and friends into new activities and renewed purpose.
Thieu Opens Door to Secret Paris Talks With NLF
President Thieu announced a willingness to hold direct secret negotiations with the National Liberation Front in Paris. The move was seen in Washington as easing a potential barrier to U S North Vietnamese talks and improving the mood for multilateral private discussions.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Paris
Thieu
U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Eisenhower's condition labeled severe as doctors cite critical heart congestion
Washington, UP I report doctors say President Eisenhower's congestive heart failure is severe and his status is critical. They will not predict survival, noting past recoveries but stressing the inability to forecast the outcome. John Eisenhower arrived to join Mamie at the general's side.
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Eisenhower
John
U.S
Belgium
Mamie
Two Boys Rob Norwalk Cleaner After Demanding $40
Two about 13 year old boys armed with a pistol held up a Norwalk dry cleaner on Tuesday at 11515 Carmen Rd. They forced clerk Pauline Ray to give $20 to each, with Mrs Ray handing one $10 bill to each boy before they sped south on Carmenita on bicycles.
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Norwalk
Pauline Ray
Carmen Rd
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Leary
Venture Magazine
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N.C
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J.J
Los Alamitos
David Feuerstein
Special Investigation Unit
Feuerstein
Anthony J. Pratch
Pratch
William J. Mooney
23Rd Street
Myrtle Avenue
Alamitos Ave
Lt. Harmon
Harmon
LT. Pratch
Thieu Oks
NLF
Robert B. Semple JR
New York Times Service
Vietnam
Hanoi
National Association of Broadcasters
Ike
Can
Southland
Supreme Court
California
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