Solar flare on Sun blasts space station crew records
Skylab detected a major solar flare equal to about 100 million atomic bombs, producing a mushroom cloud five Earth diameters wide within five minutes. The flare disrupted some short wave Earth communications as astronauts slept aboard Skylab Houston.
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Space Center
Houston
Skylab
Earths
Earth
Alan L. Bean
Jack R. Lousma
Owen K Garriott
Orbiting Laboratory
Mission Control
Joe Hirman
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
Hirman
San Francisco
Arabs take hostages at Paris embassy plane siege
Guerrillas calling themselves the Jerusalem Four hijack a Caravelle jet at Le Bourget with four crew and 13 passengers aboard. After a 27 hour ordeal they free several hostages including four French women, while police seal the aircraft and the airport operation stalls until morning. Abu Daoud's release is reportedly demanded but Jordanian officials would not comment. Nine captives recount threats of death as authorities fail to deliver a plane.
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Mohamed Batel
Kuwait
Hassed Assad
Ecrew
le Bourget
Paris
Emul
Jerusalem
Middle Eastern
Palestinian Liberation Organization
Abu Daoud
Jordan
Hussein
Amman
David
Francois Goussault
California Assembly debates death penalty and Prop 17 stance
Lawmakers dissect SB 450 and Prop 17 as supporters claim the death penalty deters crime while opponents argue it fails to deter and harms minority rights. Speakers cite Prop 17 vote, list mandatory death provisions, and reflect on religious and ethical concerns in a contentious session.
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Alan Sieroty
Beverly Hills
Ken Meade
D-Oakland
Ray Johnson
R-Chico
Beverly
Mass prison riot at Stateville ends after nine hours
About 275 inmates at Stateville Penitentiary seized 11 guards and held 10 hostage for nine hours. A five minute ultimatum prompted surrender as guards were released one by one. Demands included amnesty and a black warden amid long running tensions and prior riots.
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Joliet, WI
UPD
Illinois
Stateville Penitentiary
Stateville
Allyn R. Sielaff
Ilinois
Dwight Pitman
Midwest
Indiana
Michigan City
Joliet
Richard Speck
Chicago
Sielaff
Nixon invites majority leaders for conference at White House
President Nixon invites Democratic congressional leaders to the White House to push an agenda but lawmakers say Congress decides bills, not the President. Senate Majority Leader Mansfield and House Speaker Albert affirm willingness to seek compromise while warning against a social visit as Nixon plans talks with Republicans and upcoming State of the Union.
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UPD
Nixon
White House
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
House
Carl Abert
Capitol
Melvin R. Laird
Mansfield- Albert
John Anderson
R-Ill
Thomas P. O'Neill
Mansfield
Laird
O'Neill
Ruling on Nixon Tapes Sparks En Banc Appeal
The White House seeks an en banc review to compel Nixon to turn over secretly taped conversations, arguing presidential privilege bars compulsory process. Justice-branch authority and timing loom as Cox and the Senate press for access before the grand jury and the end of term.
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White House
John J. Simica
Sirica
Nixon
Watergate
Judicial Branch
U.S
Senate Watergate Committee
Sam Dash
Senate
Cox
Cash
Supreme Court
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Floyd Wakefield
Downey
Robert E. Badham
Newport Beach
Robert Burke
Huntington Beach
Jon Gonsalves
John Briggs
Fullerton
Kenneth Cory
Garden Grove
Johnson
Larry Kapiloff
San Diego
John J. Miller
D-Berkeley
Jesus
Miller
State Penal Code
Supreme Conn
U.S. Supreme Court
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Daniel Walker
Springfield
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Court of Appeals
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