RTD Bus Strike Near Resolution as Drivers Vote Tuesday
Tentative agreement reached with United Transportation Union drivers after lengthy talks. Nine RTD board members backed the proposal while mechanics remain on strike. About 750,000 riders face alternate transport as the dispute drags on. Driver ratification due Tuesday at 2 PM, with a board meeting Wednesday to formalize.
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RTD Board of Directors
Byron Cook
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Los Angeles Convention Center
Amalgamated Transit Union
ATU
Pat Barry
Tom McCarthy
McCarthy
Turkiye Airlines Jetliner Crashes Near Isparta. 154 Die
A Turkish Airlines triple-jet Boeing 127 crashed on a Sultan Mountains mountainside near Isparta while en route from Istanbul to Antalya. All 154 aboard perished, including 86 Italians and 18 West Germans among 147 passengers and six crew. Rescue teams battled flames for two hours.
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Turkey
Turkish Airlines
Istanbul
Antalya
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Anatolia
Isparta
Sultan Mountains
Antalyas
Paris
TWA strikers back some flights resume amid settlement
Washington AP reports Trans World Airlines workers returned to duty after a tentative settlement ending a 30 day cooling off period. Domestic and international service began resuming with executives optimistic flights would be fully normal by midweek. union leaders urged workers to return and details remained unavailable. Labor Secretary Usery and mediator George Ives praised negotiators for resolving the dispute.
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TWA
Europe
Middle East
International Association of Machinists
Usery
George Ives
National Mediation Board
Kissinger says Rhodesia talks show progress toward transfer
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger reported a favorable reaction from Ian Smith to a proposal by the United States Britain and African leaders for a two year transition of Rhodesia’s ruling power from the white minority to the black majority. After eight hours of meetings Kissinger said Smith and aides would consult their cabinet before any deal is confirmed and he would seek clarifications from Kaunda and Nyerere.
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Pretoria
South Africa
Henry Kissinger
Ian Smith
Smith
U.S
Kissinger
Rhodesian Front Party
Black Africa
Kenneth Kaunda
Zambia
Julius Nyerere
Tanzania
Vorster
Soviet War Machine Warns Of Destiny Without Firing Shot
Royal Air Force commander Air Vice Marshal Stewart Menaul warns in The Soviet War Machine that in ten years the Soviet Union could defeat Western powers without a shot being fired. He cites rapid arms tech progress and shifts from defensive to offensive forces, urging Western unity to maintain parity and prevent political submission.
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London
Soviet Union
Royal Air Force
Stewart Menaul
Menaul
United States
Long Beach Woman Beaten to Death in Downtown Apartment
A 13-year-old Long Beach woman was found savagely beaten in her downtown apartment Sunday, apparently killed by an intruder who stole her portable television. Viola Rose, 309 Lime, was discovered by her landlord at dawn. LeROY WILLIAMS, 28, of 866 California Ave., was arrested on suspicion of murder after police connected him to the missing TV and scene evidence. The room contained a cassette recorder and religious tapes, with neighbors noting she was a quiet Christian Scientist who locked her windows at night.
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Long Beach
Viola Rose
Miss Rose
Leroy Williams
California Ave
Bill Collette
Logan Wren
Williams
Viking planners weigh rock dig to seek Martian life
Apollo era project leaders Carl Sagan and Gerald Soffen said Viking 2 may topple a rock and dig beneath it to search for organics. A jammed sampler arm briefly delayed the organic-crumb search, but fixes allow a renewed push as they caution no life proof yet.
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Viking
Mars
Carl Sagan
Gerald Soffer
NBC
Meet the Press
Viking 2
Sagan
Soffen
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Earth
Solfen
Lander
JPL
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