Tornado MRCA passes go ahead for serial production
Three governments announce the Tornado multirole combat aircraft will enter serial production by 1980 with 385 RAF jets, 324 Bundeswehr, and 100 Italian Air Force units. Cost around 48 million marks per aircraft. project aims to create 70,000 jobs across Britain Germany and Italy.
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Moscow crackdown on international drug smugglers
Soviet police round up smugglers using Moscow as a transit point as arrests rise at the main airport. Cases include Americans, Britons, Australians, West Germans, Dutch and Malaysians with seizures up to 70 pounds of heroin worth about 2 million dollars. Police say tips and intensified checks drive the crackdown while experts note possible political signaling at home.
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