China buys eight more Trident jets from Britain
China signs an $60 million order in Peking for eight Trident jet liners, boosting total Chinese Trident purchases to more than $163 million. Hawker Siddeley builds a China specific Trident with 1930 mile range as Sung notes broader aviation talks.
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Flight Of Terror Ends For Hijack Victims
Passengers aboard the hijacked Southern DC9 returned from Cuba after 28 hours and 3 800 miles. FBI sharpshooters failed to halt the flight and Cuban authorities detained three hijackers in Havana. Passengers described bizarre ransom handouts and threats as the plane zigzagged through three nations before landing in Miami.
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International convention bans ocean dumping of toxic compounds
Delegates from 79 countries sign an international accord prohibiting ocean dumping of oil mercury and cadmium compounds and wastes with high radioactivity levels. The measure also bars dumping of arsenic copper fluorides pesticides lead and zinc by ships or aircraft.
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Goldwater reroutes jet to aid Kansas hunting accident victim
Senator Barry Goldwater diverted his private plane from Wichita to Hays Kansas to transport 14 year old Essman injured in a hunting accident to Kansas City for treatment. The flight received FAA help and the senator was later seen in the Hays terminal after landing. Essman remained listed in fair condition after eye surgery.
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Hays
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Kansas City
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Pentagon Papers Trial To Continue In High Court
The high court rules the Pentagon Papers case will proceed. Ellsberg and Russo bid to halt the trial failed as U S forces press the Vietnam war with new matériel to support a cease fire.
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Pentagon Plans New Round Of Base Closings In 1973
Washington reports the Pentagon will unveil another wave of base closures and civilian job cuts after Congress returns in January. Army plans include merging First Army at Ft Meade with Third Army in Atlanta, and consolidating helicopter training sites as U.S. forces pull out of Vietnam. Navy shipyards may face reductions.
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Winter Storm Dumps Rain Over City Area
A winter storm drenched Southwest Oklahoma with widespread rainfall though Lawton’s reservoirs received the least. Measured totals varied from under an inch near Lawton to over two inches at Marlow, with many sites reporting modest amounts and no forecasted precipitation through Tuesday.
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Supreme Court lets Ellsberg Russo trial proceed without wiretap specifics
The Supreme Court allowed the Pentagon Papers case to proceed in Los Angeles with no disclosure of which defense team member was overheard in a foreign intelligence wiretap. Ellsberg and Russo face espionage and conspiracy charges over the Vietnam War study, with trial delays tied to the dispute. Justice Douglas dissented, urging clearer rules protecting attorney-client confidences.
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Supreme Court
Pentagon Papers
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Anthony Russo
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Russo
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William J. Brennan Jr
Los Angeles
Charles Manson
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Cambridge
Mass
Brighter Auto Lights Planned by NHTSA
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced potential new lighting standards beginning with 1975 models. Proposals include higher intensity high beams, an intermediate beam, and 1978 rules requiring rear stop lamps and turn signals to be at least five inches apart. Public comment due by April 18.
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Haig To Report On Indochina Talks To Nixon
Gen. Alexander Haig Jr returns to report to President Nixon on talks in Saigon with South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu. He will brief at Camp David after arriving at Andrews AFB then fly to the president's retreat. Kissinger and Ziegler discuss possible further consultations with Le Duc Tho. Nixon met Kissinger before the Camp David trip with brief talks.
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Thieu
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