Hijackers Free Passengers From Lufthansa Jet
United Press International reports Arab guerrillas freed 172 passengers from a Lufthansa 747 after landing in Aden Southern Yemen. Nine crewwomen remained aboard as male passengers left for hotels, while Joseph P. Kennedy III was among those released.
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Bomb Kills Seven at English Parachute Regiment Mess
In Aldershot England a bomb shattered the 16th Parachute Brigade officers mess killing seven including one officer and five civilian women and injuring 17. IRA claimed retaliation for Bloody Sunday. Weather forecast follows with variable conditions.
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Nixon Chou Enlai Hold Long China Summit Day Two
President Nixon and Chou En-lai held a three hour fifty minute session as press and public warmed to the visit. Madame Mao and Mao’s wife joined a ballet at the Great Hall of the People, signaling earnest efforts to end 20 years of freeze in relations.
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Supreme Court Refuses Speedy Hearing on California Child Support Appeal
The Supreme Court declined to fast track California's appeal challenging a ruling that blocks cutting welfare benefits when families have other income. The case stems from the 1971 Welfare Reform Act and questions the offset of outside income from the standard of need for a four person home.
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Quieter at FCI After Race Riot Leaves Inmate Injured
Warden Frank Kenton reported a massive Sunday melee at the Federal Correctional Institution involving about 200 inmates, sparked by racial tension between blacks and Chicanos. One Chicano inmate was stabbed with a homemade weapon and is in the hospital, while four guards were bruised. Inmates remain confined as authorities plan to ease restrictions today.
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Jarring to Visit Israel for Quick Jerusalem Talks
United Nations Middle East envoy Gunnar V. Jarring will travel to Jerusalem on Friday for brief talks with Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban. Eban will interrupt a short vacation for the meeting, while Prime Minister Golda Meir remains on vacation. Jarring plans a few hours in Israel after Cairo discussions with Egyptian leaders.
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Soviet built jet downed in Laos air battle
UPI report says a Soviet built MIG21 was shot down by a U.S. Air Force F4 Phantom in a dogfight over Laos. In North Vietnam, U.S. jets conducted five strikes while South Vietnamese forces fought heavy battles in Military Region I, with 239 guerrillas killed and 36 wounded on allied sides. No American casualties were reported.
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Kleindienst Hearing Opens for Attorney General Post
Richard G. Kleindienst appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee as it began vetting him for attorney general. The No. 2 Justice official under Nixon faced liberal questioning on gun control and law enforcement. L. Patrick Gray III also testified, seeking support for deputy AG nomination.
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