Jet hijacker ends 20 hour standoff in Buenos Aires
Robert Lee Jackson of Alcoa Tennessee surrendered at Ezeiza Airport after a 7 500 mile hijack from Acapulco to Buenos Aires. The 100 passengers were released in Monterrey for a 100000 ransom later recovered.
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President Nixon relaxes at Camp David on Independence Day
President Nixon spent Independence Day weekend resting by a pool at Camp David with aides Ehrlichman and Haldeman while handling budget papers. He attended a formal ceremony ratifying the 26th Amendment and planned talks with steel industry leaders before a 12 day hiatus at San Clemente. The Bicentennial kickoff speeches linked the Revolution to current national efforts.
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Fatal Fourth of July holiday traffic deaths near last year
National Safety Council spokesman says holiday traffic fatalities for the Fourth of July weekend are roughly level with last year. Across the period 451 people died in traffic crashes with 623 total including planes and other causes. California led with 42 deaths, followed by Indiana 31 and Texas 30.
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Youth drowns diving off VAFB beach
Bruce Holland, 20, a Chapman College water polo player, drowned at Vandenberg Air Force Base while diving. He disappeared in about seven feet of water as officials noted he wore an artificial breathing apparatus. Nearby, many Lompoc youths watched a fireworks display from rooftops.
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Weather outlook with inland warmth and coastal overcast
Low clouds persist with fair inland afternoons through Tuesday. Highs around 60s at the coast and 70s inland, nights in the 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 25 mph in afternoons. Tuesday tides include high tides at 10:44 am and 9:14 pm, and low tides at 4:08 am and 2:50 pm.
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Rockets Hit Da Nang Barracks Killing Three GIs
Communist rockets struck a Da Nang Air Base barracks early today killing three American GIs and wounding 36 as U S B 52s bombed suspected positions near the DMZ 450 tons of explosives were dropped around Fire Bases Fuller and Charlie 2 The attack marked the 15th such strike this year and follows two US helicopter losses near the Laotian border plus a Phnom Penh convoy operation in Cambodia
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Budget overrides next on agenda in California
Sacramento lawmakers plan talks with Democratic and Republican leaders after Reagan vetoed 117 million dollars from the 1971-72 budget. Overriding requires two thirds in each house. fateful school funding and civil service pay cuts loom as the California State Employer Association campaigns for restoration.
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