Italian hijacker hailed as hero amid calls for release
In Italy the Marine Lance Cpl. Raffaele Minichiello is praised as a hero after a California to Rome hijacking. Italy charges him with eight crimes. the US seeks return to face air piracy charges possibly death penalty. A local mayor urges his release for publicity. An Italian film firm plans Paisa Perche m arresti script. A 17 year old seeks marriage. Senator Leone rumored as possible defense.
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Rome
UPI
Trans World Airlines
Lance Cpl
Raffaele Minichiello
California
United States
Italy
Minichiello
ANSA
Sen
Giovanni Leone
Leone
Bari
Chamber of Deputies
Melito Irpino
TWA
City honors staff at 13th annual service pin banquet
Mayor Robert MacClure presided at the 13th annual city service pin banquet with Councilwoman Charlotte Benton and Councilmen Art Scott and Brooks Speight. Recipients included 5 10 and 15 year honorees Lt. Ernest Bouslaugh Clarence Curtis and many others. two individuals received $5 certificates for suggestions.
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Robert MacClure
Charlotte Benton
Art Scott
Brooks Speight
Harold Thompson
Lester Fabing
Dan Petersen
K. H. Rule
Tony Stanich
Stanich
de Loy Welke
Richard Minor
Warren Buck
Raymond Gomez
Marvin Loney
Haney Pack
Lowell Powers
Frank Prater
Edward Reitmeier
Carl Renollet
Linda Rupp
Elmer Simons
Dell Nunnellee
Stella Reed
German AZUR satellite reaches polar orbit after launch delay
The first German built craft AZUR studied earth radiation belt and achieved a near polar orbit over the Pacific west of Costa Rica. NASA praised the Scout rocket’s performance and Ants Kutzer confirmed the craft looked great after launch from Van denberg Air Force Base at 5 52 p m PST following a 24 hour delay due to a hydrogen peroxide hose leak.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Pacific Ocean
Costa Rica
Ants Kutzer
West Germany
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Republicans weigh grounds to impeach Justice Douglas
Washington reports top Republicans seek grounds to impeach Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas if the Senate rejects Clement Haynsworth Jr. for the bench. House leader Gerald Ford says new ethics standards could apply to sitting justices, while Douglas remains a frequent target due to his marriages and travel.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Senate
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
House
Gerald R. Ford
Haynsworth
Ford
Congress
United States Senate
Douglas
North Vietnamese strike at Duc Lap and border bases
Allied forces clash with North Vietnamese troops near the Duc Lap outpost north of Saigon as Hanoi shells, overrun attempts, and helicopter losses unfold. South Vietnamese troops and Green Berets counterattack while U S units report multiple aircraft losses and a winter offensive against border bases continues.
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Saigon
UPI
Duc Lap
U.S
Thomas F. Quick
Orangeburg
S.C
Bu Prang
da Nang
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Jerry
Cambodia
Ferry
Apollo 12 Crew Prepares Earth Reentry Drills
Apollo 12 astronauts Conrad Gordon and Bean trained in a command ship trainer for earth reentry while Houston monitored the exercise. The crew plans a 11 22 a.m. Friday launch for a 10 day moon landing voyage with a planned 31 hour hold to avoid overtime. Weather forecasts call for rain turning to showers and cooler highs in the 60s, with small craft winds along the coast.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
Moon
Earth
Charles
Pete’’ Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon
Alan L. Bean
Flight Control Center
Houston
Navy
Kurt H. Debus
Kennedy Space Center
KSC
Moonport
Nixon Resting Before Talks In Bahamas
President Nixon relaxes on a Bahamas island amid postponement of Vietnam troop withdrawal talks. He plans another cutback by Christmas and will join Pat Nixon later. Kissinger, Laird, Rogers, and Mitchell convene, while two men are arrested in threats to the president.
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Bahamas
UPI
Nixon
Vietnam
Florida
Charles G. “Bebe” Rebozo
New York
Robert H. Abplanalo
Pat
Key Biscayne
Flavilla
Bayside
White House
Laird
Rogers
Henry A. Kissinger
Key Biscayne Club
Abplanalp
Precision Valve
Washington
Cape Kennedy
Secret Service
George W. Baker
Miami
John A. Baker
Philadelphia
Planners to Study Use Permit in Lompoc
Lompoc Planning Commission on Monday will review a use permit for a carnival by Wes Shows at the Lompoc United Methodist Church site 925 N. F St. in a residential zone. Douglas Soper will report on Laurel Avenue crossing issues. A separate request seeks a frozen meat locker at 1021 N A St in the PD zone.
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Lompoc Planning Commission
Laurel Avenue
Lompoc United Methodist Church
Wes
N. F St
Douglas Soper
First
Seventh Streets
S and S Food Market
N. A St
Titan Oldtimers Recall Glorious 395th Squadron Era
Veterans of the 395th Squadron share memories of the unit's early missions and tight camaraderie. Names of former pilots and base locations appear as they recount days of training, sorties, and close friendships formed during wartime duty. The piece preserves their firsthand reflections.
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Titan Oldtimers
395Th Squadron
Arab Defense Council denounces U S at Cairo meeting
Delegates from 13 Arab nations and Palestinian representatives open in Cairo denouncing the United States as the Arab world enemy number one. Farouk Abou Eissa chairs, accusing U S arms support to Israel and mobilization of Americans in Israeli service. Hassouna calls U S policy a grave challenge. Dayan warns of retaliation after Egyptian raids.
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United Press
Arab Defense Council
Cairo
United States
Farouk Abou Eissa
Eissa
America
Israel
Arab League
Abdel Khalak Hassouna
U.S. Middle East
U.S
United Nations
Hassouna
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Judiciary Committee
Albert Parvin Foundation
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Ikre
Lomcoc Valley
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Lockheed Missiles and Space Company
Lockheed
Ed Henricks
Jan Quisenberry
William Organ
Mike Siminski
Helsinki
Bayside Villa
William P. Rogers
Melvin R. Laird
John N. Mitchell
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Middle East
Nasser
Defense
Moshe Dayan
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