FAA official predicts resurrection of SST by 1982
FAA Administrator John Shaffer predicts revival of the U S Supersonic Transport program with a production model by 1982. He argues Congress scrapped the SST was a mistake and foreign firms threaten U S aerospace leadership. Shaffer cites rising foreign competition and lost market share as reasons to rebuild the SST.
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United States
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Romania
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Soviet Union
China
Mariner 9 Captures Deimos From 5200 Miles Away
In Pasadena California a Mariner 9 camera snapped a first close view of Mars moon Deimos from 5200 miles. Space officials called the shot clear given the moon's six mile diameter and plan to process the image to enhance surface features.
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UPI
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
U S Soviet trade may flourish
U S Commerce Secretary Maurice H. Stans signaled possible easing of export restrictions to the Soviet Union as talks with Soviet leaders Kosygin and Patolichev proceeded. He said restrictions have been greatly reduced over the past year and that reductions are ongoing, though he added no negotiations were taking place.
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UPI
Washington
Soviet Union
U.S
Maurice H. Stans
Stans
Alexei N. Kosygin
Nikolai S. Patolichev
Five Die in Lancaster Shooting Spree
Five people were killed in Lancaster on Friday in what detectives call a shooting spree and a suicide by a former boyfriend of one victim. The victims include Jack Welch 42 Doris Welch 42 Lori Welch 15 Rocky Holcomb 17 and Gary Logan 18 who died by his own hand. A neighbor said Logan arrived on a motorcycle about 430 pm and opened fire. Susan Roskan survived with an arm cut. Welch worked as a bioanalyst at Antelope Valley Hospital.
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Rocky Holcomb
Gary Logan
Susan Roskan
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Louis
Janet
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Antelope Valley Hospital
Thanksgiving holiday traffic toll rises toward 720
A United Press International tally by midnight EST shows 276 traffic deaths since 6 p.m. Wednesday with totals of 341 across all causes. California led with 26 traffic deaths, four Texans died in a fog crash near High Gate, Missouri, and NSC projects 620 to 720 highway deaths for the 102 hour holiday period ending Sunday.
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National Safety Council
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Visitor shot accidentally after hunt near Sudden Ranch
Fontana man Wesley Huffman, 24, was shot in the lower back by a .22 pistol carried by teenager Monte Moritz, 14, at Sudden Ranch near the beach while returning from ground squirrel hunting. Huffman remained in serious condition at Lompoc Hospital as deputies investigated the accident. Moritz and Huffman were visiting Kelley Dent Hawkins over Thanksgiving.
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Huffman
Monte Frank Moritz
Ventura
Moritz
Kelley Dent Hawkins
Sudden Ranch
Mission Hills Church Speaker and Busy Community Events
Catherine Cooper a missionary from Africa will speak Monday at Mission Hills Baptist Church for the Women’s Missionary Society on New Drums Over Africa. The event runs 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a noon potluck salad luncheon.
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Hijacker who parachuted from Northwest jet still at large
Deputies searched random houses in western Washington as foggy rain hampered clues about the hijacker who grabbed a Northwest Airlines 727 near Seattle and parachuted away with $200000 in a white laundry bag. Military jets shadowed the flight toward Reno as investigators traced the plane’s path from Woodland to Medford.
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Storms Strain Midwest Northeast As Snow Halts Travel
A trio of storms dumps heavy snow across the Upper Midwest and Dakotas, with a Thanksgiving northeaster closing Northeast highways. Albany records 22.5 inches, the area faces roadhouse blocks, and Oregon sees over two inches of rain. Severe winds lash Pacific Northwest. snow reaches Wisconsin Minnesota and Pennsylvania.
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Errol Flynn estate declared insolvent in California
The estate of actor Errol Flynn once valued above 2.5 million dollars was declared insolvent in a Los Angeles probate ruling. The final asset, a Sunset Plaza Drive lot sold for 10 thousand, will be distributed to satisfy tax claims by state and federal authorities totaling 61 thousand 15 dollars. Flynn died in Vancouver on October 15 1959 at age 50.
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Victor E. Donatelli
California
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Vancouver
B.C
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