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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1969
Page
5
UPI reports a 1970s shift where the term off Broadway may disappear as theaters merge into a single New York theater identity. Broadway faces tighter budgets and rising costs with prices climbing toward the 15 dollar top, while new venues rise, older houses close, and more theaters appear in high rise offices.
The aircraft carrier USS Midway, undergoing a four year, 202 million reconstruction, is set to recommission January 31, 1970 at Alameda California. Capt. Eugene J. Carroll leads the crew of 4 200 with an updated 4 300 man capacity and enhanced safety features. The ship will conduct a summer shakedown before fleet exercises off Vietnam.
Navy workspaces were cramped as crew slept on desks and lived from seabags. The flight deck was extended 50 feet to 996 feet boosting landing capability for the newest planes and increasing meals served daily to 14,000 across forward and aft messes. Captain Carroll notes faster, safer takeoffs if arresting gear fails, replacing older barricade risk.
An American man, Anthony Pascazio of New York City, was escorted from Glasgow to New York after brief questioning over an alleged attempt to hijack an Icelandic Airlines flight from Kennedy to London. He was released for lack of evidence. the FBI said the U.S. attorney would not prosecute.
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