Cost overruns rise for Safeguard ABM program
Washington figures show the single Safeguard antiballistic missile site will cost $13 billion more than the 1969 estimate for a two-site program. Rep. Les Aspin says the total increase may reach $15 billion, with GAO involvement to assess unavoidable costs versus waste and mismanagement. Inflation and design changes blamed for higher costs. treaty limits tied the program to a single site and a second site never approved by Congress.
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Purser Freed By Air Pirates Aboard Jet Refueling
Audacious hijacking involves a Japan Air Lines Boeing 747 seized after Amsterdam departure. Hijackers threaten passengers and crew, claiming explosives and demanding freedom for Kozo Okamoto. Purser Yoshihisa Miyashita released for hospitalization after a blast killed a hijacker. No immediate Israeli response to the ransom demand.
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Tornadoes and Severe Storms Hit Regions Nationwide
Storms continued to dominate the national weather scene with tornado reports near Cheyenne and Sabine Lake Texas. Widespread showers drenched the upper Texas coast from Beaumont to Houston with 60 mph winds and hail near Missouri locales. The National Weather Service noted heavy rainfall around Beaumont as thunderstorms spread from the central Plains to the Ohio Valley.
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Young Religious Leaders Describe Saigon Torture
Four young Roman Catholic men describe six months in a Sai gon prison awaiting a military judge then six more months behind bars. They claim torture with lighted cigarettes and beating to force confessions while other prisoners, including an old woman, suffered. They accuse South Vietnamese officials of political imprisonment and denial of torture, while two of the four speak for the group and oppose President Nguyen Van Thien.
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Bus Plunges Off Road in Hong Kong Ravine
AP reports a crowded bus plunged off a hillside road into a ravine on Hong Kong Island. Government officials confirm at least 15 bodies recovered and 17 people listed in critical condition in Hong Kong hospitals.
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Suspected gang killer Carrasco captured after motel standoff
San Antonio police units closed in on the Tejas Motel after a days long stakeout aimed at the Carrasco gang. In the exchange, Carrasco was shot and captured near Room 1 as officers fired on him. A bystander described officers in trees around the motel as the pursuit unfolded. The suspect’s associate Wellbacher had earlier been jailed in Mexico but freed on a mistaken identity, and a hunt for other gang members continued.
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Hijacking on Japan Airlines jumbo jet shocks Europe
Purser Yoshihisa Miyashita recounts a hijacking over Europe when a young Latin American woman exploded in a Japan Airlines flight, splattering him with blood and body parts as a non Japanese man announced the escape plan. The 145 aboard endured the peril before landing at a desert airstrip in the Persian Gulf.
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Philippine Girl Takes Top Crown at Athens Pageant
An article reports a Philippine girl winning a beauty crown in Athens, with unclear details about the competitors and event. It mentions Miss Universe comments and references to related names, noting the winner's grandfather and connections to other contestants.
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Tih
Historic Scharbauer Hotel Demolition in Midland
The 30 room six story Scharbauer Hotel on Midland courthouse square will be demolished for a smaller motor hotel or office building. Built in 1928 by Clarence Scharbauer Sr and Ruth Scharbauer, it long hosted cattlemen oilmen and famous visitors before years of expansion.
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Ruth Scharbaure
Texas
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Ex-Air Force Pilot Testifies On Orders To Bomb Hospital
Former Air Force pilot says he was ordered to bomb a hospital during Indochina service and later reprimanded for naming the target as a hospital. He recounts briefing details and his regret, while investigations unfold under Senate committees.
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Weather Update for Lubbock and Vicinity
Parky bloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms mainly in the afternoon and night through Tuesday. Highs near 90 today and Tuesday, low tonight mid 80s. Precipitation probability about 20 percent today and tonight. Variable humidity and scattered showers appear unlikely but possible in the region.
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Prayer for Peace Amid Global Turmoil
A short interfaith prayer asks for peace to come to a troubled world. It asks to overcome hatred and violence and to love one another in humility and unity.
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Nixon Denies Subpoena Request On Tapes
President Nixon refused the Senate Watergate committee request to study tapes and documents. The panel planned an executive session with Nixon, who is linked to the Watergate cover up. White House aides prepared defenses as Haig Ziegler Garment and Buzhardt met to frame replies.
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