Israelis Seize Soviet Radar Station From Egypt
Israel acknowledged a week after the operation that commandos captured a complete P-12 type Soviet radar installation from Egypt. The unit, worth about 1 million dollars, was dismantled and flown to Israel with four Egyptian radar technicians captured. Israeli raids included a 21-prisoner Lebanon operation and border tensions rose along the Israel Lebanon frontier.
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Nixon Ends Budget Work Hints At Possible Taxes
President Nixon finished major budget decisions and suggested he may ask Congress for higher taxes to maintain a balanced plan. He then traveled by helicopter to Los Angeles to meet Bob Hope at Lakeside Country Club and discuss Hope’s troops education outreach under the GI Bill.
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George Murphy
Pacific
Longest Air Hijack Ends In Havana
A Brazilian woman and four male commandos hijacked a Cruzeiro do Sul Caravelle and held the plane for 87 hours. After refueling stops across South America the aircraft finally landed in Havana. Isolde Sommer, 26, identified as the hijackers leader, allegedly seeks asylum for two jailed comrades.
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Panama
Cuba
Peru
Brazil
Lima
Raphael Minichiello
TWA
California
Rome
Italy
Cruzeiro Do Sul
Patricio Jansen
Civil Aeronautics
Tocumen
Jansen
Isolde Sommer
Rio de Janeiro
Maryland Bans DDT and Several Pesticides
Gov. Marvin Mandel barred use of DDT along with sodium arsenite chlordane dieldrin endrin parathion and methyl parathion in Maryland except where public health is at risk from an epidemic. The ban covers homes buildings ornamental plantings and agricultural use to protect health and wildlife.
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Annapolis
Marvin Mandel
Maryland
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Mandel
Cold air settles after snow with single digit wind chill
After heavy snowfall the region faces a sharp chill with tonight's lows around 5 above and a daytime high near the low 20s. Winds from the west to southwest around 10 mph add to the bite as variable clouds linger through Monday.
Moon Landing Tops The Year In 1969 News
A year end look notes the July lunar landing as the era’s leading story, marking a historic “one small step for a man” moment. Other items highlight the rising issue of hidden alcoholism among women and the Imperial Valley’s looming salt damage to fertile land.
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California
Imperial Valley
Agnew sees a typical base during Vietnam visit
AP analysis recalls Spiro Agnew's 24 hour Vietnam tour and his report of strong U S Vietnamese force compatibility at Fire Base Kien He cited Vietnamization as viable He met with Nguyen Van Thieu Nguyen Cao Ky and Ellsworth Bunker and urged Americans to view Vietnam firsthand noting home support awaits clearer outcomes at the Mekong Delta and elsewhere
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Bangkok
Thailand
Spiro T. Agnew
Vietnam
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Thieu
Air Force Two
Formosa
Agnew
United States
Kien
State eyes taller slimmer 40 story office building
Columbus official Carl Bentz says the Ohio Building Authority may pursue a 30 to 40 story state office building across Broad Street from the Capitol to maximize space and landscaping. A 24 story plan would cost about 26 million with slimmed upper floors raising costs to 30 and a 40 story building estimated at 30 million.
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Columbus, Ohio
Carl Bentz
Ned
Broad Street
Capitol
Bentz
Ohio Building Authority
Ohio Legislative Office Building Committee
Publisher Appeals To Kidnapers
London AP reports publisher Alex McKay appeared in bedclothes before newsmen to appeal for his wife Muriel, missing since Monday and believed kidnapped. He urged captors to contact him and demanded proof she is safe, citing his wife’s arthritis and monthly injections.
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Alex McKay
Muriel
McKay
Wimbledon
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