Maiden transatlantic Pan Am 747 returns after seven hour delay
The Pan American Boeing 747 completed its first round trip from New York to London and back to Kennedy, with 128 passengers canceling the return. The eastbound leg paused over six hours in New York and London due to engine trouble and loading delays, ending seven hours late. Passenger Jack Zoll called the trip rough and not worth repeating.
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Nixon unveils 12 major programs in State of the Union
President Nixon asked Congress and the nation to back a push to clean up pollution, curb crime, and manage the Vietnam war. He outlined a five year 10 billion dollar municipal waste program and pledged to double aid to local law enforcement while balancing the coming budget.
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Mike Mansfield
Clean Days Ahead Armco Pollution Efforts Target 1970s
Armco President William Verity outlines progressive pollution controls at Middletown Works with scrubber installations and phased shutdowns to avoid layoffs. By end of 1970 most plants will have pollution under control with Houston completing by mid 1971. Total investment at Middletown reaches 39 million dollars as Armco publicizes its commitment and past cleanups at Ashland Baltimore Butler Kansas City.
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Yablonski Murder Motive Probed in Slayings Case
Three men were arrested on federal charges linked to the Yablonski family killings in Washington County Pennsylvania. Authorities say the motive is under investigation though no UMW connections are confirmed. Extradition proceedings were planned as police cited an Ohio license plate leading to the Cleveland arrests.
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Ohio
Cleveland
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FBI
Snow Flurries Promised for Middletown Area
The Middletown region is under travel warnings for slippery roads as snow flurries are expected to taper to 2 to 4 inches total. Tonight's low in the teens with Saturny starting in the upper 20s. Sunday should be cloudy and slightly warmer after yesterday’s 20 high and 14 low. Only 1 percent-inch snow had fallen by 8 am today.
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Murder charge filed in Jan. fatal shooting in Ohio
A first degree murder charge was filed Thursday against William Dempster, 50, of Williamstown West Virginia, in the Jan. 12 fatal shooting of Martin Farley, 31, of Williamstown Ohio, according to Marietta police.
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Nixon’s State of the Union contrasts with Johnson and Kennedy
Nixon’s first State of the Union presents a brisk matter of fact style, reading from a script with minimal prompts, unlike Johnson’s folksy direct address or Kennedy’s literary allusions. Congress reacts with orderly claps as Nixon aims a broader audience beyond Congress.
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Navy Lays Keel For New Nuclear Frigate
The Navy laid the keel of the guided missile nuclear frigate USS California in Newport News as part of a new program Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird called vitally needed. The $180 million ship will carry anti submarine anti air and anti surface weapons and operate at greater ranges to support nuclear carriers.
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Mekong Raids Fizzle Out As U S Helis Downed
Allied commands report small Mekong Delta clashes near the Cambodian border north of Saigon. Two U S helicopters were shot down and 71 North Vietnamese or Viet Cong soldiers killed. one American killed and 12 wounded in ground fighting. The 1st Infantry Division, first to Vietnam, exits by April 15 after 4 1 years of service. Three South Vietnamese killed and 11 wounded. B 52 bombers concentrate on the Mekong Delta with 300 tons dropped on the U Minh Forest. Huynh Thien Tu of the National Liberation Front reportedly killed in a bombing attack. intelligence doubts his rank.
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Israeli Jets Hit Egyptian Bases Amid Island Raid
TEL AVIV AP Israeli planes bombed camps near Helwan and Huckstep south of Cairo marking a fifth Nile Valley strike in three weeks. On Shadwan island Iraqi operatives dismantled a radar site as Israeli commandos reported up to 60 Egyptians killed and 41 captured.
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Bold Plans For New Republic Squashed by Court Ruling
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Triumph Reef and Long Reef lie within U S jurisdiction as part of the continental shelf, killing rival schemes by Louis M. Ray Acme General Contractors and Atlantic Development Corp to establish independent micronations on offshore reefs near Miami. The ventures spent about $100 000 in 1964 before Hurricane Betsy submerged the sites. Atlantis backers sought stamps currency and a defense department, while Acme planned resort homes and gaming ventures. The court dismissed the dream of a separate nation beneath the sea.
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