Hijacked JAL jet landed in Seoul after North Korea ruse fails
Japanese Boeing 727 with 115 aboard was diverted to Seoul by leftist students. Authorities staged decoys and North Korean uniforms to fool hijackers into Pyongyang, but the ploy failed. a night flight to North Korea remained uncertain as fighter escorts shielded the airliner. Two Americans aboard.
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Controllers May Lose Jobs Amid FAA Strike Crackdown
Washington reports a hard-nosed FAA crackdown on air traffic controllers involved in a sick-in strike. Absences rose to 522 of 1,666 high altitude controllers as the agency vows dismissal, back pay loss, and future suspensions for those who stay away. Volpe promises cash awards for those who continue working.
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Federal Aviation Administration
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John A. Volpe
PATCO Safety Debate Roils Flight Travelers
New York AP report summarizes six day air controller slowdown causing delays and confusion. FAA says safety standards are not sacrificed while PATCO cites overwork fatigue and expanded sectors as risking safety. A Trans World Airlines pilots group urges mediation over wages and conditions amid attributed missteps.
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Argu
Nixon
Trans World Airline
Federal mediator enters talks on trucker wage contract
A federal mediator has moved into bargaining between the Teamsters and trucking industry officials to secure a new wage agreement before the current contract covering 425 000 drivers expires at midnight.
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Teamsters
Employers Inc
George P. Shultz
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Postmen Offered New Wage Terms in government talks
The government presented a proposed wage settlement to postal union officials after six hours of bargaining as President Nixon directs the talks. Blount said Nixon is hopeful the negotiations end soon after last week’s postal strike and court action, with no strike deadline set.
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New York
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Israelis Hit Arab SAM Sites In Egypt Delta Raid
Israeli warplanes attacked two SA2 surface to air missile bases near Mansoura in Egypt's Nile Delta. The operation marked the first deep strike in eight days with planes returning safely, officials said.
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Middletown Weather Outlook Clouds and Rain Likely
The forecast for Middletown and vicinity calls for cloudy conditions tonight with a chance of rain again late tonight. Lows will be in the 30s. Wednesday remains cloudy and cool with rain likely and highs around 50. Yesterday's high reached 47 and this morning's low was 36.
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Turkey Rattled Again Deepening Quake Strikes Gediz
A fresh earthquake hit western Turkey killing at least 24 and damaging villages near Gediz where rescuers still recover victims from last Saturday’s quake that caused about 1,300 deaths. The tremor hit in the Gediz area and damaged several villages.
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Turkey
Hornet Leaves Port For Mothball Fleet
The aircraft carrier Hornet sailed from Los Angeles for Bremerton to join the mothball fleet. The ship earned fame in the 1944 Marianas battle that helped end World War II and later took part in the Apollo 12 recovery mission.
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Toro Plant to Shut Down Springfield Factory
Toro Manufacturing Co reports it will close its Springfield Ohio plant next month leaving about 190 workers jobless.
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Toro Manufacturing Co
Springfield
Phantom Downed MIG Over North Vietnam in Escort Mission
A U S Navy F4 Phantom escorting a reconnaissance plane shot down a MIG21 over Thanh Hoa province north of the DMZ. It is the first U.S. kill over the North since bombing halted 17 months earlier and the 111th North Vietnamese plane claimed. In Mekong Delta fighting, government forces killed at least 33 North Vietnamese troops near Nui Cam as rangers and armor were moved south.
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Rhodes proposes federal summer jobs for Ohio youths
Gov. Rhodes outlines a plan to fund a federal summer jobs program for high school and college students. The proposal would place 3,000 high school youths and 300 college youths in government work with 90 percent federal funding and 10 percent state funding.
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Ohio
James A. Rhodes
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George P. Schultz
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Willard P. Dudley
Ohio Bureau of Employment Services
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Three Held in Argentina Kidnapping Attempt on Soviet Diplomat
Police detained three men including a police corporal and searched for a fourth after the attempted kidnapping of Yuri Pivovarov, 40, assistant chief of the Soviet Embassy commercial office, who was wounded in the incident. The attack occurred Sunday night when the diplomat was forced into an embassy limousine, with two assailants wounded by a police guard. A right wing group praised the abductors while the Soviet government protested. The Argentine Foreign Minister pledged full investigation and protection of diplomatic personnel.
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Yuri Pivovorov
Interior Ministry
Federal
Carlos Beningo
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