Concorde launches first U S flights from London and Paris
Inaugural Concorde services from London and Paris to Washington land at Dulles with speeds up to 1350 mph. British Airways and Air France pilots coordinate arrivals nose to nose. Fare set at 1300 dollars for a 3 hour 49 minute transatlantic crossing. Public debate over noise and pollution limits growth.
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New York
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Death toll rises as fighting rages around Beirut
Heavy fighting continued across eastern and northern Lebanon and Beirut as PLO rebels and various factions clash. Police report 71 killed and 115 wounded overnight, with Christian and Moslem forces shelling districts and cutting Beirut television service. France rejects French peace force, while leftists and Karami oppose foreign involvement. Kosygin may visit the Middle East to mediate.
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Secret Service spied on Socialist convention
Washington report reveals the Secret Service covertly photographed speakers and taped the 1971 Young Socialist Alliance national convention in Houston, surveilling over 1,200 attendees. Documents indicate recordings and photos were sent to Washington as part of security measures amid a lawsuit seeking damages for alleged harassment.
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Houston Music Hall
Cathy Perkus
YSA Oc
Animal kidnaps woman near Eureka in Big Foot report
A search is under way in Humboldt County mountains for 23 year old Sherie Darvell of Modoc County after backpackers said a large hairy animal carried her off. Sheriff and Forest Service deployed about 50 personnel to the wooded area 40 miles north of Eureka, with further searches planned.
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Modoc County
Middletown Weather Forecast Partly Cloudy and Cool
Partly cloudy and cool conditions forecast for the Middletown area tonight and tomorrow. A low in the 40s tonight and a high around 70 tomorrow with a 10 percent chance of rain. Official Sunday high was 71 with a 43 degree morning low.
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Gasoline prices may spike over Memorial Day weekend
Chicago AP reports oil analyst Herbert Hugo predicts record holiday demand will tighten gasoline supply. He says consumers already buying heavily and prices could surpass last year’s July 4 level, with a nationwide average around 59 to 63 cents per gallon and premiums up to 10 to 12 cents.
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