Missing In Jetliner Crash 25 Bodies Found
The crash of a Mexicana Airlines Boeing 707 near Mexico City raised the death toll to 30 with 25 bodies recovered and five believed under wreckage in a swamp. Authorities built a bridge for crane removal as 111 passengers and seven crew faced tragedy. nine seriously injured remained unnamed.
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Mexico City
Chicago
Mexicana Airlines
Ners
Acapulco
Civil Aeronautics
Boeing Co
Seattle
Viet Unit Decimated as B52s Hit Viet Bases Near Saigon
A South Vietnamese company of 130 irregulars led by Green Berets suffered over 50 percent casualties in six hours of fighting near the Cambodian border. Five waves of B52 bombers then struck North Vietnamese bases with about 750 tons of explosives. North Vietnamese casualties reached 35, with 16 more enemy soldiers killed in a separate patrol near the DMZ. No U.S. casualties reported.
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Saigon
Thien Ngon
U.S
Tively
U.S. 3Rd Marine Division
Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Twe
A cautious promise unions back new inflation study
Unions back a fresh inflation study arguing labor costs rise slowly while land, materials, and other inputs drive overall price gains. The report warns policy must address supply costs to curb inflation.
Nixon Seeks 662 Million for SST Program Over Five Years
President Nixon announced a request for 662 million over five years to develop a supersonic transport aircraft the SST. He said the United States must lead world air transport and that the SST will be built despite opposition citing cost practicality and noise. The plan proposes 314 million in fiscal 1971 dropping to 15 million in 1974 with 96 million yearly new funds plus 99 million unused carryover appropriations. The move prompted remarks from AFL CIO official C J Haggerty about inflation and labor wage pressures and the creation of a White House construction industry commission chaired by George P Shultz to study bargaining and inflation.
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Nixon
United States
White House
Congress
C.J. Haggerty
Afl-Cio Construction and Building Trades Department
Haggerty
Building Trades Unions
Chuckle on Civic Demands for Better Roads and Services
A humorous remark defines a citizen as someone who wants improved roads larger schools a new post office and lower taxes reflecting public service priorities and common civic goals.
Fall Begins With CloudySkies and Showers in Middletown
The first day of Fall brings mostly cloudy skies with a chance of showers in the Middletown area today and tonight. Tonight's low is forecast in the upper 50s, with Wednesday's high in the 70s and possible showers in the afternoon. Yesterday's high reached 82, and this morning's low was 60.
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Middletown
Housewives Plan Bigger Better Beef Boycotts
New York housewives report broader local meat boycott efforts expanding nationwide after a partial price drop. Groups tied to FLP For Lower Prices form across multiple states with hundreds of supporters, while national beef prices show a modest decline and wholesale prices slip in Chicago.
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New York
Mickey DiLorenzo
Levittown
Long Island
DiLorenzo
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Army spends 1.3 million daily on Safeguard antimissile project
The Army authorized $1.3 million per day through November 3 to sustain Safeguard antimissile research while awaiting full congressional approval. Western Electric received $55 million under a $249.65 million R&D contract, with funds technically in the 1970 defense budget but not yet Congress-approved.
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Washington
Army
Western Electric
Congress
Pentagon
Secretary of the Army
Stanley R. Resor
James Byrnes Leaves Hospital After Health Decline
James F. Byrnes, 90, former U.S. secretary of state and Supreme Court justice, left Baptist Hospital in Columbia, S.C. after a third stay since February. Doctors said he remains weak but eager to go home following strokes, fever, and later congestive heart failure with pneumonia.
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Columbia
S.C
James F. Byrnes
U.S
Supreme Court
Baptist Hospital
Byrnes
Feds Go Home Merchants Bid Farewell to Intercept
Government reports Operation Intercept disrupts drug smuggling from Mexico but hurts cross border trade. In nine hours they searched 418 000 travelers and seized 3000 dangerous pills while no marijuana or hashish was found. Border shops saw near standstill and tourists stayed away. Violent delays and long lines snarled traffic as Mexican border cities felt the impact and officials warned the crackdown would continue. A San Diego airline official said he would not return to Tijuana.
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Los Angeles
Operation Intercept
Mexico
United States
U.S
Tijuana
Four Mile
Alfred E. Freeman
San Diego
Toxic Gas Leak Triggers Evacuation Near I-74 Ohio
A tank truck leaking methyl mercapton forced evacuations of over 200 people from a Harrison trailer park after stopping at a weight station on Interstate 74. The Amoco Chemical Co truck carried about 120 cylinders. drivers William C. Thrist and George Welmar were hospitalized at Cincinnati General. An Amoco expert was dispatched from Texas.
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Ohio
Ohio Highway Patrol
Hamilton County
William C. Thrist
George Welmar
Cincinnati General Hospital
Interstate 74
Amoco Chemical Co
Texas City
Tex
Belle, W. Va
Amoco
Texas
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