No Longer A Profitable Enterprise Hijackers Face A Lean Year
The FAA chief says all 18 hijacking attempts this year failed with assailants either arrested killed or under foreign government control. Algeria returned 1.5 million in ransom to U.S. airlines, signaling a severe blow to air piracy profits. Of 27 people involved in 20 hijackings, three were killed 17 arrested and most ransom recovered.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
John H Shaffer
U.S
Shaffer
D Cooper
Cooper
Ered
Honduras
China
Algeria
Sumlarty
1S Airlines
US Navy planes strike Vietnamese depots amid coastal raids
US Navy pilots from Kitty Hawk and Oriskany destroyed major depots at Dong Ngan near Vinh and a fuel depot near Vinh, with a storage area damaged. Midway crews hit Cam Pha depot near Haiphong, causing large explosions. Bien Hoa base endured rocket fire with casualties on both sides as air power supported ground operations.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Kitty Hawk
Dong Ngan
Vinh
Oriskany
Oriskany Flers
Cam Pha
Riles
Haiphong
Midway
South Vietnam
Bien Hoa Durng
Bien Hoa
U.S. Command
Cambodia
Nixon Meets Tanaka Aims for Billion-Dollar Japan Aid
President Nixon starts Pacific talks with Vietnam review by Ellsworth Bunker and welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka at Hickam. Negotiations target a formal Japan commitment of about one billion dollars in orders for U.S. aircraft, grain, and other goods.
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Honolulu
Nixon
Vietnam
Japan
Prme
Kakuei Tanaka
Ellsworth Bunker
Saigon
Hickam Air Force Base
United States
Tanaka
Dole Calls for GAO Probe Into McGovern Campaign
Republicans accuse the McGovern campaign of devious coverups in fund raising under new campaign finance law while Democrats label it nitpicking. GOP Chairman Robert Dole urged a GAO probe, asserting seven serious violations. GAO confirmed an audit is underway.
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Washington
George S McGovern
GOP
Dole
General Accounting Office
Audit Agency
McGovern Campaign
GAO
Tts
Frank Mankiewicz
McGovern
Mankiewicz
Americans For McGovern
Federal Elections Office
Wall
Stewart Mott
New York
MecGovern
Joans Maninewicz
Shadowy Killers Of Belfast Strike Again
Belfast in Northern Ireland faced a wave of killings as shadowy Protestant and Catholic squads carried out drive by shootings and bombings. Police reported a rising death toll amid sectarian violence, with a sniper killing a British soldier and a wave of shootings in Shankill Road and Craven Street. The authorities noted large stockpiles seized from IRA caches after joint security sweeps, while Catholics faced intimidation and rent strikes in Londonderry as civil rights protests continued.
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Northern Ireland
Queen’s Universit
Craven Street
Shankill Road
Irsh Republican Army
Londonderry
IRA
Secuity
Meat Price Break Seen As Households Await Savings
USDA data show cattle prices at market fell in August for the first time in four months, down 110 per hundredweight from July’s peak, with 18 percent more cattle fattened year over year. Officials expect retail beef prices to drop in coming months, while cattlemen blame government actions for the price squeeze and warn consumers may see only partial relief. Wheat futures rise to six year high amid grain crop sale to the Soviet Union.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
USDA
John A Copeland
National Livestock and Meat Board
Chicago
Iowa
Bert Eason Jr
Nixon
U.S
Gentle Norther Expected to Cool Odessa Area Friday
A Canadian spawned cool front edging from the Dakotas and Wyoming is forecast to arrive in the Odessa region Friday morning, bringing a five degree temperature drop and a small chance of thunderstorms. Winds shift from southerly 10 to 20 mph today to 5 to 15 mph tonight as clouds increase ahead of the front. The Midland Odessa terminal logged 90 degrees Wednesday with a 67 overnight low, and Friday’s high is seen around 92 before the cooler air moves in.
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Dakotas
Wyomin
National Weather Service
Midland-Odessa
Terminal
Jonvant
Howe
el Paso
Fort Worth
Galveston
Marti
New York
Okanama City
San Antonio
Lowes
Sam
Weather Outlook Upbeat Despite Overnight Storms Across Northwest Texas
A broad band of showers and thunderstorms swept Northwest Texas overnight with lingering turbulence into the morning. A flash storm warning for parts of the Texas Panhandle was issued Wednesday evening and later canceled by midnight with no damage reported. Morning temps ranged from 66 in Amarillo to 81 in Galveston as skies cleared across most areas, while towns including Childress Vernon Burkburnett Wichita Falls Turkey Hale Center Spur Crosbyton Floydada Silverton Post and Guthrie experienced early morning unsettled weather.
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Texas
National Weather Service
Texas Panhandle
Childress
Vernon
Burkburnett
Wichita Parjs
Turkey
Hale Center
Spur
Crosbyton
Floydada
The Quipster Inheritance Tax Loophole Ends Citing Family Ties
The Quipster faces questions as he manages an old family tax loophole tied to inherited assets. Authorities scrutinize winding legal steps, while relatives claim the arrangement preserves wealth within the lineage. Legal experts warn against prolonged use of the scheme.
Odessa American Inside Today's Page Teases Romance Chess and TV
The page teases feature pieces on a Virginia Beach romance mystery ending in death, chess progress with Botts Fischer inching toward Ward in a championship, and a broad 1960s style lineup including society notes, comics, financial news, horoscopes, and questions for Dear Abby alongside editorials and oil news.
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