Havana tour ends for 14 aboard Eastern jet hijack
Miami reports the Eastern Airlines stretch-jet hijacked to Cuba returned to Miami with 14 of 140 passengers aboard including several children. Two Eastern turboprops were sent to Varadero airport to retrieve the remaining kidnapped passengers, according to FAA acting area manager John Graffius.
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Miami
Eastern Air Lines
Cuba
Varadero
John Graffius
Federal Aviation Administration
Castro signals thaw with Soviet bloc at Havana rally
Fidel Castro, addressing about a million Cubans, praised ties with the Socialist camp and said Soviet aid has been decisive. The speech follows recent cooling, then renewed cooperation, amid Cuba's economic struggles and shifting emphasis away from outward guerrilla aims. The article also details hijacking incidents involving an Eastern Airlines jet bound for Miami, with the hijacker Thomas Washington later charged in the FBI complaint.
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Cuba
Soviet Union
Castro
Czechoslovakia
Varadero
Miami
W. J. Dane
Eastern
United States
America
New York
Kennedy
FAA
Vanhues
JR. Cooper
T.F. Walby
Nancy Wilson
Cathy Geronimo
Linda Abolt
Kathy McCormick
Catherine Tolan
Florida
Philadelphia
FBI
Thomas George Washington
Gary
Ind
Washington
Jennifer Robin
Packard Faces Senate Over Defense Post Amid Wealth Ties
New York AP profile of David Packard named deputy secretary of defense in the Nixon era. The piece traces his rise from Stanford and Colorado College to Hewlett Packard, noting sales growth, government dealings, board positions, and plans to place stock in a charitable trust to avoid conflicts. It raises questions about impartiality and the acceptance of public service by a highly successful executive.
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David Packard
Defense
Nixon
Senate
Packard
General Electric
William Hewlett
Stanford
Hewlett
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Colorado College
Hewlett-Packard
United States
Japan
Switzerland
Germany
Netherlands
Mexico
U.S
General Dynamics
U.S. Steel
Pacific Gas & Electric
Chase Manhattan Bank
American Management Association
Japan-California Association
Stanford Research Institute
Board of Education
Palo Alto
Calif
Nixon to Fill Final Vacancies With Californians
President elect Nixon plans to announce Elliot L. Richardson as undersecretary of state and U Alexis Johnson as undersecretary for political affairs. The moves kick off a series of top appointments ahead of the January 20 inauguration, with geographic balance emphasized. Nixon passed a 90 minute health exam, deemed excellent, and will attend a Chicago dinner for cabinet nominees before returning to New York.
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Nixon
Elliot L. Richardson
Massachusetts
U. Alexis Johnson
U.S
Japan
Washington
William P. Rogers
Finch
Richardson
California
New York
New England
Washington, D.C
Midwest
Far West
Long Beach
John
C. Lungren
Lungren
Chicago
Firefighters battle desert blaze in Mountain Springs
In Mountain Springs California firemen raced to contain a blaze that destroyed a gasoline station, cafe, general store, adjoining house, a house trailer and four cars. Yucca Valley forestry workers Bob Schepe and Paul Wearing drove 120 miles to aid with a pumper wagon carrying 100 gallons of water. They saved a second house trailer and a garage.
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Mountain Springs
Calif
Mojave Desert
Bob Schepe
Paul Wearing
Yucca Valley
State Division of Forestry
World embraces second chances in Mark and John insights
Clarence Cranford reflects on redemption themes from the lives of Enrico Caruso John Mark and Jesus. He contrasts Barnabas mercy with Paul strictness highlighting second chances as paths to greatness. The lesson urges forgiveness joy in faith and moving beyond judgment to love and peace.
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Clarence W. Cranford
Enrico Caruso
John Mark
Jesus
Barnabas
Paul
Mark
Philemon
Peter
John the Baptist
John
God
Jeane
Christ
Sewage Flood Strikes Sutton Place Apartments
In New York Sutton Place blocks suffer a month of raw sewage in basements. Five room units sell for about 70,000 dollars with maintenance up to 600 dollars monthly. An 18 inch sewer line ruptured 12 feet beneath the street. repair crews work on a new pipe. Residents fear publicity will hurt values while many on up to the 12th floor report stench and complaints persist.
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New York
Sutton Place
Fuel thefts in Thailand prompt Navy role overhaul
Defense officials relieved the Navy of primary responsibility for fuel inspection in Southeast Asia after GAO found 5.5 million gallons of fuel and lubricants bound for U S Army and Air Force units in Thailand were stolen in 1967. Investigators blamed bribery forgery and official laxity and noted 62 percent of gasoline and lubricants for Thai service stations were stolen. Proxmire urged whistleblower protection and promised quick action. The Navy’s inspection duties were shifted to the Army, a move labeled routine by defense officials.
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Navy
U.S
Southeast Asia
Thailand
General Accounting Office
William Proxmire
D-Wic
Army
Defense Department
Pentagon
John McGee
Proxmire
Navy Fuel Supply Office
McGee
Sen. Proxmire
GAO
Wisconsin
Joint
House-Senate Economic Committee
Justice Department
Air Force
Office of Special Investigation
Defense, Department
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Sheriff uncovers empty jail cells in council bluffs note
Pottawattamie County Sheriff Roy Wichael reported empty cells in his jail and found a note from suspects claiming the escape would help trigger a new jail. Three of the four escapees were later apprehended in Omaha, Nebraska while awaiting trials.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Pottawattamie
Roy Wichael
Mike
Bill
K.c
Omaha
Neb
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