Congress Eyes Tax Revenues and Spending Ahead of Adjournment
Washington debates a $41.9 billion revenue sharing bill extending funds to locals for nearly six years as Kissinger travels to Africa with plans for Rhodesia transition. Across the Americas, violence toll in Argentina rises with 947 dead this year, while U.S. corn forecasts stay high but farmer concerns grow. Texas deaths over a weekend raise shock. a newlywed couple dies of suspected carbon monoxide, and UT regents push banks with ties for deposits. Mexican exports soar at MexFair 76, and DEA tailed opium fields in Mexico. San Antonio hosts trial of former Texas representative Oscar Carrillo on felony theft charges.
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Croatian Hijackers Face Air Piracy Charges in New York
Five Croatians involved in the Trans World Airlines hijack surrendered in Paris and were escorted to New York for arraignment on air piracy charges. The plot, aimed at Croatia's independence, included threats of bombs that proved to be inert. All 53 passengers were released unharmed, with most returning to the United States.
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Hijackers' hostages tell of fear and polite treatment
Passengers freed after 30 hours aboard a jetliner hijacked by Croatian nationalists described fear for their lives yet courteous conduct by their captors. The voyage from New York to Paris included humor, hunger, and moments of panic during a bomb threat that proved to be fake.
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Ariz
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Sam Edsall
Monroe
N.H
Airport security unchanged after hijacking alert
FAA teletype urged airports to review security after a Trans World Airlines hijack over four nations. Officials in Chicago Los Angeles Boston Baltimore Washington St Louis Des Moines Cleveland San Francisco Phoenix and Atlanta said they had not increased measures while Seattle Tacoma reported tighter security. New York authorities investigated how the hijackers boarded the La Guardia origin flight and what appeared to be explosives turned out to be harmless clay.
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Police sweep in Soweto as second black work boycott begins
In Johannesburg and Soweto police fired bird-shot and tear gas at demonstrators and conducted a house-to-house sweep in Alexandra, aiming to arrest up to 1,000 during a three-day boycott. Absentee rates hit 80 percent in many Johannesburg businesses as black workers stayed home.
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Associated Press
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South African Press Association
South Africa
Symposium lauds Great Society era and New Frontier goals
LBJ era symposium in Austin features Vernon Jordan calling the New Frontier Great Society a turning point for minority rights. Arthur Schlesinger Jr. cites 1960s government achievements while warning of big government’s flaws and urging a new rights bill alongside education and health aims.
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