Year of Terror and Political Shifts Across 1970
The piece chronicles a year of spiking terrorism from the 1970s era, noting bombings in Manhattan and San Francisco, hijackings by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and ongoing violence linked to radical groups. It also reports the 1970 midterm elections results, the Democratic gains, party shifts in governorships, and Nixon’s Supreme Court nomination battle with Harold Carswell, ending with the nomination defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Europe
New York
Cairo
Amman
Jordan
el al
Tel Aviv
Amsterdam
London
U.S
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Nixon
Carswell
Florida
Senate
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PAM
Brighton
Mass
Bernardine Dohrn
Chicago
Angela Davis
San Francisco
Linden
Hussein
Middle East
Congress
Indiana
House
Tay
Dow
General Motors
Labor Department
Supreme Court
Harold Carswell
High Court
Wilton Travel Agency
Airlines & Steamship Lines
Complete Travel Service
Ocean Blvd
Breakers Hotel
the Country Day School
Long Beach
Orange County
A&m
E. Ancheim
Joe V. Authier
Darlene
Adele
Hetty
Pacific Coast
Carousel
Cherry Ave
Circle Travel Service
Pacific Ave
Gus Harris
Village Inn
Vivienne
Bellflower Blvd
Parkwood
Chevrolet
Lakewood Blvd
Lakewood
The
May Co
di Piazza
2Nd St
Belmont Shore
John Ritchie
Long Booth Blvd
Pat Walker
Torrance
Montclair
Glendale
Los Angeles
Pasadentrovision
Honolulu
Kailue
Australia
R Ann‘s
Ron Churchill
Barbara Newberry
Don Noriega
Beautiful
Owen
Johnny Gillette Tire Co
Uniroyal Tiger Power
Cherry
Carson
Plaza Barkers
Newt
Golden Lemiers Best
Woodruff
Riviera
Sofa Bed CO
Bath St
Center Meat Co
Lakewood Center
Graywood ME
Garden Grove
Chapman, LE
Zody
Westminster Center
Ann
Nesectsaiee Blvd
W. Pone
Sears
Greater Central
RCA
Zenith
Admiral
Anaheim
Belmont Center
Ste Leng Beach
Los Alamitos Blvd
Thriftimart
Los Alamitos
Harrison Volkswagen
Fickets Motors
Volkswagen
Long Beach Harbor
Long Beach Blvd
Heller Tire Co
Goodyear
Twining Laboratories of Southern California, Inc
Airport Way
Victor
Basa
Lincoln Ave
Cypress
Calif
Salta
Pontiac
Pierpoint
Pierpoint Landing
Toyota
Cabe Bros
Harris Colonial Mortuary
California Ave
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