Forced to land in Shannon after hijack hoax note
A Trans World Airlines Boeing 707 carrying 135 passengers was forced to land at Shannon Airport after a hoax hijack note threatened to blow up the plane unless flown to Algiers, Cairo or Hanoi. Police found no explosives or weapons. one man was arrested, but identity of the note sender remained unknown.
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Ireland
TWA
Washington
Trans World Airlines
London
U.S. Mar
Shals
Algiers
Cairo
Hanoi
Roeland Smith
Mn One
Summer Heat Pushes Southland Beach Crowds
Inland heat topped 100 as a million swarmed beaches from Long Beach to Malibu. Long Beach lifeguards logged 130000 visitors, Santa Monica 300000, Venice 200000, Zuma Malibu 125000, South Bay 280000. Seal Beach 15000. Newport 205000. Two divers drowned, Samuel De Larosa, 24, of Los Angeles, near First Place Long Beach, and Yoshio P Okusu, 26, of Los Angeles, off Catalina Island. Okusu died during first scuba dive with a full tank. volunteer diver Dark Keeler found him in kelp. James Norris, 27, and Earl Jefferson, 27, also suffered gear trouble. Norris disappeared and died despite revival attempts.
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Southland
Santa Monica
Venice
Zuma
Malibu
Samuel de Larosa
Los Angeles
First Place
Long Beach
de Larosa
St. Mary’s Hospital
Yoshio P. Okusu
Catalina Island
Okusu
Long Foint
Avalon
Dark Keeler
Okwsu
Tratedy
James Norris
Norris
Earl Jefferson
126Th St
Compton
Jefferson
Russel Smiley
209Th St
Torrance
Neutral South Viet plan eyed
Story from Paris notes that after Viet Cong peace proposals were presented on July 1 the Soviets sent a top political officer to the U S delegation urging seriousness. A key point is a staged release of all U S prisoners in exchange for a total withdrawal by year’s end. Nixon’s stance remains uncertain until Kissinger returns from Asia.
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Paris
U.S
Soviet Union
U. S
Vietnam
Nixon
Hissinger
Saigon
Bangkok
New Delhi
Pakistan
the Times
Nixon Signs Jobs Plan Amid Education Bill Passage
President Nixon approved a 1 billion targeted jobs program for state and local governments covering sanitation environmental quality health care education public safety transportation and economic development. He also signed a 5.15 billion education appropriation act for the fiscal year beginning July 1 praising timely enactment and urging early action on other education proposals.
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Nixon
White House
Office of Education
Congress
Executive Branch
General loses post after 33 deaths at Fire Base Mary Ann
Maj. Gen. James I. Baldwin is relieved of command of the Americal Division due to the highly deadly March 28 attack on Fire Base Mary Ann in which 33 Americans were killed and 76 wounded. Kroesen assumes command as Baldwin is reassigned amid an investigation. the Mary Ann assault marks a grim chapter in Americal history following My Lai.
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Saigon
James I. Baldwin
Mary Ann
Baldwin
Department of the Army
US. Command
Americal Division
196Th Infantry
Chu Lai
U.S
Themen
Frederick J. Kroesen
United States
Americal
Vietnam
My Lai
Puerto Rico Introduces No Fault Auto Insurance System
Puerto Rico now sells and administers no fault car insurance for residents. Motorists pay 35 dollars per year, part of which covers annual car licensing. First year reports say the system works well, with about 10 percent administrative costs and zero percent for claims, according to Frank Pollack of Consumer Reports.
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Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico
Frank Pollack
Consumer Reports Magazine
Mt. Vernon
N.Y
Rocket found on desert balloon labeled Space Data Corp
A stray rocket attached to a large desert balloon labeled Space Data Corp was found. ACTION LINE, with help from North American Rockwell’s space division, located the company in Phoenix. The rocket, from Point Mugu, gathered weather data and Space Data Corp will repay shipping if you return it to 1331 26th St Phoenix AZ 85054.
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Q. 1
Space Data Corp
Action Line
K.W
Carson. A
North American Rockwell
Space Division
Seal Heath
Phoenix
Ariz
Point Mugu
Real estate concerns on handling sales with buyer eligibility
A reader from Long Beach argues for consulting a local real estate professional to navigate financing, negotiation, and buyer qualification. They caution about escrow delays, potential cancellation charges, and market shifts, stressing balanced risk awareness in property deals.
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V.L
Long Beach
Chile Nationalizes U S Copper Mines in Chile Takeover
Chilean Congress unanimously approved nationalization of U S copper interests, the largest expropriation of U S property since 1960. U S Commerce estimates value of the mines at 500 to 600 million dollars. President Allene, a Marxist, vows strict indemnification talks and accuses Anaconda and Kennecott of exploiting resources.
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Santiago
Chile
UPI
U.S
Fidel Castro
U.S. Commerce Department
Salvador Allene
Ranecagua
Anaconda and
Kennecott Companies
County valuation climbs across long beach area
County valuations rise across multiple cities with gains from Compton Downey Hawaiian Gardens Lakewood Lomita Long Beach Norwalk and others. Total county value increases from $66.2 million to $84.8 million and varies by district with notable surges in Lakewood and Paramount.
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Downey
Hawaiian Gardens
Lakewood
Lomita
Long Beach
Norwalk
Palos Vardes Estates
Paramount
Rolling Hills
Auust
Watson
Malibu
ABC
Bellflower
Lynwood
Milllion
Norwalk-La Mirada
Palos Verdes Peninsula
Torrance
Community
Cerritos
Tang Beach
Strikes Shut Two Ports as Longshoremen Seek 40 Hour Week
Longshoremen at two ports pace around the clock to unload about four ships daily, with Ensenada and Vancouver cited as strained by reduced work. Union members demand a 40 hour week, wage and benefit gains, and cargo handling control amid a potential summer job shift as talks stall.
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Ensenada
Bomb kills passenger on Cubana hijack attempt
A grenade carried by two armed men exploded on Cubana Flight 740 from Havana to Cienfuegos. One passenger, Reinaldo Naranjo Leiva, died. three others injured. Stewardess Dania Valdes Martinez fought back as crew and passengers overpowered the assailants, with Lt. Jose Fernandez Santos gravely wounded.
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Miami
Cubana Airlines
Radio Havatta
Havana
Cienfuegos
Cuba
Dania Valdes Martinez
Jose Fernandez Santos
Reinaldo Naranjo Leiva
Naranjo Leiva
Communist Party
Fernandez Santos
3rd L B area tourist dies at Yosemite
A third Long Beach area vacationer, William Ramirez, 22, of Gardena, was swept to his death Sunday at Vernal Falls in Yosemite National Park after slipping over a six foot waterfall while playing in the Merced River with his brother. His body was not recovered. Nearby, Victor Vega, 24, of Compton, and Kathy Alvarez, 16, of Torrance, died Saturday in Nevada Falls just above the site of the Sunday incident.
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Yosemite National Ark
Vernal Falls
William Ramerez
Gardena
Park Service
Ramerez
Merced
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