McDonnell Douglas balked at Paris DC10 safety study
Six days before the Turkish Airlines DC10 crash, McDonnell Douglas refused FAA requests for a new safety analysis, saying it lacked manpower and favored industry wide consideration. Investigators linked cargo-door failures to both the Windsor incident and the Paris disaster, while the FAA moved to mandate earlier recommended fixes.
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Paris
Federal Aviation Administration
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New York Times
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House
Windsor
Ontario
National Transportation Safety Board
U.S
Safety Board
EAA
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Worst 12 month living cost rise fuels inflation surge
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports February inflation rising 1.3 percent with the CPI at 41.5 of its 1967 level. Real weekly earnings for a married worker with three dependents fell 2.9 percent year over year, while spendable earnings dropped 9.6 percent in February, signaling broad price pressures across food, services, and commodities.
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Los Angeles
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Department
Nixon
John Dunlop
Cost of Living Council
Minimum pay raise measure advances with limits on youth work
A government bill passes with no across-the-board wage rise for youths. It allows part-time work for full-time students at $1.60 an hour, with rules to prevent displacing adults. Inflation reports show gasoline up 5.3 percent in February and food costs rising, marking continued price increases in Long Beach area.
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Long Beach
Suzanne Sadowsky
Royal kidnapping attempt alla gushed in London
A gunman attacked Princess Anne's royal limousine in central London near Buckingham Palace. Police say the assailant fired multiple shots, injuring the chauffeur and inspector Beaton, while bystanders and officers tackled him. A white Ford connected to the suspect yielded ransom notes and handcuffs, with reports of a $2.3 million demand. The attacker, captured, faced no political motive, and Anne and her husband remained unharmed.
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Queen Elizabeth 11
Anne
Daily Telegraph
Daily Mail
Uckingham Palace
St. James Park
Peter Edwards
Edwards
Edward VII
Alex Callender
Beaton
Michael Hills
Neachy
Brian McConnell
Hills
Anme
Waitiig
Rowena Brassey
Capt. Phillips
Princess’ Anne
London Mall
Tax spying on farmers revoked
Washington AP President Nixon revoked permission for the Agriculture Department to inspect farmers tax returns as part of statistics gathering. Nixon had granted authority in January 1973, but White House aides said the department never examined any returns. Ford advised revocation after a privacy committee review.
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Washington
Nixon
Agriculture Department
White House
Gerald Warren
Warren
Gerald Ford
Ford
Domestic Council Committee On Privacy
Meat theft attempt at San Pedro market ends in chase
San Pedro police report an attempted meat theft at a market on Walker Ave. Employees saw four adults and two children leaving with meat wrapped in paper bags without paying. They chased them as suspects fled to a street cart, tried to start the car, and fought to escape. One employee was slightly injured. Suspects described as two men, one woman, and two children aged about 4 and 6.
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San Pedro
Walker Ave
Speed limit debate echoes through patrol ranks
Pudinski estimates top speeds at about hd mph as the state enforces 65 mph limits. He warns the Highway Patrol may bear the criticism for enforcing a law some see as unnecessary. He credits reduced traffic deaths to factors beyond slower speeds, noting lower volumes, not the limit, drive safety. rising traffic could change the picture.
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Page Ali
Pudinski
Highway Patrol
Demands child be returned at Belgian embassy siege
In Stockholm a gunman Dutch? French speaking suspect broke into the Belgian Embassy and handcuffed himself to the ambassador's secretary demanding his child in Belgium be returned. He sought a public demand on radio or TV while police surrounded the embassy and a bomb threat was feared. An interpreter noted the hostage speaks Swedish and the situation remained tense with an ambulance on site.
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Stockholm
Belgium
Wntown
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