Airlines back anti hijacking plan warn travelers of delays
The Air Transport Association backed the government anti hijacking program requiring passenger screening carry on searches and armed guards at airport gates while cautioning passengers to expect delays. ALPA praised the security tightening in a telegram to President Nixon. The ATA opposed transferring security duties to local police and guards.
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Washington
API
Air Transport Association
ATA
Air Line Pilots Association
ALPA
Nixon
Transportation
John A. Volpe
Volpe
Civil Aeronautics Board
Wrecked yacht sighted off Mexican island. no sign of occupants
Wreckage of a 36 foot cabin cruiser chartered by a Oakland heir and three others was spotted on a Gulf of California island near La Paz. Coast Guard found no trace of Rollo Wheeler, his wife Barbara, or the San Francisco couple. Missing parties had offered a $5,000 reward as private planes aided the search.
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Long Beach
UPI
Oakland
Calif
Chemical Company
Gulf of California
Coast Guard
Rollo Wheeler
Barbara
San Francisco
la Paz
Mexico
Gulf
Wheeler
Jordan Carlton
Piedmont
Edison Co Seeks 10 Percent Rate Increase
Southern California Edison official testified the rise in power production costs and environmental protection expenses justify a rate hike. Jack K. Horton, board chairman, spoke at the Public Utilities Commission hearings on the average 10 percent increase, which would add about 1.20 dollars monthly for a typical homeowner.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Southern California Edison Co
Jack K. Horton
Public Utilities Commission
Planes collide in Carolina crash kills 13
A pair of military aircraft, a C130 transport and an F102 fighter, collided over the coastal swamps near Bayboro North Carolina during a routine training mission. All 13 crew members aboard the two planes were killed and no survivors were found. The C130 was en route from Pope Air Force Base North Carolina and the F102 from McEntire Air National Guard Base near Columbia.
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Bayboro, §.C
UPI
Myrtle Beach
Pope Air Force Base
N.C
McEntire Air National Guard Base
Columbia
California passes 120 day moratorium on environmental reports
Lt. Gov. Ed Reinecke signed the Knox bill allowing a 120 day pause on the environmental report ruling for private construction. The measure, effective immediately, creates a 30 day limit for lawsuits after the moratorium ends and preserves ongoing projects under litigation. John Knox authored the bill amid GOP governor Reagan's absence at a conference.
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Sacramento
UPI
Supreme Court
Ed Reinecke
Reinecke
Ronald Reagan
Phoenix
John Knox
Richmond
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