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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1970

Page

2

Car Franklin Delano Alexander accuses Angela Davis in Los Angeles

Alexander, self styled chairman of the Che-Lumumba Club, points to a car he says belongs to Angela Davis parked on his porch street in Los Angeles. Davis is sought for questioning on murder and kidnapping warrants tied to a San Rafael judge killing during a kidnap escape attempt.

Franklin Delano Alexander Los Angeles Angela Davis Alexander Che-Lumumba Club Communist Party Miss Davis San Rafael

Nixon presses Senate ratification of 1925 gas warfare treaty

President Nixon urged the Senate to ratify the 1925 Geneva protocol banning gas warfare while reserving that tear gas defoliants riot control agents and smoke flame and napalm are not covered. Secretary Rogers noted many nations have reservations and the US would retain right to retaliation if attacked with poison gases.

Washington Nixon Senate United States George Aiken Vermont Foreign Relations Committee U.N. General Assembly William P Rogers

Nixon to Name New York Lawyer Irwin Under Secretary of State

President Nixon will name New York lawyer John N Irwin II as under secretary of state succeeding Elliot Richardson. Irwin, 56, a Republican, has spent two decades with Patterson, Belknap, Webb and has held foreign affairs assignments. The $42,500-a-year post makes him the top State Department officer under Secretary William P Rogers.

Washington Nixon New York John N Irwin II Elliot Richardson White House Irwin Patterson, Belknap, and Webb State Department William P Rogers

Trans Caribbean plane hijacked and diverted to Cuba

A Trans Caribbean DC 8 en route from Newark to San Juan was diverted to Havana then landed in Miami nine hours later. Flight 401, with 154 passengers, carried on to San Juan after new crew arrived. Captain Cunningham denied being hijacked to Cuba. The incident marked the carrier’s first diversion to Cuba.

Miami Cuba San Juan Puerto Rico Havana Newark N.J Midway William Cunningham

Gas Buried Hulk's Final Voyage Off Florida Coast

The WWII freighter Briggs carrying 418 vaults of GB nerve gas sank 16 000 feet east of the Florida coast after being scuttled by the Navy and Army cooperation. A deathly silent descent followed a loud impact as eight specialists checked for leaks with rabbits aboard. Scientists expect rapid neutralization in salt water and plan October sampling. Governor Claude Kirk and conservationists challenged the disposal but court rulings blocked further action.

USS Hartley Navy Russell Briggs Florida A. G Hamilton Army Coast Guard Air Force Briggs Claude Kirk Army Chemical Mendota Navy L. A Elizabeth Moran Port Jefferson Ed Gibson von the Hartley Kirk Army Oceanographic US Court of Appeals

Cholera Quarantine Closes Three Southern Russian Cities

Soviets keep three southern cities Astrakhan Volgograd and Odessa closed amid a cholera outbreak with travel limits to southern regions. Authorities urge household cleanliness and water boil notices as posters and TV panels promote sanitary measures. The US Embassy reports no American cases or travelers in the quarantined areas.

Roger Leddington Associated Press Moscow Russia Black Sea Crimean Peninsula Kerch Yevpatoriya Caspian Sea Astrakhan Volgograd Odessa Soviet Health Ministry

Polish Hijackers Force Danish Landing on Baltic Island

Five Poles hijacked a Polish Airlines Ilyushin-14 with 17 passengers and five crew, forcing it to land at Bornhold Avenne Airport Denmark. A hijacker displayed a hand grenade and four defectors exited the plane before the crew returned to Poland. Officials note a second recent hijack of a Polish airliner to Denmark and an extradition case ongoing for Zbigniew Ivanicki.

Roenue Denmark Polish Airlines Baltic Bornhold Avenne Poland Zbigniew Ivanicki Copenhagen

Inequities Cited Between Education and Other Agencies

Santa Fe State Board member Fred Comstock cites gross inequities between Education Department salaries and those of other agencies. He notes Education offers high titles with small salaries while OBO can pay up to 15 000 for high school educated workers. The debate follows promotions at the Education Department. Meanwhile a New York sample reports mobile home residents seek long term stay with one third planning permanent occupancy.

Santa FE API State Board of Education Fred Comstock Education Department Comstock Albuquerque State Office of Economic Opportunity Department of Education Leonard DeLayo Gen Whitlock

Markets Surge as Dow Tops 723 on Higher Trade

New York stocks closed higher in moderate volume led by gains in Dow components. Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at 723.99, up 7.33, with advances outpacing declines about two to one and a total of 9,880,000 shares traded.

New York New York Stock Exchange Greyhound West Air Gulf OW Ban Haliburton Elec Es Mc Xerox Harv Thiokol Int Paner Tex Uti Shy Kennecott Union Oil Cal Wa Ling Temco Wilcoxb&gibbs Lyagsin

Fuel Oil Crisis May Prove Costly Across U S Utilities

A Nixon administration official warns world wide shortages and rising prices for residual fuel oil could trigger across the board utility rate hikes. He notes imports dominate two thirds of U S consumption and that higher fuel costs typically push electricity rates higher.

Washington Nixon Administration George A Lincson Office of Emergency Preparedness Lincoln

Three Roswell youths charged in marijuana possession case

James Joe Taller 19 of 1900 N Richardson Robert Charles Mask 19 of 2507 Gaye Drive and Lester Robert Mauney 19 of 712 N Pennsylvania were charged with unlawful possession of marijuana over one ounce. Magistrate Kent Shannon and Magistrate Clyde McKee advised rights. Bond set at 2000 each. expected to make bond today.

James Joe Taller Richardson Kent Shannon Robert Charles Mask Gaye Drive Lester Robert Mauney Pennsylvania Clyde McKee McKee

Angela Davis Sighting and Flight Charges in 1970 Jurisdiction Case

Angela Davis, 26, once UCLA philosophy teacher and Black militant, was seen Aug 6 in a yellow vented panel truck linked to a fatal shootout that killed a judge, three inmates, and others. FBI lists her on Ten Most Wanted. authorities connect her to weapons used in the killings and a planned hijacking of National Airlines Flight 36.

San Francisco Angela Davis California Miss Davis University of California At Los Angeles San Rafael FBI Birmingham Ala Los Angeles National Airlines National Tampa Miami Fla

Trash Fire Rekindled Behind Hahn Street Residence

A trash fire behind 1103 S Hahn rekindled from earlier burning trash at Tuesday 10 p.m. No damage reported. Occupant Elvira Baca and owner T D Sumner referenced.

S. Hahn Elvira Baca T. D. Sumner

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