Air Turns Blue Quarrel Draws Police at Thiokol Academy Scene
A simulated domestic quarrel at the Indian Police Academy RIAC linked to the Thiokol program drew two police officers to calm a tense scene. Actors from Roswell Little Theater joined trainees in ad libbed “family problems” cases, highlighting training realism without rehearsal.
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Indian Police Academy
RIAC
Thiokol
Roswell Little Theater
Jerry G. Zangara
Academy
Little Theater
Sam Laughlin
Ann Heider
Robin Reames
David Orr
Swiss Ambassador Kidnapped in Rio by Hidden Gunmen
In Rio de Janeiro, terrorists with automatic weapons abducted Ambassador Giovanni Enrico Bucher after firing on a Brazilian guard. The ambush occurred near Santa Teresa as he traveled to work, with a blonde female assailant among six attackers. The briefcase and guard were left behind as the group fled.
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Dennis Redmont
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Giovanni Enrico Bucher
National Liberation Alliance
U.S
C. Burke Elbrick
Elbrick
Nobuo Okuchi
Sao Paulo
Ehrenfried von Hollenden
West Germany
Okuchi
Bucher
Santa Teresa
Manuel Miro
Volkswagen
Willys
Helio G. Xavier
Switzerland
Foreign Ministry
Swiss Human Rights League
Little People Demand Voting Rights in Screen Actors Guild
Hollywood AP Billy Curtis and about a dozen other midgets and dwarfs press for SAG membership and voting rights after 32 years of waivers. Curtis calls current practice discriminatory and says ratification by the guild board is expected as a formality.
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Hollywood
Screen Actors Guild
Billy Curtis
Billy
Curtis
Guild
United States
Calley Witness Testifies on My Lai Killings
A witness testified that Lt. William Calley, after firing on two civilian groups at My Lai, killed a white robed monk by blowing the head off and then shot at a child. The testimony was given at Fort Benning in an Army hearing.
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White House
Washington
Nebraska
Calley
Monk
FT. Benning
William Calley
My Lai
Charles Sledge
Sledge
Paul Meadie
Meadie
David Mitchell
Mitchell
Calley trial details amid My Lai massacre testimony
Prosecution calls first witness on My Lai killings as Lt. Calley faces charges of killing 102 Vietnamese. Sledge describes shooting monk and child. defense seeks eight witnesses per day as case nears final phase.
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Sledge
Maj
Charles D. Lane
DeWitt Army Hospital
Ft. Belboir
Lane
Kenneth Raby
Calley
My Lai
King Praises NM-IDEA as Key to New Mexico Development
Gov Bruce King lauded the New Mexico Industrial Development Executives Association via a message through Drew Cloud. He praised NM IDEA's work for industrial progress and job creation, and said he may announce a development credit corporation in about two weeks.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Elecr
Bruce King
New Mexico
Industrial Development Executives Association Today
Drew Cloud King
Nm-Idea
King
UAW Delays Ford Strike Deadline in Ongoing Talks
The United Auto Workers dropped the midnight strike deadline with Ford for 166,000 workers as 24 hours of talks continue. Ford and UAW discuss retroactivity and pay raises linked to GM terms, with 67 of 99 locals already reaching agreements and no new deadline set.
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A. F. Mahan
Associated Press
Detroit
United Auto Workers Today
Ford Motor Co
UAW
Ford Bargaining
Ford Council
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Farmer Resignation Rumors Circulate About James Farmer
Reports show James Farmer, the top Black official in HEW, may resign and meet with President Nixon. A farewell party was planned for December 16 and Rodney Bradley reportedly considered as his replacement, though details remain unconfirmed.
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John Stowell
Associated Press
Washington
James Farmer
Nixon
Farmer
Health, Education and Welfare
White House
Rodney H. Bradley
Hughes Tool Co
Hughes S
Congress of Racial Equality
South
U.S
New York
Hubert H. Humphrey
Land Office income down amid lower oil royalties
State Land Commissioner Alex J. Armijo reported five month revenues for 1970-71 at 15,221,138, about 1.5 million less than last year. He warned oil and gas royalties will stay below prior year unless exploration rises, noting fee income from leases and services fell 78 percent. Roswell area forecasts show variable clouds and a high of 76 with a 28 degree low.
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Santa FE
Alex J. Armijo
Armijo
New Mexico
Sister Pilot Logs First Blimp Time in Miami
Sister Margaret Mary, a Dominican nun with a commercial pilot rating and 450 hours in airplanes, logged her first 15 minutes in a Goodyear blimp beside pilot Ronald Bell in Miami. She struggled to command the rudder despite his advice about needing more oomph.
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Wirephoto
Miami
Margaret Mary
Ronald Bell
Goodyear
Ball
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St. Vincent Hospital
Helen Harriger
Inez
National Education Association of New Mexico
Association Board of Directors
Quemado
Civilian Air Patrol
Hawthorne
Calif
Arizona State Line
Salt Lake
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
Hubbard Broadcasting Inc
KOB
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Hughes
HEW
Elliot L. Richardson
Robert Finch
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