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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1971
Page
1
The Reading Pa. Times captures two children Rickey age 2 and Ellen age 7 reveling in new toys the day after Christmas. Rickey admires his sister’s doll while Ellen is excited by a dump truck, illustrating a typical postholiday toy-playing moment.
In Rome Giovanni Leone, 63, Christian Democrat, wins parliament vote to become Italy's president. The result triggers expected changes as the center-left government may fall, with Socialist critics alleging support from neo-Fascists MSI. A new coalition could steer policy rightward amid unrest and local election impacts.
An Air Canada DCY jet returned to Toronto after a hijack on the final leg from Thunder Bay. A male suspect armed with a .38 revolver and fragmentation grenades took control near Toronto, directing the plane to Havana before returning to Toronto where crew and passengers disembarked. The hijacker, described as small and Latin in appearance, remained unidentified as authorities pursue extradition. The six crew members were taken to a hotel to rest.
President Nixon arrives to meet West German Chancellor Willy Brandt for the fourth of six summits. Talks expected Tuesday and Wednesday focus on allied cooperation ahead of his trips to Peking and Moscow.
Willy Brandt, once seen as an outcast, becomes West Germany’s first Socialist chancellor and a Nobel laureate. He has steered postwar Germany toward closer European ties, aided by a narrow Bundestag majority, and earned the Nobel Peace Prize for 1971.
In Las Vegas New Mexico a group of Brown Berets flown a Mexican flag in a park and blocked a television cameraman. The protesters were invited by District Attorney Donaldo Martinez while their Santa Fe hearing was scheduled for that afternoon.
About a dozen Vietnam Veterans Against the War members and three former soldiers seized a second floor observation ward at the Second Aeromedical Staving Facility at Travis Air Force Base hours after arriving from Vietnam. Officials said no injuries occurred as guards prepared action options. The protesters demanded immediate release from the hospital and amnesty for service members caught up in drug policies.
An allusive report details party leaders watching a crowded campaign season with internal tensions. It mentions candidates facing scrutiny, prepayment disputes, and the challenge of uniting factions as the race intensifies in a precarious political climate.
Gunmen robbed a Cologne bank tapping a teletype and took two hostages. Police engaged, firing at getaway vehicle tires as officers pursued, while crowds watched. The robbers reportedly escaped with about $60,000 in West German currency.
Sixteen antiwar veterans seized the Statue of Liberty pedestal vowing to remain until Nixon sets a Southeast Asia withdrawal date. In California enlistees blocked an observation ward to protest drug treatment policies.
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