747 Pilots certified mark milestone in Pan American history
The 100th Pan American 747 pilot, Bill Moss of Hawaii, was certified on Monday, joining Sid Harrington as another 747 graduate. Moss has flown Pan Am since 1939 and has logged every major Pan Am type, while Harrington will fly the New York to London route.
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Longmeadow
Mass
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Pine Lodge
Capitan
Capitan Mountains
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McGovern claims Laos buildup denied by Laird
Secretary Laird rejected McGovern's charges of a U S buildup in Laos and said policy toward Laotian military support remains under review with no stated change. The exchange occurred amid Senate debate on U S actions in Southeast Asia.
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Melvin R. Laird
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Nixon proposes NIE to reform American education
President Nixon urged Congress to create a National Institute of Education within HEW to expand research and testing in learning, with $312 million requested for educational research in 1971 and a 2 year commission on school finance to study fiscal needs. He also called for a three year renewal of CPB and to fund early learning centers with $52 million in the existing budget.
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Pollution Study Plans Highlight Rural Chaves County
County commissioners held a special meeting to authorize a pollution study in Chaves County. John Warner of the Soil Conservation Service outlined a June 1 completion target and topics including cattle waste effects on air water and disease with potential beneficial uses and future topics such as sediment nutrients and pesticides. The panel also moved to shift watershed authority from the Corps of Engineers to county flood control to improve management and approved bids for insurance fencing materials and ready mix concrete. The holiday schedule for courthouses was set to follow state office calendars with flexibility for heavy workloads.
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Harry James
Chaves County
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Roswell
Roswell Education Board approves moon rock display and funding shifts
The Roswell school board approved a budget transfer to fund May and June moon rock display here, backing a plan to bring a Houston moon rock. They praised 1970 state school funding changes boosting per pupil support and discussed curriculum reforms and grading shifts to allow student progress at individual levels.
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Houston
Tex
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Roswell Motor Vehicle Office Sets Record On Deadline Day
The Roswell state Motor Vehicle Department office processed a record daily volume as the deadline for penalty free automobile registrations loomed. Manager Red Worley said almost $48,000 in license fees was collected with long lines, some workers staying past midnight.
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Chaves County
Man Charged In Escape Furnishing Tools Linked to Prison Break
Johnny Sedillo, 22, a Roswell parolee, was charged in Magistrate Court with furnishing an article for prisoners escape. He allegedly provided hacksaw blades to two county jail escapees Ricky Lee Cleland and Paul Weldon Nichols. Sedillo was advised of rights and assigned an attorney. He remains in county jail.
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Roswell
Sedillo
Ricky Lee Cleland
Paul Weldon Nichols
Clyde McKee
Pompidou Explains Feelings in New York Meeting Canceled
French President Georges Pompidou said he did not intend an insult by canceling a meeting with New York Jewish leaders and argued it would not have served a purpose. He denied anti Semitism, cited security concerns, and noted many Jewish friends in Paris while acknowledging divided reactions from demonstrators and leaders.
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New York
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Libya
Paris
Chicago
Nixon
Voter Turnout Light In Quiet City Election
Polls stay open until 7 p m with light turnout across the city. Mayor Bill Brainerd seeks another term unopposed. Three council contests between UR and independent candidates for Ward II III IV, with several incumbents unopposed. Voting occurs at 28 precincts citywide.
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Norman Booker
Walter Ryan
Sterling Grant
Jim Webb
Nixon weighs sale of 50 Phantom jets to Israel
The White House indicated a decision by President Nixon on Israel’s request to buy 50 Phantom aircraft is near. Press secretary Ronald Ziegler said departments have sent alternatives and NSC staff are now considering whether to approve the sale or a lesser number.
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White House
Nixon
Israel
United States
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National Security Council
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