Hijacked jetliner lands in Cuba during bold rescue
A Southern Airways DC9 hijacked by three fugitives landed in Havana with 30 hostages and a wounded co pilot after a perilous escape across Canada and Cuba. The plane then refueled at Boca Chica and Key West before returning toward Orlando.
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Cuba
Washington
Havana
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Southern Airways
Bill Haas
Moscow
Tenn
Harold Johnson
College City
Ark
Karen Chambers
Donna Holman
Memphis
McCoy Air Force Base
Orlando
Carl Langford
Odyssey
U.S
Boca Chica Naval Air Station
Key West
Fla
Boca Chica
Air Pirates
Law
Birmingham
Ala
Montgomery
Florida
United States
National Guard unit showcases M42 tracks and rifle drills
Roswell Battery A members and visiting reporters observed field maneuvers at Comanche Hill highlighting M42 tracked weapons, M 16 rifles, and operations like 360 degree turret turns. A ceremony at South Park Cemetery honored World War I veterans and deBremond. The unit earned the Eisenhower trophy as New Mexico’s top battery.
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Roswell National Guard
Comanche Hill
Jerry Stevens
Roswell National
National Guard
Roswell
Vietnam
South Park
Battery A
Charles Marie deBremond
deBremond
Stevens
Albuquerque
United States
New Mexico
Silent ceremony honors Verdun dead in quiet ceremony
French army tanks rolled past Verdun as a silent crowd paid tribute to 400 000 French soldiers who died in the Battle of Verdun. Wind over the Meuse failed to disturb visitors honoring the focus of the 18 month fighting that began on February 21 1916. Craters and shell scars mark the land around the fortress as unexploded ordnance keeps areas off limits. The lighthouse at the mortuary shelters 12 000 graves while the names of units adorn the tombs. An older couple and a young pair laid flowers and lit candles in hushed reverence.
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Fort Douaumont
France
Verdun
Meuse
Douaumont
Five more bodies recovered from Brunswick bridge collision
Five additional bodies were pulled from the Brunswick River raising the total dead to ten after the African Neptune crashed into the Sidney Lanier Bridge last Tuesday. Searchers said all victims were likely accounted for though operations continued.
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Brunswick
Sidney Lanier
Navy chief vows to weed out insensitive officers
Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr. said the Navy will weed out officers who fail to support equal opportunity programs. He warned selection boards to weigh performance in race relations and promised spot checks by inspectors general to ensure the execution of over 200 programs.
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Washington
Adm
Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr
Naval Operations
Navy
Zumwalt
Nixon's solitary approach to presidential decisions at Camp David
Nixon favors reading and thinking over discussion or votes, often deciding major issues alone in a rustic Camp David setting. His aides prepare black bound notebooks outlining issues, pros and cons, and an order blank for his instructions, with cabinet meetings serving mainly educational purposes.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
Nixon
White House
Camp David
Thurmont
Sears- Roebuck
National Security Council
John D. Ehrlichman
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Henry A. Kissinger
Ehrlichman
Key Biscayne
Fla
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Harold Swindle
Jonesboro
Alvin Fortson
Trumann
Canada
Miami
Marilyn Holmes
Lynn Hunter
Hunt Successful
Lonesome Steer
Rockets
Enmmc Auxiliary
Wisda Betatelete
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