Millionaire's hijacked yacht intercepted by Coast Guard
The 73 foot Kamak, seized Friday night from Honolulu, was ordered to return to Honolulu by a Coast Guard cutter after hijackers, armed with knives and pistols, set three crewmen adrift 140 miles off Hawaii. Owner E. L. Doheny aboard the intercepting vessel, the pursuit began near Tahiti and ended with the yacht under escort to port.
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Kamak
Tahiti
E. L
Larry” Doheny
Los Angeles
Hawaii
Benavir
Air Force
Doheny
San Pedro
Calif
Waikiki
Hawaiian Islands
Russia India sign 20 year aid pact and UN talks
At the United Nations in New York Secretary of State Rogers met with U Thant to discuss aid for East Pakistani refugees and preventing famine in East Pakistan following the prior civil war. Harriman criticized Nixon for not pursuing broader nuclear arms restraint in 1969.
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United Nations, N.Y
William P. Rogers
U Thant
Rogers
U.N
Joseph J. Sisco
State Department
Middle East
Southwest Asia
East Pakistan
Harriman
Russia
Nixon
Joint
Congressional Economic Committee
Pensions Exempt From Taxes In Illinois
Gov. Ogilvie signed a law exempting pensions and retirement plans accrued before August 1, 1969 from Illinois income tax. The exemption also covers gains from sales of business property and prohibits tax on appreciation of real property prior to 1969.
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Richard B. Ogilvie
Group asks FDA to ban lead-based interior paint
Six individuals petition the FDA to prohibit future sale and use of lead based paint, citing pica in children and hundreds of thousands of annual poisonings. They argue the action may protect unborn generations, referencing Hazardous Substances Act provisions and noting deaths of about 200 young children yearly.
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Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Joseph A Page
Georgetown University Law Center
Anthony L. Young
Mary Win O’brien
Georgetown
William F. Ryan
D-N.y
Jack Newfield
New York
Edmund 0. Rothschild
Helispots Rescue Family on Mt Hood Face
Helicopters rescued four members of a family who fell on the north face of Mt Hood as rescuers battled high winds and fading light. Father Harry Carson died before transport to Hood River hospital by helicopter.
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Mt. Hood
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Weather outlook with warm humid conditions continues
Tonight remains warm with a slight chance of showers or thunderstorms. Lows range 67 to 72 degrees. Tuesday remains partly cloudy, hot and humid with a chance of showers or thunderstorms and highs in the low to mid 80s. Weather details on map page 14.
India and Soviet sign 20 year peace treaty amid Pakistan strain
India and the Soviet Union sign a 20 year treaty of peace friendship and cooperation. Indira Gandhi says India remains nonaligned while pledging mutual consultations to deter third party aggression. The pact avoids automatic military aid but strengthens ties as India faces Pakistan over East Pakistan refugees and tensions with the United States and China.
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Soviet Union
Pakistan
Swaran Singh
Andrei A. Gromyko
Indira Gandhi
Singh
East
Russia
China
United States
America
Central Treaty Organization
Southeast Asian Treaty Organization
Peking
Illinois congressional remap faces GOP block over special session
Sen. Terrel E. Clarke said the GOP would block any congressional reapportionment if Speaker Blair pushes a special session. He cited Chicago population losses and a required three fifths majority under the new constitution. Blair and Sen. Partee acknowledged exploring a session. Clarke alleged exclusion from meetings and warned of Senate opposition if Chicago districts stay inflated.
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Terrel E. Clarke
W. Robert Blair
R-Park Forest
Clarke
Chicago
Western Springs
Blair
Cecil Partee
Illinois
Legislative
Secretary of State
William G. Stratton
House
Senate
Stratton
Commission
Associated Press
Partee
No estimate on damage at prison riot
George Pickett warden of Marion federal prison says no damage estimate yet from Friday riot in the disciplinary cell block. FBI agent Fred Graper notes the word riot may be too strong and says the five involved are held in separate thinking quarts as investigators decide on internal discipline or possible charges. Artillery used by government troops in North Cotabato province.
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George Pickett
Marion Federal Prison
Pickett
Fred Graper
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Carbondale
FBI
U.S
Riots Intensify After Internment Decree in Belfast
Rioting erupted in central Belfast after Prime Minister Faulkner ordered internment without trial of IRA guerrillas. Five killed in a week of violence, including a British soldier. Civil Rights Association urges a general strike. Troops patrol streets while mobs hijack vehicles. Police say hundreds arrested in house to house searches. Parade ban targets Apprentice Boys of Derry.
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Northern Ireland
Brian Faulkner
Irish Republican Army
Civil Rights Association
Friends
Army
Patrick McAdorey
IRA
McAdorey
Holy Cross Catholic School
Faulkner
Derry
Londonderry
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