First Skytrain takes off from New York to London
Freddie Laker's Skytrain launched an inaugural no frills flight to London with 70 empty seats on a 345-seat plane. Tickets sold for 103 at Gatwick and 135 at Kennedy, as hundreds queued in rain for the historic voyage. Laker planned to be aboard the first flights both ways, aiming to make the bold venture profitable amid currency exchange effects.
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Freddie Laker
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England
Laker
Gatwick Airport
London
Kennedy Airport
Nick Ratner
Todd Marks
California
Laker Airlines
Australia and US plan $16 million navigational station
Australia signed a pact with the United States to fund and build a $16 million coastal navigational station in Victoria. The facility will be designed built operated and maintained by Australians over a year and a half. Airlines offer standby fares to New York and London competition includes Pan American TWA British Airways Air India El Al and Iran Air with Skytrain passes offering meals at lower prices.
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Australia
United States
Victoria
Pan American
TWA
British Airways
Air India
el al
Iran Air
Driver cited in two car Tucson crash kills man and injures four
A rural Tucson man was killed and four others injured when a car ran a stop sign police said. Timothy Kaluhinkitlani 21 a student at Papa go Dormitory was cited for failure to stop. Passengers Resand Ruther 20 registered at 725 North Park Avenue Elene Risner 22 Shannon Road and Bruce Wooten 22 Avra Valley were treated at local hospitals.
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Timothy Kaluhinkitlani
Papago
Kaluhiokakini
Resand Ruther
N. Park Ave
University Hospital
Helene M. Risner
N. Shannon Road
Vielm
St Mary's Hospital
Bruce E. Wooten
Avra Valley
Avenie
No opposition to Marx will ends probate contest
LOS ANGELES UPI The Groucho Marx will reportedly not be contested by relatives or friends who were allotted portions of his multimillion estate. The probate document, admitted without opposition, bars any disputing heirs from higher claims and reduces those who challenged the terms to a token one dollar. Judge Edward Rafeedie, who handled earlier custody hearings, approved the filing.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Groucho Marx
Edward Rafeedie
Marx
Comedian
Israel Okays Arab session in Geneva plan
Israel approval of a four point U S plan aims to reconvene the Arab Israeli peace conference in Geneva with a single pan Arab delegation at the opening session. Palestinian representatives would join the Jordanian group while known PLO members are excluded.
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Palestine Liberation Organization
Egypt
PLO
Syria
Teachers under stress emerge as quiet education crisis
The 1975 76 period shows growing teacher stress per the National Education Association. Desegregation and new federal programs strain classrooms, enrollment declines press salaries, and some educators near breaking point. District leaders fear public backlash and doubt taxpayer funding. A Tucson pilot counseling program aims to help, with District 1 participation explored.
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National Education Association
Washington, D.C
Ralph W. Roda
District 1
Tucson Education Association
Howland
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