Pilot Malatesta Returns to Flight After 1974 Crash
DM pilot Malatesta, an A7D student at the time, survived a December 1974 crash near Douglas Bisbee Airport. He endured hours on the ground after ejecting at high speed and underwent months of therapy and surgeries to regain use of his arms and legs. Now cleared for flight, he resumed flying small planes and trained in a simulator.
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Ford backs states deciding abortion rights
President Ford says abortion laws should be set by states not federal action though he opposes overturning the 1973 decision. He declines a constitutional amendment and calls his stance moderate while anti Abortion forces push new bills in the House.
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French Troops Storm School Bus Hijack in Djibouti
French forces attacked a hijacked school bus in Djibouti Afars and Issas freeing 31 hostages including 30 children and the driver. A girl and six gunmen died, several children were wounded during the gun battle. France had offered concessions but hostages were not released.
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India backs one year extension delaying national polls
The Lok Sabha voted to extend its term by one year amid Indira Gandhi's emergency rule. An opposition MP condemned the move as a constitutional rape while the government argues the delay ensures stability and progress.
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Aid cut off urged for nations harboring terrorists
A House committee urged trimming all American military aid to countries that harbor terrorists. Representative Wayne L. Hays said the move would be pointless since Algeria Cuba and Libya, the three main sanctuary nations, do not receive U S aid.
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Hearst Kidnapping Trial Nears Start In 2 Years
Juror questioning concluded as Patricia Hearst's bank robbery trial nears opening, marking two years since her abduction from Berkeley apartment. The granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst was taken half-naked and screaming in the incident.
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Record Low Death Rate Marks 1974 Advances
UPI reports 1974 saw the lowest ever US death rate at 9.2 per 1,000, driven by fewer heart disease and cerebrovascular deaths while cancer and self harm rose. Life expectancy reached a national high, with 71.9 years for a born child and racial and gender gaps persisted. The center notes heart disease declined from 1963, motor vehicle deaths fell 7.4 percent amid 55 mph limits.
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Dissident Plyushch speaks after 30 months in Soviet prison
Leonid Plyushch, freed after 30 months in a Dniepropetrovsk mental prison, gave his first public appearance in Paris. He described brutal beatings and sulfur injections used to control inmates and said he remains a Communist. He urged French, Italian and British Communists to defend political prisoners and push for reform of Soviet communism.
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Governor criticizes delay in solar energy institute site
Governor Raul H. Castro blasted the slow site selection for a multimillion-dollar federal solar energy research institute. He warned election year politics could delay criteria, urged lawmakers to back his nine point solar program, including an additional 1.29 million in funding for the Arizona Solar Energy Research Commission.
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