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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1970
Page
5
Scientists study underground explosion results at Battlement Mesa while a Denver court case seeks to block reentry into the gas filled cavern. The suit targets AEC radiation safety and the Plowshare program after Project Rulison.
A 20 year old French hijacker with a rifle and pistols commandeered a TWA Boeing 707 with 19 others aboard and directed it to Beirut after threatening to retaliate for an Israeli border raid. No one was harmed. The aircraft originated in Baltimore with stops in Washington and New York and was refueled in Rome before landing in Beirut.
Reporters were barred from the Massachusetts Supreme Court in the SE's inquest coverage with only brief remarks from witnesses. Kennedy left Hyannis Port for Washington after the proceedings. Kopechne family denies plans for a lawsuit and mentions possible insurance and car policy involved in the accident case.
A 22 year old Frenchman, Christian Bellon, boarded a TWA flight in Paris, seized the cockpit with a gun, and demanded Damascus. The Baltimore origin flight stopped in Washington New York and Paris before refueling in Rome and diverting to Beirut where guards watched the plane.
Houston AP report on the first lunar science conference analyzing Apollo 11 moon rocks. About 1,000 scientists heard 142 reports over 90 days. key questions include the moon's origin and age though one finding shows no life on the surface.
An intensive manhunt followed the fatal shooting of Newport News patrolman Wallace E. Nesbitt 31 who died from three bullets fired by a suspect after Nesbitt attempted to place handcuffs on him. Merchant Abraham Leiss was seriously wounded in the same incident at a shopping center.
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