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Before the United Nations Decolonization Committee, Britain's Cecil King reasoned that it was up to the people of Gibraltar to decide for themselves be tween British and Spanish rule; Franco vehemently opposes self-determination for the Rock. King received spirited support from Sir Joshua Hassan, the colony's vigorous, voluble chief minister and a sixth-generation Gibraltarian. Says Sir Joshua: "If we had a plebiscite on whether Gibraltar was to remain British or become Spanish, my only fear would be that we might get a 120% majority for the status...
...long, subtly curving fuselage, the strange little canard wing tacked on near the nose, the great, boxlike maw of the engine air intakes have all combined to earn North American's XB-70A the mildly derisive nickname, "Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent." But as it taxied out onto the runway at Palmdale, Calif., last week, Cecil seemed to come alive with new dignity. That single plane designed to cruise at three times the speed of sound may be all that is left of the Air Force dream of big supersonic manned bombers, but all by itself...
Smooth Landing. Five chase planes circled overhead and two helicopters hovered solicitously, as the B70 began the take-off roll for its first cautious flight. Just 33 seconds after Chief Test Pilot Al White released the brakes, Cecil was airborne, climbing steeply. The stiltlike forward landing gear retracted properly, but the main wheel gear jammed, halfway up. Pilot White put the wheels down again and switched to an alternate flight plan. There was no hope now of passing the speed of sound on the first try; supersonic flight is not for airplanes with wheels dangling...
...PUSHED FOR MONEY SAID THE PRINCESS BUT I'M SIMPLY TIRED OF STAGNATING). In that traditional pasture for British editorials, the center fold, the Sun spread a two-page promotion for Goldfinger, the U.S. film that will have its premiere in London sponsored by Cecil King. Readers curious about the Sun's assessment of the com ing British elections had to wait until page 9, where a story by the Sun's political correspondent added up to the uninformative statement: LIBERALS HOPE TO HOLD THE BALANCE...
...Murderer!" Whenever a truckload of livestock approached Equity gates, the angry farmers massed together, blocked the driveway, sometimes violently rocked the truck. Nearly 20 trucks turned back; other drivers prudently pulled off the highway to wait it all out. But Ivan Mueller, 40, a Cecil, Wis., hauler, drove his Ford truck steadily down State Highway 117. A pistol lay on the seat beside him. He swung into the Equity driveway and stopped a few feet from the gates...