News stories from Saturday November 27, 1971
Summaries of the stories the major media outlets considered to be of particular importance on this date:
- As the last passengers were boarding a TWA jetliner in Albuquerque, N.M., three armed men wanted in the murder of a New Mexico policeman burst in and hijacked the plane. The hijackers allowed the airliner to stop in Tampa, Fla., where the passengers were let off and more fuel was taken on. Then the place flew to Havana, where Cuban officials took the hijackers into custody. [New York Times]
- Northern Ireland had its most violent day in several weeks today. There were at least 15 explosions and more than 30 incidents. Three men were killed -- a soldier was shot while searching houses in a Catholic section of Belfast and two civilians were shot by gunmen firing from the Irish Republic at a British customs post along the border. [New York Times]
- Rumors were circulating in Calcutta that the cabinet of the insurgent Bangladesh government had flown to New Delhi -- possibly to hear that India is planning to grant it formal recognition, sign a defense treaty with it and provide it with full military support to oust the West Pakistanis from East Pakistan. Such a move would immediately precipitate a war, it was believed. [New York Times]
- Japan and the United States jointly announced that Premier Eisaku Sato would travel to California to meet President Nixon Jan. 6 and 7 in San Clemente for discussions on Mr. Nixon's forthcoming visits to Peking and Moscow. The talks will also focus on United States-Japanese bilateral relations, the announcement said. [New York Times]