Oct 28 1972
From The Space Library
European Airbus Consortium chief pilot Max Fischl flew 257- to 331-passenger prototype of A-300B Airbus on 1-hr 25-min flight from St. Martin du Touch Airfield near Toulouse, France. (AP, NYT, 10/29/72, 30; AF Mag, 1/73/29)
Communications Commission of United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (UNESCO) voted 47 to 9 with 13 abstentions to approve declaration favoring ban of direct satellite broadcasting to other nations without their permission. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs William B. Jones said that ban was "in direct opposition to our own national traditions, and to the basic principles of the United Nations." (Randal, W Post, 11/5/72, A14)
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