- Marci, 26, 1970 Stuart Novins One 0 1 the biggest underground nuclear explosions of all time - was detonated today beneath tlte sands of Pahute Mesa, Nevada. A blast with tire force ofa million tons of TNT - more than fifty times as poNJerful as the bomb that was dropped on Biros h ima. The er,ergy tlrus unleashed some four tlaousa11d feet deet, - bulging llae eartlr skyward, at ground level, a distance of Jiftee11 feet - rai• a lf'ementlous cloud of dust; at the same time - sendi11g slloct · I waves clear across the Weste?'n U,aited Slates. l•tleed, I the blast measuri,ag six-poirat-one on tlae Ricllte?' scale - at Cal Teel,, mo?'e tllafl tl,ree llundred ,,.iles aaoay. The exact ,aature a,ad f>U?'/>Ose of tllis latest test - not disclosed. Bo.,ever, tlle device in question is said to be tl,e ., 4 ,.head for a semi-of'bital anti-missile missile- system. In any event, it aoas po,,,erf•l e,aougll to trigger a I ft . ,, ,,B ,,a tural eartllquakes wllicll it reltJaaed se?'ies o a ers o , c - t,r · ematurely-. Sc ie,a tis ts predicting tlla t tiles e s ma II quake• ro ck ti, e a?'ea, inc lr.cdin.g n ea,.,, y Las - might co11tinue to Vegas, t,e?'ltat>s Jo?' weeks. - Liet. Colonel Donald Crowley, the air attache at the U.S. Embnssy in Santo Domingo has bee,a released by Iris kidnappers. He is well, unliarm ed and lias go,ae to tire Mexican Embassy in Santo agreement that set him free . Domingo He wlll as part of tire re main in tire Mexican Embassy as a hostage until tlsose prisoners 111ho were freed as ransom for Crowley's liberation, actually arrive by special claarter plane in Mexico. Crowley, held by armed kidnappers for fifty-eigltl liours under threats of execution, now free and safe. SUGGESTED INTRO TO THOMAS TAPE --------------------------------- And now - let's rettl . rn again to the "l.1and of Lost Horizon" - via tape; as Lowell Thomas tells toniglt . t - the story of fa . bulous Father Moran of Nepal. Lowell .•. ------:F =- A ~ T HER M ,;; O ~ R~A~N:;---:---•• . - - - - - - - - - - - - - · ------------- '--..... ( . ~.... . ..... . t . ( . . . ( Di,ring the Coronation ceremonies here in Kath . ma,idu - f ourteen y ears ago ,rext to Boris Lissa,ievitcll, tlte white Russian, Ille outstandi,ig ~sterner in tlle cou,itry was a Jesuit Priest of v ast energy and great cllarm. SiJtce tllen this Priest's fame has spread around the world . I llave Just been v • s i ting him, at It is boys school a f•• mil•• from Katlamandu, nea.,. the city of Patta,a. Fatlter Marshall Mora,a - first was assigr,ed to lrtdia. Tlle,r duri,rg ll1e cliaos tlaat •er,t witla tlae fJalace revol•tior,, lie did wllat feto westerners ltad bee,r able to do - lie got to Ka tit m awtl11 , a,ad leas bee,a la ere ever s i,ice . He o.,-ga,a.~ed a scllool for KiJ1g Malie,adra, •itll tl,e u,ade rs tandi,rg tl,a t It e ar,d all m e,a of tll e sell ools Jae ulty would om it all religion, teac II i,rg from tit e ir i,as tr11c tio,i. TIie sclaool has bee,a suclt a success tltat everybody llno•• i 1o~ d JesNit J,e ltis flo•i,ag •llite alld seems to love tltis ,es,,-.re • l ,, 's o,, e of t I, e s i g I, ts o I Katia,,...,,,,. robes, on lais m<Jtorcyc e, e II - ;,. 1956 - lie became Five years after e came FA 'l'BER MORAN - 2 -------------- a Net,al citizen , lite fi-rst Westerner ever to do it. For one t1aing, Fat1aer Moran - is a radio l,am, a11d tl,e one-1,alf-million hams arou,td tl,e world all try n to .,.eacl, llim by s ltort wave . , because 1,e is II ere in Sl,~ri- La. 01, yes, and a special grout, of 1,ams, tl,e cat,tal •• of ll,e giant oH tankers. got togetter a11d bougl,t him tl,e latest equi,,ne,rt - so, if you w,a11t to talk to Sl,a,egri-La, Just 11t,i11 your dial awd get Fatlaer Mora,a ,,. Katl,,,.a,edul Thank yo11, Lowell. Baell to tlae 11eaos ••• At Ille peace table in Paris - So•tll Vieh1a,,. offered today to repatriate BOffle tlaree llun.dred a,ed forty /)riao,eer• of war •••• Communist sicll a,ed wo101ded - to be retur,eed ltome as a "lauma,aitaria,a ges l•re." However, e,e••Y ,a ego Ha tors - all bM t ig,eored tlte offer. I,eate•d, tltey called r tlae ,olaole prisoner of w•r i•••• - a "farce," co•t,letely i-rf"elevant. TIiey al•o accMaed tlae U.S. - of aetti,eg Aaia,e ogai,est Asia,e tla-ro•glto11t I,adoclai,ea. -- £ONG CHENG ---------- I In the air war over Laos - U.S. Jigltter-bo,,,ber• ..,e-re said lo be flyir,g "Ro1u1d-llte-cloclt" "''••io•• today - givi,cg air SM#)#)orl to Royal Laolia,a troops - aoAo are atte,,,pti,ag lo stem a Co"'"'""i•t adva11ce toaoard Lo,ag Clae,ag. I Meanwlaile, Soa,tla Viel,aa• '• Preside,et Tlaie11 - •a• traveling today to tlae Me/to,ag Delta. Tlaere, sig,ei,eg a ~ I j lort!(-BOuglat la,etl-refor,n bill - ai,,,ed at givirtg every #)ea•_, ] i\ ltis ow,e l)iec• of land. Tltie• call,eg llti• a fir•t ale#) - to•ard "a peaceful a,cd #)ro1#)erous life" for all tlae Viet,eamese. i i i I t i I l p BERLIN ------ 7 of Big Four ambassadors today in tlae divided city of BerU,a. A meetiffg aimed at easl,ag tensio,e tliere. Tliis i,Utlal parley lastiffg tltree-and-a-lialf ltoura for "clariflcatio,a of views" - Tiley •ill meet agaha later ,ae%t Mo,atl,. In Beirut - a tlaird straiglat day of figlating today - t,ettDeen Arab guerillas artd ,aative Lebartese; .,;,1, a ba,ad of Arab gunmen attackiflg a LebaJ1ese security patrol - as it passed tllrougla a Palestifliart refugee camp. Tlae "'"' clasll leaving at least OJIB dead - sevet'al ifljured. ATLANTA -------- A final item - from Atlanta; "'•re ,.,,,e major aiYlines disclosed today - tlaey laave Ji,aally called off tlaeit" g.,,,adt"ed-Tlaousand-Dollat" way agai11st Jog at tlae Afla 11 ta As to wlay tlae ca,acellalio• - a a,olle•••11 esplai11a :. 0•• - tlae A tl a,a ta A iYport - o,ace tlae foNrt• fo1,••• t ,,. tlae ,catiort - 11as enjoyed remar•a&ly cleat" weatlaet" evet" si11ce tlte espeYim ertt &ega,e a,ed two - wlae,e it did fog •P - tlae a,ati-foggirtg plarte tlaey laad laot,ed to i,ae Ji,at coi,ldrt't get off tlae groNrtd. Tlai• is St•arl Novi,a s ltti11g ,,. for Lowell Tllo•••. Good •iglat.