Jumpers Were Just Following Orders
Two London men, Michael McCarthy and Alastair Boyd, parachuted from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building and glided to Fifth Avenue. McCarthy was arrested for reckless endangerment and unlawful parachuting, with a May 15 summons. Boyd was not arrested.
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Empire State Building
Fifth Avenue
Michael McCarthy
London
Sal Rinaldi
McCarthy
Alastair Boyd
America
Boyd
World Trade Center
Eiffel Tower
Mike McCarthy
Paris
Amanda ‘Tucker
Michael Plante
William O'Brian
Midtown South
Swaziland crowns student prince as teen king
Crown Prince Makhosetive, 18, ends four years of political turmoil by becoming king in a ceremony at Lusaseni. He swaps his Sherborne uniform for traditional Swazi dress and is welcomed by dignitaries from many nations. The event highlights Swaziland’s mix of Western schooling and deep tribal tradition.
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Mbabane
Swaziland
Lusaseni
Makhosetive
South Africa
Coziba Palace
Prince
Princess Michael of Kent
Elizabeth II
Britain
John Curle
Taiwan
Reagan
Maureen
United States
Africa
Moshoeshoe II
Lesotho
Crown Prince
Morocco
Kenneth Kaunda
Zambia
Samora Machel
Mozambique
Quett Masire
Botswana
P.W. Botha
Daniel Arap Moi
Moi
Swazi
Makhose
Tive
Sherborne
Lion
Ralph Mowat
Sobhuza II
Actor Cliff Robertson Plans Glider Flight Over Everest
New York AP Cliff Robertson says he will fly a two man glider over Mount Everest with Prince Alvaro de Bourbon. The pair, calling themselves porn pilots, have discussed safety checks in Milan and securing corporate sponsorship before proceeding with the expedition.
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New York
Cliff Robertson
Mount
Everest
Robertson
Prince Alvaro de Bourbon
de Bourbon
Juan Carlos
Spain
Rob
Nepal
Milan
Time Capsule Dig Blocked By Officials At LA Elementary
Jeffrey Stern hoped to recover a Bicentennial time capsule buried at Nevada Avenue Elementary in Canoga Park but crews repaved the campus and turned the garden into a playground. Officials say the capsule was forgotten amid renovations and cannot be recovered. Stern plans to return with a metal detector, while the district notes the $200,000 repaving project and lack of specific records.
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Los Angeles
Jeffrey Stern
Nevada Avenue
Canoga Park
Independence Avenue
Stern
Sy Schor
Helen Lord
Norman H. Rosselli
Russell
North Hollywood
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