Son of Onassis near death from plane crash injuries
Athens hospital says Aristotle Onassis’s son Alexandros lay clinically dead with a fractured skull after a twin engine aircraft crashed on takeoff at Athens airport. His mother Tina Livanos and Jacqueline Kennedy attended his bedside as two pilots and other passengers were treated.
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U.S
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Muskie urges major revision to end tax shelters
Sen. Edmund S. Muskie proposes 24 tax law revisions to raise about 14.6 billion dollars yearly by 1975. He targets tax shelters that let wealthy individuals and corporations pay a smaller share of income tax, arguing current rules favor the rich over wage earners and small businesses.
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Byrd seeks four year Senate review for FBI director
Senator Robert Byrd proposes a requirement that the FBI director face Senate confirmation every four years. He argues this ensures Senate questions and oversight of a powerful federal agency amid modern crime and law enforcement challenges.
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FBI
Washington
UPI
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FBI Areat
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Marin County courthouse shootout described in trial testimony
UPI reports on the 1979 Marin County courtroom gun battle. Witness Gary Thomas testifies from a wheelchair that Ruchell Magee held the shotgun that killed Judge Harold J. Haley, while Magee faces charges of murder and kidnapping tied to the aborted escape attempt. Angela Davis was acquitted of charges.
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Marin County
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Angela Davis
Gary Thomas
Magee
Harold J. Haley
Haley
Thomas
Albert W. Harris Jr
James McCalin
Topeka man goes berserk in riverfront killings
In Topeka Kansas a 29 year old man stormed through a riverfront neighborhood and killed five people with a shotgun before taking his own life. The four other deaths included a landlady and her daughter, a boarder, and a nearby resident. An unidentified victim was found in a closet and a witness injured in the assault identified as Darlene McCray. Police offered no motive.
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UPI
Milton Johnson
Darlene McCray
Jessie Mae Avery
Pearl Avery
Oscar Maddox
Jordan
Lucille Cavans
Ronald G
Volcanic Eruption Triggers Evacuation On Vestmannaeyjar
Helgaljell volcano on Vestmannaeyjar erupted after dormancy since 864, sending lava toward the airfield and town. About 4,700 people evacuated by boats, aircraft, and ships from Reykjavik and Keflavik. 500 residents remained in harbor shelters as authorities warned the island could fracture or vanish. Similar event in 1963 created Surtsey.
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Nigeria airliner crash kills 180 pilgrims at Kano airport
At Keno airport 520 miles north of Lagos a Nigerian Airways Boeing 707 charter crashed on approach after a Mecca pilgrimage flight. 180 of 202 aboard died, 22 survived. Bodies lay along the runway as officials tried to identify victims and begin investigations.
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UPI
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Jordania National Alid Airlines
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Mecca
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Student Survives 8 Day Yosemite Ordeal
A 21 year old Sonoma State College student Art A Baxter from Santa Rosa California survived eight days of storms and freezing temperatures after a 200 foot fall on the John Muir Trail near Nevada Falls. He rationed dates and ice, was rescued by three hikers who heard his calls, and is hospitalized in good condition.
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UPI
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Cal
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Park Rangers
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B52s intensify strikes to aid Saigon forces
U S B52s conducted 374 high grade strikes in South Vietnam as North Vietnam denounces escalation. Da Nang readies with gray alert for possible cease fire while Saigon and allied forces tighten defenses. Paratroops report 64 North Vietnamese killed around Quang Tri City in two days of clashes. Government militiamen clash with Viet Cong near Saigon with casualties on both sides.
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da Nang
da Wang
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Diana Ross Earns Oscar Buzz For Lady Sings The Blues
Diana Ross stars in Lady Sings the Blues with wide praise for her performance. She avoided copying Billie Holiday while listening to her music for months. The film tops box offices and may earn Ross an Oscar nomination. The Valachi Papers starring Charles Bronson receives mixed reviews. Williams College hosts The Ruling Class satire with Peter O'Toole at listed times.
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