Balloonist saved by Russian ship after Atlantic bid
Karl Thomas, a 27 year old German born adventurer aboard the Spirit of 76, was rescued by the Russian steamer Deka brist after a thunderstorm forced him to jump from his balloon gondola and swim to a life raft 550 miles southeast of New York. He suffers cracked ribs and minor internal bleeding but is aboard the ship and hopes someone else may attempt the first balloon crossing.
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Tall Ships Sail Away From Newport Harbor
Newport observes the final blast as 20 Tall Ships depart into the Atlantic en route to Operation Sail Independence Day events in New York Harbor. Tourists and cadets swarmed Goat Island bars and docks as Newport’s yachting scene closed for the moment.
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Black Pearl
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Atlantic
Long Island
New York Harbor
Long Island Sound
Westchester
North Shore
New York
Classified 447-0332 The Bennington Banner Ad Rates
Classified notice lists newspaper contact details and delivery options. Provides address 425 Main St Bennington Vermont 05201 and subscription prices including 15c carrier rate and 4.40 monthly. Mail rates show 3 months nine dollars and six months eighteen dollars for Vermont region.
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Main St
Bennington
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Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
New York Times Service
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen, Inc
Vermont
Tall Ships at Rhode Island Ink Diverse Ties for Cadets
Cadets from navies and merchant fleets mingle with American hosts at America’s shore leave in Rhode Island. Eivind Strom,15, Norway, gains friends ashore while recalling a dog at sea aboard Christian Radich. Sailors from Juan Sebastian de Elcano Tovarishch and Kruzenshtern praise American hospitality and note shared values between nations.
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America’s Cup
Juan Sebastian de Elcano
Rhode Island
Eivind Strom
Norway
Christian Radich
Tovarishch
Kruzenshtern
New York Declares Brooklyn Bridge Copy Won’t Display
Laura Corn, 23, owner of an authenticated copy of the Declaration of Independence valued at 404000, laments city officials have not allowed public display. She hired guards to visit City Hall and lobbied to place the document on the Bicentennial barge, but authorities said there is no room. The copy is one of 21 known surviving Jefferson versions from 1776.
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UPI
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Brooklyn Bridge
Ira G. Corn
New York City
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New Yorker
Library of Congress
Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Amin ends his role in negotiations with hijackers at Entebbe
Idi Amin announced he would no longer negotiate personally with the pro Palestinian guerrillas still holding about 100 Jewish hostages at Entebbe amid a Sunday deadline. He had helped win release of 150 non Jewish passengers from an Air France hijacking over Greece before flying to Mauritius for the Organization of African Unity summit. The hijackers demand the release of over 50 militants from Israel, West Germany, Kenya, France and Switzerland.
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Kenya
UPI
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Mauritius
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Uganda
Entebbe
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Palestinian Liberation Organization
Arafat
Hani-El Hassan
Cairo
Anwar Sadat
Hassan
Computer birthday noted at Census Bureau anniversary
Washington observers mark the 25th anniversary of Univac I with a reunion at Census headquarters in Suitland Maryland. Pioneers Eckert and Mauchly recalled the 1950 vessel’s early use for the census and its rapid evolution to today’s vastly faster machines.
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UPI
Census Bureau
Suitland
Univac I
University of Philadelphia
Morris Hansen
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Spain seeks new prime minister after Arias Navarro resignation
King Juan Carlos plans to name a new prime minister quickly after Carlos Arias Navarro quit in a surprise move. Foreign Minister Areizа or Interior Minister Fraga Iribarne are seen as top contenders with possible military or compromise options. The Council of the Realm will present three nominees within 10 days for the king to choose.
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Madrid
Spain
UPI
Juan Carlos
Carlos Arias Navarro
Arias
E! Pais
Jose Maria de Areiza
Manuel Fraga Iribarne
Areilza
Fraga
New England Senators Secure Fuel Price Trigger Deal
New England senators won a concession on a bill ending price controls for fuel and diesel. A trigger mechanism would reimpose controls if prices rise two cents above normal levels this winter. The normal price would be based on the average increases from 1968 to 1972, added to June 1976 distillate prices.
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UPI
New England
Senate
Thomas McIntyre
H. McIntyre
Federal Energy Adminstration
Frank Zarb
FEA
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