Eight killed by tornadoes across Mississippi and Alabama
Tornadoes and high winds struck Mississippi and Alabama on Thursday night killing eight people, including four children, and injuring 14 others. Fatalities occurred in several communities with homes damaged, a portable classroom hit in Bear Creek, and widespread destruction reported from Jackson and Natchez areas. State police and restrain squads worked through the night to clear debris and power lines.
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Alabama
I Pi
Greenville
Jackson
Utica
Natchez
Vicksburg
Clarksville
Casnny
Hamilton
Bear Creek
Hijacked Delta Jet Diverted to Cuba Amid Threat
On a Delta Airlines DC8 flight from Chicago to Nashville a hijacker with nitroglycerin taped to his body forced a landing in Havana. Pilot Captain Charles Blizzard relayed a note to the crew saying the device would blow up the aircraft if the request to Cuba was refused. Passengers, including singer Bobby Goldsboro, were checked through customs after the landing as the hijacker proclaimed “FREE PEOPLE” and warned of danger.
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Miami
UPE
Delta Airlines
Charles Blizzard
Cuba
Blizzard
Havana
Chicago
Nashville
Bobby Goldsboro
Goldsboro
Judy McGinty
Memphis
Linda O'Keefe
Explosion Rips Bank Office in Taipei Injuring Seven
An explosion at the Bank of America in downtown Taipei injured seven people, with a bank official suggesting a bomb and police citing a gas leak. The first floor sustained heavy damage and upper floors had blown windows while victims, including three bank employees, two bystanders, and two taxi passengers, were taken to the hospital in good condition.
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Taipei
Bank of America
Newspapers Leading in Youth Coverage at CNPA Convention
Ferdinand Mendenhall of The Valley News says newspapers are expanding youth coverage to recruit young talent. CNPA programs, including internships and college interviews, draw students into journalism as cable and radio compete, with papers strengthening ties to campuses nationwide.
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Tom R. Hennion
Tulare Advance Register
Ex astronaut says Shepard not qualified for Apollo 14
London report notes Gordon Cooper criticizes Alan Shepard for Apollo 14 command. Cooper, in London with the BBC moon mission coverage, says there are several fully qualified astronauts. he questions Shepard's prime fitness and suggests a co-pilot is needed.
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Marr
Lunar scientists warn Apollo program hinge on highland samples
Dr Gary Latham of Lamont Geophysical Laboratory says ending the moon program before obtaining samples from the moon’s mountains would be a disaster for lunar studies. He notes highland material is needed to verify rock origins and the moon’s crust history, with Apollo 14 and 12 data supporting the need for highland samples.
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Latham
Apollo 14 go all the way despite troubles at launch
Space center officials praised Apollo 14 as go for flight amid persistent problems. Flight director Gerald Griffin recalled a computer abort issue four minutes before engine ignition and credited MIT, Cape Kennedy, and Mission Control teamwork for solving the solder fragment caused abort signal and preventing an abort.
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Griffin
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Roosa Sings Lonely Songs During Apollo 1 Flight
Roosa stays behind as Shepard and Mitchell explore the moon. He is a Westerner with earthy tunes and a belief that an airplane seat is one too many, revealing his knack for a lone, simple lifestyle.
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Edgar A. Mitchell
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Iim
Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Dances on the Moon
Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, a veteran of America's space program, reportedly danced on the moon during a recent mission briefing. Details remain scarce as officials confirm celebratory activity occurred during extravehicular activity.
Apollo 14 Moon Landing Reported By Soviet News Agencies
Tass reported the Apollo 14 landing in an urgent dispatch 43 minutes after touchdown while Moscow Radio carried brief notes of the crew preparing for the moon walk. Televised coverage remained uninterrupted as astronauts prepared to step onto the lunar surface at Fra Mauro Valley.
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Elderly nun killed in freeway crash near San Jose
On a late Thursday on a California freeway a car rear-ended the vehicle carrying Sister Margaret Therese McCarthy in her 70s of the Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Two other nuns were injured and Alan Alves of Santa Clara was not seriously hurt.
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Therese McCarthy
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Santa Clara
Philosopher Marcuse Visits Angela Davis in Marin Jail
Marxist philosopher Herbert Marcuse and his wife visited Angela Davis in her Marin County jail cell while she awaits trial on murder kidnapping conspiracy charges. He called her courageous and reflected on her as a former student, saying he hopes she endures the ordeal until freedom.
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Herbert Marcuse
Angela Davis
Marin County
Angela
University of California
San Diego
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Marin Civic Center
Biggest slate for S J election
San Jose voters will choose a new mayor and two city council members in the April 3 municipal election. By the Thursday filing deadline 31 candidates entered, including Vi for mayor as Ron James vacates the post. Nominees include Vice Mayor Norman Mineta and Councilman David Goglio.
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SAN Jose
Ron James
Norman Mineta
David Goglio
Costa Mesa drug roundup Operation Day Break launched
Costa Mesa police staged a county wide narcotics roundup named Operation Day Break at dawn with 60 officers from seven departments. Within hours more than 40 of 61 indicted suspects were arrested. Two deputy district attorneys joined the officers, coordinated by State Narcotics Bureau agents, targeting narcotics sales to undercover agents during two months. Most arrestees aged 14 to 25 face hard drug charges.
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Costa Mesa
UPI
State Narcotics Bureau
Wives accuse night shift improper arrangement at fire station
Sacramento wives of two firemen protested night duty with Patsy Strong a 44 year old radio dispatcher claiming the dawn to dusk shift was split with a statuesque blonde. Patsy dismissed the concerns as ridiculous saying she had seen nothing improper and denying any threat to marriages.
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UPI
Kenneth A. Howard
Ernest A. Lauer
Patsy Strong
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