Glider Flight Fulfills 90-Year-Old Woman's Dream
Methuen Massachusetts AP report details May Kimball a 90 year old widow who fulfilled a promise made after her 80th birthday by piloting a 20 minute glider flight over Lawrence area. She praised the experience saying it was wonderful and compared it favorably to cable cars in San Francisco. Her nephew noted frequent travel and her proud announcement to relatives before the flight.
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Nisee
Rudolph S. Dietrich
Methuen
Kimball
James Doyle
Andover
Kim- Ball
California
San Francisco
Britain Opens Tallest Tower in London
AP reports Britain's tallest building, a 582 foot circular post office tower with a revolving restaurant, opened today in London. The tower links nationwide microwave towers for telephone circuits and TV channels and is expected to draw many tourists.
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London
Britain
Ann Sothern Involved in Miami Car Crash During Play
Actress Ann Sothern faced a traffic violation after a two year old auto accident near the Coconut Grove Play House where she was appearing. Police said no serious injuries. She allegedly failed to yield and struck another car, then went on stage in The Glass Menagerie.
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Miami, Fla
Ann Southern
Coconut Grove
House
Larry Glover
Abortion Law Change Seen By State Inquiry
San Francisco AP reports Pike praises doctors performing German measles therapeutic abortions as civil disobedience against an outdated law. O'Brien says the investigation may push court action to redefine California abortion rules, with the board to pursue proceedings in two of 21 cases and potential appeals. The issue centers on whether therapeutic abortions violate current law and how the medical board should discipline doctors.
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San Francisco
Statt
Charles A. O'Brien
California
Episcopal
James A. Pike
O'Brien
Pike
British Cabinet weighs response to shipping strike
London reports cabinet deliberations on the economic impact of the National Union of Seamen strike. Ships idle in ports at a steady pace, with 62,500 members striking and port congestion rising. Officials consider ordering the navy to move empty vessels to free berths, a move critics warn could spark a wider general strike.
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London
UPS
Harold Wilson
Jared
National Union of Seamen
NUS
Washington (Ap
John EB. Moss
D-Calif
Bethesda
Port Naval Hospital
House
Wilson
William Ho‘garth
Driver Killed In Blackout After Truck Hits Pole
Tracy AP report says Warren L. Barber, 44, a mechanic from four hours away, blacked out while driving. His pickup struck a power pole in a blackout, fatally injuring him. Barber told California Highway Patrol he became unconscious at the wheel and recalled nothing.
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Tracy
Warren L. Barber
California Highway Patrol
Investigators Supply Items For Hopefuls
In California, anonymous investigators fund campaign research for governor contenders. Don Bradley admits a former San Francisco journalist investigated George Christopher while Ronald Reagan’s team used Behavior Science Corp to probe issues and backgrounds. Christopher’s camp also employs researchers to gather material for speeches and counterattacks.
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Sacramento
California
George Christopher
Don Bradley
Brown
San Francisco
Dick Hyer
Christopher
Ronald Reagan
Southern California
Behavior Science Corp
Panorama City
Stanley Plog
UCLA
Plog
Behavior Science
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