Kennedy memorabilia spawns tales of JFK's early life and job search
A seaside archive reveals Kennedy lore from Hyannisport to Boston. The 35th President is linked to a 1945 Brink’s Co. job application listing erroneous birth date May 14, 1917, social security 26 22 3707, Navy service, education at Choate Princeton Harvard, height 6 foot 4 inches, weight 180 pounds, and a note he did not start. The relics include his signature, misdated details, and a window into his youth.
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Brookline
Mass
Heals St
Rose
Hyannisport
Jfk
Kennedy
C.J. Brink Co
Boston
Brink's Company
O.K
Joseph Kennedy
Claymoss Road
U.S. Navy
Spinaleile
Choate
Princeton
Harvard
AB. eHeight
Three fliers killed in Issaquah plane crash
A Cessna 170 crashed near Tiger Mountain killing three parachutists while a fourth parachutist and the pilot were injured. Victims withheld names pending kin notification. Pilot Ronald Curtis Hermann of Whidbey Island is in serious condition. passenger Craig Frank of Lynnwood is in satisfactory condition. FAA described Hermann as a well qualified pilot with over 1,000 flying hours.
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Issaquah. Wash
UPI
Tiger Mountain
Cam
Here
John Lowe
Parachute Center
Issaquah
Ronald Curtis Hermann
Whidbey Island
Arbor View Hospital
Craig Frank
Lynnwood
Federal Aviation Administration
Hermann
Metallic foil kites threaten power lines and safety
Washington reports the Consumer Product Safety Commission warns that large metallic foil kites up to 45 feet can strike overhead lines, cause outages and damage home appliances. The agency plans action against manufacturers, noting kites sold as Dragon Kite and Quicksilver pose electrocution risks.
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Washington
UPT
Ben Franklin
Booker Product Safety Commission
Legency
Town Votes Itself Out of Existence in Cohasset
Cohasset, Minnesota voters approved unincorporation effective November 21 reuniting with Bass Brook Township. Former Mayor Lewis Arnold led a campaign citing taxes and zoning burdens, while opponents valued civic pride and independence. The May 20 vote passed by a 10980 margin, reducing the town to history with 538 residents joining the township.
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Cohasset
Mins
Mississippi River
Bass Brook
Grand Rapids
Minnesota
Diana Skelly
Lewis Arnold
Arnold
Armald
Suport
Duck flambe suit seeks 36000 in damages
Albuquerqu e New Mexico waiter Shun Hang Fung sues restaurant owners Stephanie and Migo Liu after a flaming duck exploded on his arm and torso while he prepared to serve patrons. He seeks at least 36000 for burns and injuries.
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Albuquerque
N.M
UPI
Hang Fung
Deportation on parole eyed for Sirhan Sirhan
The South Mississippi Sun reports INS officials in New Orleans say deportation is automatic for resident aliens convicted of crimes of moral turpitude when Sirhan Sirhan, Kennedy’s killer, is paroled. Sirhan, eligible Feb 23 1986, plans to fight. His attorney says he wants to stay in the United States. Sirhan’s mother, in Pasadena, questions deportation timing after 10 years in prison. He was originally sentenced to death, later commuted after California struck down capital punishment.
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Gulfport, Miss
UPI
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Mmigation and Naturalization Service
Sirhan Sirhan
Robert Kennedy
South Mississippi Sun
Bill Henson
INS
New Orleans
Sirhan
Godfrey Isaac
California
United States
Mary Sirhan
Palestine
Jordan
Pasadena
Calif
Kennedy
Los Angeles
State Supreme Court
Beame proposes firing 37315 city workers in crisis budget
Mayor Beame unveils an $11.8 billion crisis budget slashing most city services including police, fire, recreation and education. He seeks 641 million to close a fiscal gap, blames Albany and Washington for the crisis, calls for a congressional probe, and faces labor and council opposition to mass layoffs.
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New York
UPL
Abraham Beame
Beame
Teame
Board of Estimate
Albany
Washington
Thomas Cuite
Schlesinger cites possible NATO first use of tactical nukes
Defense Secretary James R. Schlesinger indicated NATO might strike with battlefield nuclear weapons to counter a Soviet European assault. He noted such use could be considered if conventional forces faced far worse circumstances, while stressing NATO's 7,000 tactical rockets bombs and shells deter and reassure allies.
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Baltimore
UPS
James R. Schlesinger
United States
Europe
Baltimore Sun
NATO
Schlesinger
Percy Eyes 1976 GOP Run After Ford
Sen Charles Percy, once considering Ford's relection, says he may challenge President Ford for the 1976 GOP nomination. He will decide after observing Ford's leadership on Middle East, energy, and recession. A downstate Illinois tour and talks with figures suggest Percy sees waning Ford support and leadership.
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Chicago
IUPI
Charles Percy
Ford
Illinois
Fafey
Middle East
Tllinois
Percy
Nude Woman Arrested After Standoff in Dallas Street
Dallas police arrested Linda Gay Lichemstein, 32, on indecent exposure charges after witnesses reported a naked woman standing on her head in the street and later in the police station parking lot. She refused to identify herself and a psychiatric examination was ordered.
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Dallas
UPI
Linda Gay Lichemstein
US official knew of Soyuz 18 launch before liftoff
Glynn Lanney, U.S. technical director of the joint American Russian flight, said he learned of the six day old Soyuz 18 launch in advance as a courtesy ahead of the July joint mission. The Soyuz 18 crew docked with Salyut 4 for what Western experts expect may be at least a month stay.
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Houston
UPI
Glynn
Lanney
U.S
Moscow
Salyut 4 Space Station
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