Queen Elizabeth II Cleared After Bomb Threat on Atlantic Crossing
The Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth II docked at Cherbourg with 2,350 aboard after a $350,000 bomb blackmail threat. Bomb squads searched the 65,000-ton ship but found no tampering, while passengers were kept unaware to avoid panic. Capt Law and crew described cautious handling as parachute teams inspected vulnerable areas aboard.
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France
New York
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Cunard
William Law
Queen
Lee Laleal
Law
Liaw
Fward
Hubert Williams
Williams
Southampton
George Willsey
Katherine
Dallas
Tex
British Broadcasting Corp
Willsey
Paris
England
Richard Katz
New Haven
Conn
Passengers recount bomb scare on sea voyage
Mrs J C Robbie of Omaha recalls the terrifying moment as bomb threats aboard a liner prompted a four hour search by experts. Passengers say the ship’s crew waited calmly, morale remained high, the music played, and only quiet fear surfaced among travelers during the sea crisis.
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Omaha
Neh
Alljand
Eugene
Medford
Wallace Camnainn
Joseph Cline
Westmont
N.J
East West German border reopening draws huge West Berlin crowd
The wall era reunion drew an estimated 700000 West Berliners traveling east and back as eased transit rules took hold. Police reported no incidents despite short tempers. The Berlin pact by the United States Britain France and the Soviet Union aimed to loosen controls for the holiday period.
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United States
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France
Soviet Union
West Berlin
East Germany
Camp Sites Flooded as Kerr Lake Rises Over Bridges
Henderson NC AP The Water Storage in Kerr Lake Kerr Reservoir Development reports the lake 7 percent above normal flooding at least 300 camping sites. Three bridges in Vance County are closed with water over roadways. restoration of camp sites will take about 1,500 man hours. Kerr Lake spans Vance Warren Granville counties and flood damage is linked to recent heavy rains.
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Henderson
N.C
Kerr Reservoir
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Mission
Howard Stewart
Saar
Virginia
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Vance County
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Army Corps of Engineers
Roanoke River
Erle
Vance
Warren
Granville Counties
Bank in state first since 1930s closed after $7 million shortage
Robert Maiella deputy state banking commissioner said the $7 million shortage might shrink as assets are traced and records found. FBI agents and state investigators joined federal examiners over the weekend to determine account status at the bank. Mrs. Koplow noted a lengthy investigation exposing banking problems, and president Daniel Moore of Lynnfield resigned May 1 as Surety Bank’s affairs were investigated for seven weeks. Some bank records were missing though officials avoided saying outside tampering.
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FBI
North Vietnam resumes strikes as U S planes clash
Indochina reports say North Vietnam mobilizes workers for repairs while a Navy A7 attack plane was shot down over the North and another aircraft reported missing. Since April 16, 22 American planes have been lost over North Vietnam and 26 sailors listed missing. Hanoi claims U S bombers struck the periphery of Hanoi again and two were shot down. The Vietnam News Agency says civilians were killed or wounded. Col J Ross Franklin calls the Highway 13 assault on An Loe abortive. Fighting and shelling continued throughout the day as relief forces move to clear the highway.
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Hanoi
Vietnam News Agency
Tokyo
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An Loe
Col. J. Ross Franklin
Associated Press
Lynn
Newland
An Lee
Family Boat Tragedy Ends in Wheelchair Push
Seabrook police report a man charged with murder and assault after allegedly pushing two brothers in wheelchairs off a dock edge. One boy died. another boy survived after rescue. The father and two older brothers jumped in to help as the incident unfolded on the Seabrook Shipyard dock.
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Tex
George Parker Geistwhite II
James L. Squires
Squires
Latty
Michael
Huntley
Geislwhite
James Douglas Squires
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