Peacekeeping Helos Hit in Civil War Context
Three peacekeeping helicopters were fired upon near Pleiku and An Loc in South Vietnam as a new cease-fire took effect. One craft was hit but landed safely. no casualties were reported. Elsewhere in Cambodia an Air Force helicopter crash killed two crewmen, with three missing and two rescued.
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An Loc
Saigon
An Loi
Bien
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Quang Tri
Cambodia
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Vietnam
Paris
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Phnom Penh
Skylab crew resets space endurance record
Skylab astronauts Charles Conrad Joseph Kerin Mark set a new spaceflight duration record surpassing the Soyuz 11 mission. The trio exceeded 23 days and 18 hours while orbiting 375 miles above Nigeria before losing radio contact with Canary Island station.
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Space Center
Houston
Charles Conraddin
Joseph P. Ker
Earth
Conrad
Nigeria
Africa
Henry Hartsfield
Skylab
Canary Island
Belfast violence and spaceflight talk mix in confusing report
Report mixed murders in Belfast with loose remarks about space flight. It notes two Catholic youths killed, a seaman found dead, and a radio claim by Ulster Freedom Fighters, while mentioning upcoming joint US Russian space mission and remarks from commanders in Belfast and Australia.
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Honeysuckle
Australia
Conrad
Tom Stafford
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Seven die in two car crash near Huntsville Texas
Seven people were killed and three injured in a head on collision on state highway 19 near Huntsville Texas late Sunday night. Nine of the 19 people involved were in one car, according to the State Department of Public Safety.
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Huntsville
Tex
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Texas
State Department of Public Safety
Lancaster Girl Wins Miss Pennsylvania 1973 Title
Tita Louise Thomas 18, a Miss Lancaster County holder, captures Miss Pennsylvania 1973 crown and earns a spot in Miss America pageant. She sings gospel, plays violin and piano, and plans to study music at Millersville State College. The young winner emphasizes spreading God’s love amid a troubled world and will spend summer sharpening skills in Hershey.
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Pennsylvania
Tita Louise Thomas
Miss Thomas
Lancaster County
Thomas
Millersville State College
Tina
Fahher
Anthony Thomas
Lancaster
Atlantic City
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Kay Olson
Mongtomery County
Carolyn Ance Hall
Philadelphia
Miss Thoas
Central Pennsylvania
Lynn Anne Brown
Bucks County
Karen Lynn Kuhn
Greater Philadelphia
Roxie Anne Morgan
Miss Hall
Montgomery County
Living costs top issue for Pennsylvania lawmakers
Two Pennsylvania Republicans say cost of living is the main concern for constituents. Sen. Hugh Scott cites health and pension legislation as high priorities while Rep. H John Heinz lists clean air health and high costs of living and pension security as their next focus.
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Washington
Nixon revenue sharing bill faces mayoral opposition
San Francisco AP reports the first special revenue sharing bill of President Nixon's second term is tangled in disagreement among the Administration Congress and the nation's mayors. Key issues: whether cities should spend development dollars locally and how much money the federal government provides under a shift to automatic grants for community development.
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Floyd Hyde
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Conference of Mayors
Mayors
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Senate
Mayor Nacrelli Attends National City Meetings in San Francisco
Chester Mayor John Nacrelli travels to San Francisco to attend the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the National League of Cities. Administrative assistant Robert Nacrelli says the mayor left Saturday and is due back Thursday or Friday. The conferences likely discuss President Nixon's proposed block grants replacing categorical grants for urban renewal and related programs.
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Chester
John 4. Nacrelli
San Francisco
U.S. Conference of Mayors
National League of Cities
Robert Nacrelli
Richard M. Nixon
Transit Workers Strike Shuts Lindenwald Line in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA AP Transit workers on the Lindenwald high speed rail line walked off at midnight with 148 members of Local 676 striking PATCO, delaying service for about 40,000 commuters. Talks failed over job descriptions and use of non union personnel, despite wage offers of four to seven percent and expanded benefits.
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Lindenwald
Lother Transportation
Teamsters Local 676
Port Authority Transit Corp
PATCO
Authority
Gunman kills baby in crib in Berkeley crepuscular attack
A gunman took hostages in a Berkeley home injuring two others, fatally shooting Officer Gary Larsen and a 4 year old girl Magic Wolff in her crib before he was fatally wounded by police four hours after the assault began. The suspect Ernest M. Silas 34 a part time trumpet player was wounded as he staggered from the house. Authorities said the motive is unknown.
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Berkeley
Calif
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Magic Wolff
Earl Bergfeld
Gary Larsen
Silas
Steve Levine
James Rutledge
Brezhnev Pompidou Set Talks in Paris June 2027
Soviet leader Leonid I. Brezhnev and French President Georges Pompidou plan a June 2027 summit in Paris as Brezhnev widens Western engagement. The meeting signals ongoing East West dialogue amid Cold War tensions.
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Leonid I. Brezhnev
Georges Pompidou
Kremlin
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