Air Academy graduate Rodney Bates among cadets of year
Rodney Bates son of Mr and Mrs Robert J Bates graduated from the U S Air Force Academy with a Bachelor of Science and a commission as an officer He ranked on the Dean’s List majored in international affairs and earned special recognition in basketball Bates is to begin navigator training at Mather AFB California This was the 17th graduating class and over 70 percent of seniors pursue pilot or navigation training Meanwhile Marine Cpl Philip Morgan and Army specialist five Allan J Rachal are noted for Vietnam service and a helicopter mechanic promotion respectively Also listed are 2nd Lt James L Smee completing aviation environmental indoctrination and Sgt Travis on leave from Vietnam with Marine duty updates
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Air Academy
R Odney le. Bates
Robert J. Bates
1Sth Ave
U. S. Air Foe
Air Force
St. Bates
T Taining
Mather Air Force Base
Calif
Greeley Central High School
National Manor Stiety
Air Force Academy
Cour
Allan J. Rachal
Lilian Rachal
Sth Ave
2Ith Aviation Company
Vietnam
Rachal
U. S. Marine Corps
Is. Page
Thomas WY
Harry LR. Vail
Greeley
Marine Jet Seen Doing Acrobatics Before Fatal Crash
A teenager in Los Angeles says a Marine F4 pilot performed aerobatic maneuvers just before colliding with a Hughes Air West jetliner, killing 50. The Marine Corps calls such actions unheard of while investigators interview witnesses and review the crash under NSB oversight. The sole survivor, 1st Lt. Christopher Sehless, was not allowed to speak publicly.
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Los Angeles
Marine Corps
Ting Angeles Herald Examiner
James Phillips
Denver
Hughes Air West
National Transportation, Safety Board
Brat Dunbar
Dunbar
Christopher Sehiess
Sehless
Slot Car Results From 200 Lap and Semi Modified Races
The report lists results from a 200 lap race won by Donald Kersbergen with 109 laps in a 200 lap event, followed by Butch Eaton second with 193 laps, Jim Hensley third with 188 laps, and Dick Early fourth. Kersbergen also set fastest qualifier at 1 lap 17 sections. A Semi Modified Race then had Jim O’Retiley win with 228 laps, Dick Endy second with 220, Carla Kersbergen third with 229, and Hensley again fastest qualifier at 12 laps 10 sections. Other entrants included Albert Herriere Jack Sheels and Butch Watson. Next race at Don’s Raceway and Hobbies Saturday at 2 30 p.m for a 450 novice race and Sunday at 7 p.m for an A Kit race.
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Donald Kersbergen
Lisly Will
Butch Eaton
Jim Hensley
Dick Early
Witl
Jim O' Retiley
Dick Endy
Carla Kersbergen
Miami Predicted as Site For Dem Convention
The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports in its Thursday edition that the 1972 Democratic National Convention may be held in Miami Beach Florida. Sources quote the Washington correspondent and note a formal decision will be announced next month. Republican chair Sen Robert Dole denies Nixon favors San Diego and says no location has been named.
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St, Paul
Mint
St. Paul
San Diego
Calif
Dole
10000 Pieces At Kennedy Library to Be Built
Acting library director John F. Stewart announced 10,000 museum items have been gathered for the Jon F. Kennedy Library in Cambridge Massachusetts. He spoke at the Harry S Truman Library directors conference noting archives will include 65009 photographs 2.2 million feet of film and video tape 1500 audio reels and 15 million pages of documents and manuscripts.
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Kennedy
Independence
Jon F. Kennedy
Cambridge
Mass
John F. Stewart
Harry Truman’ Library
Unburied Bodies Found Near Mexico City Movie House
A May El Sol report says 13 men were shot in the eyes and buried in a vacant lot near Escandon, Juarez, on land owned by Mayor Ricardo Palacios. Workers uncovered the 13 bodies within about 60 yards, clothes intact suggesting recent burial. The discovery followed a worker finding a severed head amid a dig.
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Mexico City
Mexico
el Sol
Escandon
Juarez
Raimundo — Palacios
Ricardo
Allanta
America
Camlon
Spanish Built Manila and the Rise of Trade
The Manila site was once a fishing village when Spaniards arrived in 1571. By the late 1800s it had grown into a major hub for cultivated land and commerce in the region, shaping its urban and economic development.
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Manila
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