Right whale drifts north near New York after misrouting
A 30 foot North Atlantic right whale, separated from its pod while wintering in subtropical waters, drifts toward Newfoundland then nudges around Long Island. Prof. J. R. Welker of Southampton College and student Peter Murphy observe the whale, noting two propeller scars and a improving tail-lift as it moves northward along the coast.
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Southampton
N. Y
Long Island
J. R. Welker
Southampton College
Marine Science Center
Newfoundland
Manasquan
Peter Murphy
Welker
Jewish hijack plot prisoner freed by Soviets
Sylva Zalmanson, released after four years in a labor camp for a 1970 hijack plot, said Soviet authorities ordered her immediate departure. She stayed with physicist Andrei Sakharov near Moscow, appealing for pardons for her husband Eduard Kuznetsov and brothers, who remain imprisoned. Observers linked the release to U S Soviet trade talks and emigration policy pressure.
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Frank Crepeau
Associated Press
Moscow
Sylva Zalmanson
Miss Zalmanson
Andrei Sakharov
Leningrad
Sweden
Eduard Kuznetsov
Wolf
Israel
Sakharov
U.S.S.R. Im
Zion
Kuznetsov
Mark Dymshits
Supreme Court
U.S
Soviet Union
Fire destroys block in Durango killing two men
A fast moving downtown fire in Durango Colorado killed Police Officer Gail Emerson and Fireman Nick Parks while evacuating hotel guests. The blaze gutted several Victorian era buildings and caused extensive rubble on Main Street as investigators weigh a natural gas explosion as the likely cause.
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Durango
Colo
Gail Emerson
Nick Parks
Fire destroys Spanish exhibit at Canadian National Exhibition
A Saturday fire at the Canadian National Exhibition swept an international market area, causing an estimated 1.5 million dollars in damage. 105 firefighters fought the blaze for an hour, with the cause still unknown. The Spanish exhibit, including antiques and armor displays, was a total loss in a 65 year old building once used as a dance hall.
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Toronto
Pusser Buried Next To Wife In Adamsville
Buford Pusser, famed McNairy County sheriff and subject of Walking Tall, was buried beside his wife Pauline in Adamsville Church of Christ after a funeral attended by more than 600 mourners. The ceremony included remarks by Rev. Russell Gallamore and attendance by pallbearers such as former Congressman Ray Blanton, with police from multiple states in attendance. Pusser died in an auto crash near West Tennessee, his life once marked by crimefighting and controversy.
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Adamsville
Tenn
Buford Pusser
Russell Gallamore
Pusser
Gallamore
McNairy County
Adamsville Church of Christ
Pusger
Carl Pusser
Vangie Dwanna
Ray Blanton
West
Tennessee
Pauline
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Missouri
Ohio
Tennessee Highway Patrol
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Poplin
Converse
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