Israeli helicopter crash kills 54 airmen in West Bank
An Israeli air force CH53 helicopter crashed five miles west of the Jordan River killing all 54 crew aboard. General Mordechai Gur described it as the worst air force disaster in Israel's history and said foul play was ruled out after an inquiry. The U.S.-built aircraft was praised as reliable with no major malfunction records cited.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
West Bank
Mordechai Gur
Jordan River
Gur
Ban on SST landings ruled illegal
A federal judge ruled the ban on Concorde landings at Kennedy Airport illegal but did not order immediate resumption. The Port Authority had halted SST landings to study noise and pollution data while British Airways and Air France argued federal commitments pre empted regional authority.
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New York
Kennedy Airport
U.S
Concorde
Dulles International Airport
Washington
U.S. Transportation
William Coleman
Port Authority
Bistate
New York City
New Jersey
Kennedy
Queens
Nassau
Saul Ginsberg
British Airways
Air France
Atlantic Ocean
Boxes Used To Punish Pupils Destroyed After Complaints
In Hamilton Georgia two open-top plywood boxes used to isolate disruptive students at Harris County Elementary were torn down after parent complaints. Principal H B Floyd ordered them and a 9 year old pupil Teresa Browne spent hours in a box. Floyd said boxes were for isolation. a teacher claimed they were used as punishment.
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Hamilton, Ga
Harris County
Michael Hickerson
H.B. Floyd
Teresa Browne
John J. Browne
Hamilton
Ellen McCarley
Floyd
Strawberries season growers and local activities in High Point
The Enterprise lists four strawberry growers with acreages and locations plus ongoing picking. It also offers community notices about singles groups, class and activity bulletins, theater auditions, and a petting zoo request for May 20 at High Point City Lake as part of the State Special Olympics event at High Point College.
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High Point
Anon
YMCA
Bob Rule
YWCA
Gatewood
Y’s
Public Library
H.P. Arts Council
Parks and Recreation Department
Dave Wilson
Chamber of Commerce
High Point City Lake
High Point College
Parks and Recreation Dept
City Lake
MacDonald
Pam Hawley
Witness Recants. DA Accused of $40000 Hush Money Offer
Former Wilmington 10 witness Allen Hall testified at a post conviction hearing in Burgaw about mis treatment and a $40,000 hush money offer to stay quiet and leave North Carolina. He alleged threats by District Attorney Allen Cobb and a parole official, tying the case to Ben Chavis and the 1971 arson and conspiracy convictions.
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Burgaw
N.C
Wilmington 10
Allen Hall
Hall
Dist
Allen Cobb
North Carolina
Raleigh
Cobb
Tex Gross
Wilmington
Richard League
League
George M. Fountain
Fountain
Ben Chavis
Commission For Racial Justice of the United Church of Christ
Allen R. Hall
Mike
Carter hugs Rosalynn after London NATO talks
Back home at Andrews Air Force Base Maryland President Carter embraces First Lady Rosalynn after deplaning following his last day in London. He had met with NATO leaders and returned to Washington.
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Carter
Rosalynn Carter
Andrews Air Force Base
NATO
London
Washington
Birds Attack Chimney in Shasta County Night Horror
Thousands of swifts dive bombed Dottie Sherlocks chimney in Anderson California. A chimney sweep removed dead birds as a calm flock trapped inside the flue. Nearby Redding reported a similar attack. Experts offered no clear explanation.
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Shasta County
San Francisco
Redding
Murray Fowler
Davis
University of California
Surgeon With Six Wives Shot To Death
Dr. Rulon Allred a 71 year old neuropathic surgeon and polygamist was shot to death in his Murray Utah office after two women entered the waiting room and fired seven shots from two handguns no arrests were reported at the time police said several staff and patients were in the room and allred was confirmed dead by officials with relatives and neighbors identifying him as the victim
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Murray
Utah
Rulon Allred
Salt Lake City
Paul Forbes
Allred
Alfred
Associated Press
Station Owner Freed In Student's Death
Murder charges against service station owner Robert L. Bass were dismissed for lack of probable cause after the judge ruled no weapon or eyewitness proof. Hugh Sanders Sr. and other relatives reacted with tears and accusations of a circus trial as the case ended.
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Lillington
N.C
Delaware College
Robert L. Bass
Woodrow Hill
Hugh Sanders Sr
Hill
D.K. Stewart
Hugh Sanders Jr
University of Delaware
Bass’ Station
Sanders
Joe Proceno
Art Copson
Wilmington
Del
Dist
Atty
John W. Twisdale
Twisdale
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H. B. Floyd
Teresa Brown
F. A
Forsyth County Agricultural Extension
A.H. Edwards
H.B
B.W. Cardwell
Union Cross Road
Hugh Pfaff
Ridge Road
Tobaccoville
Bob Young
Cermanton
Rural Hall
Merle Powell
Arcadia Enterprise Road
Edwards
High Point Community Theater
My Three Angels
Sandra Epperson
Michelle Chavis
Pender County
Chavis
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