Passport trouble and birth certificate chase for Adriatic cruise
A Florida reader recounts trouble obtaining a passport for a September Adriatic cruise. Born in Toronto to U S parents, she later faced Social Security checks and a missing Canadian birth certificate. Efforts include microfilm records in Kansas City and a new Canadian copy request.
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Florida
Adriatic
Florida West Coast
Port Everglades
Fla
Morocco
Egypt
Greece
Yugoslavia
Italy
Spain
Toronto
Canada
U.S
Wilkes-Barre
Social Security Administration
Social Security
The
Star
Otis Blackwood
Texarkana
Kansas City
Hope
el Dorado Daily News
Arkansas Gazette
Jimmy Jones, Jr
Ad Alley
Birds Attack Two Rural Homes in Shasta County
In Anderson California swifts swarmed and dive bombed chimneys in two rural homes in a week. Dottie Sherlock described the scene as like an Alfred Hitchcock film while a chimney sweep removed carcasses. Local fire officials reported the Redding home also faced swift attacks.
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Shasta County
San Francisco
Redding
Davis
University of California
Israeli air force crash kills 54 in West Bank
An Israeli Sikorsky CH53 helicopter crashed five miles west of the Jordan River killing 54 servicemen aboard. Lt. Gen. Mordechai Gur said the crash, during maneuvers, was the worst air force disaster in Israel's history. An inquiry ruled out foul play.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
West Bank
Mordechai Gur
Jordan River
Gur
Joan Crawford dies at 69 after storied Hollywood career
Academy Award winner Joan Crawford dies at 69 in Manhattan after a heart attack. Born Lucille LeSueur in Texas, she rose from chorus girl and Broadway dancer to Hollywood icon, later serving as Pepsi director and ambassador-at-large. Funeral plans pending.
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Joan Crawford
Manhattan
George Cukor
Hollywood
Miss Crawford
Edward Cowen
Pepsi-Cola Co
Pepsi Board
Alfred Steele
Lucille LeSueur
San Antonio
Texas
Stephens
Columbia
Kansas City
Chicago
Detroit
New York
Broadway
Richman
Zasu Pitts
Lilyan Tashman
Joan
Chamber backs health center for Hope in Southwest Arkansas
The Hope Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce voted unanimously to pursue the Southwest Arkansas Regional Health Center for Hope at its Tuesday meeting. Updates covered revised by laws, expanded board questions, county fire protection plans, and a return of the Downtown Merchants Association with budget considerations.
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Hope-Hempstead County
Center For Hope
Charles Walker
Chamber
Quorum Court
County
Hope Downtown Merchants Association
Downtown Merchants Association
Henry Haynes
Chamber of Commerce
Jim Hayden
Haynes
Merchants Association
Haynes Brothers
Woman shot accidentally near Hope by teen with gun
Janet Bruns, 37, was shot in the face with a .22 revolver at 12:28 Wednesday morning at a house trailer 10 miles south of Hope on Highway 29. Gary Wayne Burns, 17, said to have been handling the gun. she was rushed to Wadley Hospital in Texarkana. The case is under investigation.
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Janet Bruns
Billy Smith
Hempstead County
May Cleanup Campaign Dates Set in Hempstead County
May 14 and 21 mark the Arkansas Cleanup Campaign in Hempstead County announced by County Chairman Mrs. Crit Stuart Jr. Cash awards will go to eligible organized groups including Boy Scouts Girl Scouts churches schools and civic clubs. Donations from Rotary Lions Kiwanis Garden Clubs and local businesses total many dozens of dollars. Contact Mrs. Wayne Bohanon or Mrs. Tommy Montgomery to join. Trash bags available at the courthouse.
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Arkansas
Hempstead
Meyers Bakery
Gardenia Garden Club
American Legion
Corn Belt Hatcheries
Edward Hines Lumber Co
Evening Lions Club
Wayne Bohanon
Tommy Montgomery
Concorde Landing Ban Ruled Illegal at Kennedy
A federal judge ruled the Port Authority ban on Concorde landings at Kennedy Airport illegal but did not order immediate resumption. British Airways and Air France sought lifting the ban after noise and pollution concerns prompted a temporary halt. Concorde jets fly to Dulles since 1976 under a test order, amid local opposition from Queens and Nassau residents.
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New York
Kennedy Airport
U.S. Dist
Milton Pollack
British Airways
Air France
Port Authority of
New Jersey
Port Authority
Kennedy
Dulles International Airport
Washington
U.S. Transportation
Queens
Nassau
Polygamist doctor shot dead in Murray office
Dr. Rulon Allred a 71 year old neuropathic surgeon and polygamist was killed in his Murray Utah office with seven shots fired from two handguns. Two women in their 20s were seen entering the office and leaving after the shooting. No arrests were reported.
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Murray, Utah
Rulon Allred
Salt Lake City
Paul Forbes
Allred
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Times
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