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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1977

Page

2

Carter Kisses Cherry Blossom Princesses at White House

President Carter greeted Cherry Blossom Festival princesses in the Rose Garden and kissed several of them, joking about spring and arms control as reporter Jody Powell arrived with a bullfrog in a cage. The scene touched on politics and pop culture during a busy day at the White House.

White House Carter Georgia Jody Powell Rose Garden Powell Sigma Delta Chi Society of Professional Journalists New Hampshire Lester Maddox CBS Broadcast Group CBS John A. Schneider University of Notre Dame South Bend Ind President Carter Rosalynn Liv U Man Eugene O'Neill Anna Christie National Theater Washington Carters Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts Mstislav Rostropovich Gerald R. Ford Nbc-Tv NBC News Richard C. Wald Wald Ford Mayaguez Secret Service Archbishop Carroll High School

Trains derail in North Carolina spill feared none

Two freight derailments within hours in North Carolina involve a Sea Coast Line train carrying mildly radioactive uranium and a Southern Railway train. No injuries reported. 20000 gallons of formaldehyde spilled in Lee County.

Rockingham N.C North Carolina Seapoard Coast Line National Lee County Southern Railway Cape Fear River

Berserk pilot fires on plane in Zamboanga City

A veteran airline pilot aboard a military charter sprayed an automatic rifle into the passenger compartment without warning killing eight. The crew and servicemen subdued him. The dead include a flight attendant and seven soldiers among 44 passengers. The pilot Capt Ernesto Abuloc was hospitalized. Investigators offered no motive.

Zomboanga City The Philippines Philippine Armed Forces Ernesto Abuloc

Greenland Dog Hanging Myth Debated in Greenland

Greenland’s provincial council says the myth of dog hangings is false though protests forced a new law outlawing dog hanging. Council chairman Lars Chemnitz notes historic practice died with firearms, calling hanging once humane before modern methods.

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