Apollo 16 wives share joy and mystery of launch
Elizabeth Mattingly eight months pregnant watched Apollo 16 launch from Nassau Bay Texas with astronaut friends nearby and refused to speculate on the baby’s arrival during the mission. Dottie Duke and Susy Young also observed the launch as Duke’s family watched three miles away. The piece also notes an Austrian earthquake disruption at Bernstein’s Vienna concert and other brief items.
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British soldiers slain in Northern Ireland violence rise
The World Today reports IRA attackers killed a British Army officer and two soldiers in Belfast and Londonderry as part of ongoing Northern Ireland violence. A soldier and a lieutenant died in attacks on Catholic areas while barricades were being cleared, raising toll in nearly three years of turmoil.
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Bus trip ends in horror as Baptist group dies in crash
A Continental Trailways charter bus carrying 47 church members skidded on the Pennsylvania Turnpike during heavy rain and plunged 40 feet, killing four and injuring 44. The driver reportedly slowed to avoid two cars. The group, Present Day Baptist Church from Cleveland, was returning from Philadelphia.
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