Air Crash Kills 102 near Santo Domingo
A Dominican Airlines DC-9 with 102 aboard including former world boxing champion Teo Cruz crashed into the sea off Santo Domingo after a night takeoff for San Juan Puerto Rico. Rescue teams found no survivors as they searched the waters into the night. wreckage was spotted about five miles offshore.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Dominican Airlines
Carlos ‘Teo’ Cruz
San Juan
P.R
Puerto Rican team mourns as jetliner crash claims Cruz and crew
Airline officials confirmed Cruz, 32, his wife and two children were aboard a jetliner with a full load. Among the anxious at San Juan was trainer Sadio Betancourt, who said Cruz traveled to Santo De. The report notes the possibility of a second worst Latin American airline disaster if 102 lives were lost, referencing the broader tragedy.
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Latin America
Cruz
Panama
Napa
San Juan
Sadio Betancourt
Santo de
Laird Sees Viet Setbacks
Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird said the United States can continue troop withdrawals from Southeast Asia while warning South Vietnamese forces may face setbacks. He spoke after a South Vietnam trip, asserting Vietnamization will proceed though some areas may see difficulties. General Wheeler echoed that some setbacks are inevitable as the program stays on schedule. Both officials planned to brief President Nixon within 42 hours on progress and future steps.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
U.S
Southeast Asia
Laird
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Wheeler
South Vietan
Defense
Nixon
Astrological borders and WWI debt questions answered
The column explains overlapping zodiac dates for Aug 23 birthdates and notes astrologers split Leo Virgo with Virgo per the American Federation of Astrologers. It also cites U S Treasury figures: during World War I the United States loaned about seven billion dollars to 18 nations, with Great Britain and France repaying portions of principal and interest.
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Virgo
M.G
Compton
Edith Randall
Los Angeles
Randall
American Federation of Astrologers
U.s.treasury Department
Finland
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
U.S
Government Loans Debt Urgency Cited In Treasury Remarks
Treasury Department spokesman said repayment pressures are not sole issue. He cited complex reasons for debt service including necessary import export shifts and broader economic factors. The item discusses loan repayments, a reader query about child support payments, and a Harper’s Magazine reference linked to a Jordan High School graduate.
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Moon
Enaly
Treasury Department
Action Line
U.S
Chicago 7 Lawyer Gets 4 Years for Contempt
The chief defense counsel in the Chicago Seven case, Leonard J. Weinglass, was sentenced to four years and 13 days for contempt as the jury deliberated on whether the seven antiwar activists conspired to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Judge Julius J. Hoffman also jailed co-counsel William Kunstler for 50, and gave Weinglass a term of 1 year eight months, staying execution until May 4 to allow appeals.
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Chicago
UPI
Chicago Seven
Leonard J. Weinglass
U.S. District Court
Julius J. Hoffman
William M. Kunstler
Hoffman
Kunstler
Weinglass
New York
Cook County
Holiman
Jerry C
Auto blast at service station blinds four children and man
A car exploded at a San Fernando service station sending flaming gasoline over four children and a 7 year old grandfather. Violet Torres-Garcia 14 suffered 99 percent burns with life threatening injuries. Ismael and Richardo Vasquez 12 were treated for minor burns, while Gilbert Hurtado 9 and Felipe Hurtado were in serious but improving condition. Police investigate possible faulty mechanics or overheated brakes causing the blast.
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San Fernando
UPI
Violet Torres-Garcia
Mission Mills
Gilbert Hurtado
Felipe
Los Angeles
Six Die As Two Private Planes Collide Near Placerville
A fiery crash east of Placerville killed six people including three children when a Piper single engine from South Lake Tahoe to Palo Alto collided with a Beechcraft Bonanza from Mammoth Lake to Cameron Park. Victims included pilot George Mahoney and his stepson Dennis Widmer. four others from Folsom were James Kuntz his two sons Charles and Geoffrey and passenger Dale Hansen.
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Placerville
UPI
Here
el Doroto County
George Frank Mahoney
Redwood City
Dennis Widmer
South Lake Tahoe
Palo Alto
Mammoth Lake
Cameron Park
James Kuntz
Charles
Geoffrey
Dale Hansen
Folsom
Saitou
Men Focus As Women Stride In Fashionable Gowns
A spectator notes the era of bikinis miniskirts and low necklines requires men to concentrate to meet a woman’s gaze amid shifting fashion norms. The observation reflects social tensions in dress expectations during this period.
Cabin Cruiser Explosion Kills One Off Los Angeles Harbor
An Anaheim man died when his 35 foot cabin cruiser Argosy exploded about 7 a m five miles from Los Angeles Harbor. The second man aboard, Kenneth Ferguson, drifted in a lifeboat for nearly an hour before rescue. Ferguson received facial lacerations and was in good condition at Harbor General Hospital. The explosion cause is unknown and debris covered a wide area.
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Anaheim
Los Angeles Harbor
Coast Guard
Argosy
Murray B. Mack Farlane
Leman S
Kenneth Ferguson
Macenda
G. W. A. Schott
Fmat
Newport Beach
Long Beach
Schott
Ferguson
Hartor General Hospital
Bullard
Af MacFarlane
Burst Main Cuts Water in North Long Beach
A water main ruptured at the intersection of Long Beach Treevaril and Neeca Street, depriving several hundred North Long Beach residents of water for over an hour Sunday night. Water service affected homes and businesses from Artesia Boulevard to 70th Street and from Delta Avenue to the Los Angeles River. power was restored to the affected eight by ten block area in the northwest part of the city shortly after 9 p.m.
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North Long Beach
Long Beach
Neeca Street
Artesia Rautevard
70Th Street
Wester City
Delta Avenue
Los Angeles River
Walter Department
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