Aerialist Petit suffers fall during practice for Ringling Bros show
French aerialist Philippe Petit, famed for his World Trade Center walk, slipped during a rehearsal in St. Petersburg Florida fell about 25 feet and landed on his right side. He was rushed to Bayfront Medical Center with possible internal injuries and was listed in guarded condition.
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Westmoreland Improves After Mild Heart Attack at Palm Desert
General William C Westmoreland 60 formerly commanded U S forces in Vietnam was reported in good condition and steadily improving at Eisenhower Medical Center Palm Desert Tuesday after a mild heart attack last Friday His hospital transport followed a visit as a house guest of comedian Bob Hope who rushed him to the hospital A newly painted portrait of First Lady Betty Ford by John Ulbricht may be unveiled at a White House gathering this weekend Ulbricht based in Spain was commissioned when Gerald Ford was vice president and was expected to attend the display
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World gold mine shutdown sparks deadly riot in Lesotho ties
At Vaal Reefs near Johannesburg, 4 miners died and 22 injured as strikers demand contract termination. Police kept watch over the vast Anglo-American complex housing 32,000 workers amid tribal tensions involving Lesotho and Nhosy tribesmen.
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Republican Henson Moore wins Louisiana district race
In Baton Rouge Republican Henson Moore defeated Democrat Jeff LaCaze in a court ordered rerun of Louisiana 6th Congressional District voting. Unofficial returns from 289 precincts show Moore with about 74,904 votes to LaCaze’s 63,35, making him the first GOP representative here since Reconstruction.
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Integration plan to avoid forced busing in Boston schools
Boston School Committee approves a resolution to submit a new integration plan that would exclude forced busing. The plan is not yet drawn up and comes a day before a 5 p.m. deadline set by US District Judge Garrity for three committeemen to authorize a court ordered plan to avoid contempt. South Boston High School complex preparations for reopening today follow a December shutdown after a student incident.
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