New Orleans bound canoeist braves Mississippi trek
Rebecca Johnson, a 23 year old University of Iowa student from Sun Prairie Wisconsin, rows a 27 foot aluminum canoe toward New Orleans in a 3428 mile Mississippi River journey begun May 22 at Lake Itasca. She expects to finish by late July or early August despite weather and loneliness, saying she won’t quit and has received help along the way.
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Wallace Breaks Left Leg in Injury During Therapy
Gov George Wallace of Alabama hinges on a cast for six to eight weeks after a simple fracture to his left leg. Dr Hayilton Hutchinson said the injury probably occurred during therapy and carries little risk of complications. Wallace plans to work from home at the governor's mansion while healing. Betty Ford noted efforts to curb expensive state gift exchanges during visits with foreign leaders.
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Hutchinson
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Betty Pord
Ford
England
Queen Elizabeth
Kissinger Gromyko to Meet in Geneva Next Week
Secretary of State Kissinger will meet Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko in Geneva next week with a possible side discussion with Israeli Premier Rabin on Middle East diplomacy. The Washington and Moscow announcements cited July 19 as the meeting date, with Kissinger likely to stop in Paris and Bonn en route.
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Audrey Maas dies at 41 producer of Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Audrey Gellen Maas, 41, producer writer of the film and TV specials with David Susskind, died Wednesday at New York Hospital after hospitalization since Thursday. She was married to author Peter Maas and leaves son John Michael, 8, and parents Edith and Michael Gelien. A memorial service is set for 3:30 p.m. Friday in East Hampton, New York.
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New York Hospital
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N.Y
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
East Hampton
Gurney Pears of Damaging Influence on Watergate Panel
Gurney testified in a Tampa jury trial about his reaction to an illegal fundraising scheme in July 1973. He said early plans for an immediate Justice Department inquiry were overshadowed by fears of leaks and embarrassment, leading him to send private investigator Jimmy Allison to Florida. He recalled flying to Orlando on August 5 to witness the scheme and faced cross examination.
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Edward Gurney
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Tampa
Fla
Justee Department
Senate
Jimmy Allison
Florida
Allison
Orlando
Kidnapping claims mark six day Lebanese war
A U S Army colonel, Col Ernest R Morgan, attached to a Turkish mission, was allegedly abducted near Beirut amid an eight day urban conflict that killed at least 274. Beirut reports say he was seized from a taxi while returning from a meeting with Turkish British and other diplomats.
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Pakistan
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