Parachutist jumps from World Trade Center North Tower
Owen Quinn a 34 year old Queens construction worker parachuted from the 1360 foot World Trade Center North Tower in view of thousands of commuters. He landed at the plaza level with minor leg injuries and was arrested on charges of criminal trespass and reckless endangerment after expressing a desire to prompt global aid for poor children.
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Chicago
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Bellevue Hospital
Turmoil in India and upheaval across nations
In New Desh the Indian Upper House ratified Indira Gandhi emergency with opposition walkout. Lok Sabha poised to vote as Congress holds two thirds. In Lisbon unrest continues as Mossiunist foes clash and premier Falves struggles for a government. Amin of Uganda offers closer US Britain ties and suggests African invasion plans. Egyptian naval task force seen in Red Sea amid Israel talks. Italy’s Christian Democratic Party sacks leader Fanfani after failed confidence vote.
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Rajya Sabha
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Portugal
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Ugal
Vasco
Fowcalves
Italy
Christian Beneeret Party
Amintore Fanfani
Fanfanii
Oil spill cleanup in Florida Keys linked to tanker dumping
Volunteers and inmates join coast guard in Florida Keys to mop up an oil slick washed ashore from a tanker suspected of deliberate dumping. Florida's tough spill law imposes up to 50,000 dollar daily fines for failure to report or contain spills as investigators trace samples to identify the responsible ship. 30000 gallons of glossy sludge reached beaches and two more oil concentrations were expected.
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Christina Onassis Weds Greek Shipowner in Athens Chapel
Christina Onassis, worth billions, married Alexander Abdreadis in a Glyfada chapel near Athens. The ceremony drew crowds shouting Jackie and Christina as she wore pale yellow satin, mourning her father Aristoteles Onassis. Attendants included her son John and Jacquline Kennedy Onassis. Christina plans no honeymoon as she returns to army duties. Actor Pat O'Brien, 75, hospitalized for chest pains and monitored in Chicago area.
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Alexander Abdreadis
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Christina
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Skerpios
John
Grain
Akathistos Hymnos
Pat O'Brien
Little Company of Mary Hospital
Chicago
Evergreen Park
William Knapp
O'Brien
Lee Civ Citizenship Restored for Confederate General Lee
General Robert E. Lee won the final Civil War skirmish as Congress approved restoring his citizenship. The vote came with mixed support and 110 years after his appeal began, while his great grandson Robert E. Lee 4th, a distillery executive from McLean Virginia, welcomed the move as timely for the Bicentennial. President Ford was expected to sign the resolution.
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Bardot Denies August Marriage Plans and Pregnancy Rumors
Brigitte Bardot rejects reports she will marry her boyfriend Miroslav Brozek in August and denies pregnancy rumors. She states she denies all rumors about her private life and matrimonial plans. Elizabeth Taylor reportedly told friends an autobiography deal is being negotiated but not yet signed.
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Brigitte Bardot
Twesday
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Elizabeth Taylor
W.H. Allen Publishing Company
Miss Taylor
Indictment of Carey Ties to Maryland School Agency Case
Indicted Tuesday for embezzling 22105 from state funds, Alford Carey associate of Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel, named in two indictments by a three man panel probing irregularities in portable classroom contracts at the state school construction agency. Mandel suspended Carey without pay from a 31600 yearly post hours after grand jury action.
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Maryland
Gove Marvin Mandel Dud Hein
State School Constriction Agency
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Carey
Mandel
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Anne Arundel County
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