Chilean Esmeralda Quarantined Off Newport Harbor
The Chilean bark Esmeralda was quarantined by the U S Coast Guard near Narragansett Bay to prevent possible harm amid allegations of prisoner mistreatment aboard after the 1973 Chilean coup. Protest groups claim prisoners faced electric shocks and other abuses. Navy officers deny mistreatment. prisoners reportedly held briefly for two weeks aboard.
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Newport
R.I
United States
U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Narragansett Bay
Ony
Tetreault
Juan Cuevas
Patricio Valenzuela
Ens
Manuel del Valle
Salvadore Allende
New York to stage largest marine parade for July Fourth
A massive July 4 celebration plans a 200-ship armada, 50 warships, and 10,000 to 15,000 pleasure boats from 20 nations. The parade will sail under Verrazano Bridge and up the Hudson, with 10 million spectators expected and a record fireworks show atop three barges. Police and Coast Guard will police the route, with aircraft bans and strict safety limits. Leaders include Ford, Rockefeller, Kissinger, Harald of Norway, Rainier and Grace of Monaco.
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John Mulligan
New York
Cecil B. DeMille
New York City
Ford
Verrazano Bridge
Brooklyn
Staten Island
Hudson River
New Jersey
George Washington Bridge
Manhattan
Lwveseat
International Naval Review
Here
Atlantic
Forrestal
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Norway
Prince Rainier
Princess Grace
Monaco
Nelson Rockefeller
Henry Kissinger
Wainwright
Hudson
James Fleishell
Coast Guard
Port Raptala
Fleishell
Largest flown flag to unfold over desert
ORO GRANDE AP says Bob Older plans a 87 by 102 foot flag to fly over the Mojave Desert on July 4 from his Older's ranch. After researching with the Library of Congress the flag will require a dozen men and a winch to hoist it.
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Oro Grande
Bob Older
Library of Congress
Older
New Jersey
Mojave Desert
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