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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1974

Page

2

Oil spill from Panamanian tanker near New Haven harbor

About 100000 gallons of crude oil spilled into New Haven harbor and Long Island Sound after the Messiniak Bergen scraped its hull. Coast Guard containment held 60000 gallons, with 42000 gallons spreading into surrounding waters. The tanker docked at Wyatt Oil Co. mooring before authorities deployed booms and absorbents.

New Haven New Haven Harbor Long Island Sound Coast Guard Messiniak Bergen Wyatt Oil Co Coast Guard and

Chile quietly buys warplanes amid Peru tension

Chilean military officials confirm a multimillion-dollar purchase of supersonic jet fighters from the United States amid concern Peru could join in regional hostilities. An air force source remained optimistic about future Peru relations despite Marxist elements in Peru's military.

Santiago Chile United States Peru Per Salvador Allende Allende

Ariyoshi wins Hawaii Democratic gubernatorial nomination

George Ariyoshi, a Japanese American attorney and acting governor since 1973, clinches Hawaii's Democratic nomination in a tight primary. He leads Frank Fasi and Thomas Gill with 70,431 votes to 61,522 and 58,810 respectively, signaling a historic first Oriental governor in the state.

George Ariyoshi Hawaii Aviyoshi Honolulu Frank Fasi Hartford Nawak Fasi Hokotulu Gill David McClung Newty Dofries

Asimov foresees bright space future for 21st century

Renowned science fiction writer Isaac Asimov told a NASA seminar that the 21st century could feature exciting space activity including a lunar colony, flying space travel, and human expansion, but warned years after 2001 may be dull if space exploration stalls. He questioned humanity’s survival to the next century and suggested society may collapse without ongoing space effort.

Isaac Asimov Asimnov National Aeronautics and Space Administration Boston University School of Medicine Thall

Ford baby Chipper shows good recovery after surgery

Doctors say the child, nicknamed Chipper Baby Ford, remains bright and upbeat a week after breast cancer surgery. A visit by Bob Hope Saturday lifted spirits as President and Hope golfed and later stopped by the First Lady’s Bethesda suite.

Ford

Governor Luther Hodges Dies at 76 in Chapel Hill

Luther J H Hodges former North Carolina governor and U S commerce secretary died at home in Chapel Hill after a heart attack He was 76 Hodges rose from a tenant farm in Leaksville to office boy then to a 75000 a year vice president at Marshall Field and Co He funded his early life by selling Bibles to finance his education.

Luther J H. Hodges North Carolina U.S. Secretary of Commerce Chapel Hill N.C North Carolina Memorial Hospital Chane Fill Hodges Leaksville N.G Marshall Field and Co

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