Flying Grandmother Dies After Breaking Sound Barrier
Zaddie R. Bunker known as the Flying Grandmother died at 81 in Palm Springs California after piloting a Sabrejet that broke the sound barrier Her flight partner Col Robert Risner was a POW in Vietnam at the time Bunker kept flying lessons from age 42 earned multi engine rating and once hit speeds over 800 mph in 1959 Her survivors include two daughters three granddaughters and five great grandchildren Services are set for Palm Springs Community Church.
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Palm Springs
Calif
UPI
Zaddie R. Bunker
Fred Smith
North American
Robert Risner
Oklahoma City
Bunker
Risner
North Vietnam
Missouri
Rules Tightened On Gas Shipment
The Federal Railroad Administration tightens rules on rail shipments of poison gas requiring seven days notice and route disclosure to verify compliance and routing. The measure follows criticism over a WWI nerve gas shipment and does not delay seven phosgene shipments from the Rocky Mountain Arsenal to Rubicon Chemical and Vandemark Chemical.
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Railroad Administration
Sidney R. Yates
D-Ill
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Rocky Mountain Arsenal
Denver
Rubicon Chemical Co
Geismar
Vandemark Chemical
Three Diesels Run Wild Into Boston Expressway
Three unmanned diesel locomotives escaped an engine house yard and crashed through a fence onto the Southeast Expressway in Boston. The accident blocked the northbound lane for hours but caused no injuries as workers cleared the road by 3 am.
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Boston
Penn Central Railroad
Cuban Diplomat Expelled Over Spy Plot Aimed at Nixon
The United States ordered Lazaro Espinosa Bonet, a Cuban third secretary at the U.N. mission in New York, to leave the country for allegedly attempting to recruit a Cuban refugee to spy on President Nixon. First Secretary Alberto Boza Hidalgo-Gato and Second Secretary Jorge Reyes Vaga were also warned for abuses of diplomatic privileges. The FBI reportedly worries about ongoing misconduct by the Cuban mission, while Havana has yet to comment.
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United Nations
United States
Nixon
State Department
Lazaro Eddy Espinosa Bonet
New York
Secret Service
Espinosa
Stat Nou
Alberto Boza Hidalgo-Gato
Cuba
Jorge F Reyes Vaga
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U.S
White House
Havana
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Frank Chapin
Casino Center
Las Vegas, Nev
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Normandy
Fremont ST
Charleston Blvd
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