Powers and Cameraman Die in Helicopter Crash
Former U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers and cameraman George Spears were killed when their Bell Jet Ranger helicopter crashed into a San Fernando Valley baseball field. Powers, 47, had a storied Cold War history and later worked as a Los Angeles news helicopter pilot for KGIL and KNBC. Investigators did not immediately determine the cause.
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Los Angeles
Francis Gary Powers
Soviet Union
Powers
George Spears
Bell
Jet Ranger
San Fernando Valley
CIA
Russia
Paris
Eisenhower
Moscow
Col
Rudolph Abel
New York
United States
Lawyers allege Israeli torture linked to occupied territories annexation
Ten American lawyers returning from a three week tour of Israel and Arab states accuse Israeli security agents of torture to extract confessions in occupied areas. They also cite deportations demolitions and worsening health care as part of a broader policy.
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United Nations, N.Y
Israel
John Quigley
Quigley
Ohio State University
National Lawyers Guild
American Bar Association
Guild
United States
Ley
Jordan
Lebanon
West Bank
Jordan River
U.N
Lutheran Church Council Delays Massive ALC Assembly
The American Lutheran Church votes 28 to 5 to postpone an August 1978 Assembly in Minneapolis that would have drawn over 20 000 people. A five member task force will study future assembly plans for the 1978 Church Council and national convention.
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Minneapolis
Church Council of the American Lutheran Church
ALC
David W. Preus
Assembly
Church Council
Preus
Church Council Executive Committee
Abortion Funding Debate Moves Through House Floor
The debate over federal funding for abortions continues as Hyde Amendment limits tighten. Bell’s stance narrows exceptions for rape, incest, and maternal life, complicating Flood’s bid to set language in the House bill. Bayh and AMA weigh in on medical discretion amid rising legal abortion rates and safety concerns. The piece notes Aruba’s Arawak origins as a closing fact.
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Griffin Bell
Bell
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Congress
Supreme Court
Senate
House
Daniel Flood
D-Penn
Flood
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Bayh
American Medical Association
James Sammons
Center For Disease Control
Bridge star Garozzo risks slam with opening heart lead
The hand shows that declarers needed a first round doubleton king after opening the nine of hearts. Benito Garozzo versus East had to guess if the trump nine held the K and covered. Garozzo chose a line that failed to produce the slam while another declarer finessed and went down.
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Benito Garozzo
East
Garozzo
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer puzzle clues summary
The puzzle lists clues from 15 to 47 across a Sheffer crossword with entries such as Irish sea god 17 and Japanese porgy 30, plus notes on cryptogram and puzzle instructions. It mentions MEG X WSGVNKEKXU and a cryptoquip challenge labeled PANDEMONIUM with solution method hints.
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Nine of Hearts
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Monte Carlo
King Features Syndicate, Inc
West
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Animal
Ireland
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Middle of Paris
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