Aerobat Johnson Channels Earhart in Open Air Acrobatics
Patti Johnson, 24, of Hillsboro Oregon, joins a tiny circle of female acrobatic pilots. She recounts the thrill of open cockpit flights over Oregon, looping, rolling, and performing stunts that rival any adventure. Her image includes a leather helmet and sky blue eyes.
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Jules Loh
Hillsboro
Ore
Oregon
Patti Johnson
Amelia Earhart
Patti Johnson Aerobatic Pilot Grows National Reputation
Patti Johnson, a Nebraska-born aerobatic pilot and former nurse, ranks in the nation's top third in the advanced category and eyes the unlimited class. She designs Li'l Puffer Belly and her Pitts, teaches flying, and emphasizes artistry and discipline in aerobatics. Gov and Mrs. James Edwards plan a August South Africa visit per official release.
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Fon du Lac
Wis
Sherman
Texas
Patti
Columbia, S.C
James Edwards
South Africa
Chowchilla Kidnapping Anniversary Seen in Quiet Normal Life
On the first anniversary of the 1976 Chowchilla bus kidnapping, Ed Ray and 26 children’s families resume ordinary routines. Ray recalls the 30 hour ordeal, remains wary of publicity, and the town marks memory with a marble memorial near the county fairgrounds honoring Ray and the kidnapped children.
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William P. Coleman
Ray
California
Livermore
Calif
San Francisco
James
Richard Schoenfeld
Fred Newhall Woods
San Francisco Bay Area
Oakland
Chowchilla
Lee Ray Tatum
Dairyland
Tatum
Ed Ray
Madera County
Rusk Comments on Human Rights Stance While Cautioning Relations
Former secretary of state Dean Rusk says President Carter's human rights stance is appropriate but cautions it may affect Soviet relations. He urges finding ways to coexist with the Soviet Union despite differences. In Australia Sir John Kerr resigns as Queen's representative amid constitutional tensions. Sir Zelman Cowen named successor.
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Dean Rusk
Soviet Union
Rusk
New York Times
John Kerr
Australia
Labor
Queen Elizabeth II
Malcolm Fraser
Kerr
Gough Whitlam
Fraser
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