U.S. Bombing Targets North Vietnam Power Plant
U S forces attack Lang Chi hydroelectric plant 63 miles northwest of Hanoi using laser guided 2000 pound bombs. dam declared off limits. The strike aims to cut power to Hanoi Haiphong area while U S command notes broader raids across North Vietnam.
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U.S
Lang Dang
Tam Dan
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Dong Hoi
Dmz
An Loc
da Nang
Air Force
Lang Chi
Washington
United States
Hanoi-Haiphong
South Vietnam
Nhan Dan
Saigon
Navy
Marine
South
Harrisons Embrace Family Projects At Home And Work
The Harrison family works together on home renovation projects from carpet mosaics to cedar beams and archways with concealed lighting. Mrs. Harrison plans for special education work this fall while noting four boys cook and help at the auto body shop, sharing talents and strong family bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Harrison
Harrison
Randy
Steve
Brian
Mike
Harrisons
Kenneth
Midland Exhibit Showcases Classic Comic Strips
A Midland Museum exhibit runs through June highlighting comic strips as a modern language reflecting society. The display features questions about strip characters and includes remarks from Ernst G. Breitholtz of Kalmar Sweden and local media ties with Red Ryder and other western strips. Mayor Louie Welch welcomes visitors, and catalogs are available at the Southwest multi-state museum office in Midland.
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Barney Google
Uncle Bim
Chester
Skeezix
Ignatz
Dinty
Pa Winkle
Mary Gold
Zander
Red Ryder
Midland
Ralph Barron
Red
Little Beaver
Barron
Sweden
W. Missouri
Tex
Four Italian Residents Claim Spaghetti-Eating Record
In Sydney, four Italian-born residents of Orange New South Wales Tony Danico Frank Busato Danny Signor and John Burse claimed a world spaghetti eating record. They ran 100 yards in 42 seconds before 200 spectators at a restaurant. A police inspector fired a pistol to start the bid after initial measurements.
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Sydney
Australia
New South Wales
Orange
Tony Danico
Frank Busato
Danny Signor
John Burse
Brian Eggleton
London
Rotary Members Attend Convention Opening in Houston
More than 170000 Rotary International members and families attended opening ceremonies in the Astrodome as delegates from 65 countries gathered for the 63rd annual convention. The gathering continues Monday with business sessions through Thursday.
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Houston
Rotary International
Astrodome
Service Organization
Tadaw Tha Firet Nianarv
Weather Summary: Tornadoes, Heavy Rain in Several States
A Florida tornado was reported near Sarasota with a water spout seen near Key West. Dickinson and Regent in North Dakota also reported twisters, while Buckeye Arizona reached 107. Much of the nation expected sunny and dry with scattered showers in many areas as forecasters noted regional rain and warmth.
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Appalachian
Atlantic States
New Hampshire
Maine
Pennsylvania
New York
Sarasota
Buckeye
Ariz
NWS
Senator Barbara Jordan's Father Dies in Austin
B M Jordan a 69 year old retired Baptist minister died Sunday in Austin after suffering a stroke during day long ceremonies honoring Barbara Jordan as Texas governor for a day. He had been ill with a heart condition but wished to see his daughter sworn in.
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Austin
Tex
Barbara Jordan
Houston
Miss Jordan
Texas
B. M. Jordan
George Lowe
Jordan
State Senate
Crash Fatality in South Dallas Collision
Charles Edward Spencer, 27, of Dallas died after two cars collided in South Dallas about 2:30 a.m. Saturday. He passed away 30 minutes later at Parkland Hospital. Two other people sustained minor injuries.
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Dallas
Charles Edward Spencer
Parkland Hospital
Shooting Spree Wounds Three in New York Party
In New York early Sunday a man named James Teasley opened fire at a party in a building. he wounded David Smith, Edward Lee, and Leona Clark before being shot dead by Patrolman Charles Cordham. The motive remained undetermined.
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New York
UPI
James Teasley
David Smith
Teasley
Smith
Edward Lee
Lee
Leona Clark
Charles Cordham
Queens General Hospital
Miss Clark
Long Island
Jewish Hospital
Phares Case Manifests New Clue In Ghostly Letter
A unsigned red ink note from Hale Center Texas mentions a 1972 sighting in Guymon Oklahoma and links to the Andrea Phares disappearance. Hale County officials seek renewed leads while Oklahoma investigators examine a mail origin and possible prior residence. The 1954 1956 case centers on Bill Phares and a missing Mexican national wife.
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Phares
Guymon
Okla
Automobile
Canon
of Law
Hale Center
Texas
Hale County
Oklahoma
Andrea Phares
West Texas Plains
Bill Phares
Andrea
John Canon
Rapid City Flood Toll Grows as Rescue Continues
Civil Defense and Red Cross report eight bodies recovered near Keystone with hundreds of flooded homes and cars swept away. National Guardsmen and volunteers aid search efforts while communities across South Dakota and neighboring states provide relief supplies.
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Donald Barnett
Keystone
Rushmore
Civil Defense
Rapid City
Patrick Dixon
The
Red Cross
Phil Gaddis
Gaddis
David Heraty
Canyon Lake
Black Hills
Cheyenne River
Rapid Creek
Kota
Iowa
Wyoming
Nebraska
Priest Francis Collins Dies in Rapid City Flood
Father Francis Collins, a Jesuit who aided Sioux communities in Rapid City, died in the Mother Butler Center kitchen during a weekend flash flood that claimed over 200 lives. He ran soup kitchens, drug programs, clothing drives, and tutored Sioux youths to stay in school. Basil Hart recalled finding him beneath boards, choosing to stay with his parishioners.
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Rapid City
S.D
Black Hills
Francis Collins
Father Collins
Mother Butler Center
Basil Hart
Father
Hart
Fatality on Lubbock street raises toll to fifty
A late-model Pontiac with a white top and blue bottom driven by a Mexican American man caused a fatality on Lubbock streets. He is the 50th death in the 1972 South Plains area, with services pending at Rix Funeral Directors.
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Lubbock
19Th Street
South Plains
Rix Funeral
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Lubbock Avalanche Journal
China
U.S. Planeship Power Plant
North
Sol
Chana
Vietnam
Marble Mountain
U.S. 1 Command
Highway 13
Gk AA Aeee
An Ares
Pat Man
Rotary
Linda Dorsey
D. B. Dorsey
40Th St
AFTON
Sen. Jordan
Solon
Chuck
Tamara Wilson Myhre
Central Washington State College
Ellensburg
Aso
Ana Ean Ts
Coln
Cotton Center
Arizona
Ohm Olenes
Ellsworth Air Force Base
Losting
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