Winds Slow Gipsy Moth Pilots Historic Plymouth Visit
A 65 year old aviator flying a Gipsy Moth faced delays as winds slowed progress toward Plymouth. Crowds of up to half a million gathered in the port city with extended pub hours and celebratory merchandise, while authorities prepared for a grand welcome and a parade atmosphere. The flyer was still 146 miles from Plymouth at midday, with landfall possible tonight or Monday morning.
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Blast Hits U S Embassy in Beirut Shattering Windows
A blast shattered windows up to the top floor of the eight story U S Embassy in Beirut on Saturday night. Corridors were littered with glass and plaster and residents a mile away heard the explosion. A second blast in a nearby residential area caused a large hole but no damage. U S Ambassador Dwight Porter met with police. only a Marine guard was on duty.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.S
Dwight Porter
Greek Crown Prince In First Public Appearance
Greece's week-old Crown Prince, son of King Constantine and Queen Anne Marie, appeared publicly at the royal palace. His Danish-born mother stood nearby as photographers crowded the lawn with the king, Princess Alexia, Queen Mother Frederica, and Princess Irene observing the event. The infant prince frowned but did not cry.
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Constantine
Italian Sculptor Manzu Wins Lenin Peace Prize
Italian sculptor Giacomo Manzu received the Lenin Peace Prize of 28 800 dollars at the Soviet Embassy in Rome. He announced he would donate the prize money to Vietnam war victims through the United Nations. Soviet writer Dya G Ehrenburg presented the award.
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Giacomo Manzu
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Dya G. Ehrenburg
Fragmentary note on Renaissance artist work
A fragmentary OCR passage references a work by a tame artist dating to 1496, noting Michelangelo was 21 at the time. The text is unclear and appears garbled.
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Wellman approves school bond measure in Saturday vote
Wellman residents approved a school bond measure by a margin reported as 85 votes in a special Saturday election. The measure aims to fund district school facilities and related improvements, with results announced locally.
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Wellman
Nigeria in turmoil amid Alaska data mix up
Nigeria in turmoil as reports misstate geography with references to Alaska and a 20 220 foot mountain in North America causing confusion and uncertainty. The fragment hints at errors in location and elevation data.
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Egypt says it will block Red Sea access to Elath shipping
Cairo declares it will not permit traffic through the Red Sea to Elath and accuses Israel of using the Gulf of Aqaba as a direct trade route to East Africa Iran and the Far East. The Cairo stance frames the Tiran and Sanafir area as open to peaceful shipping.
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Pan Am Pilot Reports Radio Contact With Tower During Landing
A Pan American Airways pilot on a flight to Point A Pitre said he heard radio contact with a landing tower in the area. Separately, strikes at a government building led to a clash as 2000 workers gathered for arbitration talks, with a striker reported clubbed by police and crowds hurling rocks at officers.
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