Sidewalk Sinkhole Swallows Bride in Alexandria
In Alexandria a sidewalk collapses into an ancient underground cistern, swallowing 20 year old bride Mervet as journalist Anwar Said survives in shock. Frogmen search earthen basins dating to Roman times after a five day hunt. witnesses recall a prior similar incident.
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Cairo
Alexandria
Julius Caesar
Cleopatra
Ahmed Abdel Fatah
Anwar
al Gomhouria
Mervet
POWs stage humorous volleyball games in Hanoi Hilton
Lt. Col. Samuel R. Johnson recalls POWs forming volleyball teams in the Hanoi Hilton after six months outside confinement. Dressed as cheerleaders from improvised wigs and outfits, they entertained and puzzled North Vietnamese guards and camp commander, with sports news and merged pro football leagues cited as surprising yet welcome cultural touches.
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Dallas
Col. Johnson
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Tex
New York Mets
Dallas Cowboys
Washington Senators
Texas
Southern Methodist
Last POWs Freed Move Toward Home as Captain Dies
Clark Air Base Philippines reports the final group of American POWs freed from Hanoi prisons heading home. An Army captain killed by the Communists is identified as the last U.S. POW of the Vietnam War. A medical plane departed Clark for Saigon to retrieve Capt. Robert T. White, 32, of Newport News Virginia.
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Hanoi
U.S
Clark
Saigon
Army
Robert T. White
Newport News, Va
Missouri towns hold back floods with levees intact
Workers battling the Missouri and Mississippi rivers won a narrow victory, keeping high waters from eastern Missouri towns. James Peterson of the Corps of Engineers in St. Louis said all district levees were holding despite another inch of rain Friday night.
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Missouri
James Peterson
Corps of Engineers
Louis
Peterson
Mississippi
Arnold
Crystal City
St. Louis
Winfield
Spreading floodwaters end balloon attempt near Kentucky
Joe Casserly officially reached a high altitude in a hot air balloon but fell about 10 000 feet short of the world record as floods forced an emergency ending near a Kentucky forest. The flight covered over 200 miles from Memphis to a peninsula near the Tennessee Cumberland rivers convergence.
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Memphis, Tenn
Joe Casserly
Casserly
Kentucky
Memphis
Julian Natt
Hereford
England
Federation Aeronautique __ International
Federal Aviation Administration
Tennessee
Cumberland
Ohio
Civilians in Vietnam Servicing Military Efforts Quietly
In Saigon thousands of U.S. civilians remain in Vietnam under secrecy. Estimates place 6 000 to 7 000 involved, many recent service members, with work mainly teaching mechanical and electronic skills. About 800 are with the Defense Attache Office which oversees 400 more civilians and has taken over former U S Command HQ at Tan Son Nhut.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Defense Attache Office
U.S. Command
Tan Son Nhut
Cloudy Mild Forecast With Seasonal Temperatures
The forecast calls for cloudy skies and mild conditions today with a high in the mid 60s. Showers are possible tonight with a low around 40. Monday is expected to mirror today’s weather.
Finland Hikes Spirits Prices Ahead of April Fools Day
Finns rush to bars as Finland raises spirits prices by up to 30 percent effective today. The government seeks to curb alcoholism through a state monopoly that governs production, import, and pricing while officials blame long northern winters for the social problem.
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Helsinki
Finland
Pekka Kuusi
Nixon backs Gray as FBI chief amid Peterson swap talk
President Nixon reaffirmed support for L. Patrick Gray as FBI director and denied reports he offered the job to Henry E. Peterson. White House and Justice Department spokesmen called the Peterson rumors false and junk, insisting Gray remains the nominee.
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San Clemente
Calif
White House
Nixon
L. Patrick Gray
FBI
Justice Department
Henry E. Peterson
St. Paul
Gray
Gerald L. Warren
Department
Horace S. Webb
Journal photographers display work at Miami University library
Bill Veith and John Sheckler exhibita select photos at Gardner-Harvey Library Middletown Campus with examples on page 29. Staffers Nancy Vorhis and Iona Asher explore a 150 year old house and new lease on life on page 17. David Driver reports on a spelling bee at Oneida Elementary School on page 10.
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Nancy Vorhis
Iona Asher
Oneida Elementary School
David Driver
Meat price ceiling ends in fall cited by Butz
Butz told a Young Republicans gathering that the meat price ceiling will be removed by late summer or early fall. He said consumer boycotts have reduced prices temporarily and doubts long term changes in eating habits will occur. He suggested extending wage controls is unnecessary and noted stockers could take over some duties to cut costs.
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Finland
Butz
Nixon
Organized Labor
POWs due today in Dayton
One of the C141 Starlifter hospital planes bringing the last former POWs from Southeast Asia is due to arrive at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, at 2 30 p m EST today. Three of the 16 returnees will stay at Wright Patterson, while the rest head to bases in the northeast. those staying include Lt Col William J Breckner Jr of Columbus Captain Michael H LaBeau of Lincoln Park Ist Lt Robert M Hudson of Kincheloe AFB and Dallas Texas.
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Southeast Asia
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Wright- Patterson
Hawaii
Dayton
William J. Breckner Jr
Columbus
Ohio
Michael H. LaBeau
Lincoln Park
Kincheloe Air Force Buey, Mich
Ist
Robert M. Hudson
Kincheloe Afb
Dallas, Tex
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